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26 • N3/N2 Owner’s Manual
Basic Operations and More
ENGLISH
You can select various scales. Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, his-
tory has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. You can experience
the tunings of these genres.
While holding down the [FUNCTION] button, press one of the C5–F#5 keys to
select the scale. Holding down both controls shows the current scale setting.
Scale Tuning
Normal setting: Equal
Display Key Scale Description
1
C5 Equal
The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts, with
each half-step evenly spaced in pitch. This is the most commonly used
tuning in music today.
2
C#5 Pure Major
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 singing.
3
D5 Pure Minor
4
D#5 Pythagorean
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.
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E5 Mean-Tone
This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale,
by making the major third interval more “in tune.” It was especially pop-
ular from the 16th century to the 18th century. Handel, among others,
used this scale.
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F5 Werckmeister
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.
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F#5 Kirnberger
C5
F#5
Normal setting: C
Determines the Base Note for each scale
While holding down the [FUNCTION] button, press one of the C4–B4 keys.
Holding down both controls shows the current base note setting.
Key
Base Note
Key
Base Note
Key
Base Note
Key
Base Note
C4 C D#4Eb F#4F# A4 A
C#4 C# E4 E G4 G A#4 Bb
D4 D F4 F G#4Ab B4 B
B4C4
F~ G A_
Example:
F#
(Followed by a high bar if sharp)
GAb
(Followed by a low bar if flat)
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