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Assignable parameters
Scales
Appendix
Scales
The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can select in var-
ious operating modes.
Equal Equal tuning, the standard scale for modern
Western music. It is made of 12 identical semi-
tones.
Pure Major Major chords in the selected key are perfectly
tuned.
Pure Minor Minor chords in the selected key are perfected
tuned.
Arabic An arabic scale, using quarters of tone. Set the
Key parameter as follow:
C - for the “rast C/bayati D” scale
D - for the “rast D/bayati E” scale
F - for the “rast F/bayati G” scale
G - for the “rast G/bayati A” scale
A# - for the “rast Bb/bayati C” scale
Pythagorean Pythagorean scale, based on the music theories of
the great Greek philosopher and matematician. It
is most suitable for melodies.
Werckmeister Late Baroque/Classic Age scale. Very suitable for
XVIII Century music.
Kirnberger Harpsichord scale, very common during the
XVIII Century.
Slendro Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
divided in 5 notes (C, D, F, G, A). The remaining
notes are tuned as in the Equal tuning.
Pelog Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
divided in 7 notes (all white keys, when Key is =
C). The black keys are tuned as in the Equal tun-
ing.
Stretch Simulates the “stretched” tuning of an acoustic
piano. Basically an equal tuning, the lowest notes
are slightly lower, while the highest notes are
slightly higher than the standard.
User User scale, i.e. scale programmed by the user for
the Style Play, Backing Sequence and Song Play
modes. The user scale can be saved to a Perfor-
mance, Style Settings, STS or Song. You can’t
select a User scale in Global mode.
SongBook Next Moves to the next SongBook entry in the
selected Custom List.
Pad 1
Same functions of the control panel buttons
with the same name
Pad 2
Pad 3
Pad 4
Pad Stop
Sound Controller 1
Controls assigned to selected Sounds parame-
ters
Sound Controller 2
Functions assignable to a Pedal
Master Volume
Accompaniment Volume
Keyboard Expression
Pad Volume With this function assigned, you can control
the proportional volume of all four Pads at the
same time. Please note that the status of the
Pad’s volume, after having been modified with
a pedal or slider, is made current, and will be
saved in a Performance or STS by using the rel-
evant Write procedure.
Upper VDF Cutoff Filter cutoff (for Sounds assigned to the Upper
tracks)
Upper VDF Resonance Filter resonance (for Sounds assigned to the
Upper tracks)
Function Meaning
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