Roland EM-303 - Changing Musical Scales

f=ya—=—sChange the Scale
Nearly all Western instruments use the “equally tempered (tuned) scale” (equal tem-
perament). However, there are many kinds of music from around the world that
don’t use this equal temperament. The EM-305 has a function that lets you change
this scale.
Hold-down the KEY VELO button:
This makes the indicator blink.
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In the range from C4 (do) to C6 (do), press the key that you would like to
lower by a quarter-tone.
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Cancel
* If you want to designate more than one tone, press the keyboard keys one by one
while continuing to hold down the KEY VELO button.
* Once you have pressed a key to lower its pitch, pressing the same key again returns
it to its original pitch.
* To return all keys to the original equal temperament, press the C7 (do) key.
When you change the scale, you can achieve a special ambiance that cannot be
expressed with the Western equal temperament. If you want an Arabic scale, for
instance, you should lower the pitch of E (mi) and B (ti) by a quarter-tone each.
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