Yamaha PSR-350 Owner's Manual - Page 29

Touch and Touch Sensitivity, TUNING, Medium

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Playing Voices Touch and Touch Sensitivity The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting you determine how loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength. Turn the Touch function on or off as desired by pressing the [TOUCH] button. 000 TUNING Indicates Touch function is on Touch Sensitivity lets you set how the PSR-350 responds to your playing strength, allowing you to customize this expressive function to suit your own playing style. 1 Select the Touch Sensitivity control. Press and hold the [TOUCH] button until the Touch Sensitivity setting and name appears in the display. Current Touch Sensitivity setting 2 Medium 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired setting: 1, 2, or 3 (explained below). q Settings: 1 (Soft) 2 (Medium) 3 (Hard) This results in limited touch response, and produces a relatively narrow dynamic range, no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys. This lets you play over a normal dynamic range (soft to loud). This is designed for playing very soft passages, giving you slightly more detailed control in the soft volume range. When Touch is turned off, a constant volume (corresponding to a velocity value of 80) is produced. Restoring the Default Touch Sensitivity Value The default Touch Sensitivity is 2 (Medium). To restore the default value, press both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Touch Sensitivity is selected). 29

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Playing Voices
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Touch and Touch Sensitivity
The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting
you determine how loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength.
Turn the Touch function on or off as desired by pressing the [TOUCH] but-
ton.
Touch Sensitivity lets you set how the PSR-350 responds to your playing strength,
allowing you to customize this expressive function to suit your own playing style.
1
Select the Touch Sensitivity control.
Press and hold the [TOUCH] button until the Touch Sensitivity setting and
name appears in the display.
2
Change the value.
Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired setting: 1, 2, or 3
(explained below).
Settings:
When Touch is turned off, a constant volume (corresponding to a velocity
value of 80) is produced.
1 (Soft)
This results in limited touch response, and produces a relatively narrow
dynamic range, no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys.
2 (Medium)
This lets you play over a normal dynamic range (soft to loud).
3 (Hard)
This is designed for playing very soft passages, giving you slightly more
detailed control in the soft volume range.
Indicates Touch
function is on
TUNING
000
Current Touch Sensitivity setting
Medium
2
Restoring the Default Touch
Sensitivity Value
The default Touch Sensitivity is 2
(Medium).
To restore the default
value, press both [+]/[-] buttons
simultaneously (when Touch Sensi-
tivity is selected).