Pitch-Related Settings; Fine-Tuning The Pitch Of The Entire Instrument; Scale Tuning - Yamaha Tyros3 Reference Manual

Pitch-Related Settings

Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument

You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument—useful when you play the Tyros3 along with other instruments
or CD music. Please note that the Tune function does not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION] → [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE → TAB [
2
Use the [4 ▲▼]/[5 ▲▼] buttons to set the tuning, from 414.8–466.8 Hz.
Press the both 4 or 5's [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously to reset the value
to the factory setting of 440.0 Hz.

Scale Tuning

You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical periods or music genres.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION] → [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE → TAB [
2
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale.
2
● Preset Scale types
EQUAL
PURE MAJOR, PURE
MINOR
PYTHAGOREAN
MEAN-TONE
WERCKMEISTER, KIRN-
BERGER
ARABIC1, ARABIC2
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The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts,
with each half-step evenly spaced in pitch. This is the most com-
monly used tuning in music today.
These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each
scale, especially for triad chords (root, third, fifth). You can hear this
best in actual vocal harmonies—such as choirs and a cappella sing-
ing.
This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is cre-
ated from a series of perfect fifths, which are collapsed into a single
octave. The 3rd in this tuning are slightly unstable, but the 4th and
5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads.
This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale,
by making the major third interval more "in tune." It was especially
popular from the 16th century to the 18th century. Handel, among
others, used this scale.
This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger sys-
tems, which were themselves improvements on the mean-tone and
Pythagorean scales. The main feature of this scale is that each key
has its own unique character. The scale was used extensively during
the time of Bach and Beethoven, and even now it is often used when
performing period music on the harpsichord.
Use these tunings when playing Arabic music.
Q Q Q Q ][ W W W W ] MASTER TUNE
Q Q Q Q ][ W W W W ] SCALE TUNE
The tuning of each note for the currently
selected scale is shown.
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