Yamaha Clavinova CLP- 785 Owner's Manual page 29

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Grand Expression
Half Pedal Point
NOTE
• If you wish to keep the Piano Room settings even after turning off the power, set "Voice" and "Other" in the "Backup" setting to "On." For
details, refer to page 104.
• The items listed above can also be set in the "Voice" menu display (page 87) or the "System" menu display (page 97). When you
change these settings in the Piano Room display, the settings in the menu displays will also be changed. Conversely, changing the
settings in the menu displays will also change the settings in the Piano Room display.
What is VRM?
The VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling) function uses sophisticated physical modeling to simulate the actual string resonance sound
that occurs when the damper pedal on a real piano is pressed or keys are played and held.
On an actual acoustic piano, if you press the damper pedal and play a key, not only does the string of the pressed key vibrate, it also
causes other strings and the soundboard to vibrate, each influencing the rest and creating a rich and brilliant resonance that sustains
and spreads. The VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling) technology featured in this instrument reproduces the complicated interaction
of both string and soundboard resonance faithfully using a virtual musical instrument (physical modeling), and makes the sound more
like a real acoustic piano. Since instantaneous resonance is made at the moment according to the state of the keyboard or pedal, you
can vary the sound expressively by changing the timing of your pressing the keys, and the timing and depth of your pressing the
pedal.
What is Duplex Scale?
Duplex scaling is a stringing method for pianos that uses extra, un-struck strings in the upper octaves to enhance the tone. These
strings sympathetically vibrate with other strings in an acoustic piano, resonating with overtones, and adding richness, brilliance and
complex color to the sound. Since they do not have a damper, they will continue sounding even after you release your hands from the
keyboard.
What is Damper Noise?
Damper noise is the sound made on an acoustic piano when the damper pedal is pressed. The damper noise changes in tone and
volume depending on how quickly the damper pedal is pressed down. Pressing the damper pedal slowly will make a quieter sound
when the damper heads are released from the strings. Pressing the damper pedal with force will transmit the vibrations to the strings,
which adds a lower and louder sound.
What is Grand Expression Modeling?
On an actual acoustic piano, subtle changes in the sound can be produced by changing your playing touch from when you press a
key to when you release it. For example, when you press a key all the way to its bottom, the key hits the keybed underneath and the
noise reaches the strings, changing the sound slightly. Furthermore, the tone when the damper is lowered onto strings to mute the
sound is changed by how quickly you release the key. The Grand Expression Modeling technology recreates these subtle changes in
the sound that respond to your touch. This allows you to add accents by playing strongly or add resonance by playing softly to
produce superbly expressive sound. A crisp tone can be heard when playing staccato as well as a lingering sound produced when
releasing the keys slowly.
Description
Selects the type of the Grand Expression Modeling effects,
which simulates the physical sound transitions of an actual
piano. When this feature is set to "Dynamic," you can control
extremely subtle nuances in the performance and sound by
changing your playing strength or touch. When set to
"Static," the nuances are generally fixed. For details about
Grand Expression Modeling, refer to the below.
NOTE
Grand Expression Modeling is effective only for the Voices of
"CFX Grand" and "Bösendorfer."
Listening to the Demo
Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button
while this display is open to play
back the Demo Song of this
function. You can listen to the
Demo song with "Dynamic" or
"Static."
Specify the point to which you must depress the right pedal
before the effect of "Sustain Continuously" begins to be
applied. This setting applies only to the "Sustain
Continuously" effect (page 91) that is assigned to the right
pedal.
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Enjoying the Piano Performance
Default
Setting Range
setting
Dynamic Dynamic, Static
0 -2 (effective with
the shallowest
press) – 0 – +4
(effective with
the deepest
press)
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