Changing The Scale Tuning (Temperament) Of The Keyboard - Casio PX-S3100BK User Manual

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Digital Piano Operations
Changing the Scale Tuning
(Temperament) of the Keyboard
You can change the scale of the keyboard from the standard
equal temperament to another tuning that is more suitable for
playing Indian music, Arabic music, classical music, etc. You
can select from among the 17 preset scales described below.
■ To change the scale
1.
Hold down the bp^ button until "[FUNCTION]"
appears on the display.
This enters the FUNCTION Mode.
2.
Use the bk U and bl I buttons to select the
following menu items in sequence:
"KEYBOARD" 3 "SCALE TUNING" 3 "Scale
Type".
3.
Use the bk – and bl + buttons, or cm (K1)
knob to select a scale setting.
• You can select any one of the scales shown in the
table below.
This setting (displayed):
Equal
Pure Major
Pure Minor
Pythagorean
Kirnberger 3
Werckmeister
Mean-Tone
Rast
Bayati
Hijaz
Saba
Dashti
Chahargah
Segah
Gurjari Todi
Chandrakauns
Charukeshi
EN-30
Selects this scale:
Equal Temperament
Pure Major
Pure Minor
Pythagorean
Kirnberger 3
Werckmeister
Mean-Tone
Rast
Bayati
Hijaz
Saba
Dashti
Chahargah
Segah
Gurjari Todi
Chandrakauns
Charukeshi
4.
If you want to change the base note of the
scale, perform the steps below.
• You do not need to perform these steps if you want to
use the default base note setting (C).
(1) Touch bp EXIT.
(2) Use the bk U and bl I buttons to display "Scale
Base Note" and then touch bm ENTER.
(3) Use the bk – and bl + buttons, or cm (K1) knob to
select a base note setting.
5.
To exit the FUNCTION mode, hold down
bp EXIT until "[FUNCTION]" disappears from
the display.
■ To use the current scale notes for Auto
Accompaniments
Use FUNCTION parameter
("Off") "Accomp Scale". Enabling this setting will apply the
scale and base note selected using the operation under
change the
scale" (page EN-30) to Auto Accompaniments.
For information about FUNCTION parameters, see
"Configuring Function Settings (FUNCTION
EN-53).
■ To enable or disable piano stretch tuning
1.
Hold down the bp^ button until "[FUNCTION]"
appears on the display. Then release the
button.
This enters the FUNCTION mode.
2.
Use the bk U and bl I buttons to select the
following menu items in sequence:
"KEYBOARD" 3 "SCALE TUNING" 3
"Stretch Tuning".
3.
Use the bk – and bl + buttons to configure the
Stretch Tuning setting.
Displayed Setting Name
Off
On
30
to enable ("On") or disable
Mode)" (page
Description
Disables piano stretch tuning.
Enables piano stretch tuning.
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