Radio Shack MD-981 - Manual (Page 20)

20 Special Features
Notes:
• You can also use the number key-
pad to quickly raise the key. Simply
press the semitone change value (1
to 5).
• The keyboard automatically resets
the key to the default value of 0
(middle C) each time you play a pre-
recorded tune.
• Each preset tone plays within a
specified range. If a key change
causes a note to exceed its range,
the same note sounds in the nearest
octave.
• When you select preset tones 90
through 96 after changing the key,
the keyboard split point changes
accordingly (see “Keyboard Split
Tones” on Page 13).
• Changing the key does not affect
the PERCUSSION (No. 99) preset
tone.
TUNING THE KEYBOARD
Although your keyboard never goes out
of tune, it does let you adjust its pitch to
match other instruments or musical re-
cordings.
Note: You cannot tune the keyboard
while a prerecorded tune is displayed or
playing.
Follow these steps to tune the keyboard.
1. Repeatedly press TRANSPOSE/
TUNE/MIDI until the display shows
Tune and the current pitch setting.
Note: The number on the display is
the number of “cents” to which the
keyboard is currently tuned, com-
pared to its default pitch. A cent is
the measurement that represents
the acoustical interval between two
tones. 1200 cents equal 1 octave.
You can tune the keyboard to within
50 cents (101 levels) of its default
pitch.
2. Within 5 seconds, repeatedly press
– or + to lower or raise the key-
board’s pitch. Each time you press
the key, the number decreases or
increases by 1 (cent).
Notes:
• You can use the number keypad to
raise the pitch by entering the cent
change value.
• The keyboard automatically resets
the tuning pitch to the default value
of 00 (cents) each time you turn off
the keyboard or play the pre-
recorded tunes.
USING A SUSTAIN PEDAL
For added flexibility and control as you
make music, you can connect an option-
al sustain pedal (available through your
local RadioShack store). A sustain pedal
lets you sustain the keyboard’s sound.
To connect a sustain pedal to your key-
board, insert the plug on the pedal’s
cord into
SUSTAIN on the back of the
keyboard.
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