User Manual

ELA-1 Reference Manual 9
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Voices
Scale Tuning
You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical periods or music genres.
1 Call up the operation display.
[MENU] → Cursor buttons [  ][  ][ E ][ F ] Transpose/Tune , [ENTER] → TAB [ r ] Scale Tune
2 Select the desired scale (Type).
 Preset Scale types
Pitch-Related Settings
Equal The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts, with each half-
step evenly spaced in pitch. This is the most commonly used tuning in music today.
Pure Major,
Pure Minor
These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale, especially for
triad chords (root, third, fifth). You can hear this best in actual vocal harmonies—such
as choirs and a cappella singing.
Pythagorean This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from a series
of perfect fifths, which are collapsed into a single octave. The 3rd in this tuning is
slightly unstable, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads.
Mean-Tone This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale, by making the
major third interval more “in tune.” It was especially popular from the 16th century to
the 18th century. Handel, among others, used this scale.
Werckmeister,
Kirnberger
This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems, which
were themselves improvements on the mean-tone and Pythagorean scales. The main
feature of this scale is that each key has its own unique character. The scale was used
extensively during the time of Bach and Beethoven, and even now it is often used
when performing period music on the harpsichord.
Arabic1,
Arabic2
Use these tunings when playing Arabic music.
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Tuning
Part