Zones & Scales page
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Active Scale
[1, 2]
If Perf Scale is On, this chooses which of the two scales below is used. You can control this via MIDI; see “CC Assign”
on page 11.
1 (Scale 1)
[Arabic, Equal Temperament, Kirnberger, Pelog, Pure Major, Pure Minor, Pythagoras, Slendro, Stretch,
Werkmeister]
is selects the rst scale to be used.
Arabic: is includes the quarter-tone intervals used in Arabic music.
Pythagoras: Especially eective for melodies, this produces 11 completely pure hs, at the expense of other intervals—
thirds in particular. To maintain the tuning of the octave, the nal h—from sharp four to sharp root—is also quite
at.
Werkmeister (Werkmeister III), Kirnberger (Kirnberger III): ese are “Well-Tempered” tunings from the Baroque
period.
Pelog: is Indonesian gamelan scale uses seven notes per octave. When Key is set to C, use the white keys. e black
keys will play the equal tempered pitches.
Pure Major, Pure Minor: ese are Just Intonations optimized for major and minor keys, respectively. Unlike the other
scales, they maintain the A4 tuning (e.g. A=440 Hz) as set by the Master Tune parameter (see “Master Tune” on page
11.). Because of this, the root note of the selected Key may shi from its equal-tempered pitch.
Slendro: is Indonesian gamelan scale has ve notes per octave. When Key is set to C, use C, D, F, G and A. Other
notes will play the normal equal-tempered pitches.
Stretch: In this acoustic piano tuning, notes below the middle of the keyboard are progressively more at, and notes
above the middle are progressively more sharp.
(Key)
[C…B]
is controls the root key of the scale. Key applies only to repeating 12-note scales.
Note: Specic combinations of Scale and Key may skew the reference tuning pitch. For example, A4 might become 442
Hz, instead of 440 Hz. Use Master Tune to correct this, if necessary.
2 (Scale 2)
(Key)
ese are the second Scale and its associated Key.
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