Changing the octave
1 | Press the [FUNCTION] switch |
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2 | Change the desired “Octave” |
setting |
Press the “▲” or “▼” of the “Octave” cell to change the setting.
The range is
Upp2: The sound layered on Upp1 when [LAYER] is on
Low: The sound to the left of the split point when [SPLIT] is on
When the power is turned off, Upp1 will be set to “0,” Upp2 to
To return to the previous display
If you press the [EXIT] switch or the [FUNCTION] switch, the [FUNCTION] switch indicator will go dark, and you will return to the previous LCD screen.
2. Selecting a temperament
Numerous classical pieces were composed using older temperaments that are slightly different than the equal temperament (tuning) commonly used today. In order to
Temperament | Remark | |
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Equal Temp | Equal temperament | |
| The conventional temperament most widely | |
| used for keyboard instruments today. Since | |
| semitone steps are arranged at equal inter- | |
| vals, the same scale can be played in any key. | |
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Equal Temp2 | Equal temperament (random) | |
| This adds a slight degree of randomness to | |
| the equal tempered pitches. It is suitable for | |
| simulating acoustic instruments whose pitch | |
| tends to be naturally unstable. | |
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Pure Major | Temperament | |
| In this temperament, the principal major | |
| chords in the key specified by the “Key” cell | |
| will be completely harmonious. | |
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Pure Minor | Just intonation, major scale | |
| The principal major chords of the scale speci- | |
| fied in the “Key” cell will be acoustically perfect | |
| in this temperament. | |
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Arabic | Arabic (1/4) | |
| This is a quarter tone scale used in Arabic | |
| music. For | |
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Pythagorean | Pythagorean | |
| This temperament is based on ancient Greek | |
| musical theories, and is effective for playing | |
| melodies. | |
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Werkmeister | Werkmeister | |
| This is a temperament that was used in the | |
| Baroque period, and is similar to equal tem- | |
| perament. | |
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Kirnberger | Kirnberger | |
| This18th century temperament is used mainly | |
| for harpsichords. | |
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Slendro | Slendro | |
| This is an Indonesian Gamelan scale that | |
| divides the octave into five notes. When the | |
| key is C, use the C, D, F, G, and A notes. | |
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Pelog | Pelog | |
| This is an Indonesian Gamelan scale that | |
| divides the octave into seven notes. When the | |
| key is C, use the C, D, E, F, G, A, and B notes. | |
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User | User scale | |
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In addition, you can make assignable pedal settings for the “Quarter Tone” scale that is used in
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