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Selecting and Playing Voices
Transposition ... [TRANSPOSE]
The Clavinova’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in
semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the
keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set the transposition amount to
“5,” playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play the song as if it were in C major, and the Clavi-
nova will transpose it to the key of F.
You can also change the key signature of playback songs, in addition to your own performance.
Procedure
Transpose:
Changing the key signature
of a song. On the Clavinova,
transposing shifts the pitch
of the entire keyboard.
1. Display the Transpose screen.
Press one of the TRANSPOSE [ ] and [ ] buttons.
2. Select a type of transposition from Manual or Song.
Use the C [–] and [+] buttons to select Manual or Song.
Manual............... Your manual performance
Song.................... Playback song
The transposition range is
from “–12 semitones” (down
one octave) through “0” (nor-
mal pitch) to “12 semitones”
(up one octave).
3. Set the transposition amount.
Use the D [–] and [+] or TRANSPOSE [ ] and [ ] buttons
to set the transposition amount.
To set the amount of transposition to “0,” press the D [–] and [+] but-
tons or the TRANSPOSE [ ] and [ ] buttons simultaneously.
4. Return to the main screen.
Press the [EXIT] button.
DEMO SONG SELECT
TRANSPOSE
MASTER VOLUME TEMPO VOICE EFFECT SONG
CLP-990
MIN MAX
NEW SONG
SONG BALANCE UPDOWN
BRILLIANCE
TRACK
1TRACK 2EXTRA TRACKS FILE METRONOME CONTRAST
SONG
SETTING
START/ STOPSETTING
SPLIT
POINT VOICE SETTING
REVERBCHORUS MIDI
SETTING
OTHER
SETTING
REC
PIANO
MAIN
LEFT
E. PIANO/
BASS HARPSI- CHORD MALLET ORGAN STRINGS/ CHOIR
STOP START/
PAUSE
SYNCHRO START
EXIT
PIANO/
E. PIANO HARPSI/ MALLET ORGAN/ STRINGS BASS
A B
C D
NO YES
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A B
C D
NO YES
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