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Changing the key of the performance ([key shift]) – Roland DR-3 User Manual

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Chapter 1 Overview of the DR-3

Changing the Key of the Performance ([KEY SHIFT])

Use the following procedure to change the key of the Styles and songs (transposing).

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1.

Press [KEY SHIFT].

The Key Shift screen appears in the display.

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2.

Set the key with the VALUE dial.

You can set the value in semitone units within the range from -12
to +12, or one octave lower to one octave higher.
This changes the key of the performance.

3.

Press [EXIT] to return to the previous screen.

To return to the original key, press [KEY SHIFT], then set the key
to “0” using the VALUE dial.

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If notes whose pitches are
changed using the Key Shift
function are in registers that
are unplayable for the DR-3,
the notes in the expressible
range above or below that
octave are sounded.