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Transposition, tuning, & octave change, Transpose & tune – Yamaha PSR-4000 User Manual

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Transposition, Tuning,

& Octave Change

The most important and fundamental adjustment for any musical

instrument is tuning. The TRANSPOSE, TUNING, and OCTAVE
CHANGE functions described below let you control the pitch of the
PSR-4000 in a number of ways.

TRANSPOSE & TUNE

These functions allow the overall pitch of the PSR-4000 to be transposed up or down in semitone steps, and fine-

tuned in 0.2 Hertz steps.

Z

Press the TRANSPOSE/TUNE LCD Button

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Select the transpose and tune functions from the

normal play mode display by pressing the

TRANS-

POSE/TUNE LCD button.

X

Set the Transposition and/or Tuning As Required

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Use the

TRANSPOSE LCD [/] controls to

set the desired degree of transposition, and the
TUNE LCD [/] controls to set the desired de-
gree of tuning.

The transpose range is from

–24 to +24, allow-

ing a maximum upward or downward transposition
of 2 octaves. A setting of “

0” produces the normal

pitch.

The tuning range is from

414.6 Hertz to 466.8

Hertz, adjustable in 0.2-Hertz steps. A3 =

440.0

Hertz is “normal” pitch.

C

Return to the Main Display When Done

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Press the

MAIN VOLUME LCD button to exit

from the transpose and tune functions and return to
the main display.