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Keyboard-related Settings, Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard

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Voices Keyboard-related Settings Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard Touch Response determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The selected Touch Response type becomes the common setting for all Voices. You can make the settings on the display called up via [MENU]  [Keyboard]. 2 NOTE Some Voices are purposely designed without Touch Response, in order to emulate the true characteristics of the actual instrument (for example, conventional organs, which have no Touch Response). Initial Touch Touch Curve Fixed Velocity Determines the Initial Touch response type. Make sure to enter checkmarks to the boxes of the desired keyboard parts. • Normal: Standard Touch Response. • Soft 1: Produces high volume with moderate playing strength. Lower volume is harder to be pro- duced. • Soft 2: Produces high volume even with light playing strength. Best for players with a light touch. • Hard 1: Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume. • Hard 2: Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a heavy touch. Determines the fixed volume level when the Touch Response is set to off. The volume of the keyboard parts without checkmarks stays fixed regardless of your playing strength. PSR-A5000 Reference Manual 39

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PSR-A5000
Reference Manual
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Voices
Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard
Touch Response determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The selected Touch Response type
becomes the common setting for all Voices.
You can make the settings on the display called up via [MENU]
[Keyboard].
Initial Touch
Keyboard-related Settings
Some Voices are purposely designed without Touch Response, in order to emulate the true characteristics of the actual instrument (for example, conventional organs, which
have no Touch Response).
Touch Curve
Determines the Initial Touch response type. Make sure to enter checkmarks to the boxes of the
desired keyboard parts.
Normal:
Standard Touch Response.
Soft 1:
Produces high volume with moderate playing strength. Lower volume is harder to be pro-
duced.
Soft 2:
Produces high volume even with light playing strength. Best for players with a light touch.
Hard 1:
Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume.
Hard 2:
Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a heavy touch.
Fixed Velocity
Determines the fixed volume level when the Touch Response is set to off. The volume of the key-
board parts without checkmarks stays fixed regardless of your playing strength.
NOTE