Viewing Or Editing The Favorite List; Switching To An Arabian Scale Or Other Temperament ([Key Scale]) - Roland GW-8 Owner's Manual

Viewing or Editing the Favorite List

If you press FAVORITE [ON/OFF] and [ENTER] simultaneously,
the Favorite list for the currently selected bank will appear.
Button
VALUE dial
Selects the Favorite number to be edited.
Select the Favorite number to be edited.
[ ] [ ]
[ ] [ ] Change the bank displayed in the list.
Deletes the Tone or Performance of the
[PIANO]
selected Favorite number from the list.
Adds the currently selected Tone or
[KBD/ORGAN] Performance to the selected Favorite
number.
[EXIT]
Closes the list display.
Switching to an Arabian
Scale or Other Temperament
([KEY SCALE])
As an alternative to the temperament commonly used in
Western music, you can adjust the pitch of each note to create
temperaments used in other musical cultures or historical
periods (e.g., Oriental temperaments, or temperaments used
in the Baroque era).
You can independently adjust the pitch of each note in the
octave (C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B).
1. Press [KEY SCALE] so the button is lit.
The Key Scale window will open.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select the item that you want to
change, and use the VALUE dial to change the value.
You can also adjust the pitch by holding down [KEY SCALE]
and pressing the key whose note pitch you want to adjust. The
pitch will be lowered by 1/4 tone.
To return a note to its original pitch, hold down [KEY SCALE]
and press the same key you pressed.
Operation
Parameter Explanation
Equal Tuning: This tuning divides
the octave into 12 equal parts,
Preset
and is the most widely used
Equal
method of temperament used in
Western music.
Arabic Scale: In this scale, E and
B are a quarter note lower and
C#, F# and G# are a quarter-note
higher compared to equal
temperament. The intervals
between G and B, C and E, F and
Preset
Arabic
G#, Bb and C#, and Eb and F#
have a natural third the interval
between a major third and a
minor third. On the GW-8, you
can use Arabian temperament in
the three keys of G, C and F.
Use the Key Scale for the Lower
Lower Sw
Part
Use the Key Scale for the Upper
Upper Sw
Part
Use the Key Scale for the Style
Style Sw
Part
C Key Scale C
C# Key Scale C#
D Key Scale D
Eb Key Scale Eb
E Key Scale E
F Key Scale F
F# Key Scale F#
G Key Scale G
G# Key Scale G#
A
Key Scale A
Bb
Key Scale Bb
B
Key Scale B
3. When you've finished making settings, press [KEY SCALE]
once again to close the window.
Keyboard Mode Functions
Value
Press
[ENTER]
Press
[ENTER]
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
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