Oriental Scales; Setting Original Scales; Setting Oriental Scales - Yamaha PSR-A3000 Owner's Manual

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Oriental Scales

– Setting Original Scales –

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.
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).
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.
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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).
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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.
NOTE
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In musical terms a "cent" is 1/100 of
a semitone. (100 cents equal one
semitone.)
NOTE
Since the scale is set to Equal Temper-
ament with a base note of C by default,
you should set the pitch for each key
regarding C as the root.
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.