Decay Time - Kawai ES8 Owner's Manual

Virtual Technician
2-10

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 ES8 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.
1. Selecting the Decay Time setting
After entering the Virtual Technician menu (page 92):
Press the  or  MENU buttons to select the Decay Time
setting.
2. Adjusting the Decay Time volume
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.
* Any changes made to the Decay Time setting will remain until the
power is turned off.
* Preferred Decay Time settings can be stored to a Registration memory
for convenient recall. Please refer to page 34 for more information.
* The Decay Time setting can be set independently for each sound.
3. Exiting the Decay Time setting
Press the EXIT button to exit the Decay Time setting and return
to the main settings menu.
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2-10 Decay Time
= 5
2-10 Decay Time
= 5
2-10 Decay Time
= 9