Yamaha P-90 Owner's Manual - Page 36

F2. Selecting a Scale, Sub-mode, F2.1: Scale, F2.2: Base Note

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ENGLISH F2. Selecting a Scale You can select various scales. Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, history has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. 1. Engage Function mode and select . 2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the scale function's sub-mode, then use the [TEMPO/ FUNCTION# ▼, ▲] buttons to select the desired sub-mode. Press the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select the number of the desired tuning. Sub-mode F2.1: Scale Setting range: 1: Equal Temperament 2: Pure Major 3: Pure Minor 4: Pythagorean 5: Mean Tone 6: Werckmeister 7: Kirnberger Normal setting: 1: Equal Temperament F2.2: Base Note If you select a scale other than Equal Temperament, you need to specify the root. (You can specify the root note with Equal Temperament selected, but it is not effective. The base note setting is effective for tunings other than the Equal Temperament tuning.) Setting range: Normal setting: • Root indication example (F ) (G) (A ) followed by a high bar if sharp followed by a low bar if flat Equal: One octave is divided into twelve equal intervals. Currently the most popular piano tuning scale. PureMajor/PureMinor: Based on natural overtones, three major chords using these scales produce a beautiful, pure sound. They are sometimes used for chorus parts. Pythagorean: This scale, designed by Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, is based on the interval of a perfect 5th. The 3rd produces swells, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads. MeanTone: This scale is an improvement of the Pythagorean in that the swell of the 3rd has been eliminated. The scale became popular during the late 16th century through the late 18th century, and was used by Handel. WerckMeister/KirnBerger: These scales combine Mean Tone and Pythagorean in different ways. With these scales, modulation changes the impression and feel of the songs. They were often used in the era of Bach and Beethoven. They are often used today to reproduce the music of that era on harpsichords. 36 P-90 Detailed Settings - [FUNCTION]

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P-90
Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION]
ENGLISH
36
You can select various scales.
Equal Temperament is the most common con-
temporary piano tuning scale. However, his-
tory has known numerous other scales, many
of which serve as the basis for certain genres of
music.
1. Engage Function mode and select
.
2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the scale
function’s sub-mode, then use the [TEMPO/
FUNCTION#
▼
,
▲
] buttons to select the
desired sub-mode.
Press the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select
the number of the desired tuning.
Sub-mode
F2.1: Scale
Setting range:
1: Equal Temperament
2: Pure Major
3: Pure Minor
4: Pythagorean
5: Mean Tone
6: Werckmeister
7: Kirnberger
Normal setting:
1: Equal Temperament
F2.2: Base Note
If you select a scale other than Equal Temperament, you
need to specify the root. (You can specify the root note
with Equal Temperament selected, but it is not effective.
The base note setting is effective for tunings other than
the Equal Temperament tuning.)
Setting range:
Normal setting:
•
Root indication example
Equal:
One octave is divided into twelve equal intervals. Currently the
most popular piano tuning scale.
PureMajor/PureMinor:
Based on natural overtones, three major chords using these
scales produce a beautiful, pure sound. They are sometimes
used for chorus parts.
Pythagorean:
This scale, designed by Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, is
based on the interval of a perfect 5th.
The 3rd produces swells, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and
suitable for some leads.
MeanTone:
This scale is an improvement of the Pythagorean in that the
swell of the 3rd has been eliminated. The scale became popu-
lar during the late 16th century through the late 18th century,
and was used by Handel.
WerckMeister/KirnBerger:
These scales combine Mean Tone and Pythagorean in differ-
ent ways. With these scales, modulation changes the impres-
sion and feel of the songs. They were often used in the era of
Bach and Beethoven. They are often used today to reproduce
the music of that era on harpsichords.
F2. Selecting a Scale
(F
±
)
(G)
followed by
a high bar if sharp
(A
²
)
followed by
a low bar if flat