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Program P1: Basic/Vector 1–1: Program Basic
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Note that for many of the scales, the setting of the Key
parameter, below, is very important.
Equal Temperament: This is the most widely used
scale by far, in which each semitone step is spaced at
equal pitch intervals.
Equal Temperament allows easy modulation, so that a
chord progression played in the key of C sounds
roughly the same as the same progression played in
F#. Sacrificed, however, is some of the purity of
individual intervals offered by the scales below.
Pure Major: In this temperament, major chords of the
selected key will be perfectly in tune.
Pure Minor: In this temperament, minor chords of the
selected key will be perfectly in tune.
Arabic: This scale includes the quarter-tone intervals
used in Arabic music.
Pythagoras: This scale is based on ancient Greek
musical theory, and is especially effective for playing
melodies. It produces completely pure fifths, with one
exception, at the expense of detuning other intervals–
thirds in particular.
As much as Pythagoras might have like to do so, it’s
not possible to make all the fifths pure while also
keeping the octave in tune. For the sake of the octave,
one of the fifths–the interval from the sharp fourth
degree to the sharp first degree–is made quite flat.
Werkmeister (Werkmeister III): This scale was one of
the many temperament systems developed towards
the end of the Baroque period. These “Well-Tempered”
tunings were aimed at allowing relatively free
transposition–although you’ll still notice that the
different keys maintain their own distinct
characteristics, unlike Equal Temperament.
J.S. Bach was referring to these new scales in his title,
“The Well-Tempered Clavier.” As such, this group are
particularly appropriate for late baroque organ and
harpsichord music.
Kirnberger (Kirnberger III): This is a second “Well-
Tempered” tuning, dating from the early 18th century.
Slendro: This is an Indonesian gamelan scale, with five
notes per octave.
When Key is set to C, use the C, D, F, G and A notes.
Other keys will play the normal equal-tempered
pitches.
Pelog: This is another Indonesian gamelan scale, with
seven notes per octave.
When Key is set to C, use the white keys. The black
keys will play the equal tempered pitches.
Stretch: This tuning is used for acoustic pianos.
User All Notes Scale: This is a user-programmed scale
with different settings for all 128 MIDI notes. You can
set up this scale in Global mode (Global 3–1b).
User Octave Scale 00–15: These are user-programmed
scales with settings for each of the 12 notes in an
octave. You can set them up in Global mode (Global 3–
1a).
Key (Scale Key) [C…B]
Selects the key of the specified scale.
This setting does not apply to the Equal Temperament,
Stretch, and User All Notes scales.
If you’re using a scale other than Equal
Temperament, the combination of the selected scale
and the Key setting may skew the tuning of the
note. For example, A above middle C might become
442 Hz, instead of the normal 440 Hz. You can use
the Global Mode’s Master Tune parameter to
correct this, if necessary.
Random [0…7]
This parameter creates random variations in pitch for
each note. At the default value of 0, pitch will be
completely stable; higher values create more
randomization.
This parameter is handy for simulating instruments
that have natural pitch instabilities, such as analog
synths, tape-mechanism organs or acoustic
instruments.
▼ 1–1: Page Menu Commands
The number before each command shows its ENTER +
number-key shortcut. For more information on these
shortcuts, see “ENTER + 0-9: shortcuts for menu
commands” on page 138.
• 0: Write Program. For more information, see “Write
Program” on page 138.
• 1: Exclusive Solo. For more information, see
“Exclusive Solo” on page 138.
• 2: Copy Oscillator. For more information, see
“Copy Oscillator” on page 144.
• 3: Swap Oscillators. For more information, see
“Swap Oscillator” on page 144.