Temperament Select; Temperament Base Note; Send Channel - Casio AP-450 User Manual

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Configuring Settings with the Keyboard
■ Keyboard
Parameter
1
Keyboard key
–12 to 0 to 12
(Transpose)
Default: 0
2
Keyboard tuning
415.5Hz to 440.0Hz
(Tuning)
to 465.9Hz
Default: 440.0Hz
3
Octave shift
–2 to 0 to 2
Default: 0
4
Temperament
Temperament:
5
Temperament
00 to 16
select
Base note:
6
Temperament
–, +, 0 to 9 (C to B)
Base note
Defaults:
Temperament: 00
(Equal Temperament)
Base note
bl
Touch response
Off (OFF), 1 to 3
(TOUCH
Default: 2
RESPONSE)
■ MIDI and Other Settings
Parameter
Settings
bp
USB device
MIDI, Storage
mode
Default: MIDI
br

Send channel

01 to 16
Default: 01
bs
Local control
Off, On
Default: On
E-24
Operation Type
Settings
(page E-21)
B
B
B
Hold down
FUNCTION as you
press each of the
following keyboard
keys.
1. TEMPERAMENT
(
4
)
: C
2. TEMPERAMENT
SELECT (
5
3. BASE NOTE (
A
Operation
Type
(page E-21)
The digital piano enters the MIDI
mode automatically when it is
connected to a computer by a USB
cable. Select storage when saving
Recorder memory song data to a
computer or when loading
computer song data to digital
piano memory. (page E-36)
B
Specifies one of the MIDI channels
(1 through 16) as the Send channel,
which is used for sending MIDI
messages to an external device.
D
Selecting "Off" for Local control
cuts off the digital piano's sound
source, so no sound is produced by
the digital piano when keys are
pressed.
Description
Raises or lowers the tuning of
the digital piano in semitone
steps.
Raises or lowers the overall
pitch of the digital piano in
0.1Hz steps from the standard
pitch of A4 = 440.0Hz.
Change the range of the
keyboard in octave units.
You can change the scale
(tuning system) of the
keyboard from standard equal
temperament to another tuning
that is more suitable for
playing Indian music, Arabic
music, classical pieces, etc.
)
)
6
Specifies the relative touch of
the keyboard keys.
Setting a smaller value causes
lighter touch to produce more
powerful sound.
Description
Remarks
• The transpose setting cannot be
configured while Music Library
playback is in progress or while in
the Duet Mode.
• Raising the key of the digital piano
can cause notes the highest part of
the range to become distorted.
• The pitch setting cannot be changed
while playback of a Music Library
tune is in progress.
• You can configure octave shift
settings for the main tone part and
layered tone part.
• You cannot configure octave shift
settings for split tone parts.
<Temperaments>
00: Equal / 01: Pure Major / 02: Pure
Minor / 03: Pythagorean /
04: Kirnberger 3 / 05: Werckmeister /
06: Mean-Tone / 07: Rast / 08: Bayati /
09: Hijaz / 10: Saba / 11: Dashti /
12: Chahargah / 13: Segah /
14: Gurjari Todi / 15: Chandrakauns /
16: Charukeshi
–: C / +: C # / 0: D / 1: E b / 2: E / 3: F /
<Base notes>
4: F # / 5: G / 6: A b / 7: A / 8: B b / 9: B
Remarks
• While Storage is selected for this setting, the
GRAND PIANO (CONCERT, MODERN)
and ELEC PIANO button lamps flash, and
all other lamps are unlit.
• All digital piano operations are disabled at
this time.
• Each press of the USB device mode
keyboard key toggles between the MIDI
and storage modes.
• The local control setting cannot be changed
while playback of a Music Library tune is in
progress.

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