Roland RG-7 manual Setting the Tonic, Display Qualities Werckmeister, Arabic

Chapter 3. Performance

Display	Qualities
Werckmeister	This temperament combines the Mean Tone and
	Pythagorean tunings. Performances are possible in all
	keys (first technique, III).
Arabic	This tuning is suitable for the music of Arabia.

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).

5 Press the [Function] (Exit) button so the indicator goes out.

■Setting the 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).

If you choose an equal temperament, there’s no need to select a tonic note.

1 Press the [Function] (Exit) button, getting its indicator to light.

2 Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to display the TUNE screen.

fig.

3 Press the [Song] (Select -) button or [ ] (Select +) button to get the value for “Key” to flash.

fig.

4 Press the [ ] (Value -) button or [ ] (Value +) button to select the tonic.

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Display

C

C#

D

Eb

E

F

F#

G

Ab

A

Bb

B

Letter

C

C

D

E

E

F

F

G

A

A

B

B

name

5 Press the [Function] (Exit) button so the indicator goes out.

NOTE

When performing in ensemble with other instruments, be aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of the pitch. Tune the RG-7 to the fundamental pitch of the other instruments.

You can save this setting in the RG-7’s memory using the Memory Backup function (p. 72).

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