Dear Friends,
Thank you all very much for your replies.
With your help, I have decided to give my SX900 a chance to practice piano techniques at least for a couple of months. I will decide about a piano, when I finally get back to my hometown.
One last question is:
Do you advise the touch setting "HARD 2" with the option "fixed velocity=0" to get a more weighted-keys-like feeling?
Thank you all in advance
Hi Anil Sahin,
Of course, setting the "Touch Curve" of Initial Touch differently does not change the
mechanical feel of the internal SX900 keyboard. With "Hard 2" a stronger touch ("playing strength") is required to produce a higher volume (MIDI velocity). With "Soft 2" higher velocities are generated with a relatively light touch.
Quote from page 37 in the SX900 Reference Manual:
Initial Touch > Touch CurveDetermines the Initial Touch response type. Make sure to enter checkmarks to the boxes of the desired keyboard parts.
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Normal: Standard Touch Response.
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Soft 1: Produces high volume with moderate playing strength. Lower volume is harder to be produced.
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Soft 2: Produces high volume even with light playing strength. Best for players with a light touch.
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Hard 1: Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume.
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Hard 2: Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for players with a heavy touch.
Fixed Velocity: Determines the fixed volume level when the Touch Response is set to off. The volume of the keyboard parts without checkmarks stays fixed regardless of your playing strength.
By the way, the "Fixed Velocity" setting (which comes into effect when "Initial Touch" is turned off for a particular part) is completely unsuitable for playing a dynamic voice such as Piano.
Best regards,
Chris