Roland Gaia SH-01 - Shifting the Keyboards Pitch Range; (Octave Up;Down); Shifting the Keyboards Pitch Range in Semitones; (Transpose)

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Shifting the Keyboard’s Pitch
Range ( OCTAVE UP/DOWN)
You can shift the keyboard’s pitch range in steps of
one octave, for a maximum of three octaves upward or
downward.
1. To raise the range, press the OCTAVE [UP/+]
button, and to lower the range press the OCTAVE
[DOWN/-] button.
With each press of a button, the range is altered by one
octave.
If the keyboard’s pitch range is raised above its
normal range, the OCTAVE [UP/+] button will light. If the
keyboard’s pitch range is lowered, the OCTAVE [DOWN/-]
button will light.
If you press the OCTAVE [UP/+] and OCTAVE [DOWN/-]
buttons simultaneously, the keyboard will return to its
normal pitch range; both buttons will go out.
Shifting the Keyboard’s Pitch
Range in Semitones ( TRANSPOSE)
This function lets you shift the keyboard’s pitch range in
steps of a semitone, in a range of -5 to +6 semitones.
1. To turn transpose on, press the [TRANSPOSE]
button so it’s lit.
By pressing the [TRANSPOSE] button again, so its light
goes out, transpose is turned o .
2. To raise the range, hold down the [TRANSPOSE]
button while you press the OCTAVE [UP/+] button.
To lower the range, hold down the [TRANSPOSE]
button while you press the OCTAVE [DOWN/-]
button.
With each press of a button, the range is altered by one
semitone.
If the keyboard’s pitch range has been raised above its
normal range, the [TRANSPOSE] button and the OCTAVE
[UP/+] button will be lit. If it has been lowered, the [TRANS-
POSE] button and OCTAVE [DOWN/-] button will light.
If you hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the
OCTAVE [UP/+] button and OCTAVE [DOWN/-] button
simultaneously, the keyboard will return to its normal pitch
range. Both buttons will go out.
Playing Single Notes ( MONO)
This function is e ective when you need to simulate the
performance of a solo instrument.
1. Press the [MONO] button so it’s lit; this puts the
synth in mono mode.
Even if you hold down a chord on the keyboard, only a
single note will sound. The last-played note will be heard.
When you press the [MONO] button once again to turn o
its illumination, the Mono function will turn o .
Smoothly Connecting One Note to
the Next ( PORTAMENTO)
This allows you to create a smooth change in pitch from
one note to the next.
1. Press the [PORTAMENTO] button so it’s lit.
Changing the Rate of Pitch Change
( Portamento Time)
To change the rate of the pitch change (the time over
which the pitch change occurs), hold down the [PORTA-
MENTO] button and move the LFO [FADE TIME] slider.
As you raise the slider, the portamento time will get longer
and the pitch will change at a slower rate.
MEMO
There’s another way to adjust the portamento time;
“PORTAMENTO TIME” (p. 45).