Korg X5DR AI2 SYNTHESIS MODULE User Manual

Reference Guide
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Reference Guide
Global
Parameters
5
1A – 1I Keyboard Scale
This function allows you to select scales. You can also create your own scale.
LCD Parameter Range Description
1A Scale Type
Equal Temperament
Most commonly used equal temperament scale. Songs can
easily be transposed into different keys.
Equal Temperament2
Like equal temperament, but with slight random pitch variations
between subsequent key presses. This is useful for simulating
the unstable pitch of an acoustic instrument.
Pure Major
Intervals such as third and fifth are perfectly in tune. Other
intervals will correspondingly be out of tune, so you must specify
a key. See LCD screen 1B.
Pure Minor Like the pure major scale, but minor.
Arabic
(quarter tone scales
often used in Arabic
music)
Scale Key
RAST DO / BAYATI RE C
RAST FA / BAYATI SOL F
RAST SOL / BAYATI LA G
RAST RE / BAYATI MI D
RAST SI
b
/ BAYATI DO A
#
(B
b
)
Pythagorean Ancient Greek tuning, useful when playing melodies
Werkmeister
Equal temperament style that was used in the latter part of the
baroque period.
Kirnberger Developed in the 18th Century, used mainly for harpsichord.
Slendro
Indonesian gamelan tuning with 5 notes per octave. When key
is set to C, notes C, D, F, G, A are used. Other notes are set to
equal temperament.
Pelog
Like the slendro scale, but with 7 notes per octave. When key is
set to C, notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B are used.
User Scale
This allows you to create your own tuning, and is set up using
LCD screens 1C to 1F.
1B Scale Key C–B Specifies the tonic (key note) of the scale.
1C
User Scale
C
C#
D
–99…+99
Used to tune the individual notes for the user scale in 1 cent
steps
1D
D#
E
F
1E
F#
G
G#
1F
A
A#
B
1G
Copy Scale
Same as 1A (except
User scale)
Copy a preset scale to the user scale (key not copied)
OK to Copy OK? Executes scale copy
1H Sub Scale Type Same as 1A See 1A descriptions
1I Sub Scale Key (Key) C–B Specifies the tonic (key note) of the sub scale
01A SCALE TYPE ø
User Scale
1A
1B 1C
1D 1E
1F
1G 1H
01I SUB KEY
Key=C
1I
01B SCALE KEY ø
Key=C
ø
01C User Scale ø
C+00 C#+00 D+00
01D User Scale ø
D#+00 E+00 F+00
01E User Scale ø
F#+00 G+00 G#+00
01F User Scale ø
A+00 A#+00 B+00
01H SUB SCALE ø
Equal Temp
01G Copy SCALE ø
Slendro OK?

Korg X5DR AI2 SYNTHESIS MODULE Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	X5DR AI2 SYNTHESIS MODULE
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English