Voicing; Sympathetic Resonance - Kawai ES3 Owner's Manual

3. VOICING

Voicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mold the character of a piano's sound. The
Voicing function lets you change the ES piano's tone quality by choosing one of four types of
voicings.
The current voicing selection is global for all the preset tones. You can not have an individual
setting for each tone.
NOTE:
While voicing is a technique used for optimizing the tone of an acoustic piano, this function can be
used on all the sounds on the ES piano.

4. SYMPATHETIC RESONANCE

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 Sympathetic Resonance function simulates this phenomenon. You can select from
three levels of resonance.
Bright Produces a brighter tone throughout the entire dynamic
range.
Dynamic The tone will change dramatically from mellow to bright
with your playing.
Mellow Produces a mellower tone throughout the entire dynamic
range.
Normal Produces the normal timbre of an acoustic piano throughout
the entire dynamic range. This is the preset value.
After selecting the "Voicing" function by pressing the Organ button,
use the Value buttons to select a desired voicing type. The LED
display shows the type of voicing currently selected.
Off no resonance.
Normal simulates the natural resonance characteristics of an
acoustic piano.
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