Damper Effect; String Resonance - Kawai Anytime Owner's Manual

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3. DAMPER EFFECT

Mellow 1, 2

Produces a mellower tone throughout the entire dynamic range.

Mellow 2 is more mellow than Mellow 1.

Let go of the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button and press the "VALUE +" or

"VALUE - " button to change the voicing. If you have finished setting, press any

button other than the REC, PLAY/STOP button to turn the setting mode off. The

default setting is Normal.

When the sustain pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano, all the dampers are lifted up

allowing the strings to vibrate freely. When you play a note or chord on the piano with

the sustain pedal depressed not only will the strings for the notes you played vibrate but

other strings will vibrate in sympathetic resonance. The Damper Effect function

simulates this phenomenon. You can select the level of effect from off, 1 to 10.

The default setting is 5.

To do this, hold down the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button and press VALUE button

a few times to set the piano in Damper Effect mode.

Let go of the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button and press the "VALUE +" or

"VALUE - " button to change the Damper Effect value. If you have finished setting the

Damper Effect, press button other than REC, PLAY/STOP button to turn the setting

mode off.

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 even if they are part of the same harmonic series. In

addition, adjacent notes will also be resonated. The String Resonance function simulates

this phenomenon. You can select the level of resonance from off, 1 to 10. The default

setting is 5. String Resonance is not active when the damper pedal is depressed.

To do this, hold down the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button and press the VALUE

button few times setting the piano in String Resonance mode.

Let go of the VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN button and press the "VALUE +" or

The LCD display shows the setting.

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