Werckmeister

Kirnberger

Equal(Flat)

WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT,

KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT

These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament. It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics.

EQUAL TEMPERAMENT(FLAT)

This is “unstretched” equal temperament that divides the scale into twelve equal semitones. This produces the same chordal intervals in all twelve keys, and has the advantage of limitless modulation of the key. However the tonality of each key becomes less characteristic and no chord is in pure consonance.

Equal

EQUAL TEMPERAMENT

This is the most popular piano temperament. The hearing ability of a human is uneven and is not as accurate with high frequency and low frequency as it is with the middle range. This temperament’s tuning is stretched to compensate for this so the sound will be heard naturally to the ears. This “Stretched” equal temperament is a practical variation of the “unstretched” equal temperament which was invented on a mathematical basis.

3. MIDI CHANNEL

Channel 15

This function determines on which channel the CP piano will exchange MIDI data with an external MIDI device or personal computer.

Press the HARPSI & MALLET button while in the function mode.

The LED display shows you the currently selected channel number. The default channel is 1.

Use the VALUE buttons to select your desired MIDI channel, 1-16.

When the power is first turned on, the CP piano always selects channel 1.

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Kawai CP67 manual Midi Channel, Werckmeister III Temperament Kirnberger III Temperament