Kawai EP3 manual KEY Signature of Temperament

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4	SETTINGS
	FUNCTION

￿Step 2

Press the ￿or ￿VALUE/BALANCE buttons to select the desired temperament type.

TEMPERAMENT
Equal (Piano)	Pure (Major)	Pure (Minor)	Pythagorean	Meantone	Werckmeister III
			Equal	Equal (Flat)	Kirnberger III

￿Any changes made to the Temperament setting will remain until the power is turned off.

￿When the power is turned off, the Temperament setting will return to the default type of ‘Equal Temperament (piano)’, however it is possible to use the Memory Backup function to store the preferred Temperament type. Please refer to the instructions on page 56 for more information.

￿KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT

Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of equal temperament. When using a temperament other than equal temperament, care must be taken to choose the key signature to play in. For example, if the song to be played is written in D major, ‘D’ would be chosen as the temperament key.

￿Step 1

While the Temperament function is selected, press one of the 88 piano keys to select the desired key signature of the temperament.

The note name of the key pressed will be shown in the display and chosen as the key signature of the temperament.

C	D#	F#	A
C#	E	G	A#
D	F	G#	B

The key signature of temperament function will have no effect when equal temperament has been selected.

￿Step 2

Press the TOUCH or TRANSPOSE button to exit Temperament setting mode.

The LED indicators for the TOUCH, TRANSPOSE, and E.PIANO buttons will stop flashing.

￿Any changes made to the Temperament key setting will remain until the power is turned off.

￿When the power is turned off, the Temperament key setting will return to the default value of ‘C’, however it is possible to use the Memory Backup function to store the preferred Temperament key. Please refer to the instructions on page 56 for more information.