Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions; Changing The Scale Of The Keyboard - Casio Keyboard WK-500 User Manual

Other Useful Digital Keyboard Functions

Changing the Scale of the
Keyboard
You can use the procedure in this section to change the scale
(tuning system) of the keyboard from the standard equal
temperament to another scale that is more suitable for playing
Indian music, Arabic music, ancient classics, etc.
Using the Scale Editor (WK-500 Only)
The Scale Editor provides you the following four options for
changing the scale.
Display
Indicator
Scale Fine "Fin"
Tune "ScalMode"
Quarter Tone "qUA"
"ScalMode"
Preset "PrE"
"ScalMode"
Equal "EqU"
Temperament "ScalMode"
1 1 4 4
Description
Changes the tuning value
in 1-cent steps within the
range of +99 to –99 cents.
Lowers the tuning value by
–50 cents. Use the option
to lower the E and G notes
of the scale for Arabic
music.
Use this option to select
from among a collection of
preset scales.
Changes the scale to the
standard equal
temperament.
ck ck cl cl cm cm cn cn co co
1.
4 ct
Press and at the same time.
S c a l M o d e
2.
bs
Use the (10-key) [–] and [+] keys to select the
Scale Editor option you want.
• If you do not perform any operation for a few seconds
after the selection screen appears, the display will
return to the previous screen automatically.
3.
4
Press .
Now you can perform one of the scale editing operations
described below.
■ Scale Fine Tune
1.
Press the key whose note you want to change,
bs
and then use the
change the tuning value.
2.
After you are finished, press
scale to the keyboard.
Tuning value
F i n : C
The keyboard key(s) whose notes were changed will be lit.
bq bq bp bp bs bs
cr cr ct ct
(10-key) [–] and [+] keys to
4
to assign the
Keyboard key
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