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TOUCH
While this button is on, the volume and timbre of notes played on the upper and lower
keyboards can be subtly changed according to the pressure with which you press the keys.
1 Turn on the TOUCH button.
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2 Try playing the upper and lower keyboards while varying the amount of
pressure you apply to the keys.
Initial Touch: The sound is controlled according to the pressure (velocity) at which the
upper or lower keys are initially pressed. The harder you initially strike the keys, the
louder and brighter the voice will sound.
After Touch: The sound is controlled by subsequent pressure applied on the upper
keys after they are initially pressed. The farther you subsequently press the keys, the
louder and brighter the voice will sound. (After Touch cannot be used to control
PERCUSSIVE voices or percussive-type BASS VOICES.)
TRANSPOSITION (HE-6)
=>For information on the Transposition feature of HE-8, see page 37.
This feature lets you raise or lower the key of the entire Electone by a half-octave in half-step
units.
1 Press the V or A button to change the key.
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V button: Lowers the key a half-step each time it is pressed. In case the Normal Key
is "C" and the Transposition function has not been used, the keys that can be achieved
with each press of the Y button are as follows: (Maximum of six steps)
Normal Key
Yxi
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v x3
V x4
"x5
v x6
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В
Bb(At)
A
Ab(G#)
G
Gb(F#)
A button: Raises the key a half-step each time it is pressed. In case the Normal Key
is "C", the keys that can be achieved with each press of the A button are as follows:
(Maximum of six steps)
Normal Key | 4x1
Ax2 | Ax3 | Ax4
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| A x6
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F | F# (Gb)
2 Press the V and A buttons simultaneously to return to Normal Key.
Both lamps will go off, indicating that the Normal Key has been restored.
NOTE: You can also restore the Normal Key by switching the POWER switch to OFF
and then to ON.
PITCH (HE-6)
=> For information on the Pitch feature of HE-8, see page 37.
Use this feature to finely adjust the pitch of the entire Electone.
1 Press the A or V button to change the pitch.
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Y button: Each time this button is pressed, the pitch is slightly lowered. (When A3
equals 440 Hz, the pitch can be lowered by four steps maximum at approximately
0.3 Hz per step.)
A button: Each time this button is pressed, the pitch is slightly raised. (When A3
equals 440 Hz, the pitch can be raised by 15 steps maximum at approximately 0.3 Hz
per step.)
2 To restore Normal Pitch, simultaneously press the A and V buttons.
Both lamps will go off to indicate that the normal pitch has been restored. (The Normal
Pitch will also be restored if the POWER switch is turned off.)
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[Using the Touch Feature]
* While using the Keyboard Percussion feature,
the volume of the percussion instruments can
be controlled
by your Initial Touch
when
pressing keys on the lower keyboard regardless
of the ON/OFF status of- the panel TOUCH
button.
* The Touch feature can also be used with any
VOICE MENU voice which has been transferred
to a grey button in any voice section.
* The way in which the voices are controlled by
the Touch feature will vary with the voice.
[Regarding the Use of Transposition]
© The Transposition setting cannot be memorized
in REGISTRATION MEMORY. When you wish
to change the key during a song, press the V
or A button at the moment you wish to change
keys to achieve your desired key.
eThe currently set Transposition data can be
transferred to a RAM Pack for storage.
e When the Y or A button is pressed, its lamp
will not always light up. If the currently set key
is lower than Normal Key, the Y button will
remain lit; if it is higher than Normal key, the
A button will remain lit. Therefore, the lamp of
the Y button may remain lit even if you press
the A button.
[Using the PITCH Feature]
©The current Pitch setting will not be memorized
in Registration Memory and also cannot be
transferred to a RAM Pack for storage.
* When the A or V button is pressed, the lamp.
of the pressed button may not always light. If
the currently set pitch is below normal pitch,
the lamp of the V button will remain lit; if it is
above normal pitch, the lamp of the A button
will remain lit. Even if the Y button is pressed,
therefore,
the lamp of the
A
button
may
remain lit in certain cases. `
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