Touch Curve - Kawai Concert Artis CA61 Owner's Manual

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5) Touch Curve

The CA61 piano responds just like a real acoustic piano when you play it. It produces a louder sound when you
play hard and a softer sound when you play soft. The volume level and sound character changes in relation to how
strongly and quickly the keys are pressed. This system is called "touch sensitivity" on a digital piano. The CA61
piano's Touch Curve function lets you select a different touch sensitivity for the keyboard from the standard touch
of an acoustic piano. You can change the touch sensitivity to one of six different preset touch curves and two user
touch curves.
Light +
Light
Normal
Heavy
Heavy +
Off
User 1
User 2
Step 1
After pressing the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button, use the MENU buttons to select the touch curve
function.
5 Touch
= Normal
Step 2
Use the VALUE buttons to select a touch curve from Heavy+, Heavy, Normal, Light, Light+, Off, User 1,
and User 2.
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The selected touch curve is shown on the second line on the display.
Step 3
After selecting the desired touch curve, you can exit the virtual technician function by pressing the VIRTUAL
TECHNICIAN button.
: For players with a delicate touch. Requires less striking force to achieve a forte note.
: For those still developing fi nger strength. A louder volume is produced even when playing with
a soft touch. This curve is recommended for children and
organ players.
: Reproduces the standard touch sensitivity of an acoustic
piano.
: Perfect for those with strong fi ngers. Requires a heavier
touch to produce a loud volume.
: Requires more striking force to achieve a loud volume.
: A constant volume is produced regardless of how hard
the keys are struck. This setting is suitable for sounds that
have a fi xed dynamic range such as Organ and Harpsi-
chord.
: You can create your own custom touch curve to fi t your
playing style. Two user touch curves can be saved.
See the next page for information on creating a user touch curve.
The touch curve setting defaults to "Normal" each time the power is turned off. You can use the user memory function
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(page ), to save your desired touch curve. This way your current touch curve will remain even after the power is turned
off.
Loud
Sound
volume
Soft
Gentle Strong
Force
applied to
the keys