Virtual Technician; (Piano Sounds) - Kawai MP7SE Owner's Manual

EDIT Menu parameters
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Virtual Technician

1. Voicing
This parameter attempts to recreate the technique of adjusting the action, hammers and strings of an acoustic piano, allowing the
tonal character and dynamics of the MP7SE's piano sounds to be dramatically altered.
 Voicing types
Voicing Type Description
Normal The normal tonal character of an acoustic piano throughout the entire dynamic range.
Mellow 1 A softer, more mellow tonal character throughout the entire dynamic range.
Mellow 2 An even soften 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.
* For information about creating User Voicing, please refer to the User Edit explanation in the SYSTEM menu chapter (page 116).
2. String Resonance
This parameter adjusts the volume of the string resonance.
String Resonance refers to a phenomenon that exists in acoustic pianos
whereby the strings of held notes resonate 'sympathetically' with other
notes of the same harmonic series.
4. Damper Resonance
This parameter adjusts the volume of the damper resonance.
Depressing the damper pedal of an acoustic piano raises all dampers,
allowing the strings to vibrate freely. When a note or chord is played on the
piano with the sustain pedal depressed, not only will the strings of the notes
played vibrate, but also the strings of other notes, vibrating in sympathetic
resonance.
6. Damper Noise
This parameter adjusts the volume of the damper noise.
When the damper pedal is depressed and released, it is often possible to
hear the sound of the damper head touching and releasing the strings.
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3. Undamped Resonance
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff
This parameter adjusts the volume of the undamped resonance.
The dampers of an acoustic piano span almost the full width of the
keyboard. However, the topmost 18 keys (approximately 1.5 octaves) do
not incorporate dampers, as the shorter strings for these treble notes decay
quickly and therefore do not need to be dampened. As a result, the strings of
these 'undamped' treble notes are free to vibrate in sympathetic resonance
with those of lower keys – independently of the damper pedal position –
helping to enrich the sound with additional harmonics and tonal colour.
5. Key-off Effect
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff
This parameter adjusts the volume of the key-off effect.
When playing an acoustic piano – particularly in the bass region of the
keyboard – if a key is played with force and released quickly, it is often
possible to hear the faint sound of the damper touching the strings
immediately before the vibrations are stopped.
7. Hammer Delay
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff
This parameter adjusts the delay of the hammer striking the
string when playing with pianissimo.
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types user
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff
: o , 1 ~ 10
value ff