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KR-3 – Pitch Bend and Transpose
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5.4 Pitch Bend and Transpose
The KR-3’s left pedal (Soft) can be used to bend the
notes you play. To do so, you must assign it the Pitch
Bend function (see “Pedal functions” on page 45 for
details) and specify whether you want to bend the
notes upward (“Bend Up”) or downward (“Bend
Down”). Furthermore, you must set the “Pitch Bend
Range” (see page 47), i.e. the interval (or number of
semitones) by which the notes will be shifted when
you press the Soft pedal.
If you are playing a C and want to shift it to D by
pressing the pedal, set Pitch Bend Range to “2” (two
semitones, i.e. one whole tone) and select “Bend Up”
as Pedal Assign function. To bend to the G below the C
you are playing, set the Range value to “5” and Pedal
Assign to “Bend Down” (select “7” and “Bend Up” to
shift to the G above the C).
If you find the key of a song difficult to sing in, select a
different one with the TRANSPOSE [b]/[#] buttons.
Each time you press the [b] button, the key will be
lowered a semitone; each time you press the [#] but-
ton, the key will be raised a semitone. Pressing the [b]/
[#] buttons simultaneously will return the song to the
original key.
Note: The transposition interval can also be set via the dis-
play. See “Key Touch/Key Transpose” on page 46.