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Pitch Settings for Each Keyboard Part, Voice Setting, Tuning, Octave, Portamento Time, Werckmeister

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Werckmeister, Kirnberger Arabic1, Arabic2 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. Use these tunings when playing Arabic music. 3 Change the following settings as necessary. [2 ] Base Note [3 ]/ Tune [4 ] [5 ]- Part Select [8 ] Determines the base note for each scale. When the base note is changed, the pitch of the keyboard is transposed, yet maintains the original pitch relationship between the notes. Select the desired note to be tuned by using the [3 ] buttons and tune it in cents by using the [4 ] buttons. NOTE In musical terms a "cent" is 1/100th of a semitone. (100 cents equal one semitone.) 2 Determines whether the Scale Tune setting is applied to each part or not. Voices NOTE If you want to store the Scale Tune settings to Registration Memory, be sure to checkmark Scale Tune in the Registration Memory display called up via the [MEMORY] button. NOTE If a VRM Voice is selected as the Main part, the resonance of all VRM Voices is set to the same scale type as that of the Main part. If a Voice other than a VRM Voice is selected as the Main part, the resonance of any other VRM Voices is set to Equal. Pitch Settings for Each Keyboard Part You can set the pitch independently for each keyboard part. 1 Call up the operation display. [MENU] → Cursor buttons [][][E][F] Voice Setting, [ENTER] → TAB [E][F] Tune 2 Use the Cursor buttons [][] to select the item, and then use the [3 ] - [8 ] buttons to adjust the value for the corresponding part. Cursor [][] 1 Tuning Determines the pitch of each keyboard part. 2 Octave Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves, over two octaves up or down for each keyboard part. 3 Portamento Time Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. The Portamento Time determines the pitch transition time. Higher values result in a longer pitch change time. Setting this to "0" results in no effect. This parameter is available when the selected keyboard part is set to Mono (page 13). DGX-670 Reference Manual 11

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DGX-670 Reference Manual
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2
Voices
3
Change the following settings as necessary.
NOTE
If you want to store the Scale Tune settings to Registration Memory, be sure to checkmark
Scale Tune
in the
Registration Memory
display called up via the
[MEMORY] button.
NOTE
If a VRM Voice is selected as the Main part, the resonance of all VRM Voices is set to the same scale type as that of the Main part. If a Voice other than a
VRM Voice is selected as the Main part, the resonance of any other VRM Voices is set to
Equal
.
Pitch Settings for Each Keyboard Part
You can set the pitch independently for each keyboard part.
1
Call up the operation display.
[MENU]
→
Cursor buttons [
][
][
E
][
F
]
Voice Setting
, [ENTER]
→
TAB [
E
][
F
]
Tune
2
Use the Cursor buttons [
][
] to select the item, and then use the [3

] – [8

]
buttons to adjust the value for the corresponding part.
1
Tuning
Determines the pitch of each keyboard part.
2
Octave
Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves, over two octaves up or down for each keyboard part.
3
Portamento Time
Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard
to the next. The Portamento Time determines the pitch transition time. Higher values result in a longer
pitch change time. Setting this to “0” results in no effect. This parameter is available when the selected
keyboard part is set to
Mono
(
page 13
).
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.
[2

]
Base Note
Determines the base note for each scale. When the base note is changed,
the pitch of the keyboard is transposed, yet maintains the original pitch
relationship between the notes.
[3

]/
[4

]
Tune
Select the desired note to be tuned by using the [3

] buttons and tune
it in cents by using the [4

] buttons.
NOTE
In musical terms a “cent” is 1/100th of a semitone. (100 cents equal one semitone.)
[5

]–
[8

]
Part Select
Determines whether the Scale Tune setting is applied to each part or not.
Cursor [
][
]