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.

fig.04-06

Temperament Tonic

2.Press the [-] or [+] button to change the temperament.

You can choose from among the seven tunings 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. This setting is in

 

 

effect when you turn on the power.

 

 

 

2

Pythagorean

This tuning, devised by the philosopher

 

 

Pythagoras, eliminates dissonance in

 

 

fourths and fifths. Dissonance is pro-

 

 

duced by third-interval chords, but mel-

 

 

odies are euphonious.

 

 

 

3

Just Major

This tuning eliminates ambiguities in

 

 

the fifths and thirds. It is unsuited to

 

 

playing melodies and cannot be trans-

 

 

posed, but is capable of beautiful sonor-

 

 

ities.

 

 

 

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. Perfor-

 

 

mances are possible in all keys (first

 

 

technique, III).

 

 

 

 

Temperament

Qualities

 

 

 

 

 

 

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).

 

 

 

3.Hold down the [Transpose] button, and press a key corresponding to the keynote.

The display is as follows:

fig.Chart3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

C

d_

d

E_

E

F

F

G

A_

A

b_

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter

C

D

D

E

E

F

F

G

A

A

B

B

 

 

name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 FP-2 to the fundamental pitch of the other instruments.

Changing the Beat of

Metronome

1.Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[ (Metronome)] button.

fig.02-03

2.Press the [-] or [+] button to change the beat.

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

 

Display

Beat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

2/2

 

6.4

6/4

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

Weak beats only

 

7.4

7/4

 

 

 

 

 

2.4

2/4

 

3.8

3/8

 

 

 

 

 

3.4

3/4

 

6.8

6/8

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

4/4

 

9.8

9/8

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

5/4

 

12.8

12/8

 

 

 

 

 

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Roland FP-2 Adjusting the Tuning Temperament, Changing the Beat Metronome, Press the or + button to change the temperament