Casio PX-860 - Manual (Page 33)

EN-32
Configuring Settings with the Keyboard
■ Keyboard
Parameter Settings
Operation Type
(page EN-28)
Description Remarks
4
5
6
Temperament
Temperament
Base note
Temperament
select Temperament:
0 to 16
Base note:
–, +, 0 to 9 (C to B)
Defaults:
Temperament: 0
(Equal Temperament)
Base note : C
<Selecting a Temperament>
While holding down the
FUNCTION
button, press the
applicable keyboard keys as described
below.
1. Press the 4 Temperament
keyboard key.
2. Use the 6 Temperament Select
keyboard keys to select the desired
temperament.
• If you want to advance directly
base note selection from here,
release the FUNCTION
button and continue with the
procedure below.
<Selecting a Base Note>
While holding down the
FUNCTION
button, press the
applicable keyboard keys as described
below.
1. Press the
5 Base Note keyboard
key.
2. Use the 6 numeric input (–, +, 0 to
9) keyboard keys to specify a base
note.
You can change the
scale (tuning
system) of the
keyboard from
standard equal
temperament to
another tuning that
is more suitable for
playing Indian
music, Arabic
music, classical
pieces, etc.
• When you select
any temperament
other than
“Equal”, you must
also configure a
base note (base
note of the
temperament of
the song being
performed)
setting.
• For details about
temperament,
refer to a book that
covers music
theory.
<Temperaments>
0: Equal /
1: Pure Major /
2: Pure Minor /
3: Pythagorean /
4: Kirnberger 3 /
5: Werckmeister /
6: Mean-Tone /
7: Rast /
8: Bayati /
9: Hijaz /
10: Saba /
11: Dashti /
12: Chahargah /
13: Segah /
14: Gurjari Todi /
15: Chandrakauns /
16: Charukeshi
<Base notes>
–: C / +: C# / 0: D / 1: Eb / 2: E /
3: F / 4: F# / 5: G / 6: Ab / 7: A /
8: Bb / 9: B
• This setting cannot be changed
while Concert Play playback is
in progress.
bs Touch response
(TOUCH
RESPONSE) Off (OFF), 1 to 3
Default: 2 D Specifies the
relative touch of the
keyboard keys.
Setting a smaller
value causes lighter
touch to produce
more powerful
sound. Each press of the keyboard key
causes it to beep the number of
times shown below to indicate the
current setting.
Once (long): Off
Once (short): 1
Twice: 2
Three times: 3
ck Keyboard key
(Transpose)
(TRANSPOSE) –12 to 0 to 12
Default: 0 B Raises or lowers the
tuning of the Digital
Piano in semitone
steps. • The transpose setting cannot be
configured while Concert Play
or Music Library playback is in
progress, or while in the Duet
Mode.
• Raising the key of the Digital
Piano can cause notes the
highest part of the range to
become distorted.
co Keyboard
tuning (Tuning) 415.5Hz to 440.0Hz
to 465.9Hz
Default: 440.0Hz B Raises or lowers the
overall pitch of the
Digital Piano in
0.1Hz steps from
the standard pitch
of A4 = 440.0Hz. • The pitch setting cannot be
changed while Concert Play or
Music Library playback is in
progress.
cp Octave shift –2 to 0 to 2
Default: 0 B Change the range of
the keyboard in
octave units. • You can configure octave shift
settings for the main tone part
and layered tone part.
• You cannot configure octave
shift settings for split tone parts.
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