Yamaha 141 - Pitch and Transposition Settings

Selecting & Playing Voices
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YDP-161/141 Owner’s Manual
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Transposition
Your digital piano’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone
intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or
other instruments.
For example, if you set the transposition amount to “5,” playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play a song as
though it were in C major, and this instrument will transpose it to F major.
Setting the amount of transposition
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press one of the F

2–
F

3 keys to set the desired amount of transposition.
To transpose the pitch down (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between F

2 and B2.
To transpose the pitch up (in semitone steps)
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press any key
between C

3 and F

3.
To restore the normal pitch
While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons, press the C3 key.
Fine-tuning the Pitch
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the digital piano along with other
instruments or CD music.
Setting the pitch
Setting range:
427.0–453.0 Hz
Standard pitch:
440.0 Hz
To tune up (in about 0.2Hz steps):
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [+ R] button.
To tune down (in about 0.2Hz steps):
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [– L] button.
To restore standard pitch:
Press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] and [PIANO/VOICE] buttons simultaneously, and
press the [+ R] and [– L] buttons simultaneously.
Transpose:
Changing the key signature.
On this instrument,
transposing shifts the pitch
of the entire keyboard.
-5 -3 -1 0 +2 +4 +5
-6 -4 -2 +1
+3 +6
F

2C3
The lowest key
F

3
Transpose down. Transpose up.
Normal pitch.
Hz (Hertz):
This unit of measurement
refers to the frequency of a
sound and represents the
number of times a sound
wave vibrates in a second.