Tuning Settings; Matching The Pitch With Other Instruments (Master Tuning); Adjusting The Tuning (Temperament) - Roland F-110 Owner's Manual

Various Settings

Tuning Settings

Matching the Pitch with Other
Instruments (Master Tuning)
When playing ensemble with other instruments and in other
such instances, you can match the standard pitch to another
instrument.
The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note
that's played when you finger the middle A key. For a cleaner
ensemble sound while performing with one or more other
instruments, ensure that each instrument's standard pitch is
in tune with that of the other instruments. This tuning of all
the instruments to a standard pitch is called "master tuning."
1.
Hold down the [Reverb] button and press the
[Transpose] button.
The display will indicate "Fnc" and you'll be in Function
mode.
2.
Press and hold the [Piano] button and use the [–] or
[+] button to select "tun."
3.
Release the [Piano] button to see the current
setting.
4.
Use the [-] [+] buttons to change the setting.
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The last three digits are indicated in the display. "440.0 Hz" is
indicated in the figure above.
Settings
15.3 Hz-40.0 Hz-66.2 Hz
(415.3 Hz-440.0 Hz-466.2 Hz)
When the instrument is shipped from the factory, this is set to
"40.0 (440.0 Hz)."
Press the [–] and [+] buttons simultaneously to return to
the factory setting (440Hz).
5.
Press the [Reverb] or [Transpose] button to leave
Function mode.
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Adjusting the Tuning (Temperament)

You can play classical music such as baroque pieces using
their original tuning.
Most modern songs are composed and played with the
assumption that equal temperament (the most common
tuning in use today) will be used, but when classical music
was composed, there were a wide variety of other tuning
systems in existence. Playing a composition with its original
tuning lets you enjoy the sonorities of the chords that the
composer originally intended.
1.
Hold down the [Reverb] button and press the
[Transpose] button.
The display will indicate "Fnc" and you'll be in Function
mode.
2.
Press and hold the [Piano] button and use the [–] or
[+] button to select "tnP."
3.
Release the [Piano] button to see the current
setting.
4.
Use the [–] [+] buttons to change the setting.
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Temperament Tonic
You can choose from among the eight tunings described
below.
Setting Temperament
1 Equal
2 Just (Major)
3 Just (Minor)
4 Arabic
Qualities
In this tuning, each octave is
divided into twelve equal steps.
Every interval produces about the
same amount of slight dissonance.
This tuning eliminates ambiguities
in the fifths and thirds. It is unsuited
to playing melodies and cannot be
transposed, but is capable of
beautiful sonorities.
The Just tunings differ from major
and minor keys. You can get the
same effect with the minor scale as
with the major scale.
This tuning is suitable for the music
of Arabia.