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4) Temperaments
Your Kawai digital piano offers not only equal temperament (the modern standard) but also immediate access
to those popular during the Renaissance and Baroque period.
«Procedure
(1) Make sure that the piano is in the programming mode.
(2) Press the JAZZ ORGAN switch so that it flashes to indicate that
the piano is waiting for a temperament specification.
(3) Press one of the seven white keys at the lower end of the keyboard
to select one of these corresponding temperaments.
. Equal temperament without the tuning curve
. Mersenne pure temperament
. Pythagorean temperament
. Meantone temperament
. Werckmeister Il temperament
. Kirnberger Ill temperament
. Equal temperament with the tuning curve
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(4) Leave the programming mode.
Key set function is also available at this point. As you know, limitless
modulation of the key became available only after the inventation of
Equal temperament.
When we use a temperament except Equal
temperament, we must carefully choose the key signature to play in.
To select the key signature setting, simply press one of the key. For
example, if the tune you are going to play is written in D major, press D
key to set the keys.
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