Chapter 6 Master Mode; Master Tune; Keyboard Touch - Kurzweil KME61 - REV A User Manual

Chapter 6
Master Mode
Master Mode is used to change miscellaneous parameters that affect the entire instrument
and also to select and execute utility functions. When the Master button is pressed, its LED
turns on.
The Up and Down menu buttons at the left of the display can be used to select the desired
Master page. The pages are:

Master Tune

Keyboard Touch

Send Memory Data
Receive Memory Data
System Hard Reset
Each screen and its changing rules is described below.
Master Tune
Master Tune
Oct:+1 Key:C# Tu:+15
The left and center parameters are Master Transpose displayed as Octaves, with a range of -2
to +2, and Keys with a range of G (-5) to F# (+6). These may be changed in the same manner
as in Program Mode.
The right parameter is Master Tune with a range of -99 to +99 cents and may be changed in
the usual way with the + and – buttons and Data Slider.
Master Tune affects the sound engine globally, that is, both locally played notes and incoming
MIDI. However if the combined Transpose (Program Mode) or Note Shift (Setup Mode) and
Master Tune shifts a note beyond the full piano range (A0 - C8), that note may not sound.
Keyboard Touch
Keyboard Touch
Medium
The keyboard may be adjusted for an Easy, Medium, or Hard touch.
approximation to the touch response of a standard piano and is suitable for most players.
Easy requires somewhat less force to produce a given loudness and Hard requires somewhat
more. This setting does not affect the after-touch response which is fixed.
Medium is an