User Scale - Korg nanoPad2 Parameter Manual

User Scale

Although the nanoPAD2's Touch Scale feature provides 15 different built-in scales,
you can also edit and use your own original user scale.
Parameter
Length [1...12]
You can specify up to 12 notes in an octave. This setting specifies how many notes
there will be in an octave.
Note Offset 1...12 [0...+12]
This specifies the pitch of each note as a number of semitones relative to the pitch of
the specified key.
An example of a user scale setting
Specifying a major pentatonic scale
As an example of creating a user scale, here's how to specify a major pentatonic scale.
Major Pentatonic Scale
C D E G A (for the key of C)
1.
Specify the Length.
Since a major pentatonic scale consists of the five notes "C D E G A," specify "5."
2.
Specify the Note Offset for each note.
Since the first note "C" is the same as the key ("C"), specify "0."
Since the next note "D" is two semitones higher than the key ("C"), specify "2."
Specify the Note Offset for the remaining notes in the same way.
An example of major pentatonic scale setting
+2
+4
Length
Note Offset 1
Note Offset 2
Note Offset 3
Note Offset 4
Note Offset 5
11
The nanoPAD2's global parameters
+7
+9
5
0
+2
+4
+7
+9