Yamaha VP1, Owner'S Manual

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REFERENCE
Chapter 2 SYSTEM Mode
KEYBOARD SETTINGS
SYSTEM
➝
F2
: Kbd
Sets the properties of the keyboard.
Keyboard Transpose -48 ~ +48
Velocity Curve normal, soft 1, soft 2,
easy, wide, hard,
cross 1, cross 2
Fixed Velocity 0 ~ 127, off
Description
• Use this function to set the keyboard properties.
• Keyboard Transpose: Shifts the pitch of the keyboard up or down, by semitones.
Setting the value to +3, for example, shifts all keyboard notes up 1-1/2 tones;
setting the value to -12 transposes all notes down one octave.
• Velocity Curve: Sets the relationship between key-strike force and velocity.
(Refer also to the illustrations on the next page.)
• normal
Velocity increases in proportion to striking force.
• soft 1, soft 2
Light action; produces loud sound relative to striking force. Suitable for
performers with light keyboard touch.
• easy
Produces loud sound relative to striking force for weak and strong striking
forces, but fairly stable output level over the range of typical intermediate
striking forces.
• wide
Wide dynamic range: light touch produces disproportionately low velocity,
while strong touch produces disproportionately high velocity.
• hard
Hard action; produces weak sound relative to striking force. Suitable for
performers with heavy keyboard touch.
• cross 1, cross 2
Use either of these curves to obtain a velocity-controlled crossfade effect
between two keyboards operating in unison.
SYSTEM Functions