KORG SP-500 - Manual (Page 65)

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Functions
Selecting a temperament
1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch
2 Access the “Func 9/10” page
3 Select a temperament
Use the dial or the [VALUE] switches to
change the “Main Scale” cell or the “Sub
Scale” cell.
Refer to the temperaments list on the pre-
vious page.
When the power is turned on, “Main Scale”
will be selected. You can use the assignable
switch to switch to the “Sub Scale.” (☞p.66)
4 Specify the “Key”
Specify the key of the selected scale.
However, this is not available for “Equal
Temp” or “Equal Temp2.”
To return to the previous display
If you press the [EXIT] switch or the
[FUNCTION] switch, the [FUNCTION]
switch indicator will go dark, and you
will return to the previous LCD screen.
About stretched tuning
For some programs, a more natural resonance
is obtained by adjusting the lower range flat-
ter, and the higher range sharper, than the
equal tempered pitches.
Creating your own temperament
You can use the User Scale function to create and
store four of your own scales.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] switch
2 Access the “Func 8/10” page
3 Select the “User Scale” cell that
you wish to modify
From “User Scale 1–4,” use the dial or the
[VALUE] switches to select the user scale
that you wish to modify.
4 Specify the pitch of each key in
one-cent steps
You can adjust the pitch over a range of
–50 – +50 cents.
To write settings into internal memory
In the “Func 7/10” page, execute “Write”
button.
If you turn off the power without writing,
the previous settings will reappear.
To return to the previous display
If you press the [EXIT] switch or the
[FUNCTION] switch, the [FUNCTION]
switch indicator will go dark, and you
will return to the previous LCD screen.