String Resonance - Kawai Concert Artis CA61 Owner's Manual

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3) String Resonance

The string resonance function simulates the phenomenon of string resonance on an acoustic piano.
Step 1
After pressing the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button, use the MENU buttons to select the string resonance
function. You can adjust the volume of the string resonance.
3 String Reso.
Step 2
Use the VALUE buttons to set the volume within a range of "Off", 1 to 10. 5 is the default setting.
String resonance will not be active when "Off" is selected.
Step 3
After setting the desired string resonance volume, you can exit the virtual technician function by pressing
the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button.
8
= 5
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.)
A F
Hold down the key.
When you play a key while holding down an adjacent key, an acoustic piano produces a sound as a result of string
resonance. The CA61 simulates this phenomenon.
The string resonance volume defaults to "5" each time the power is turned off. You can use the user memory function
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(page ), to save your desired volume. This way your current string resonance volume will 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.
F G C G C E G B C D G C