Casio WK-500, WK200 ckclcmcnco, Changing the Scale of the, Keyboard, Using the Scale Editor (WK-500Only), Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions, cr ct, bqbp bs, English, Display

Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions

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Changing the Scale of the

Keyboard

You can use the procedure in this section to change the scale (tuning system) of the keyboard from the standard equal temperament to another scale that is more suitable for playing Indian music, Arabic music, ancient classics, etc.

Using the Scale Editor (WK-500 Only)

The Scale Editor provides you the following four options for changing the scale.

	Display	Description
	Indicator
Scale Fine	“Fin”	Changes the tuning value
Tune	“ScalMode”	in 1-cent steps within the
		range of +99 to –99 cents.
Quarter Tone	“qUA”	Lowers the tuning value by
	“ScalMode”	–50 cents. Use the option
		to lower the E and G notes
		of the scale for Arabic
		music.
Preset	“PrE”	Use this option to select
	“ScalMode”	from among a collection of
		preset scales.
Equal	“EqU”	Changes the scale to the
Temperament	“ScalMode”	standard equal
		temperament.

1.Press 4 and ct at the same time.

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2.Use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the Scale Editor option you want.

•If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds after the selection screen appears, the display will return to the previous screen automatically.

3.Press 4.

Now you can perform one of the scale editing operations described below.

■Scale Fine Tune

1.Press the key whose note you want to change, and then use the bs (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to change the tuning value.

2.After you are finished, press 4 to assign the scale to the keyboard.

Tuning value Keyboard key

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The keyboard key(s) whose notes were changed will be lit.

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