Korg CONCERT C-550 Owner's Manual page 14

Playing
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2.Press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch to
select the temperament.
Each time you press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch,
the value will increase or decrease by one. If you
continue holding the switch, the value will change
continuously.
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Temperament
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Key
Setting the key (tonic)
For temperaments whose "Key" column contains a
"O ", you will need to set the key to match the key
of the song you are playing.
1.Hold down the [MIDI] switch, and press the
[TEMPERAMENT] switch.
The [MIDI] switch indicator will light, and the
[TEMPERAMENT] switch indicator will blink. The
LED display will show the number of the currently
selected temperament and the selected key.
LED
2.Press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch to set
the key.
Each time you press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch,
the value will increase or decrease by one. If you
continue pressing the switch, the value will change
continuously.
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3.When you finish changing the settings,
press the [MIDI] switch (or the [RESET]
switch).
The [MIDI] switch indicator will go off, and you will
return to the display you were in before performing
step 1.
✎
When the power is turned on, this will automati-
cally be set to"Equal temperament".
About stretched tuning
When [PIANO1] or [PIANO2] are selected, a
"stretched" tuning will be applied so that the low
range is tuned slightly lower, and the high range
slightly higher, than equal temperament. This is
the tuning used on acoustic pianos, and
produces a more natural resonance.
Key
C
D (C )
D
E (D )
E
F
G (F )
G
A (G )
A
B (A )
B
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