Effects - Kawai CE220 Owner's Manual

Effects

In addition to reverb, various other effects can be applied to the selected sound, altering the tonal character and
feeling of the instrument. As with reverb, some sound types enable certain effects automatically in order to enhance
tonal quality. The CE220 digital piano features five different effect types.
Effect types
Effect type Description
Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the
selected sound over the original, thus enriching the tonal character.
Delay Adds an echo to the selected sound. There are three types of delay available, each with a different length of
delay between the echoes.
Tremolo Continuously varies the volume at a constant speed, adding a vibrato type effect to the sound.
Rotary 1 Simulates the sound of a rotary speaker cabinet commonly used with electronic organs.
Rotary 2 Similar to Rotary 1, but with an additional overdrive effect also applied.
* The soft pedal can be used to alternate the speed of the rotary simulation between Slow and Fast effect modes.
Turning Effects on/off
Press the EFFECTS button to turn effects on/off.
The LED indicator for the EFFECTS button will turn on to indicate
that effects are in use.
Changing the Effects type
Press and hold the EFFECTS button, then press the
The name of the effect type will be shown in the LED display.
Release the EFFECTS button to select the desired effects type.
After a few seconds, the LCD display will return to showing the variation number of the selected sound.
* Effect settings are independent for each sound variation.
* Any changes made to the effect type or on/off status will remain until the power is turned off.
* The effect type will return to the default setting when the power is turned off.
* To change this default setting, and specify a preferred effect type to be selected automatically when the instrument is turned on, please use the
User Memory function explained on page 58.
or VALUE buttons to cycle through the different effect types.
Chorus Delay Tremolo
Rotary 2 Rotary 1
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