Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings

Fine Adjustment of the Piano

Tone

You can make more detailed adjustments to the piano’s tone.

1.At the Piano Customize screen (p. 142), touch <Sound>.

The following screen will appear.

fig.08-06.e

2.Touch the icons on the screen to adjust the piano sound.

Indication

Description

Dynamic Range

Adjusts the range of change in the tone

 

made in response to velocity, or the

 

force with which the keys are played.

 

Select “Wide” to widen the dynamic

 

range of the sound; select “Narrow” to

 

narrow the dynamic range.

Brightness

Allows you to change the brightness of

 

the piano tone.

 

Select “Bright” to brighten the sound;

 

select “Dark” to make the sound

 

darker.

Release

Sets the length of decay of the sound

 

after the keys are released.

 

Select “Long” to lengthen the sound’s

 

release time; select “Short” to shorten

 

the sound’s release.

 

 

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Piano Customize screen.

Changing the Settings for Automatic Accompaniment

You can change a variety of settings for automatic accompaniment.

Touch <Options> at the bottom right of the Basic screen (p. 19) to display the setting screen.

The following screen like the one is called “Arranger Option screen.”

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Changing the Keyboard’s Split

Point

You can change the location where the keyboard is divided (the split point).

The setting is at “F#3” when the piano is powered up.

fig.08-09

F3 (Split Point)

B1

B6

 

 

 

 

1.Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button to display the Basic screen.

2.Touch <Options> at the bottom right of the screen.

3.Touch <Split Point> to display the screen shown

below.

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4.Touch <C3>, <F#3>, <C4> or <F#4>.

The key you chose becomes the split point.

The key you chose for the split point belongs to the left-hand section of the keyboard.

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KF-90 specifications

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