Tyros5 Reference Manual
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Vo
ices –
Playing the
K
eyboar
d
–
Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard
Touch Response determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The
touch response type becomes the common setting for all Voices.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
[D] CONTROLLER
TAB [
E
][
F
] KEYBOARD/PANEL
2
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired parameter: “1 INI-
TIAL TOUCH” or “2 AFTER TOUCH.”
3
Use the [1
]–[8
] buttons to set the touch response.
1 INITIAL TOUCH
2 AFTER TOUCH
Touch Response and Effect-Related Settings
Some Voices are purposely designed
without touch response, in order to
emulate the true characteristics of the
actual instrument (for example, conven-
tional organs, which have no touch
response).
NOTE
2
3
Touch Response is applied to the
checkmarked parts.
[1
]/
[2
]
TOUCH
Determines the Initial Touch Response type.
HARD 2:
Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a
heavy touch.
HARD 1:
Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume.
MEDIUM:
Standard Touch Response.
SOFT 1:
Produces high volume with moderate playing strength.
SOFT 2:
Produces relatively high volume even with light playing strength. Best for
players with a light touch.
[4
]
TOUCH OFF
LEVEL
Determines the fixed volume level when Touch is set to “OFF.”
[5
]–
[8
]
LEFT–RIGHT3
Turns Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part.
[1
]/
[2
]
TOUCH
Determines the After Touch response type.
HARD:
Relatively strong After Touch pressure is needed to produce changes.
MEDIUM:
Produces a fairly standard After Touch response.
SOFT:
Allows you to produce relatively large changes with very light After Touch
pressure.
[5
]–
[8
]
LEFT–RIGHT3
Turns After Touch on or off for each keyboard part.
