
Chapter 4 Other Functions
Adjusting the Tuning (Temperament)
You can play classical music such as baroque pieces using their original tuning.
Most modern songs are composed and played with the assumption that equal temperament (the most common tuning in use today) will be used, but when classical music was composed, there were a wide variety of other tuning systems in existence. Playing a composition with its original tuning lets you enjoy the sonorities of the chords that the composer originally intended.
1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the
[Transpose] button.
Temperament Tonic
2.Press the [-] or [+] button to change the temperament.
You can choose from among the seven tunings described below.
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1 | Equal | In this tuning, each octave is divided |
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| slight dissonance. This setting is in |
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2 | Pythagorean | This tuning, devised by the philosopher |
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| Pythagoras, eliminates dissonance in |
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3 | Just Major | This tuning eliminates ambiguities in |
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4 | Just Minor | The Just tunings differ from major and |
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5 | Mean Tone | This scale makes some compromises in |
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| just intonation, enabling transposition |
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6 | Werckmeister | This temperament combines the Mean |
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7 | Kirnberger | This is an improvement of the Mean |
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3.Hold down the [Transpose] button, and press a key corresponding to the keynote.
The display is as follows:
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When playing with tuning other than equal temperament, you need to specify the keynote 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).
If you choose an equal temperament, there’s no need to select a keynote.
*When performing in ensemble with other instruments, be aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of the pitch. Tune the
Changing the Beat of
Metronome
1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the
[ (Metronome)] button.
2.Press the
The currently selected beat is displayed.
→You cannot change the metronome beat while a song or Rhythm is being played.
*When you change the rhythm or the Internal song, the beat of metronome is changed.
You can select from the following beats.
Display | Beat |
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2.2 | 2/2 |
| 6.4 | 6/4 |
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0.4 | Weak beats only |
| 7.4 | 7/4 |
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2.4 | 2/4 |
| 3.8 | 3/8 |
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3.4 | 3/4 |
| 6.8 | 6/8 |
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4.4 | 4/4 |
| 9.8 | 9/8 |
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5.4 | 5/4 |
| 12.8 | 12/8 |
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