Yamaha CVP-601 Reference Manual - Page 8

Pitch-Related Settings 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 [-][3] MASTER TUNE 2 Use the [4]/[5] buttons to set the tuning in 0.2 Hz steps, from 414.8-466.8 Hz. 2 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 [-][3] SCALE TUNE 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale. Voices - Playing the Keyboard - The tuning of each note for the currently selected scale is shown.  Preset Scale types 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 These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale, especially MINOR 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. 8 CVP-601 Reference Manual