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List of functions assignable to the Pads

You can assign the following functions to the Pads, and use
them as switch controls.

The following is a list of scales (or tunings) you can select in
Style Play (“Scale” on page 44) and Global (“Scale” on
page 125) modes.
Equal

Equal tuning, the standard scale for modern
Western music. It is made of 12 identical semi-
tones.

Pure Major

Major chords in the selected key are perfectly
tuned.

Pure Minor

Minor chords in the selected key are perfected
tuned.

Arabic

An arabic scale, using quarters of tone. Set the
Key parameter as follow:
C - for the “rast C/bayati D” scale
D - for the “rast D/bayati E” scale
F - for the “rast F/bayati G” scale
G - for the “rast G/bayati A” scale
A# - for the “rast Bb/bayati C” scale

Pythagorean Pythagorean scale, based on the music theories

of the great Greek philosopher and matemati-
cian. It is most suitable for melodies.

Werckmeister

Late Baroque/Classic Age scale. Very suitable
for XVIII Century music.

Kirnberger

Harpsichord scale, very common during the
XVIII Century.

Slendro

Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
divided in 5 notes (C, D, F, G, A). The remain-
ing notes are tuned as in the Equal tuning.

Pelog

Scale of the Indonesian Gamelan. The octave is
divided in 7 notes (all white keys, when Key is
= C). The black keys are tuned as in the Equal
tuning.

Stretch

Simulates the “stretched” tuning of an acoustic
piano. Basically an equal tuning, the lowest
notes are slightly lower, while the highest notes
are slightly higher than the standard.

User

User scale, i.e. scale programmed by the user
for the Style Play, Backing Sequence and Song
Play modes. The user scale can be saved to a
Performance, Style Performance, STS or Song.
You can’t select a User scale in Global mode.

StyleUp

Selects the next Style

StylDown

Selects the previous Style

PerfUp

Selects the next Performance

PerfDown

Selects the previous Performance

ProgUp

Selects the next Program

ProgDown

Selects the previous Program

PunchI/O

Turns the Punch Recording on/off

FxA Mute

Mute of the Internal FX A

FxB Mute

Mute of the Internal FX B

FxC Mute

Mute of the Internal FX C

FxD Mute

Mute of the Internal FX D

Fx Mute

Mute of all Internal FXs

Upp1Mute

Mute of the Upper 1 track

Upp2Mute

Mute of the Upper 2 track

Upp3Mute

Mute of the Upper 3 track

Low Mute

Mute of the Lower track

DrumMute

Mute of the Drum track

PercMute

Mute of the Percussion track

BassMute

Mute of the Bass track

Acc1Mute

Mute of the Acc1 track

Acc2Mute

Mute of the Acc2 track

Acc3Mute

Mute of the Acc3 track

Acc4Mute

Mute of the Acc4 track

Acc5Mute

Mute of the Acc5 track

Acc Mute

Mute of all Acc tracks

Mel.Mute

Mute of the Song’s track 4 (usually, 
the Melody track)

Drum&Bas

Mute of all tracks, apart for track 2 
(usually Bass) and 10 (usually Drum)

QuarterT

Quarter Tone on/off

Fx CC12

Standard FX controllers

Fx CC13