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3) Unlike the other functions
in the programming
mode, this one produces key-
board output so that you can compare the piano's pitch with another instrument.
It uses the same keys as the LOCAL
CONTROL function.
4) Press the highest biack key to lower the pitch, the highest white one to raise it.
4)
It may be necessary to press these keys repeatedly to achieve proper tuning.
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5) Leave the programming mode.
(See p. 6.4.2 ''Leaving the programming mode''.)
Note:
Momentarily turning off the power restores the original pitch.
3) 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.
(See p. 6.4.1 "Entering the programming mode"'.)
2) Press the E, PIANO
2 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 tempera-
ments.
. Equal temperament without the tuning curve
. Mersenne pure temperament
. Pythagorean temperament
. Meantone temperament
. Werck meister Il temperament
. Kirnberger fil temperament
. Equal temperament with the tuning curve
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4) Leave the programming mode. (See p. 6.4.2 ""Leaving the
programming mode"'.)
Note:
When
the power
is first applied or reapplied after
a short
break, the piano
returns
to the modern
standard,
equal
temperament
with
the
tuning
curve (#7}.
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
keys marked
on the front panel.
For example, if the tune
you are going to play is written in D major,
press D key to
set the key.
Please note that this will only change the "balance" of the
tuning, and the pitch of the keyboard will remain unchanged.
Use the Transpose function to change the pitch of the whole
keyboard.
s Temperament Characteristics
@ Equal temperament
This, by far the most popular piano temperament, divides the
scale into twelve equal semitones
and has the advantage of
producing the same chords for al! transpositions.
@ Mersenne pure temperament
This temperament,
which eliminates consonances for thirds
and fifths, is still popular for choral music.
® Pythagorean temperament
This temperament,
which uses mathematica!
ratios to elimi-
nate consonances
for fifths, has problems with chords, but
produces a very beautiful melodic line.
®@ Meantone temperament
This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and
minor whole
tone to eliminate
consonances
for thirds, was
devised
to eliminate
the
lack of consonance
experienced
with certain fifths for the Mersenne
pure temperament.
It
produces chords that are more beautiful than those with the
equal temperament.
© Werckmeister Il temperament, Kirnberger Ml temperament
For key signature with
few accidentals, this temperament
produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but, as the
accidentals
increase, the tension increases, and the tempera-
ment
produces
the beautiful
melodies
of the Pythagorean
temperament.
It is used primarily for classical music written
to take advantage of these characteristics.
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