User Manual

Handy Performance Features
PSR-E473, PSR-EW425 Reference Manual
7
Changing the Touch Response of
the Keyboard
This keyboard is equipped with a Touch Response
feature that lets you expressively control the dynam-
ics as you play the keyboard, and has four different
strength settings.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up
the Function display.
2
Rotate the dial until “TouchRes” (Func-
tion 005) is shown on the display.
3
Press the [ENTER] button.
The current Touch Response setting is shown on
the display.
4
Rotate the dial to select a Touch
Response setting between 1 and 4.
Touch Response
5
Press the [FUNCTION] button to exit
from the Function display.
Setting the Time Signature
You can change the Time Signature from the default.
Here, let’s try changing it to 6/8.
1
While holding down the [SHIFT] button,
press the [METRONOME] button.
The number of beats per measure is shown on
the display.
2
Rotate the dial to select the number of
beats per measure.
A chime accent sounds on the first beat of each
measure, and a click sounds on the other beats.
When “00” is selected, a click sounds on all
beats. Here, select “06.”
3
To exit from the setting display, press the
[ENTER] button.
4
Rotate the dial to call up "TimeSigD"
(Time Signature Denominator).
5
Press the [ENTER] button.
The current note duration of a beat is shown on
the display.
6
Rotate the dial to select the duration of a
beat from 2 (half), 4 (quarter), 8 (eighth) or
16 (sixteenth) note duration.
Here, select “08” (eighth).
7
Press the [FUNCTION] button to exit from
the Function display.
8
Confirm the result by playing the Metro-
nome.
1Soft
Results in a loud sound, even
when playing softly.
2 Medium
Results in normal response,
where soft playing produces soft
sounds, and strong playing pro-
duces loud sounds.
3Hard
Requires strong playing to pro-
duce loud sounds.
4Fixed
Results in a fixed loudness, no
matter what your playing strength.
TouchRes
005
Medium
005
2
Current Touch
Response setting
• This parameter cannot be set during playback of a Style,
Song or Groove.
TimeSigN
059
04
118
Number of beats per measure
(Time Signature Numerator).
Keep holding down.
NOTE
TimeSigD
060
118
TimeSigD
060
08
Length of a single beat.