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Features of the Tune Maestro I.
The
Tune Maestro
I
is equipped with a number of nice features under its hood. As mentioned before, it was
designed with a “live performing” musician in mind. Therefore, the features implemented makes performing easy by
taking some of the responsibilities off of the musician shoulders by processing data, preparing data, and recalling
data. The
Tune Maestro
I
is not like every day micro-tuning controllers. Instead it’s very powerful device and brings
convenience on stage. Here is the list of features that
Tune Maestro
I
brings forward:
1-
Micro-tuning,
C-B
.
2-
Transposing. Positive Transposition, and Negative Transposition.
3-
Large Display.
4-
Dial encoder, for data entry and confirmation.
5-
Local micro-tuning per key. This gives the musician the ability to tune any key positive or negative micro-
tuning, and not be constrained to one general tuning.
6-
4 Pre-defined Maqams,
Bayati
,
Rast
,
Saba
, and
Sikah
.
7-
4 Memory locations for User Defined tunings/settings.
8-
Expression Pedal for expressive musical phrases.
9-
3 MIDI Ports. 3 Inputs. 3 Outputs.
Local Quarter Tune Application.
Tune Maestro is designed with the live performing musician in mind. And therefore, one of the great features
implemented is the “Local” quarter tune capability. Local quarter tune capability
is simply the ability to tune any key in any desired micro-tuning.
1-
To implement Local quarter tune, choose one of the 12-scale keys,
C-
B
:
2-
Press the key for 3 seconds.
3-
The key will start flashing, indicating its ready for the semitone
desired.
4-
Use the “
Dial
” to tune up or down the desired tune. Keep in mind that
clockwise direction will increment the tune, while counterclockwise
will decrement the tune. This is indicated by the Green LED versus
Red LED on the Dial.
Using the Pre-Defined Maqams Buttons.
Another great feature implemented in Tune Maestro is the pre-defined maqam mode that is designed and
implemented to make the selecting process of maqams very easy. Tune Maestro has 4 different middle eastern
maqams implemented in its ROM. The 4 different maqams are the following:
1-
Bayati
2-
Rast
3-
Sikah
4-
Saba
Often times the musician is asked to play a song composed in one of these maqams. Therefore, the musician is
required to calculate the different musical steps/increments required to implement the maqam. These
calculations must happen very fast, and must be accurate, otherwise, wrong tuning will result in an issue, and
wrong keys will be played. With the pre-defined maqams implemented in Tune Maestro, this frustration has been
removed completely, and it’s no longer required that the musician do any calculation.
