Learning How To Use "Touch" Control (Touch Tutor) - Yamaha PSR-I300 Owner's Manual

Learning How to Use "Touch" Control
(Touch Tutor)
This learning feature lets you practice how hard or soft to play the keys for musical
expression, referred to as "Touch" in this chapter, by playing back Song numbers 113 to
122 (in the "Touch Tutor" category). Playing back Songs from this category shows indi-
cations for the appropriate playing strength. Try playing according to the level dis-
played in the LCD as the Song progresses.
NOTE
• Be sure to set the Touch Response parameter (page 18) to a
value other than "Fixed. " When set to "Fixed, " the Touch Tutor
function is inactive.
1
Select a Song from Song numbers 113 to
122 in the "Touch Tutor" category by
executing Step 1 in "Selecting and Play-
ing Back a Song" on page 33.
To play with the same Voice that is used in a per-
formance data, select Voice number "000" (OTS;
page 16). After this operation, make sure to go
back to the Touch Tutor display by pressing the
[SONG] button.
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TTutor01
2
Press the [START/STOP] button to play
back the selected Song.
3
When the following display appears, play
the keyboard along with the keyboard indi-
cations shown in the display at the
strength level displayed in the LCD.
Play while watching the strength level.
Strength level (Target value)
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The notes to play are indicated in
the graphic keyboard in the display.
Strength targets are indicated by "
Your actual playing "Touch" is indicated by "
Try playing so that the indications below appear
(as target values) while you play.
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: Soft
: Medium
: Hard
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" .
The positions of "
a gap when your touch is softer or harder than
the target value.
Your touch is harder than the target value
(Target value: medium; your touch: hard)
Your touch is same as the target value
(Target value: medium; your touch: medium)
Your touch is softer than the target value
(Target value: medium; your touch: soft)
When the playing is accurate, the instrument
evaluates the accuracy of the touch (velocity) and
indicates the following evaluation results on the
display. If you continue to play the keys accu-
rately, your grade will gradually increase. If you
continue to play the keys inaccurately, your grade
will gradually decrease.
Great! > VeryGood > Good > OK
4
To stop playback, press the [START/
STOP] button.
To exit from the Touch Tutor mode, select a Song
from any other category, except "Touch Tutor."
."
NOTE
• This function cannot be used with Keys To Success.
: Soft
: Medium
: Hard
" and " " are displayed with
Target value: medium
Your touch: hard
Target value: medium
Your touch: medium
Target value: medium
Your touch: soft