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Advanced Functions
In addition to setting an octave shift, the two octave “+” and ’“-“ buttons discussed earlier in the manual under the section “Octave
Buttons” can also be used to contr
ol one of five MIDI functions.
In the diagram above you see that the first 6 black keys ar
e labeled “DATA = ----.” These keys are used to select the deired alternate
function of the octave buttons. Some of the functions that these keys can be used for cannot send out a value less than 0. When used
to control these functions, both lights above the buttons will remain on, regardless of the current setting of that function.
To select an alternate function:
Press the Advanced Functions button, putting the keyboard into Edit Mode.
Press the black key that represents the function you want. Edit Mode will finish as soon as you have selected the function and you will
be able to play notes again.
The five available alternate functions of the octave buttons are described next:
Octave Shift
The Octave “+” And “-” Keys
Another method of shifting the Keystation 49e’s octaves is with the use of the keys labeled octave “+” and “-“. After the Advanced
Function button has been pressed, placing the keyboard is in Edit Mode, pressing these keys will shift the keyboards pitch up or down
one or more octaves (one for time each pressed). The default octave shift designation is “0” and will be the octave setting each time
you power up the keyboard. The lights above the octave buttons indicate that 0 octave shift is set when both are on.
To assign the “+” and “-” keys to control the octave:
Press the Advanced Functions button to get the keyboard into Edit Mode.
Press the black key above C1 (named C# 1), representing DATA = OCTAVE. Edit Mode will finish as soon as C# 1 has been pressed.
Ther
e is also a method of performing a ‘quick’ octave change, which can be useful when using the octave buttons to control another
MIDI function and is accompplished as follows:
Press the Advanced Functions button to put the keyboard in Edit Mode.
Press the black key below B2 (Bb2). In Edit Mode, this key functions as “OCT
A
VE +”, increasing the octave by 1 (you may press it
again to incr
ease the octave by 2, and so on).
Pr
ess the black key above F2 (F# 2) (in Edit Mode, this key functions as “OCTA
VE -”, decr
easing the octave by 1 (you may press it
again to decrease the octave by 2, and so on)
OR pr
ess the black key above G2 (named G# 2) (in Edit Mode, this key functions as
“OCTAVE 0” to reset the octave shift to 0).
When you have chosen your octave shift pr
ess C5, r
epr
esenting “ENTER,” to leave Edit Mode.
Transpose
In some cases it is useful to reduce or increase the pitch by a number of semitones rather than a whole octave. For example, you may
be playing a song with a singer and the singer is having trouble hitting the top notes. In this case, is a good idea to try reducing the
pitch by one or two semitones.* This is achieved using a MIDI function called “Transpose.”