Basic Operations

PIANO SETTING Button

Pressing this button changes the setup of the digital piano to optimize it for piano play.

Settings

Tone Number: “000”

Rhythm Number: “140”

Accompaniment Mode: Normal

Layer: Off

Split: Off

Auto Harmonize: Off

Transpose: 0 Touch Response:

Off: Returns to initial default

On: No change Soft/sostenuto pedal jack setting: Soft Local Control: On

Mixer Channel 1 Parameter Setup: Depends on tone

To optimize digital piano settings for piano play

1Press the PIANO SETTING button.2Now try playing something on the keyboard.

The notes you play will sound with a piano tone.

If you want to play with rhythm accompaniment, press the START/STOP button. This causes a rhythm that is optimized for piano will start to play.

To stop rhythm play, press the START/STOP button again.

NOTE

Pressing the PIANO SETTING button while a rhythm is playing stops rhythm play and then changes the digital piano setup.

Pressing the PIANO SETTING button while the digital piano is in the Synthesizer Mode or other mode exits the current mode and then changes the digital piano setup.

The setup of the digital piano does not change if you press the PIANO SETTING button when any one of the following exists.

*During real-time recording, step recording, or while using the editing function of the Song Memory

*While the data save or overwrite message is on the display

*During demo tune play

Using the PITCH BEND Wheel

As its name suggests, the PITCH BEND wheel lets you “bend” the pitch of a sound. This makes it possible to add a touch of realism to saxophone and other tones.

To use the PITCH BEND wheel

1While holding down a keyboard key with your right hand, use your left hand to rotate the PITCH BEND wheel up and down.

Releasing the PITCH BEND wheel returns the note to its original pitch.

NOTE

With saxophone and electrical guitar tones, the most realistic sounding effects can be produced if you play notes and operate the PITCH BEND wheel simultaneously.

See “Pitch Bend Range (Initial Default: 12)” on page E-71 for changing the bend range of the PITCH BEND wheel.

Never turn on digital piano power while the PITCH BEND wheel is rotated.

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