Is there any way to get a volume pedal to from 0 to 120 instead of 0 to the default setting. i find the default value for the R1to low and despite having a volume pedal i still have to manual alter the volume of the R1 vice every time i change the style or OTS
Hi Ellon1,
First a note: The volume of the keyboard parts also depends (for most voices) on
how hard you hit the keys. If you have a light touch, I recommend changing the setting from "Normal" to "Soft2" under "Menu Keyboard/Joystick > Keyboard > Initial Touch > Touch Curve". This setting produces a relatively high volume even with light playing strength.
Now to your question: With a connected volume pedal (a so-called "Expression pedal" such as Yamaha FC7) you can
only lower the volume of the parts that the pedal affects. When the pedal is fully depressed, the affected parts have the same volume as when the pedal was not connected.
The One Touch Settings (OTS) of the styles do
not change the currently set Style volume. If you only play with OTS (rather than not with Registrations) you can, as already suggested by Angelo, just
reduce the Style volume as desired to have more "reserve" for the keyboard voices.
You can also
edit the OTS if necessary, e.g. increase the volume of certain Right parts. To do this, after you have made the desired settings, first press the "MEMORY" button and then the desired OTS button. Since the OTS are saved in the Style data, you now have to re-save the STYLE (in the user drive or on a USB stick).
If you have already set the volume of a keyboard part to 127 in the Mixer, you can
increase the volume even further for most voices in "Voice Edit" with the "Volume" parameter ("Menu > Voice Edit > Common > Volume"). You you could also use the "Touch Sensitivity" parameters ("Depth" and "Offset") there to achieve a higher volume with a relatively light touch. You can also use the
Part EQ and/or the
Effect settings, e.g. to make a voice "more assertive".
If you have edited a Voice in "Voice Edit" or in the Mixer, you
can save it as a User Voice. This is recommended if you later want to quickly recall this modified Voice. Alternatively, you can memorize Voices edited in "Voice Edit" or Mixer
directly to OTS or
directly to Registrations. Important: Such User Voices can only be used in Keyboard parts, i.e.
not in Style parts, MIDI files or Multi Pads.
Personally, I generally store all settings in Registrations (one Registration Bank per song title). I actually only use OTS when I'm trying out styles, so I see OTS primarily as
suggestions for Voice combinations. Note: An OTS Voice can sound completely different (in most cases better) than the Preset Voice of the same name.
Working with Registrations has many advantages. For example, you can store many more parameters in Registrations, i.e. in OTS. (See the SX900 Data List for details.) So if you're new to Registrations, I highly recommend you get involved (see the information in the SX900 Owner's Manual starting on page 86 and the SX900 Reference Manual starting on page 87).
P.S.
In this context, please note that pedals should always be connected BEFORE switching on the keyboard and should not be stepped on during the boot process. The reason for this is that when the keyboard is turned on, it automatically detects the type and polarity of the connected pedals.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris