TLA TUNING SET CTS-7-C, Manual

Page 1: ...Manual TUNING SET CTS 7 C TUNING SET CTS 7 CE engeneering office for modern electronic design E V 1 52...

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Page 3: ...e semi tone S lower one octave S raise one octave search automatically Func Keys Function Selector Concert pitch 220 00 880 00 Hz Step 0 01 Hz S 0 1 Hz Cent 99 9 99 9 Step 0 1 Cent S 1 Cent Partial Pa...

Page 4: ...t Mode _a_1 0 0 Sxx 440 00 1 Change name Enter pitch E Enter Cents assigned to the notes E E Historical temperament available on off Change name E Enter cents for historical temperaments E S F 1 2 How...

Page 5: ...e semi tone S lower one octave S raise one octave search automatically Func Keys Function Selector Concert pitch 220 00 880 00 Hz Step 0 01 Hz S 0 1 Hz Cent 99 9 99 9 Step 0 1 Cent S 1 Cent Partial Pa...

Page 6: ...t Mode _a_1 0 0 Sxx 440 00 1 Change name Enter pitch E Enter Cents assigned to the notes E E Historical temperament available on off Change name E Enter cents for historical temperaments E S F 1 2 How...

Page 7: ...D illuminated when charger is connected Power on off switch Jack for charger AC adaptor Switch for microphone amplification Jack for external microphon Switches and sockets Jack for thermosensor Jack...

Page 8: ...c 5 g 6 c 4 c 3 c 2 c 1 c C C 1 E 2 a 1 concert pitch C D B G F E H C Bb G F D Note Indication CTS 7 c 6...

Page 9: ...contain special subjects and examples for more in depth study as needed For orientation purposes the Menu Control Overview is included in this manual Contents 1 Initial Operations 3 1 1 Power supply...

Page 10: ...of an PIANYZER stretching 18 3 11 Tone sequences and automatic return 20 3 12 Tremolo tuning 20 3 13 Deleting a single instrument program 20 3 14 Copying an instrument program 20 3 15 Combining stret...

Page 11: ...rument can be operated without risk during the recharging process Should the operating period with one battery charge decrease at some point to much less than 8 hours the following may have occurred 1...

Page 12: ...s into the socket located on the backside of the set 1 6 Switching on the Tuning Set Turn on the Tuning Set with the slide switch on its right hand side For approximately one second you see the progra...

Page 13: ...nt and stick closely to the instructions 2 1 Strobe display Strike the tone a1 on your instrument Two fields of green light will appear in the strobe display When the played tone is too low or too hig...

Page 14: ...twice again for higher volume Keep the audible tone activated for the following examples 2 4 Tone adjustment In the tuning mode the two Note keys are used to adjust the tone When you start the process...

Page 15: ...key From this point on the Func keys are used for cent adjustment The left pointing arrow is now to the right of the cent indicator Now press the F key again From this point on the Func keys are used...

Page 16: ...stroboscopic display stands still while the tone is being played Only then the set is adjusted to the desired and highly precise value 2 7 Cent adjustment The cent calibration is adjustable by 99 9 ce...

Page 17: ...fundamental 1 partial For particularly low notes or tones with a weak fundamental wave it may be useful to do the tuning with a higher partial for a better indication For partial tone adjustment find...

Page 18: ...ment program 9 60 With the E key you confirm the application in order to move to the next step The Func keys are assigned to the bottom line of the display The following table provides an overview of...

Page 19: ...se the tone adjustment by one semitone step The cent adjustment for the tone b now corresponds to that of the temperament KIRNBERER II This way the cents for every tone of the historical temperament w...

Page 20: ...eremphasize the fact that piano tuning requires experience If it is done without the necessary knowledge and skills the piano may be irreparably damaged In one tuning a piano should never be raised or...

Page 21: ...1 upwards 3 6 Tuning historical instruments When using one of these instrument programs you can select a historical temperament before entering the tuning mode HARPSICORD ORGAN or HISTORICAL 3 7 Tuni...

Page 22: ...itch to the next semitone There you may enter the cents assigned to note _B This allows you to enter all values for the 12 chromatic semitones After entering confirm with the key E and your data will...

Page 23: ...ay the note a 1 on your music instrument and align the pitch adjustment of the Tuning Set to this tone until the strobe is standing still see capter 2 6 Press the E key The standard pitch will be stor...

Page 24: ...ment tunings this stretching is also stored So you may save 50 of them The stretching can be created in two ways 1 By an analysis of the piano to be tuned ANALYZER 2 By entering cents for certain spec...

Page 25: ...ss E Play the specified note for the moment again a_1 since you now measure the 4rd partial of a 1 and align the tuner again Then press E The tuner will now continue to the next note It then emits a s...

Page 26: ...Select the option EDITOR using the func keys and press E again Select the highest tone of your piano which has a 2 string chorus and press E Select the highest tone of your piano which has a 1 string...

Page 27: ...iagram of a piano stretching that was generated with the Pianyzer Support note a 1 is zero in any case This area is tuned using the fundamental tone Two string notes single wrapped This area is tuned...

Page 28: ...duced in example 3 9 find the following indicator as described in chapter 3 Tap both func keys twice in fast succession After that keep the S key pressed and tap the F key The instrument program will...

Page 29: ...and its use 5 Basic Information 5 1 Equal temperament The standard tuning of the Tuning Set is the most frequently used equal temperament The fol lowing example shows exactly how it is conceived mathe...

Page 30: ...refer to the information as listed in the attached tabloid 5 5 Cent reference function All temperament tables pre programmed in the tuning device are conceived to the effect that for the tone a the ce...

Page 31: ...ond harmonic would have a value of 880 Hertz and the fourth harmonic 1760 Hertz However in our example the second harmonic is one Hertz and the fourth harmonic 8 Hertz higher than demanded by theory T...

Page 32: ...nly the frequency of the partial which is adjusted in the set passes the filter This makes it possible for example to measure the amplitude of individual partials selectively i e the inharmonicity of...

Page 33: ...erature reference is adjustable in steps of 0 1 degree in centigrade USB Port CTS 7 CE only Historical Temperaments Memory for 99 temperaments 30 temperaments may be programmed by the user himself and...

Page 34: ...5 19 5 10 0 2 0 13 5 6 0 17 5 11 5 34 MERCADIER_______ 0 9 8 7 8 11 7 9 8 3 9 2 0 3 9 15 6 11 7 7 8 7 8 35 MERSENNE_M 1636 0 1 7 3 4 5 1 1 7 1 7 5 1 8 6 6 8 5 1 3 4 1 7 36 MISXA_2005______ 0 6 0 2 0 6...

Page 35: ...5 0 5 20 25 30 35 40 45 cent 50 10 15 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 20 25 30 35 40 45 cent 50 10 15 25 20 15 10 5 0 5 20 25 30 35 40 45 cent a3 a4 a2 a1 a A A1 A2 a5 a3 a4 a2 a1 a A A1 A2 a3 a4 a2 a1 a A A1 A2 a...

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