Yamaha N3 N3/N2 Owners Manual - Page 26

Basic Operations and More Scale Tuning 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. You can experience the tunings of these genres. ENGLISH While holding down the [FUNCTION] button, press one of the C5-F#5 keys to select the scale. Holding down both controls shows the current scale setting. F#5 Normal setting: Equal C5 Display Key Scale 1 C5 Equal 2 C#5 Pure Major 3 D5 Pure Minor 4 D#5 Pythagorean 5 E5 Mean-Tone 6 F5 Werckmeister 7 F#5 Kirnberger Description 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Determines the Base Note for each scale While holding down the [FUNCTION] button, press one of the C4-B4 keys. Holding down both controls shows the current base note setting. Normal setting: C Key Base Note C4 C C#4 C# D4 D C4 B4 Key Base Note D#4 Eb E4 E F4 F Key Base Note F#4 F# G4 G G#4 Ab Key Base Note A4 A A#4 Bb B4 B Example: F~ G A_ F# G Ab (Followed by a high bar if sharp) (Followed by a low bar if flat) 26 • N3/N2 Owner's Manual 24