Korg C-720 Selecting a scale, SubScale Type Kirnberger, With the M Main parameter selected

Here are the effects that can be assigned to the pedals in Sound edit mode:

Setting	Function
Off	The pedal does not affect the sound
Damper	Damper pedal
Sost. (Sostenuto)	Sostenuto pedal
Soft	Soft pedal
Glide	Glide function. When the pedal is
	depressed, the sound “glides” slightly
	toward the lower pitch. Try it on the
	Ac.Guitar sound (left pedal).
Rotary	Rotary Speaker control, typical of electro-
	mechanical organs. Try it on the Percussion
	Organ 1 & 2 sounds (left pedal).

Editing sounds and performances > Selecting a scale

3.Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save the changes (see “Exit from the Sound edit mode” on

page 38), or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page (see below).

Selecting a scale

There are numerous classical compositions that were com- posed using scales (or “temperaments”) that differ from the “equal temperament” commonly used today. In order to re- produce the original sound of such compositions, the C-720 provides other classical scales, in addition to the equal temper- ament. In addition, scales to play ethnic and experimental mu- sic are given.

You can assign the alternative temperament, or “sub scale”, to both sounds, or just one of them. The other sound will contin- ue playing using the equal temperament (or, in some cases, the stretch one).

1. Press SCROLL to go to the SubScale Type edit page:

SubScale Type 14

Kirnberger

2.Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to select one of the avail- able scales, chosen among the following ones:

Scale	Meaning
Equal Temp.	Nearly all keyboard instruments today use
	equal temperament. This temperament spaces
	all semitones at equal distances, and allows
	identical scales to be played in any key.
Pure Major	Major chords in the selected key are perfectly
	tuned.
Pure Minor	Minor chords in the selected key are perfected
	tuned.
Arabic	An arabic scale, with the E and B notes tuned a
	quarter tone lower.
Pythagorean	Pythagorean scale, based on the music theo-
	ries of the great Greek philosopher and mate-
	matician. It is most suitable for melodies.
Werckmeister	This is the Werckmeister III scale invented by
	Andreas Werckmeister, the German organist
	and music theoretician. This scale was created
	in the later Baroque period to allow relatively
	free transposition.

Scale	Meaning
Kirnberger	This is the Kirnberger III scale invented by
	Johann Phillip Kirnberger in the early 18th
	century, and is used mainly for tuning harpsi-
	chords.
Slendro	Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
	divided in 5 notes (C, D, F, G, A). The remaining
	notes are tuned as in the Equal tuning.
Pelog	Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
	divided in 7 notes (all white keys). The black
	keys are tuned as in the Equal tuning.
Stretched	Simulates the “stretched” tuning of an acous-
	tic piano. Basically an equal tuning, the lowest
	notes are slightly lower, while the highest
	notes are slightly higher than the standard.
	This scale is automatically recalled when select-
	ing the GrandPiano, BriteGrand and MelloPi-
	ano sounds.
3. Press SCROLL		to go to the SubScale Switch edit page,

with the M (Main) parameter selected:

SubScale Sw. 15

M:On L:Off

4.Use the +/YES and -/NO button to turn the sub scale on or off for the Main sound. If it is off, the sound will continue playing using the equal temperament.

5. Press SCROLL to select the L (Layer/Left) parameter:

SubScale Sw. 15

M:On L:Off

6.Use the +/YES and -/NO button to turn the sub scale on or off or the Layer/Left sound. If it is off, the sound will con- tinue playing using the equal temperament.

7.Press the EXIT button to return to the Main page and save

the changes (see “Exit from the Sound edit mode” on page 38), or the SCROLL button to go to the next edit page (see below).

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