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Effect-Related Settings, Setting the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard

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Effect-Related Settings Setting the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard You can adjust the touch response of the instrument (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). The touch sensitivity type becomes the common setting for all Voices. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION]  [D] CONTROLLER  TAB [][] KEYBOARD/PANEL 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired parameter: "1 INI- TIAL TOUCH" or "2 AFTER TOUCH." NOTE Some Voices are purposely designed without touch sensitivity, in order to emulate the true characteristics of the actual instrument (for example, conventional organs, which have no touch response). 2 3 3 Use the [1 ]-[8 ] buttons to specify the touch response. 1 INITIAL TOUCH [1 ]/ [2 ] TOUCH [4 ] [5 ]- [8 ] TOUCH OFF LEVEL LEFT-RIGHT3 Determines the Initial Touch sensitivity setting. HARD 2: Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a heavy touch. HARD 1: Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume. NORMAL: Standard touch response. SOFT 1: Produces high volume with moderate playing strength. SOFT 2: Produces relatively high volume even with light playing strength. Best for players with a light touch. Determines the fixed volume level when Touch is set to "OFF." Turns Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part. 2 AFTER TOUCH [1 ]/ [2 ] TOUCH [5 ]- [8 ] LEFT-RIGHT3 Determines the Aftertouch sensitivity setting. HARD: Relatively strong aftertouch pressure is needed to produce changes. NORMAL: Produces a fairly standard aftertouch response. SOFT: Allows you to produce relatively large changes with very light aftertouch pres- sure. Turns Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part. 6 Tyros4 Reference Manual

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6
Tyros4
Reference Manual
Setting the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard
You can adjust the touch response of the instrument (how the sound responds to the way
you play the keys). The touch sensitivity type becomes the common setting for all Voices.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
[D] CONTROLLER
TAB [
][
] KEYBOARD/PANEL
2
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired parameter: “1 INI-
TIAL TOUCH” or “2 AFTER TOUCH.”
3
Use the [1

]–[8

] buttons to specify the touch response.
1 INITIAL TOUCH
2 AFTER TOUCH
Effect-Related Settings
Some Voices are purposely designed
without touch sensitivity, in order to
emulate the true characteristics of the
actual instrument (for example, conven-
tional organs, which have no touch
response).
NOTE
2
3
[1

]/
[2

]
TOUCH
Determines the Initial Touch sensitivity setting.
HARD 2:
Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a
heavy touch.
HARD 1:
Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume.
NORMAL:
Standard touch response.
SOFT 1:
Produces high volume with moderate playing strength.
SOFT 2:
Produces relatively high volume even with light playing strength. Best for
players with a light touch.
[4

]
TOUCH OFF
LEVEL
Determines the fixed volume level when Touch is set to “OFF.”
[5

]–
[8

]
LEFT–RIGHT3
Turns Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part.
[1

]/
[2

]
TOUCH
Determines the Aftertouch sensitivity setting.
HARD:
Relatively strong aftertouch pressure is needed to produce changes.
NORMAL:
Produces a fairly standard aftertouch response.
SOFT:
Allows you to produce relatively large changes with very light aftertouch pres-
sure.
[5

]–
[8

]
LEFT–RIGHT3
Turns Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part.