Korg NC-500 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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SOUND Button Temperament
ORGAN 1 lit Werckmeister: Uses the Werckmeister III scale
proposed in the late Baroque period by organist
and musicologist Andreas Werckmeister, with the
intention of enabling relatively unrestricted play in
multiple keys.
ORGAN 2 lit Kirnberger: Uses the Kirnberger III scale proposed
in the Johann Philip Kirnberger in the early 18th
century. This temperament is mainly used for tuning
harpsichords.
ORGAN 1 and 2 both dark Equal temperament: The temperament used on
almost all modern keyboard instruments. This
temperament uses equal semitone increments, so
that scales sound identical in all keys.
The setting returns to equal temperament when you turn the power off.
A Note About “Stretch Tuning”
To achieve a natural acoustic sound, modern acoustic pianos commonly use
a modification of equal temperament called stretch tuning. In stretch
tuning, the bass region is tuned flatter than with equal tuning, while the
treble is tuned sharper. To more accurately reproduce the true piano
experience, your digital piano uses stretch tuning with all of the six piano
sounds shown in the table below.
Sound switch
(Bank color)
PIANO 1
PIANO 2
Bank B
(Green)
Standard Piano
Bright Piano
Bank C
(Orange)
Honky Tonk Piano
Mellow Piano
Bank A
(Red)
Grand Piano 1
Grand Piano 2