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Program Edit mode
13. SCALE/BEND (Scale type / Pitch bend range settings)
Scale
This parameter specifies the scale type (temperament) and the scale key (the tonic for the selected scale).
You can select from seven different temperaments. The scale key can be set in the range of C to B.
EQUAL TEMP (Equal temperament)
This is the conventional scale most widely used by keyboard instruments. It allows transposition to occur
freely.
PURE MAJOR
This temperament makes the principle triads of the major scale harmonize perfectly. However, triads in
other keys will not harmonize, so you will need to set the Scale Key to the key of the song you are playing.
PURE MINOR
This temperament makes the principle triads of the minor scale harmonize perfectly. However, triads in
other keys will not harmonize, so you will need to set the Scale Key to the key of the song you are playing.
PYTHAGOREAN
This is a temperament based on ancient Greek musical
theory, and is especially effective for playing melodic
lines. Set the Scale Key to specify the desired tonic.
WERKMEISTER
This is an equal temperament which was developed in the later Baroque period mainly for use on harpsi-
chords. Set the Scale Key to specify the desired tonic.
KIRNBERGER
This temperament was developed in the 18th century and is used mainly on harpsichords. Set the Scale
Key to specify the desired tonic.
STRETCH
Stretched tuning is used on acoustic pianos to allow a more natural sound. It tunes the low range slightly
lower than equal temperament, and the high range slightly higher. Scale Key settings do not apply to
stretched tuning.
Pitch Bend Range
This parameter specifies the range over which pitch bending will occur. With the factory settings, assignable
wheel
〈
AW1
〉
is set to [ Pitch Bend ], so you can operate this wheel to change the pitch while you are playing
bass or strings sounds etc. This setting specifies the width of the pitch change that will occur, in semitone
steps over a
±
1 octave range.
Range of settings
–12 to +12
Depending on the program or switch location, the pitch may not rise by an entire octave.
14. PRELOAD (Loading the preload data)
This function loads the original factory setting data into the currently selected program number.
This will restore parameters 1 to 13 and 15 to their factory settings.
Select a program number, and move the cursor to “OK?” Then press
〈
+1/YES
〉
. The display will ask “Are
You Sure OK?” Press the
〈
+1/YES
〉
switch, and the factory data will be loaded and an indication of “Completed”
will appear.
Range of settings
A01 to D16
When you are in this display page, the program number that was the basis for the currently selected sound
will be displayed.
For example if you edited program A01 and wrote it into A05, and then selected A05 and accessed the
Preload page, A01 will be automatically displayed as the loading source. If you then execute the Preload
operation, A05 will be restored to the factory setting for A01. However you are free to select a different
number, so that the factory settings of the selected number will be reloaded.
If you do not perform the Write operation, the factory settings that were loaded will be lost.
