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CVP-601 Reference Manual
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Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument — a useful feature when playing the Clavinova along with
other instruments or CD music. Please note that the Tuning function does not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit
Voices with name “*** kit” and audio files.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
[A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE
TAB [
L
][
R
] MASTER TUNE
2
Use the [4
]/[5
] buttons to set the tuning in 0.2 Hz steps, from 414.8–466.8 Hz.
Press the both 4 or 5’s [
] and [
] buttons simultaneously to reset the value to the factory setting of 440.0 Hz.
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.
[FUNCTION]
[A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE
TAB [
L
][
R
] SCALE TUNE
2
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale.
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 harmo-
nies — 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 are 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.
The tuning of each note for the cur-
rently selected scale is shown.
