Changing The Touch Response Of The Keyboard; Pitch Controls-The [Pitch Bend] Wheel - Yamaha PSR-I300 Owner's Manual

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
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 several
times until "TouchRes" (Function 005;
page 54) appears.
After a few seconds, the current Touch Response
appears.
TouchRes
005
2
Medium
005
2
Use the number buttons [1]–[4], [+/YES],
[-/NO] buttons to select a Touch
Response setting between 1 and 4.
Touch Response
Produces relatively high volume even with
light playing strength. Best for players with a
1 Soft
light touch who want to maintain a consis-
tent, relatively loud volume.
Produces a fairly "standard" keyboard
2 Medium
response.
The keys must be played very strongly to
generate loud volume. This setting is best
3 Hard for a wide dynamic range and optimum
expressive control of the sound, from pianis-
simo to fortissimo.
All notes are produced at the same volume
4 Fixed
no matter how hard the keyboard is played.
3
Play the keyboard.
The strength meter will light according to the
strength with which you play the keyboard.
When playing softly:
When playing at
medium strength:
When playing strongly:
NOTE
• When Touch Response is set to "Fixed, " the strength
meter is fixed at medium strength.
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Appears when the Touch
Response is not "Fixed."
Pitch Controls
—the [PITCH BEND] Wheel
The [PITCH BEND] wheel can be used to add
smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the key-
board. Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or
downward to lower the pitch.
You can change the amount of pitch bend produced
by the wheel in the Function Settings (page 54, Func-
tion 003).