Kawai MP7SE Owner's Manual

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45EDIT Menu4 Tuning1. Fine Tune value : –64 ~ +63This parameter adjusts the tuning of the selected sound forvalues smaller than a semi-tone.2. Stretch Tuning 9 types + 5 userThis parameter selects the level of stretch tuning.The human ear typically detects high and low frequencies lessaccurately than those frequencies within the middle range. Thetuning of an acoustic piano is therefore ‘stretched’ to compensate,ensuring that the sound will be heard more naturally to the ears.* For information about creating User Stretch Tuning, please refer to theUser Edit explanation in the SYSTEM menu chapter (page 115).3. Temperament 7 types + 2 userThis parameter selects the tuning system of the selected sound.* For information about creating User Temperaments, please refer to theUser Edit explanation in the SYSTEM menu chapter (page 113).4. Key of Temperament range : c ~ bThis parameter selects the key of the selected temperament.When using a temperament other than Equal Temperament,use this setting to specify the key signature of the piece.* This parameter will only affect the ‘balance’ of the tuning system, the pitchof the keyboard will remain unchanged.* With the exception of Fine Tune, the Tuning parameters on these pageswill not be available when tonewheel organ mode is selected. Temperament typesTemperament type DescriptionEqual Temperament(Equal)This is the most popular tuning method that divides the scale into twelve equal semi-tones.This produces the same chordal intervals in all twelve keys, and has the advantage of limitlessmodulation of the key. However, the tonality of each key becomes less characteristic and no chord is inpure consonance.Pure Temperament(Pure Maj./Pure Min.)This temperament, which eliminates dissonances for thirds and fifths is still popular for choral musicbecause of its perfect harmony.When playing in a major key select ‘Pure Maj’ and when playing in a minor key select ‘Pure Min’.Pythagorean Temperament(Pythagorean)This temperament, which uses mathematical ratios to eliminate dissonance for fifths, is very limited foruse with chords, but it produces very characteristic melodic lines.Meantone Temperament(Meantone)This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and minor whole tone to eliminate dissonancefor thirds, was devised to eliminate the lack of consonances experienced with certain fifths for theMersenne pure temperament.It produces chords that are more beautiful than those with the equal temperament.Werkmeister III Temperament(Werkmeis)Kirnberger III Temperament(Kirnberg)These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with fewaccidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentalsincrease, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament.They are used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics.User Temperament(Sys.User1/2) User defined temperament created by raising or lowering the pitch for each semi-tone.* For information about creating User Temperaments, please refer to the User Edit explanation in the SYSTEM menu chapter (page 113).