Yamaha P-35 Owner's Manual - Page 10

Selecting & Playing Voices Setting the Touch Sensitivity You can specify the Touch Sensitivity (how the sound responds to your playing strength). While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press one of the A2 - C3 keys. A2 C3 Key Touch Sensitivity Description A2 Fixed The volume level does not change at all regardless of whether you play the keyboard soft or hard. A#2 Soft The volume level does not change much when you play the keyboard soft or hard. B2 Medium This is the standard piano touch response (default setting). C3 Hard The volume level changes very widely from pianissimo to fortissimo to facilitate dynamic and dramatic expression. You have to hit the keys hard to produce a loud sound. NOTE • The touch sensitivity settings may have little or no effect with the PIPE ORGAN and HARPSICHORD Voices, since these instruments are not normally responsive to keyboard dynamics. Transposing the Pitch in Semitones You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone in order to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, or to easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if "+5" is selected, playing key C produces pitch F, letting you play a song of F major as though it were in C major. To transpose the pitch down: While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press the F6 key to decrease by 1 semitone. To transpose the pitch up: While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press the F#6 key to increase by 1 semitone. To restore the original pitch: While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press the G6 key. F#6 (+1) F6 (-1) G6 (Original pitch) NOTE • Setting range: -6 - 0 - +6 10 P-35 Owner's Manual