Voicing - Kawai K-500 Aures Owner's Manual

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. Voicing

On an acoustic piano, the shape, density, and texture of the hammers all influence on the tonal character of the
instrument's sound. Technicians utilise a variety of tools such as needles, files, and brushes to manipulate these
hammer felts, with the ultimate goal of achieving a balanced tonal character across the keyboard.
The Voicing setting recreates various hammer properties, allowing the overall tonal character of this instrument
to be adjusted. There are six different preset voicing settings available (applied uniformly to all keys), with an
additional "User" setting allowing players to perform custom adjustments on each individual key.
While the default "Normal" voicing setting should be appropriate for a broad range of musical genres, it may be
desirable to select a softer, more mellow tonal character for romantic pieces, or a brighter, more aggressive tone for
modern styles.
* This Virtual Technician setting will affect all sounds.
„Voicing types
„
Voicing type Description
Normal The normal tonal character of an acoustic piano throughout the entire dynamic range.
(default)
Mellow 1 A softer, more mellow tonal character throughout the entire dynamic range.
Mellow 2 An even softer tonal character than Mellow 1.
Dynamic A tonal character that changes dramatically from mellow to bright, depending on the strength of key strike.
Bright 1 A bright tonal character throughout the entire dynamic range.
Bright 2 An even brighter tonal character than Bright 1.
User A custom tonal character, allowing each key to be individually voiced.
„Changing the Voicing type
„
Swipe left/right or tap the arrow buttons to change the Voicing
type.
* The Touch Curve can be set to one of 7 types.
The tonal character of the sound will change depending on the
selected voicing type.
* Any changes made to the Voicing setting will remain until the power is
turned off.
* Preferred Voicing settings can be stored to the sound's memory
(in Sound mode) or a Favorite memory for convenient recall. For
more information, please refer to "1. Storing and Selecting Favorite
memories" on page 79 and "Storing the Virtual Technician settings"
on page 98.
Pianist Mode Sound Mode
Voicing type
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