Kawai CP67 - Manual (Page 27)

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WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT,
KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT
These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean.
For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful
chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament
produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament. It
is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive
the original characteristics.
EQUAL TEMPERAMENT(FLAT)
This is “unstretched” equal temperament that divides the scale into twelve
equal semitones. This produces the same chordal intervals in all twelve
keys, and has the advantage of limitless modulation of the key. However
the tonality of each key becomes less characteristic and no chord is in pure
consonance.
EQUAL TEMPERAMENT
This is the most popular piano temperament. The hearing ability of a
human is uneven and is not as accurate with high frequency and low
frequency as it is with the middle range. This temperament’s tuning is
stretched to compensate for this so the sound will be heard naturally to the
ears. This “Stretched” equal temperament is a practical variation of the
“unstretched” equal temperament which was invented on a mathematical
basis.
3. MIDI CHANNEL
This function determines on which channel the CP piano will exchange
MIDI data with an external MIDI device or personal computer.
Press the HARPSI & MALLET button while in the function mode.
The LED display shows you the currently selected channel number. The
default channel is 1.
Use the VALUE buttons to select your desired MIDI channel, 1-16.
When the power is first turned on, the CP piano always selects channel 1.
Equal(Flat)
Equal
Channel 15
Kirnberger
Werckmeister