String Resonance - Kawai CN43 Owner's Manual

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8) STRING RESONANCE

The string resonance function simulates the phenomenon of string resonance on an acoustic piano.
You can adjust the volume of the string resonance.
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Step 1
Press the MENU buttons to select the String Resonance function.
8 String Reso.
= 5
The String Resonance value will be shown on the second line of the LCD screen.
Step 2
Press the VALUE buttons to set the desired String Resonance value.
5 is the default setting.
String resonance will not be active when 'Off' is selected.
Step 3
Press any one of the SOUND SELECT buttons to exit the menu.
About string resonance
Even when the sustain pedal is not depressed on an acoustic piano, the strings for any notes you are holding will be
un-damped and will resonate freely in sympathy with the strings of other notes that you play if they are part of the
same harmonic series. In addition, adjacent notes will also be resonated. The string resonance function simulates this
phenomenon. This is called "string resonance."
For example, when you play the keys shown below while holding down the C key, the string of the C key resonates and
produces a sound.
(Quietly press and hold down the C key, and then quickly tap each of the keys shown below. You can hear the string
resonate.)
C
F G
Play and hold a 'C' note.
When you play a key while holding down an adjacent key, an acoustic piano produces a sound as a result of string
resonance. The CN43 simulates this phenomenon.
The String Resonance function will return to the default setting of '5' each time the power is turned off.
Use the USER MEMORY function (page 87), to save the desired String Resonance setting, allowing the current String
Resonance setting to remain even after the power is turned off.
String resonance is not active when the sustain pedal is depressed.
The string resonance function is effective only for the acoustic piano sounds.
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D
B
F G
C
G
B
B
C
E
G
C
D
E
G
C
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