Yamaha PF-500 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Other settings
You can make detailed settings for touch, tuning, scale, etc.
Procedure
Press the [OTHER SETTING] button to enter Other Setting mode.
You can specify a touch response (how the sound
responds to the way you play the keys).
See the procedure on page 63.
Setting range:
Light With a soft touch, the PF-500 produces a
loud sound. The volume level of tones
tends to be consistent.
Medium Standard touch response.
Heavy You must hit the key very hard to gener-
ate a loud volume. This allows for versa-
tile expression, from pianissimo to
fortissimo tones.
Fixed No touch response. The volume level will
be the same regardless of how hard you
play the keys. Use the B [–]/[+] buttons
to set the volume level.
Setting range of the “Fixed” volume level:
1 - 127
You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instru-
ment. This function is useful when you play the
PF-500 along with other instruments or CD music.
See the procedure on page 63.
Setting range:
A3=427.0Hz - 453.0Hz (0.1Hz steps)
You can select a tuning curve from “GrandPiano1”
and “GrandPiano2.” Select “Flat” if you feel the
tuning curve of the piano voice does not quite
match that of other instruments voices.
See the procedure on page 63.
Setting range:
Stretch Tuning curve particularly for pianos
Flat Tuning curve in which the frequency is
octave doubled over the entire keyboard
range
SONG KEYBOARD
GRAND
PIANO 1
CHURCH
ORGAN
E.PIANO
1
STRINGS
E.PIANO
2
CHOIR
GRAND
PIANO 2
JAZZ
ORGAN
HARPSI-
CHORD
SYNTH.
PAD
VIBRA-
PHONE
E.BASS
XG
GUITAR
E.CLAVI-
CHORD
WOOD
BASS
SONG SELECT
NEW SONG
SONG
SETTING
FILE
TRACK
1
TOP
TRACK
2
START
/
STOP
EXTRA
TRACKS
REC
UPDOWN
SETTINGSTART/STOP
METRONOME
D
B
C
A
EXITEXIT
CONTRAST
VOICE
SETTING
SPLIT
VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW
BRILLIANCE
MIDI
SETTING
OTHER
SETTING
REVERB CHORUS
DEMO TEMPO
SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME
NO YES
VOICE
SYNCHRO START
SONG
MAXMIN
EFFECT
[OTHER SETTING]
Selecting a touch response
[TouchResponse]
C
A
D
B
NO YES
Fine tuning the pitch [Tune]
Selecting a tuning curve for a
piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]
C
A
D
B
NO YES
C
A
D
B
NO YES