Voicing - Kawai CA97 concert artist Owner's Manual

Virtual Technician Settings
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Voicing

On an acoustic piano, the shape, density, and texture of the hammers all influence on the tonal character of the
instrument's sound. Technicians utilise a variety of tools such as needles, files, and brushes to manipulate these
hammer felts, with the ultimate goal of achieving a balanced tonal character across the keyboard.
The Voicing setting recreates various hammer properties, allowing the overall tonal character of the CA97/CA67
digital piano to be adjusted. There are six different preset voicing settings available (applied uniformly to all keys),
with an additional 'User' setting allowing players to perform custom adjustments on each individual key.
While the default 'Normal' voicing setting should be appropriate for a broad range of musical genres, it may be
desirable to select a softer, more mellow tonal character for romantic pieces, or a brighter, more aggressive tone
for modern styles.
* This Virtual Technician setting will affect all sounds.
Voicing types
Voicing type Description
Normal The normal tonal character of an acoustic piano throughout the entire dynamic range.
(default)
Mellow 1 A softer, more mellow tonal character throughout the entire dynamic range.
Mellow 2 An even soften tonal character than Mellow 1.
Dynamic A tonal character that changes dramatically from mellow to bright, depending on the strength of key strike.
Bright 1 A bright tonal character throughout the entire dynamic range.
Bright 2 An even brighter tonal character than Bright 1.
User A custom tonal character, allowing each key to be individually voiced.
1. Selecting the Voicing setting
After entering the Virtual Technician menu (page 80):
Press the or buttons to select the Voicing setting.
2. Changing the Voicing type
Press the or buttons to cycle through the different Voicing
types.
* To reset the Voicing setting to the default type, press the
buttons simultaneously.
* Any changes made to the Voicing setting will remain until the power
is turned off.
* Preferred Voicing settings can be stored to the sound's memory, or a
Registration memory for convenient recall. Please refer to pages 81
and 33 for more information.
3. Exiting the Voicing setting
Press the FUNCTION button (BACK) to exit the Voicing setting
and return to the Function Menus screen.
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