In music there are only 12 notes in
existence: C, C-sharp, D, D-sharp, E, F,
F-sharp, G, g-sharp, A, A-sharp and B. The
interval between each note is known as a
semitone. So for example C is a semitone
lower than a C-sharp and A is a semitone
higher then a G-sharp.
Every song ever written is made up of a
combination of some or all of these
twelve different notes. This block of 12
notes in sequence is also known as an
octave. Anything above or below them are
the same sequence of notes were just in
a higher or lower octave. So for example
a D3 is an octave lower than a D4 and
the F5 is an octave higher than F4.
The tape shown above with all 12
musical notes in an ascending order of
pitch also make up what is known as the
chromatic scale. There are several other
scales comprising of different sets of
these notes for example the major scale
is only C, D, E, F, G, A and B whereas a
minor scale is just C, D, D-sharp, F, G, G-
sharp and A-sharp. Many pieces of music
are written using specific scales and
the corresponding notes within them. For
example the Beatles Let it be is written
in the major pentatonic scale.
[Music]
The RP-8000 MK2 turntable
offers the ability to perform using up
to 22 different scales, which include
pentatonic, blues, Arabic and many more.
For the fullest the scales you can refer
to the platter play mode document which
you can download from the Reloop 
website
