Yamaha PSR-A3000 PSR-A3000 Owners Manual - Page 88

8 Oriental Scales - Setting Original Scales - The Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily change the pitches of specific notes and create your own scales. You can call up the scale settings at any time-even when you are playing. Setting Oriental Scales Setting a Scale The SCALE SETTING buttons let you easily lower the pitches of specific notes by 50 cents to create your own oriental scales. These buttons simulate a one-octave keyboard (C through B). Press the button corresponding to the key whose pitch you want to lower (the button lights). Press again to return to normal pitch (0 cent). The setting affects all notes with the same note name over all octaves. NOTE In musical terms a "cent" is 1/100th of a semitone. (100 cents equal one semitone.) NOTE Since the scale is set to Equal Temperament with a base note of C by default, you should set the pitch for each key regarding C as the root. You can also use convenient scale templates (including oriental scales) and create your own scales by fine tuning the scale notes. The operation display can be called up via [FUNCTION]  TAB [E] MENU 1  [E] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE  TAB [F] SCALE TUNE. For details, refer to the Advanced Features section (page 108). NOTE The Scale Setting function has no effect on some Voices such as the Drum Kit/SFX Kit Voices. NOTE The SCALE TUNE display can also be called up by pressing the [B] or [C] button on the Main display. Memorizing the Scale Settings The settings you make (using the SCALE SETTING buttons or in the SCALE TUNE display) can be memorized to the SCALE MEMORY buttons for instant recall. 1 Set up the scale settings as desired, using the SCALE SETTING buttons or the parameters in the SCALE TUNE display. For instructions on the SCALE TUNE display, refer to the Advanced Features section (page 108). 88 PSR-A3000 Owner's Manual