Tyros4 Reference Manual
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Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument—useful when you play the Tyros4 along with other instruments or
CD music. Please note that the Tune function does not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices and audio files.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
[A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE
TAB [
][
] MASTER
TUNE
2
Use the [4
]/[5
] buttons to set the tuning, 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 [
][
] SCALE
TUNE
2
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale.
Preset Scale types
Pitch-Related Settings
The tuning of each note for the currently
selected scale is shown.
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 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. Han-
del, 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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