Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split)
Dividing the keyboard into right-hand and left-hand areas, then playing different
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sounds in each section is called �split performance.� The boundary key is called the �split point.� The split point key is included in the left-hand keyboard area. Each time power to the keyboard is turned on, the split point is reset to �F#3.�
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You can change the split point; refer to �Changing the Keyboard�s Split Point (Split Point)� (p. 139).
Split Point
Acoustic Bass
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1.
At the Basic screen, touch <Split>.
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When you select an internal
song or music file that includes the lyrics data, < > appears in the Basic screen. Touch this to display the lyrics.
<
> appears in the Piano
screen or Basic screen when headphones are connected. You can add threedimensional breadth to the sound from the headphones
The tone sounding prior to the split performance is played in the right-hand section of the keyboard, and the tone indicated at the left of the screen is played in the lefthand section of the keyboard. Here, the tone appearing at the right part of the display is called the �upper tone,� and the tone appearing at the left part of the display is called the �lower tone.� You can turn the tones on and off by touching <Lower 1> or <Lower 2>.
(p. 31).
When you touch Octave <-> <+> in the tone selection screen, the pitch of the keyboard�s sound is changed in octave units. To learn more, see �Shifting the Keyboard Shift)� (p. 28). Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave
Changing the Tones
2. 3. 4.
Touch the name of the tone to be changed. Press a Tone button to select the tone (p. 23). When you have selected the tone, press the [Exit] button.
The display returns to the Basic screen.
You can change the volume balance between the upper and lower parts of the keyboard; refer to �Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Performance Part (Part Balance)� (p. 63).
Cancelling the Split
5.
Touch <Split>.
The <Split> icons are dimmed, and the Split performance is cancelled. When you play the keys, only the tone indicated on the screen is sounded.
