Yamaha PF-500 Owner's Manual - Page 82
Selecting a scale [Scale], Specifying the Split Point, SplitPoint], Changing the key [Transpose]
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Other settings Selecting a scale [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. You can experience the tunings of these genres. See the procedure on page 63. A B NO YES C D Setting range: Equal One octave is divided into twelve equal intervals. Currently 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. It spread during the late 16th century through the late 18th century. Handel used this scale. 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 also often used now to reproduce the music of that era on harpsichords. Normal setting: Equal If you select a scale other than Equal, you need to specify the root note using the B [-]/[+] buttons. 82 PF-500 A B NO YES C D Setting range: C, C , D, E , E, F, F , G, A , A, B , B Specifying the Split Point [SplitPoint] You can specify the split point (the boundary between the right-hand and left-hand keyboard areas). See the procedure on page 63. A B NO YES C D Setting range: A-1-C7 NOTE You can also use [SPLIT] to set the split point. (page 33) Changing the key [Transpose] TIP TRANSPOSE= To change the key (Changing the key: To raise or lower the overall pitch of the entire song.) The PF-500's Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set the transposition amount to "5," playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play the song as if it were in C major, and the PF-500 will transpose it to the key of F. Setting for: Master The sound of the entire instrument (the manually-played sound and the song playback) Keyboard The manually-played sound Song The song playback