Behringer EG2080-RW/BK Manual De Usuario

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EUROGRAND EG2080-

RW/BK

This tuning can only be used for music that strictly follows a
classical cadence comprising tonic, dominant and subdominant.

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The Pythagorean tuning is based on perfect fifths. As a
consequence, all thirds are impure.

This tuning was used for early music up to the late Middle Ages.
The homophonic or two-part polyphonic music of the time did not
use any thirds, but only perfect unison, fourth, fifth and octave
intervals.

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Meantone tuning resulted from the change in the perception of
dissonant intervals during the Renaissance period and from the
beginnings of chromaticism and polyphony. Polyphony made the
third the most important interval in music. Therefore, meantone
tuning is based on perfect thirds rather than perfect fifths to
tune the twelve notes of a scale. However, this also means that
some scales are unplayable.

Today, the meantone tuning can still be used for works from the
early 16

th

 and 17

th

 centuries (e.g. G. F. Handel).

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The Werkmeister and Kirnberger tunings result from first attempts
to realize a well-tempered tuning which – unlike the Pythagorean
and meantone tunings – allows for playing in all twelve keys.
The advantages of the Pythagorean and meantone tunings, i.e.
the slight detuning of some fifth intervals, have also been included
in the Werkmeister/Kirnberger tunings

Both tunings are interesting to use for works from the baroque
period (e.g. J. S. Bach). Werkmeister is a popular tuning for
organ works.

The following section describes how to change the tuning of the
EG2080.



E2.1

1

x7

1

:

Equal tuning (default setting)

2

:

Pure major tuning

3

:

Pure minor tuning

4

:

Pythagorean tuning

5

:

Meantone tuning

6

:

Werckmeister tuning

7

:

Kirnberger tuning

With the exception of equal tuning, all tunings must be marked by
a basic note.

Here’s how to set the basic note:

E2.2

C

xB

Altered notes are marked by dashes above or below the note
name. A dash above the note name raises a note, a dash below
the note lowers it.

The display shows:

c

-

:

c sharp (C

#

)

e

-

:

e flat (E

b

)

The EG2080 allows you to save the changes made to the
instrument’s settings, so that they won’t get lost when the unit is
powered down. When the save function is not active, all changes
made to the settings – except for the music sequencer data –
will be lost when you switch the piano off. When switched back
on, the EG2080 recalls the factory default settings.

The save function can be activated separately for the following
groups of functions: sounds, MIDI, tuning and damper pedal.



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You can save the following settings for this group of functions:

Sounds (see chapter 3.4)

Layer mode settings (see chapters 5.1 and 6.3)

Type of room effect and intensity (see chapter 5.2.2)

Type of modulation effect and intensity (see chapter
5.2.3)

Key velocity (see chapter 6.6.1)

Metronome meter and tempo (see chapter 6.4)

Dimmed volume (see chapter 6.5.5)

E8.1

On,

 

Off

Off

:

Save function for sounds is disabled (default setting)

On

:

Save function for sounds is enabled

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You can save the following settings for this group of functions:

All MIDI settings (see chapter 7.3.3)

E8.2

On, Off

Off

:

Save function for MIDI settings is disabled (default
setting)

On

:

Save function for MIDI settings is enabled

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You can save the following settings for this group of functions:

Transposition (see chapter 6.2)

Fine tuning (see chapter 6.6.3)

Tuning (see chapter 6.6.4)

E8.3

On, Off

Off

:

Save function for tuning settings is disabled (default
setting)

On

:

Save function for tuning settings is enabled

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You can save the following settings for this group of functions:

Soft pedal function (see chapter 6.5.8)

Soft pedal intensity (see chapter 6.6.2)

6. ADVANCED OPERATION