Decay Time; Minimum Touch - Kawai ES520 Owner's Manual

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Decay Time

When playing an acoustic grand piano, the length of the instrument influences the speed at which held notes decay,
with longer grand pianos (i.e. longer strings) characterised by longer decay times.
The ES520 digital piano attempts to simulate this characteristic, with the Decay Time setting allowing the length of
decay while keys are pressed to be adjusted.
* This Virtual Technician setting will affect all sounds.
 Adjusting the Decay Time volume
After entering the Virtual Technician menu (page 63):
Press the or MENU buttons to select the Decay Time setting.
Press the or VALUE buttons to adjust the volume of the
Decay Time setting.
* The Decay Time volume can be adjusted within the range of 1~10, with
larger values resulting in increased decay times.
* The Decay Time setting can be set independently for each sound.
Press the EXIT button to exit the Decay Time setting and return
to the main settings menu.
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Minimum Touch

The Minimum Touch setting allows the minimum key velocity required to produce a sound to be adjusted. By
default, this setting attempts to recreate the extremely fine touch sensitivity of a concert grand piano, allowing
a very soft sound to be produced with the slightest of key touches. However, it may be desirable to reduce this
sensitivity, when wishing to recreate the feeling of a small grand piano or an upright piano.
* This Virtual Technician setting will affect acoustic piano sounds and E.PIANO (excluding Modern E.P.)
 Adjusting the Minimum Touch volume
After entering the Virtual Technician menu (page 63):
Press the or MENU buttons to select the Minimum Touch
setting.
Press the or VALUE buttons to adjust the volume of the
Minimum Touch setting.
* The Minimum Touch volume can be adjusted within the range of 1~20,
with larger values requiring greater key force in order to produce
a sound. For example, a value of 10 will require the keyboard to be
played with a velocity of 10 or above in order to produce a sound.
Press the EXIT button to exit the Minimum Touch setting and
return to the main settings menu.
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