Roland Prelude - Manual (Page 21)

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Keyboard Mode Functions
3. When you’ve finished making settings, press [EXIT] once to
close the window.
This setting determines how the volume changes in response to
the force used to play the keyboard (Velocity Sensitivity).
The velocity—the force with which you play the keyboard—
can affect the volume or timbre of a sound.
1. Press [KEY TOUCH] so the button is lit.
The Key Touch window will open.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select the item that you want to
change, and use the VALUE dial to change the value.
3. When you’ve finished making settings, press [KEY TOUCH]
once again (or [EXIT]) to close the window.
If you want to keep this setting, press [WRITE] to store it into
the Performance (p. 39).
You can shift the pitch of the currently selected Tone upward or
downward in steps of an octave, over a maximum of four
octaves upward or downward.
1. Press OCTAVE [ ] or [ ].
The Octave Shift window will open, and will then close a
few moments after you release the button.
2. While holding down OCTAVE [ ] or [ ], use Cursor
[ ] [ ] to select the Upper or Lower part whose pitch
you want to shift.
3. Use OCTAVE [ ] [ ] to change the octave.
By using the “Transpose function,” you can transpose your
performance without changing the notes you play. You can
also use this function to play back a song in a different key.
1. Press [TRANSPOSE].
The Transpose window will open, and will then close a
few moments after you release the button.
2. While holding down [TRANSPOSE], use [ ] [ ] to
select the item whose setting you want to change.
F# Key Scale F# -64–+63
G Key Scale G -64–+63
G# Key Scale G# -64–+63
A Key Scale A -64–+63
Bb Key Scale Bb -64–+63
B Key Scale B -64–+63
Changing the Key Touch
([KEY TOUCH])
Parameter Value Explanation
Curve
LIGHT
Select this setting if you do not
want velocity changes to bring
about major volume changes.
MEDIUM
Medium velocity sensitivity. The
keyboard responds to velocity
changes, but the maximum vol-
ume can be obtained more easily
than with “HEAVY.”
HEAVY
Select this setting for maximum ex-
pressiveness. Even small varia-
tions of the force with which you
strike a key produce audible
changes. The tradeoff is, howev-
er, that you have to strike the keys
forcefully to achieve the maximum
volume.
FIXED
Select this setting if all notes you
play on the keyboard should have
the same velocity value.
Parameter Explanation Value
Value 1–127
Specifies the volume value used
when “Curve” is set to “FIXED.”
Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in
Octave Steps (OCTAVE Buttons)
Transposing Keyboard
Sounds and Songs Played
Back (TRANSPOSE)
Parameter Explanation Value
Song Trans
The playback of Songs recorded
with, or imported into, the
Prelude, and of SMF data (29,
p. 31) will be transposed.
OFF, ON
Parameter Value Explanation
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