Scale Tuning; Selecting A Scale; Setting The Base Note For Each Scale - Yamaha PSR-EW400 Owner's Manual

Scale Tuning

By default, the scale of this keyboard is set to Equal Temperament — the same tuning
as with any acoustic piano. However, the setting can be changed to any other scale
according to the music genre or music style you want to play.

Selecting a Scale

You can select a desired scale among the various
preset scales.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button to
call up "Scale" (Function 048).
After a few seconds, the current scale appears.
3
Rotate the dial to select a scale.
The default setting is "1 Equal."
Preset Scale types
1 Equal
2 Pure Major
3 Pure Minor
4 Bayat (Arabic)
5 Rast (Arabic)
Scale
048
Equal
1
048
Current scale
Setting the Base Note for Each
Scale
Please make sure to specify the appropriate base
note, if you select a scale other than Equal Tempera-
ment, or create an original scale via Scale Tune func-
tion.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button to
call up "BaseNote" (Function 049).
After a few seconds, the current base note
appears.
Current base note
3
Rotate the dial to select a base note
from C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb
and B.
The default setting is "C."
PSR-E453/PSR-EW400 Owner's Manual
BaseNote
049
C
01
049
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