Roland RD-150 - Transposing Keyboard Pitch

RD-150 Owner's Manual—Preparations and main functions
Sympathetic Resonance
On an acoustic piano, depressing the damper pedal
makes the notes you play resonate with other strings,
adding rich reverberations and thickness to the sound.
The RD-150 simulates this effect for the piano Tones
((PIANO] ~[ROCK PIANO] and Variation Tones). The
effect, called Sympathetic Resonance, is automatically
added to these Tones, but you can vary the depth in
eight steps.
Note that it is only audible when you use the foot-
switch connected to the jack.
Pedal
Damper SoftExpr.
DP-6 (supplied)
1. Simultaneously hold down and [REVERB].
The display now indicates the current Sympathetic
Resonance depth.
2. Keep holding [CHORUS] and while setting
the desired depth with DATA G1] /ZJ.
Note: The setting is at “4” when the RD-150 is powered up.
You can, however, save it along with the other panel settings
(see page 19).
Note: In Layer or Split mode, the depth you set here applies
to both Tones, but will be temporarily memorized for the
Upper Tone.
4.9 Transpose
Using the Transpose function, you can change the
pitch of the entire keyboard. This means that the
RD-150 will sound in another key than the one you
are playing in. Transpose can be used for two pur-
poses: (a) to play a song in an “easy” key while sound-
ing in a “difficult” one; (b) to accommodate the voice
of a singer.
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Transposition via the keyboard
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Hold down
While holding down , press the key that
corresponds to the main note (“root”) of the pitch
you wish to transpose to.
The indicator lights, and you can play in
the transposed key. When it is dark, the keyboard
returns to its original setting (where pressing a C
sounds a C, etc.).
You can alternate between “no transposition” and
“transposition” simply by pressing but-
ton.
The interval you set will be remembered until you
switch off your RD-150.
M@ Example: playing a piece in E major with the
fingering of C major
It will sound EG" B
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Press the E key while holding down 180
that you hear an E every time you play a C.
Transposition via the buttons
Press and hold while setting the desired
semitone interval with DATA [4] -].
The setting range is -6~5, which means “up to six
semitones down, through five semitones up”. Pressing
DATA [3]/E] simultaneously will reset it to “1”.
Note: The key you set will be retained until the RD-150 is
switched off. When the indicator lights, transposition is on.
@ Example: playing a piece in E major with the
fingering of C major
If you consider C major as the basic key, there are 4
" semitones up to the “E”. You must therefore select the
value “4”,
Note: The Transpose function only applies to the Tone you
are currently playing. The demo songs, or the song you
recorded yourself (see page 16) canmot be transposed.