Moog Claravox Centennial, User Manual

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Controls & Functions
Setting the Root Note (key)
To access the Root Note parameter, press the
SET ROOT
button. The
SET ROOT
button
will stay lit during this operation.
As long as the
SET ROOT
button remains lit,
rotating the
QUANTIZE
knob will play a chro-
matic scale (C3 - C4). You can choose a root
note from this chromatic scale, either by ear or
with the aid of a chromatic tuner connected to
the
TUNER OUT
jack. Rotate the
QUAN-
TIZE
knob to the desired Root Note. To leave
SET ROOT
mode, press the
SET ROOT
button again and the button will no longer be
illuminated.
Selecting a Scale
To enter Select Scale mode, press and hold the
SET ROOT
button for a half second until the
button's LED begins blinking. While the
SET
ROOT
button is blinking, select between 4 avail-
able scales by rotating the
QUANTIZE
knob:
Chromatic Scale:
Quantize position 1
Ionian (Major) Scale:
Quantize position 2
Pentatonic Scale:
Quantize position 3
Fifths:
Quantize position 4
By choosing a Scale and a Root Note, it is pos-
sible to access many more than just 4 scales. For
example, by choosing the Ionian (Major) Scale,
one can have an Ioanian scale in any of twelve
keys, or if your selected Root Note is "D", then
you could play in the key of E Dorian. Alterna-
tively, if you have the Pentatonic scale selected,
Figure 16