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Settings

Keyboard and Sound Settings

10.

Temperament

The Temperament setting allows the tuning system used by the ES100 digital piano to be changed from

the modern ‘Equal Temperament’ standard to one of the various temperaments popularised during the

Renaissance and Baroque periods. It is also possible to create customised temperaments using the User

Temperaments function.

* This setting will aect all sounds.

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Temperament types

Temperament type Description

Equal Temperament (piano)

(Equal P. only)

This is the default temperament. When a piano sound is selected, the tuning will be

stretched like an acoustic piano (equal temperament).

* If any other type of sound is selected, the tuning will be set to equal temperament (at).

Pure Temperament

(Pure Major/Pure Minor)

This temperament, which eliminates dissonances for thirds and fths, is still popular

in choral music because of its perfect harmony. Any key modulation will result in

dissonances.

* The key of the temperament, and major/minor setting must be correctly matched.

Pythagorean Temperament

(Pythagorean)

This temperament, which uses mathematical ratios to eliminate dissonance for fths, is

very limited for use with chords, but produces very characteristic melodic lines.

Meantone Temperament

(Meantone)

This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and minor whole tone to

eliminate dissonance for thirds, was devised to eliminate the lack of consonances

experienced with certain fths for the Mersenne pure temperament. It produces chords

that are more beautiful than those played with equal temperament.

Werckmeister III Temperament

(Werkmeister)

Kirnberger III Temperament

(Kirnberger)

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.

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Changing Temperament types

Press and hold one of the SOUND buttons, then press the key assigned to the desired Temperament type.

* Any changes made to the Temperament setting will remain until the power is turned o.

Highest key

Equal

Pure Major

Pure Minor

Pythagorean

Meantone

Werkmeister

Kirnberger

Temperament

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