TS-12 Musician’s Manual Section 2 — System Page Parameters
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PITCH-TABLE Range: NORMAL, CUSTOM, U1-PROGRAMS, ROM
This parameter allows you to set the system pitch-table to either a NORMAL (western 12-tone
equal-temperament) or a CUSTOM (user-definable) pitch-table and affects all voices that have
been programmed to use the SYSTEM pitch-table. For more information on pitch-tables, please
refer to Section 8 — Understanding Programs.
• NORMAL — the TS-10 will use the western 12-tone equal-temperament tuning instead of the
custom system pitch-table. Setting the System pitch-table to NORMAL does not affect the
custom pitch-table.
• CUSTOM — the system pitch-table is set to a user-definable tuning. This is installed by
creating a pitch-table in a program, and using the Copy function to copy it into the System.
This is useful when you have one alternate tuning scheme that you want to use for many
sounds.
• U1-PROGRAMS — This setting enables dynamic Pitch-Table Selection, allowing you to easily
switch between different system pitch-tables in performance situations. When PITCH-
TABLE=U1-PROGRAMS you can instantly load new CUSTOM system pitch-tables without
affecting the sound you are playing by selecting pitch-table programs loaded into BankSet U1.
This allows you to change the tuning while playing, without having to select a different
sound.
In order for this feature to work correctly, you must set the system pitch-table switch to
PITCH-TABLE=U1-PROGRAMS on the System page before “selecting” a new pitch-table
program. If the program you indicate contains a valid pitch-table, it will be installed into the
CUSTOM System pitch-table, and you will immediately hear the new tuning. If it does not,
nothing will happen. In either case there will be no visible indication of your action. The
program name will not be underlined when you “select” it, which is a good indication that
you are using a pitch-table from a program in BankSet U1.
You may save programs (with or without pitch-tables) onto BankSet U1 in the normal way. It
is suggested that you name programs that are to be used to install pitch-tables with names that
describe the pitch-table they contain. For example, naming a program PT-PYTHA-F describes
it as follows: PT for pitch-table program; PYTHA for Pythagorean tuning; and F for the tone
center. This naming scheme is useful in making pitch-table programs easily recognizable.
In MIDI reception modes OMNI, POLY, and MONO A, incoming MIDI program changes 0 to
59 will select pitch-tables from BankSet U1, if PITCH-TABLE=U1-PROGRAMS on the System
page. For more information about the MIDI MODE parameter, see Section 3 — MIDI Control
Page Parameters.
Tip: When this parameter is selected (underlined), you can move the Data Entry Controls in real-time
to change the pitch -tables while the sequencer is playing. This can create some interesting and
fun effects.
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