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Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III Temperament<br />
These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few<br />
accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals<br />
increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament.<br />
It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics.<br />
Arabic<br />
Some oriental scales, including the Arabic, are characterized for “quarter-tone” which is half of a<br />
half-tone (50 cents). This makes the music sound very different from traditional western music.<br />
The CP Piano provides two of the most popular Arabic scales, although you can create more<br />
variations with the User Temperament function. With Arabic 1, the notes B and E are a quartertone<br />
lower than the Occidental Scale, while the notes A and E are lower with Arabic 2.<br />
To create a User Temperament:<br />
1) On the Temperament screen, press the EDIT button (F7). The User Temperament screen will be<br />
displayed.<br />
2) Use the KEY buttons (F3, F4) to select the note to edit.<br />
3) Use the Dial or TUNE buttons (F5, F6) to change the value. The value is represented in cents above<br />
or below Equal temperament and ranges from –50 to +50.<br />
4) Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the User Temperament.<br />
<strong>Kawai</strong> Concert Performer Series Digital Piano
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