Enhancing The Sound; Reverb - Kawai ES920 Owner's Manual

Enhancing the Sound

Enhancing the Sound Enhancing the Sound
The ES920 digital piano offers a variety of features to adjust and enhance the character of a particular sound. Some
of these features (e.g. Reverb), are enabled automatically when a sound is selected, however players may also wish
to change the strength or type of enhancement to suit their personal preferences or different styles of music.
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Reverb

Reverb adds reverberation to the sound, simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room, stage, or concert
hall. Some sound types, such as acoustic piano, enable reverb automatically in order to improve acoustic realism.
The ES920 digital piano features six different reverb types.
 R everb types
Reverb type
Room
Lounge
Small Hall
Concert Hall
Live Hall
Cathedral
1. Turning Reverb on/off
Press the REVERB button to turn reverb on/off.
The LED indicator for the REVERB button will turn on to indicate
when reverb is in use, and the current status will briefly be
shown in the display.
2. Entering the Reverb settings menu
Press and hold the REVERB button.
The reverb settings menu will be shown in the display.
 R everb settings
Reverb setting
Type
Depth
Time
24
Description
Simulates the ambiance of a small rehearsal room.
Simulates the ambience of piano lounge.
Simulates the ambiance of a small hall.
Simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater.
Simulates the ambiance of a live hall or stage.
Simulates the ambiance of a large cathedral.
Description
Changes the type of environment.
Adjusts the depth of the environment (i.e. amount of reverberation to apply).
Adjusts the decay length/speed of the reverberation.
Range
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1~10
1~10