Middle C
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The manual mentions C3 in a number of places, but never mentions that the Sylphyo uses C3 = Middle C (the Apple and Yamaha standard) rather than the ISO C4=Middle C standard (or Sonar which uses C5!).
This was actually a head-scratcher for a few minutes, until I saw the MIDI stream and realized C3 was producing MIDI note 60.
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Hello Clint,
When looking at the Sylphyo screen, the top option mentions the default note, which is C3. You can of course feel free to change it to any note you want between C1 and C7. Please keep in mind this note refers to a C fingering where the octave key being used is the second from the top (the "middle" key).
In order to change it quickly, you can hold the Aodyo key to access the quick menu, press the top octave button to select the note selection and use either the slider or the bottom two octave buttons to select your preferred note.
I hope this helps!
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Thanks Maxence ... yes, I've got that ... but the "3" in "C3" could mean (as I've found out recently) many different things depending on the octave numbering you use. The Sylphyo (from my examining the MIDI stream it puts out) puts out MIDI hex 3C = decimal 60 for "C3" which is Middle C. That's the same standard that Kontakt, Apple Logic, Cubase, Steinberg, and Yamaha keyboards use.
However, the ISO standard that is used by Korg, Roland, and most of the piano tuning and composing world (and also the Native flute world) use "C4" for Middle C. That's why I was always off by an octave before I understood these issues.
Cakewalk Sonar actually uses C5 for Middle C, which is really confusing!
