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Practicing

Transposing a Song for Easier Performance (Audio Transpose)

You can change the key when playing back an audio le. You can play the keyboard while listening to the transposed sound.

HP505 only

• Transposition will be applied to both to the selected audio le and to the sound from the digital audio player connected to the Input jack.

• You can also use the Function mode’s “Audio Transpose” setting to change the amount of transposition (p. 47).

1. Press the [Transpose] button.

The [Transpose] button will light.

2. While holding down the [Transpose] button, press the [–] [+] buttons.

The display will indicate the amount of transposition.

Screen Value Explanation

-6–0–5

(semitone units)

(default: 1)

Positive (+) values raise the pitch in semitone steps, and negative (-) values lower the pitch in semitone steps.

MEMO

With the factory settings, both the audio le (on the HP505, this includes the sound from the Input jacks) and the keyboard will be transposed.

If you want transposition to aect only the keyboard or only the audio le, make the appropriate setting as described in ”Specifying What the

Transpose will Aect (Transpose Mode)” (p. 47).

* If you select a dierent song, the audio transposition setting will be canceled.

3. To cancel the transposition, press the [Transpose] button once again.

The [Transpose] button will go out.

Enjoying Karaoke with an Audio File (Center Cancel)

When playing back an audio le, you can minimize the sounds that are heard from the center. For example, this allows you to minimize the melody or

vocal on a music CD, so that you can play or sing that part instead.

* For some songs, it might not be possible to completely eliminate the melody sound.

HP505 only

• The Center Cancel eect is applied to both to the sound of the selected audio le and to the sound of the digital audio player connected to

the Input jack.

• You can also use the Function mode’s “Center Cancel” setting to turn this o (p. 47).

1. Press the [Right] button.

The [Right] button will go out, and the melody sound will be minimized.

* The Center Cancel setting will turn o if you select a dierent song.

2. When you want the sound to be heard, press the [Right] button once again.

The [Right] button will light.

Operation Guide Panel Descriptions Before You Play Performing Practicing

Convenient Functions

Appendix

Function Mode

Roland HP505 User Manual

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