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Chapter 4 Other Functions

Adjusting the Tuning

(Temperament)

You can play classical music such as baroque pieces using

their original tuning.

Most modern songs are composed and played with the

assumption that equal temperament (the most common

tuning in use today) will be used, but when classical music

was composed, there were a wide variety of other tuning

systems in existence. Playing a composition with its original

tuning lets you enjoy the sonorities of the chords that the

composer originally intended.

Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[Transpose] button.

fig.04-06

Press the [-] or [+] button to change the

temperament.

You can choose from among the seven tunings described

below.

Hold down the [Transpose] button, and press a

key corresponding to the keynote.

The display is as follows:

fig.Chart3

When playing with tuning other than equal

temperament, you need to specify the keynote for tuning

the song to be performed (that is, the note that

corresponds to C for a major key or to A for a minor

key).

If you choose an equal temperament, there’s no need to

select a keynote.

* When performing in ensemble with other instruments, be

aware that depending on the key, there may be some shifting of

the pitch. Tune the FP-2 to the fundamental pitch of the other

instruments.

Changing the Beat of

Metronome

Switch to Function mode (p. 38), and press the

[

(

Metronome)] button.

fig.02-03

Press the [-] or [+] button to change the beat.

The currently selected beat is displayed.

→

You cannot change the metronome beat while a song or

Rhythm is being played.

* When you change the rhythm or the Internal song, the beat of

metronome is changed.

You can select from the following beats.

Temperament Qualities

Equal In this tuning, each octave is divided

into twelve equal steps. Every interval

produces about the same amount of

slight dissonance. This setting is in

effect when you turn on the power.

Pythagorean This tuning, devised by the philosopher

Pythagoras, eliminates dissonance in

fourths and ﬁfths. Dissonance is pro-

duced by third-interval chords, but mel-

odies are euphonious.

Just Major This tuning eliminates ambiguities in

the ﬁfths and thirds. It is unsuited to

playing melodies and cannot be trans-

posed, but is capable of beautiful sonor-

ities.

Just Minor The Just tunings differ from major and

minor keys. You can get the same effect

with the minor scale as with the major

scale.

Mean Tone This scale makes some compromises in

just intonation, enabling transposition

to other keys.

Werckmeister This temperament combines the Mean

Tone and Pythagorean tunings. Perfor-

mances are possible in all keys (ﬁrst

technique, III).

Temperament

Tonic

Kirnberger This is an improvement of the Mean

Tone and Just tunings that provides a

high degree of freedom of modulation.

Performances are possible in all keys

(III).

Display Beat Display Beat

2.2

2/2

6.4

6/4

0.4

Weak beats only

7.4

7/4

2.4

2/4

3.8

3/8

3.4

3/4

6.8

6/8

4.4

4/4

9.8

9/8

5.4

5/4

12.8

12/8

Temperament Qualities

C d_ d E_ E F F G A_ A b_ b

C D D E E F F G A A B B

Display

Letter

name

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