Using Various Functions

Using Tap Start

You can also set the tempo by simply tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button at the required tempo—four times for time signatures in 4, and three times for time signatures in 3.

You can change the tempo during Song or Style playback by pressing the button just twice.

Touch Response

■Turning Touch Response on/off● ●

Keyboard Touch Response can be turned on by pressing the [TOUCH] button.

When Touch Response is on you can control the volume of notes according to how hard you play the keys.

The [TOUCH] button lights indicating Touch Response is turned on.

To turn Touch Response off, press the [TOUCH] button again.

When Touch Response is off, the same volume will be produced no matter how hard or soft you play the keys.

[TOUCH] button lights indicating when Touch Response is turned on.

■Adjusting the Touch Response

Sensitivity ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

The sensitivity of the keyboard’s Touch Response can be adjusted in three steps (1–3). The higher the number, the greater the volume variation produced by the variation in how hard you play the keys— i.e., the keyboard becomes more “sensitive.”

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the FUNCTION display.

2 Press the CATEGORY [f ] and [r ] buttons as many times as necessary to call up Touch Sensitivity.

The name of the currently selected sensitivity number is displayed.

Touch Sensitivity

3 Use the dial to select a Touch Sensitivity setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics—i.e., greater sensitivity.

NOTE

• The initial default setting is 2.

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