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Touch Sensitivity (TchSense) (–64 to +63) — Controls changes in the volume of the tone depending on how hard you strike the keys. You can specify more volume for stronger striking and less volume for lighter striking, or you can specify 00 to set the same volume regardless of how hard you strike the keys.

Pan (Pan) (–64 to +63) — Controls the relative position of the tone between the left and right speaker channels. A greater positive value moves the center point further to the right, a negative value moves it to the left.

4.Use + or to change the parame- ter’s setting. You can also use the number buttons to directly enter a value for the parameter.

Notes:

If you want to change another parameter, repeat Steps 3 and 4.

If you selected a layered preset tone, press to recall the DCO2 parameters (d Co2 appears), and repeat Steps 3 and 4 to set the

parameters. Press again to return to the DCO1 parameters.

5.Press SYNTH. Save? appears.

To exit the Custom Tone Synthe- sizer mode without storing a new

tone, press twice so Delete? appears, then press .

To store the settings, press to display the tone number where you want to save the user tone.

6.Use + or until the tone number you want appears on the display. If you do not want to assign a name, skip to Step 10.

7.To give a name to your tone, press

. The first character of the tone name flashes.

8.Repeatedly press + or until the first character of the new name appears on the display.

9.Press to move to the next charac- ter position. Repeat Steps 8 and 9 to enter the rest of the characters in the new name.

Note: Press to change the tone number (the name of the tone returns to its preset name).

10.Press to save the user tone. Save OK appears briefly and the keyboard exits the Custom Tone Synthesizer mode.

Hints on Creating a User Tone

Use a preset tone that is similar to the one you are trying to create. When you already have a general idea of the tone you are trying to create, it is a good idea to start with a similar preset tone. If you want to use a layered tone, start out with a 2DCO tone.

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