# Select a scale
The instrument has a maximum of 9 scales to choose from by pressing a side tonefield and the dome simultaneously and by holding down the pressure for an additional 2 seconds will start loading that scale.
On a Mutant instrument, the LCD screen will display the name of the scale assigned to that tonefield. On the left hand side of the LCD screen the arrow icon is indicating which scale will be loaded. On continued pressure the arrow will turn into a circular spinning icon until the end of the loading (the status icon LED on the top of the instrument turns orange during the loading).
*Editor's note: screenshot likely outdated, the LCD layout has changed.*
When the music note icon appears on the LCD screen and the status icon LED on the top of the instrument turns green marks that the loading of the selected scale finished and was successful. Now the instrument is ready to play the selected scale.
*Editor's note: screenshot likely outdated, the LCD layout has changed.*
The double music note icon indicates that the loaded and used scale is a mutant scale. Every scale which has 11 notes or above counts as a mutant scale.
*Editor's note: screenshot likely outdated, the LCD layout has changed.*
You can choose 9 scales by default.
Seven live scales:
```
DOME+1: B Amara B2 F#3 A3 B3 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 A4 B4
DOME+2: C Aegean C3 E3 G3 B3 C4 E4 F#4 G4 B4 E5
DOME+3: C# Pygmy C#3 F#3 G#3 A3 C#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 C#5
DOME+4: D Kurd D3 A3 Bb3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 C5
DOME+5: Low F# Pygmy F#2 C#3 F#3 G#3 A3 C#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4
DOME+6: G Romanian Hijaz G3 C4 D4 D#4 F#4 G4 A4 A#4 C5 D5
DOME+7: E Amara E3 B3 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 D5 E5 F#5 G5 A5
```
And three mutant scales:
```
DOME+7: Eb La sirena 16 C#3 D#3 F3 F#3 G#3 A#3 C4 C#4 D#4 F4 F#4
A#4 C5 D#5 F5
DOME+8: B2 Onoleo 15 B2 E3 F#3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D#4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4
C5 D#5
DOME+9: F2 Astronaut 16 F2 A#2 C3 C#3 D#3 F3 G3 G#3 C4 D#4 F4 G4
G#4 C5 D#5 G5
```
For example, to switch to scale B Amara, hold down the dome and tonefield #1 simultaneously for 2 seconds. After 2 seconds the indicator light will turn ORANGE which means that the scale is loading. During this time the instrument is muted. After a scale is loaded the indicator light will turn GREEN, and the instrument will play a note to indicate that it is ready.
The instrument will load the scale that was last selected when turned on. The instrument will automatically download new scales if connected to WiFi, and when connected to the interface the loading in and switching between the scales is also possible.
If you prefer, you can customize the combinations and add custom scales to the tonefields under Quick Load in the My Scales menu.
E Amara comes in a One and a Mutant version. The note layouts of both:
**One**
```
(C3, D3), E3/ (F#3, G3, A3), B3, (C4), D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, (C5), D5,
```
**Mutant**
```
(C3, D3), E3/ (F#3, G3, A3), B3, (C4), D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, (C5), D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5
```