Kawai CA 111 - Manual (Page 24)

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7
MENU
FUNCTIONS
7. MENU FUNCTIONS
The Menu functions allow various parameters of the CA111 piano to be adjusted. If necessary, these settings can
be stored in the User Memory and conveniently recalled when turning on the CA111 piano.
‘ MENU FUNCTION LIST
There are 16 menu functions in total, with items 1-9 responsible for controlling the Virtual Technician functions of
the CA111 piano.
Virtual Technician
1) Voicing
2) Damper Resonance
3) String Resonance
4) Key Off Effect
5) Touch
6) Temperament
7) Key of Temperament
8) Tuning
9) Stretch Tuning
0) Dual Balance
10) Transpose
11) MIDI Channel
12) Local Control
13) Metronome Volume
14) User Memory
15) Factory Reset
Virtual Technician
An experienced piano technician is essential to fully realise the potential of an acoustic piano. As well as meticulously
tuning each note, the technician performs regulation and voicing adjustments that allow a fi ne instrument to truly
sing.
Virtual Technician functions simulate such refi nements digitally. The Voicing feature shapes tonal characteristics,
while the Touch function allows the performer to select the level of touch sensitivity suitable for his/her playing
style.
The String Resonance feature causes held notes to resonate ‘sympathetically’ with other notes of the same harmonic
series, while Damper Resonance recreates a similar phenomenon, whereby sympathetic and adjacent notes
resonate while the damper pedal is depressed. Finally, the Key Off Effect recreates the sound of bass hammers
returning to their strings following a rapid note release.