Operation Manual

Handy Performance Features
PSR-E453/PSR-EW400 Owner’s Manual
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Reference
Changing the Touch Response of
the Keyboard
The keyboard of this instrument is equipped with a
Touch Response feature that lets you dynamically
and expressively control the level of the Voices
according to your playing strength.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
call up “TouchRes” (Function 010).
After a few seconds, the current Touch Response
appears.
3
Use the dial to select a Touch Response
setting between 1 and 4.
Touch Response
Selecting an EQ Setting for the
Best Sound
Six different master equalizer (EQ) settings give you
the best possible sound when listening through differ-
ent reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal
speakers, headphones, or an external speaker sys-
tem.
1
Hold down the [MELODY SUPPRESSOR]
button for longer than a second to call
up “Master EQ” (Function 038).
After a few seconds, the current Master EQ type
appears.
2
Rotate the dial to select the desired Mas-
ter EQ type.
Master EQ types
1Soft
Allows maximum loudness to be pro-
duced with relatively light key pres-
sure.
2Medium
Produces a fairly “standard” keyboard
response.
3Hard
Requires that the keys be played quite
hard to produce maximum loudness.
4Fixed
All notes are produced at the same
volume no matter how hard the key-
board is played.
TouchRes
010
Medium
2
010
Current Touch
Response
1 Speaker
Optimum for listening via the instru-
ment’s built-in speakers.
2 Headphone
Optimum for headphones, or for listen-
ing via external speakers.
3Boost
Features more powerful sound.
Depending on the selected Voice and
Style, etc., the sound may be more
subject to distortion than other EQ
types.
4 Piano Optimum for piano solo performance.
5Bright
Lowers the mid range for a brighter
sound.
6 Mild
Lowers the high range for a softer
sound.
MasterEQ
038
Speaker
1
038
Current Master EQ
type
Hold for longer
than a second.