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Tyros5 Reference Manual
Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument
You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument such as the keyboard, Style and Song parts (except the keyboard
part played by the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices, and audio playback)—a useful feature when playing the Tyros5 along
with other instruments or CD music.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
[A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE
TAB [
E
][
F
] MASTER TUNE
2
Use the [4
]/[5
] buttons to set the tuning in 0.2 Hz steps.
Press both [
] and [
] buttons (of 4 and 5) 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 [
E
][
F
] 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 per-
fect fifths, which are collapsed into a single octave. The 3rd in this tuning are slightly unsta-
ble, 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 cen-
tury. Handel, 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 dur-
ing 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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