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Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings

Adjusting Resonance

You can adjust this resonance (Sympathetic Resonance)

when the damper pedal is depressed.

1.

At the Piano Customize screen (p. 142), touch

.

The following screen will appear.

fig.08-07.eps

2.

Touch the , , or

icon to choose the type of resonant sound.

Indication

Description

Standard

This replicates the resonance inside a piano.

Advanced

This physically reproduces the vibrations

imparted to other free strings when a key is

played, so it can give you the same feel as the

reverberations of an acoustic piano.

Demo

In addition to the effects of Advanced, this also

replicates the noise when you depress the

pedal.

3.

Touch

to adjust the amount of

Resonance Sound.

Touching

intensifies the effect; touch

to reduce

the amount of effect.

Touch to go back to the Piano Customize screen.

* If you use the Voice Transformer (p. 44) or the Harmonist (p.

46), the resonant sound may sometimes be reset to its original

value.

When you’ve chosen , touching changes the

setting for resonant notes to .

Changing Key Touch (Key Touch)

You can vary the touch of the keyboard when you finger the

keys.

1.

At the Piano Customize screen (p. 142), touch

.

The following screen will appear.

fig.08-04.eps

2.

Touch the , , , or

icon to make the setting for keyboard

touch.

Indication

Description

Fixed

Notes are sounded at an unchanging volume

level, regardless of how lightly or forcefully

you finger the keyboard.

Light

This sets the keyboard to a light touch. You

can achieve fortissimo (ff) play with a less

forceful touch than usual, so the keyboard

feels lighter. This setting makes it easy to play,

even for children.

Medium

This sets the keyboard to the standard touch.

You can play with the most natural touch. This

is the closest to the touch of an acoustic piano.

Heavy

This sets the keyboard to a heavy touch. You

have to finger the keyboard more forcefully

than usual in order to play fortissimo (ff), so

the keyboard touch feels heavier. Dynamic

fingering adds even more feeling to what you

play.

3.

To make fine adjustments, touch the bar graph.

The on-screen bar graph shows the keyboard touch.

Touch to go back to the Piano Customize screen.