Alesis DG8 Manual Do Utilizador

11. Transpose

You can transpose the DG8 ± 1 octave. Using Middle C (key “C3”) as your
reference, press and hold the 

 button and press a key on the

keyboard. Pressing a key above Middle C will transpose the DG8 up by the
interval and pressing a key below Middle C will transpose the DG8 down by
that interval.

The selected key will be the new key for the DG8 in any Play mode (Primary,
Layer, Split or Split-with-Layer) until the transpose amount is changed or the
instrument is initialized.

Also, if you attempt a transpose value more than the one octave limit, the
DG8 will keep the pitch the same but the key selected will be the nearest one
within the one octave range. For example, if you try to transpose up to key E5
(the highest E on the keyboard), the DG8 will transpose the keyboard up to
E3, the E above C3 (Middle C). Also, transposing the keyboard will not affect
the Split Point’s physical location on the keyboard.

The Transpose display will exit as soon as you press a key on the DG8’s
keyboard. To exit this mode without transposing, press 

.

12.

Page 1: Master Tune
The DG8 can be tuned to other instruments, a tuning device or your CD
player, cassette player, etc. Press the 

 button and use the 

▲ 

button to raise

the pitch of the DG8 and the 

▼ 

button to lower it. The range is ± 1 half step,

and each press of an arrow key changes the tuning by 1 cent (100 cents = 1
half step) up or down.

Pressing both 

▲ 

and 

▼ 

arrows together resets Master Tune to 

00

.

To exit this mode, press the 

 button.

Page 2: Stretch Tuning
Pressing the 

 button a second time enters Stretch Tuning mode which

employs the tuning method that is actually used to tune real acoustic pianos.
With Stretch Tuning, the low strings are tuned increasingly flat, and the high
strings are tuned increasingly sharp compared to the equally-tempered scale.

This function defaults to 

ON

, and is only active on the three piano groups

, 

 and 

. This feature of the DG8 was not just designed as

an esoteric function, but provides an unusual level of realism to the piano
Programs.

While this mode is desirable when playing a piano program alone, it can
cause problems when used with Layers or other MIDI instruments. To
partially avert this, the DG8 automatically turns off this function when you
enter Layer mode so as to avoid tuning conflicts with other internal DG8
Programs. However, when playing the DG8 with other instruments via MIDI,
you may need to defeat Stretch Tuning because the high and low ends of the
DG8 may sound out of tune with other MIDI instruments. Use the 

▼ 

arrow to

turn this function 

OFF

. When Stretch Tuning is off, the piano programs will

always be tuned to the equally-tempered scale whether used as a Primary
Program or as a Layer.

Note that, like other settings in the DG8, if turning Stretch Tuning is set to 

OFF

it will remain off until you change it or re-initialize the instrument.

To exit this mode, press the 

 button.