Owner`s manual

12
Basic Operation
Selecting Temperament on
the MX-200
The “temperament” specifies the intervals between the keys.
Adjusting the pitches of the instrument based on this is
referred to as “tuning.”
With the MX-200, you can select from eight different
temperaments: Equal, Mean-Tone, Pythagorean, Kirnberger,
Werckmeister I, Werckmeister III, Young I, and Young II.
1. Press the [VALUE] knob to make the TUNE
indicator in the display lights up.
2. Turn the [TONE CATEGORY] knob to adjust the
temperament.
The correspondence between the position of the TONE
CATEGORY knob and the temperament is as shown
below.
fig.Category
Equal
Also known as 12-Tone Equal Temperament. Now the most
commonly used temperament, it makes performances sound
the same in any key. Most musical works after the Roman
period were composed under the assumption that they
would be performed in Equal temperament, and this
temperament is used today for almost all keyboard
instruments.
Mean-Tone
Mean-Tone is an unequal temperament that was created by
partially modifying the Just temperament to allow
modulation. In modulations up to three sharps or two flats,
chords sound very similar to chords in Just temperaments.
Pythagorean
This was developed by the Greek philosopher Pythagoras.
This scale eliminates the lack of definition in fourths and
fifths. While it does yield beautiful-sounding melodies, it
also creates ambiguity in the thirds. Passed down by the
Greeks to the Romans, it was used for a long period in
church music as the scale for the Gregorian chants. In fact, it
was the main tuning used up until the development of the
Mean-Tone temperament.
Kirnberger
This tuning is an improvement of Mean-Tone and Equal
temperaments. Along with the Werckmeister temperament,
it is often used in concerts and recitals.
Werckmeister I and III
This temperament, which exhibits greater freedom of
modulation than the Mean-Tone temperament, was devised
to sound harmonically in key signatures with few incidentals
and melodically in key signatures with more incidentals.
Young I and II
A classical temperament devised by Vallotti around 1754,
later improved on by Young. This has become the basis for a
variety of different tunings.
Once you set the temperament, it does not change until you
use the procedure to switch the temperament again. Even
when the [TONE CATEGORY] knob is adjusted for some
other function, the temperament still remains the same.
The temperament is reset to Equal when the power is turned
off.
Switching the Reverb Type
Reverb refers to the reverberation that normally occurs
within a room. Applying reverb lets you add more richness
to the sound being output. The lower the type number you
select, the less reverb is added to the sound; higher numbers
result in a grand, majestic-sounding reverberation. Pipe
organs in particular are used in large churches that feature
long reverberation times, and adding reverb allows you to
reproduce this imposing sound.
Certain large organ models allow reverb to be applied to the
sounds from a connected MX-200. In such instances, you may
find it better not to add much reverb to the MX-200’s sounds.
1. Press the [VALUE] knob so that the TUNE
indicator lights in the display.
2. Turn the [PART] knob to select the reverb type.
You can select one reverb type to be applied to the MX-200’s
overall sound.
You can adjust the amount of reverb for each part
individually with the Part Reverb Send Level (p. 23) in Edit
mode.
PART
Knob
Position
Reverb Type Description
1 OFF No reverb added.
2 ROOM Reverb of a relatively small
room
3 STAGE Reverb of a small stage
4 SMALL HALL Reverb of a small hall
5 MEDIUM HALL Reverb of a medium-sized hall
6 SMALL CHURCH Reverb of a large hall
7 MEDIUM
CHURCH
Reverb of a medium-sized
church
8 LARGE CHURCH Reverb of a large church
9 CATHEDRAL Reverb of a large cathedral