Harmony/Echo - Yamaha Tyros2 Owner's Manual

■ KEYBOARD/PANEL
The [FUNCTION] → CONTROLLER → KEYBOARD/PANEL display lets you set the parameters
related to the keyboard and modulation wheel.
● INITIAL TOUCH ............................................................................................................. page 87
You can turn Initial Touch on or off for each keyboard part and set the following parame-
ters.
TOUCH
TOUCH OFF LEVEL
● AFTER TOUCH .............................................................................................................. page 87
You can turn Aftertouch on or off for each keyboard part and set the following parameters.
TOUCH
● MODULATION WHEEL ................................................................................................. page 88
You can determine whether the modulation wheel operation is applied or not to the
notes for each part.
● TRANSPOSE ASSIGN .................................................................................................. page 88
You can determine to which parts the [TRANSPOSE] button is applied.
KEYBOARD
SONG
MASTER
You can confirm the setting here by viewing the pop-up window called up via the
[TRANSPOSE] button.
Please note that the transpose function does not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit
voices.

Harmony/Echo

Parameters set on the display called up by selecting "HARMONY/ECHO" in step #2 of the Basic Procedure on page 187 are
explained below. This display lets you set the parameters related to the Harmony/Echo effect applied to the keyboard performance
when the [HARMONY/ECHO] button is turned on.
Select a Harmony type.
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Determines the Touch sensitivity setting.
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.
NORMAL 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.
Determines the fixed volume level when Touch is set to "OFF."
Determines the Touch sensitivity setting.
HARD Relatively strong aftertouch pressure is needed to produce changes.
NORMAL Produces a fairly standard aftertouch response.
SOFT Allows you to produce relatively large changes with very light aftertouch
pressure.
When this is selected, the [TRANSPOSE] button affects the pitch of the keyboard-
played voices, style playback (controlled by the performance in the chord section of the
keyboard), and Multi Pad playback (when Chord Match is on, and left-hand chords are
indicated).
When this is selected, the [TRANSPOSE] button affects only the pitch of the songs.
When this is selected, the [TRANSPOSE] button affects the pitch of the entire instru-
ment (keyboard voices, styles, and songs).
Making Global and Other Important Settings—Function
Quick Guide on page 39
Set the related parameters. The dis-
played parameters differ depending on
the type selected at left.
Reference
NOTE
• Some voices are purposely
designed without touch sensitiv-
ity, in order to emulate the true
characteristics of the actual instru-
ment (for example, conventional
organs, which have no touch
response).
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