Selecting A Tone ([Tone]); Using The Value Dial; Choosing From The Tone List; Switching To An Arabian Scale Or Other Temperament - Roland Prelude Owner's Manual

Keyboard Mode Functions
3. To exit Dual mode, press [DUAL] once again so its light
goes out.

Selecting a Tone ([TONE])

The Prelude contains more than 1000 different Tones. You can
use these Tones in the three keyboard modes (Single, Split,
Dual).
In Split mode or Dual mode, you can use the cursor buttons to
move the cursor to the Tone number of the Upper Tone or
Lower Tone, and select a different Tone for each.

Using the VALUE dial

1. Press [TONE] so the button is lit.
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select the Upper or Lower part.
3. Turn the VALUE dial to step through the Tones one by one.
Alternatively, you can press one of the TONE SELECT
buttons ([PIANO]–[SPECIAL]) to select a Tone by category.
When the cursor in the screen is at the Tone number, you can
also select a Tone by turning [NUMERIC] on, using the TONE
SELECT buttons to enter a Tone number, and then pressing
[ENTER].

Choosing from the Tone list

1. In the Main screen, use the cursor buttons to move the
cursor to the Tone number.
2. Press [ENTER].
3. Use [ ] [ ] or the VALUE dial to select a Tone.
You can press one of the TONE SELECT buttons
([PIANO]–[SPECIAL]) to select a Tone by category.
4. Press [ENTER] to set the Tone.
If you press [EXIT] without pressing [ENTER], the list will
close without the currently selected Tone being changed.
You can use [ ] [ ] to select a sub-category within the
currently selected category.
You can edit the currently selected Tone and store it in the
Performance. For details, refer to "Editing a Tone" (p. 38) and
"Saving a Performance (WRITE)" (p. 39).
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Switching to an Arabian
Scale or Other Temperament
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. Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the
[KEY TOUCH] button.
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.
Parameter Explanation
Equal Tuning: This tuning divides
the octave into 12 equal parts, and
Preset
is the most widely used method of
Equal
temperament used in Western mu-
sic.
Arabic Scale: In this scale, E and B
are a quarter note lower and C#,
F# and G# are a quarter-note high-
er compared to equal tempera-
ment. The intervals between G and
Preset
B, C and E, F and G#, Bb and C#,
Arabic
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
Style Sw Use the Key Scale for the Style Part OFF, ON
C Key Scale C
C# Key Scale C#
D
Key Scale D
Eb
Key Scale Eb
E Key Scale E
F Key Scale F
Value
Press
[ENTER]
Press
[ENTER]
OFF, ON
OFF, ON
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