Transposes the pitch of the keyboard (p. 24) – Roland FP-2 User Manual

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Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard

Transposing the Key of the Keyboard

(Key Transpose)

You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the
position of your fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called “Key
Transpose.”

This lets you take a song in a difficult key with lots of sharps ( ) and flats

( ) and play it in a key with fingering that’s easier for you. This is handy
when playing accompaniment to a song, to match what you play to the pitch
of the singer’s voice.

fig.01-23

1.

Hold down the [Transpose] button and press the key

corresponding to the tonic of the desired key.

The Key Transpose settings value continues to appear in the display while
the [Transpose] button is held down.

With the [Transpose] button held down, you can change the value, even by
pressing the [-] or [+] button.

The available range is -6–0–5.

When you release the [Transpose] button, you return to the previous screen.

Example: Playing a Song in the Key of E Major After Transposition
to C Major

Hold down the [Transpose] button and press the E key (since E is the tonic).

Counting from C as a reference point, one moves up four keys, including the
black keys, to reach E, thus “4” appears in the display.

fig.01-25

Press the corresponding key

1

By holding down the
[Transpose] button and
pressing both the [-] and [+]
buttons simultaneously, the
setting returns to its
original value(0).

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