SV-1 Transpose

[tmartin]

Ok, I'll admit it, I hate playing anything in the key of F#. But our new singer loves both F# and Bb (which I also loathe.) But, not to worry, right? My new SV-1 has a transpose function. Well, sorta. I find it agonizingly inconsistent. Works sometimes, others, not so. What gives? Is there a "trick" to ensuring I get into the right key -quickly- each and every time?

[mantrak]

Perhaps you are going out of transpose range which is +/- one octave. If you go beyond that nothing happens, you stay where you are. That bugged me for a while too.

[davidt]

I'm struggling with this myself. SV-1 77, SP2, latest OS.

Following the manual page 26 I can set an initial transposition which I can turn on and off easily with the transpose button.

But I can't seem to be able set a new transposition after that.
It just seems to remember the first setting I made.

During a forthcoming gig I need to set 3 different transpositions.

How do you change a transposition setting mid-set?

thanks,

David

[mantrak]

You have to HOLD the transpose button until it starts blinking. After that the first key you press will set your transposition relative to C3.

How you can see the button blinking while it is covered by your finger, is another question. I suggest using silicone prosthetic fingers

Cheers,

Mantrak

[davidt]

Thanks for the comment.
I've found what my problem was.

I was holding down the key for the desired transposition too long, and the SV-1 simply turned off the transposition LED (before I had released the key). When I pressed the transposition button again it returned to my previous setting, not the new one.

But by simply quickly tapping the key for the desired transposition while the LED is flashing I got the new setting to stick and the LED stays on.

So all set for Saturday's gig now.

Thanks,

David