Yamaha PSR-EW400, Owner'S Manual

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Handy Performance Features
PSR-E453/PSR-EW400 Owner’s Manual
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Changing the Touch Response of
the Keyboard
The keyboard of this instrument is equipped with a
Touch Response feature that lets you dynamically
and expressively control the level of the Voices
according to your playing strength.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
call up “TouchRes” (Function 010).
After a few seconds, the current Touch Response
appears.
3
Use the dial to select a Touch Response
setting between 1 and 4.
Touch Response
Selecting an EQ Setting for the
Best Sound
Six different master equalizer (EQ) settings give you
the best possible sound when listening through differ-
ent reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal
speakers, headphones, or an external speaker sys-
tem.
1
Hold down the [MELODY SUPPRESSOR]
button for longer than a second to call
up “Master EQ” (Function 038).
After a few seconds, the current Master EQ type
appears.
2
Rotate the dial to select the desired Mas-
ter EQ type.
Master EQ types
1 Soft
Allows maximum loudness to be pro-
duced with relatively light key pres-
sure.
2 Medium
Produces a fairly “standard” keyboard
response.
3 Hard
Requires that the keys be played quite
hard to produce maximum loudness.
4 Fixed
All notes are produced at the same
volume no matter how hard the key-
board is played.
TouchRes
010
Medium
2
010
Current Touch
Response
1 Speaker
Optimum for listening via the instru-
ment’s built-in speakers.
2 Headphone
Optimum for headphones, or for listen-
ing via external speakers.
3 Boost
Features more powerful sound.
Depending on the selected Voice and
Style, etc., the sound may be more
subject to distortion than other EQ
types.
4 Piano Optimum for piano solo performance.
5 Bright
Lowers the mid range for a brighter
sound.
6 Mild
Lowers the high range for a softer
sound.
MasterEQ
038
Speaker
1
038
Current Master EQ
type
Hold for longer
than a second.