Matching Your Instrument To The Pitch Of The Mt 300S - Roland MT-300S Owner's Manual

If you are Using Acoustic Instruments

Matching your instrument to the pitch of the MT 300s

To tune the standard pitch of the MT 300s so it matches that of an acoustic instrument
you are using, perform the following. You will not be able to achieve a good sound if
the standard pitches do not match. Matching these standard pitches is called
"Tuning."
What is the standard pitch?
TERMS
In general, the pitch at Middle A on the piano is what is referred to as the standard pitch.
fig.8-1
Phones
Press the [Song] button to display the Basic screen.
1.
Press the [Tune] button.
2.
Press the Beat [ ] button or Tempo [ ] button until "Tune" appears
in the upper part of the screen. When "Key" or "Sound" is displayed,
you can use the [Dial] to change the pitch and sound type of the tun-
ing reference soud.
Displayed
Tune
Key
Sound
3.
When you press the Play [ ] button, a reference pitch sounds.
Play your instrument to see if it is in tune with the MT 300s.
4.
If you need to adjust the pitch of the MT 300s, change the value using
the [Dial].
The MT300s's standard pitch can be adjusted within the range from 415.3 to 466.2 Hz.
5.
When you are finished, press the Stop [ ] button.
The pitch then stops sounding.
This setting is remembered, and will still be in effect the next time the MT 300s is switched on.
NOTE
Please refer to "Restoring the Original Settings" (p.95) if you wish to restore the original set-
tings.
With this, your preparations are complete. If you like, you might try adding reverbera-
tion to the MT 300s's sounds. Please refer to "Adding Reverberation to the Sound"
(p.20).
When you are ready, continue with "Chapter 1 Mastering the Basics
(p.25)."
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Power Marker Clear Song
On Off A-Marker-B Repeat
R
Volume
Reset
Description
Changes the standard pitch.
Changes the key of the tuning reference sound.
Changes the tuning sound type.
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Beat Tempo Transpose
Enter
1 2 3 4
Track Count In Metronome
Bwd Fwd
Stop Play Rec
5 3
1
Menu Disk Tune Reverb
Edit
16 Track
Sound
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