Selecting A Scale - Yamaha CLAVINOVA C L P - 3 8 Owner's Manual

Fine tuning the pitch
[Tune]
You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This
function is useful when you play the Clavinova along with
other instruments or CD music.
See the procedure on page 80.
A
Tune
C
Setting range:
A3 = 414.8 Hz – 466.8 Hz (0.2 Hz steps)
Selecting a tuning curve for a piano
voice
[PianoTuningCurve]
You can select a tuning curve from "GrandPiano1" and
"GrandPiano2." Select "Flat" if you feel the tuning curve
of the piano voice does not quite match that of other
instruments voices.
See the procedure on page 80.
A
PianoTuningCurve
C
Setting range:
Stretch....................Tuning curve particularly for pianos
Flat .........................Tuning curve in which the frequency is
octave doubled over the entire keyboard
range
B
NO YES
A3=440.0Hz
D
B
NO YES
Stretch
D

Selecting a scale

[Scale]
You can select various scales.
Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary
piano tuning scale. However, history has known
numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis
for certain genres of music. You can experience the
tunings of these genres.
See the procedure on page 80.
A
Scale
C
Setting range:
Equal ..................... One octave is divided into twelve equal
intervals. Currently most popular piano
tuning scale.
PureMajor/PureMinor
............................... Based on natural overtones, three major
chords using these scales produce a
beautiful, pure sound.
Pythagorean .......... This scale, designed by Pythagoras, a
Greek philosopher, is based on the interval
of a perfect 5th. The 3rd produces swells,
but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable
for some leads.
MeanTone .............. This scale is an improvement of the
Pythagorean in that the swell of the 3rd has
been eliminated. It spread during the late
16th century through the late 18th century.
Handel used this scale.
Werckmeister/Kirnberger
............................... These scales combine Mean Tone and
Pythagorean in different ways. With these
scales, modulation changes the impression
and feel of the songs. They were often used
in the era of Bach and Beethoven. They are
also often used now to reproduce the music
of that era on harpsichords.
Normal setting:
Equal
If you select a scale other than Equal, you need to specify
the root note using the B [– (NO)][+ (YES)] buttons.
A
Scale
C
Setting range:
C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B
Other settings [FUNCTION]
B
BaseNote=C
NO YES
PureMajor
D
B
BaseNote=C
NO YES
PureMajor
D
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