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CHAPTER 3: Piano Playing Features

3 Tap on [SplitPoint], and then press to select a note as the split point

(within the range from [A-1] to [C7]) if necessary.

The selected note and notes lower than that note are assigned to the left-hand part, and the notes higher than that are assigned to the right-hand part.

Note: The split point can be set only when

both and / are turned on (blue).

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In Quiet or Headphone mode, when a voice contained in [AEM Brass], [AEM Sax], or [AEM Section] Instrument Group is selected, depressing the pedal adds articulations specific to the wood/brass wind. Three types of articulation are assigned to the respective pedals.

Soft pedal:

Assigned for adding Head (blow-up) articulation to the manner of beginning a note.

Sostenuto pedal:

Assigned for adding Joint articulation to the interval of two notes.

Damper pedal:

Assigned for adding Tail (fall-down) articulation to the manner of ending a note.

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5 Tap on the desired voice.
Tap on [Volume]		/	to
6 adjust the volume of the selected
voice.
7 operation.Tap on	to complete the

To mute the piano sound, tap on .

turns to red. Each time you tap on , the piano sound turns on and off alternately.

Soft pedal	Sostenuto	Damper pedal
	pedal

1 Select the desired voice contained in

[AEM Brass], [AEM Sax], or [AEM Section] Instrument Group. (→ pg. 67 “Piano Voice List” and pg. 19 “Selecting the Voice in Quiet/ Headphone Mode” in “Quick Guide”)

2 Operatepedal. the key and the desired

The key and pedal operation varies depending on the type of the articulation.

For Head (blow-up) articulation

1Press and hold the soft pedal, and then press the desired key.

The blow-up speed is controlled in accordance with the angle of the pedal that is pressed.

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