Roland EP-880 How to exit function mode, Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches Master Tuning

How to exit function mode

Press the [SPLIT] or [TWIN PIANO] button.

The button’s indicator will return to the previous state.

Tuning to Other Instruments’ Pitches (Master Tuning)

In situations such as when playing ensemble with other instruments, you can tune the ep 880’s standard pitch to the pitch of another instrument. The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s played when you finger the middle A key.

1.Hold down the [SPLIT] button, and press the [TWIN PIANO] button.

The ep 880 switches to the function mode.

Press the [PIANO] button.

The last three digits are indicated in the display. “440.0 Hz” is indicated in the figure above. Value: 415.3 Hz–440.0 Hz–466.2 Hz

Power-up default setting: 440.0 Hz

This setting remains in effect until you turn off the power.

NOTE If you want to have the settings remain stored even while the power is turned off, refer to “Memorizing

the Master Tune Setting When the Power Is Turned Off” (p. 29).

Changing the Temperament

You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic temperaments (tuning methods).

Today, compositions are generally created with equal temperament in mind and are played using equal temperament. However in past ages of classical music, a variety of temperaments were used. Playing a composition with its original tuning lets you enjoy the sonorities of the chords that the composer originally intended.

1.Hold down the [SPLIT] button, and press the [TWIN PIANO] button.

The ep 880 switches to the function mode.

2.Press the [E.PIANO] button.

The following appears in the display.

Temperament Tonic

You can choose from among the seven temperaments described below.

	Temperament	Qualities
1	Equal	In this tuning, each octave is divided
		into twelve equal steps. Every interval
		produces about the same amount of
		slight dissonance.

	Temperament	Qualities
2	Pythagorean	This tuning, devised by the philosopher	ENGLISH
		Pythagoras, eliminates dissonance in
		fourths and fifths. Dissonance is
		produced by third-interval chords, but
		melodies are euphonious.
3	Just Major	This tuning eliminates ambiguities in
		the fifths and thirds. It is unsuited to
		playing melodies and cannot be
		transposed, but is capable of beautiful
		sonorities.
4	Just Minor	The Just tunings differ from major and
		minor keys. You can get the same effect
		with the minor scale as with the major
		scale.
5	Mean Tone	This scale makes some compromises in
		just intonation, enabling transposition to
		other keys.
6	Werckmeister	This temperament combines the Mean
		Tone and Pythagorean tunings.
		Performances are possible in all keys
		(first technique, III).
7	Kirnberger	This is an improvement of the Mean
		Tone and Just tunings that provides a
		high degree of freedom of modulation.
		Performances are possible in all keys
		(III).

Power-up default setting: 1 C

Tonic

When playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the tonic note for tuning the song to be performed (that is, the note that corresponds to C for a major key or to A for a minor key).

While hold down the [E. PIANO] button, and press a note to specify the desired tonic key.

The tonic note you specify will be displayed as follows.

Display

C

C

d

E_

E

F

F

G

A_

A

b_

b

Letter

C

C

D

E

E

F

F

G

A

A

B

B

If you choose an equal temperament, there’s no need

to select a tonic note.

NOTE

If you record with a temperament other than equal

temperament selected, and then want to play back that performance, use this setting to select the same tem- perament for playback as the temperament you used when recording.

When performing in ensemble with other instru- ments, be aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of the pitch. Tune the ep 880 to the fundamental pitch of the other instruments.

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