Kawai CP205/CP185 - Manual (Page 21)

Basic Controls P. 15
Effects
You might have noticed that when you select some of the sounds, the LED indicator for the REVERB,
CHORUS, or EFFECTS button is turned on. The reason for this is some of the sounds are set up
with one or more of these effects on as part of their initial setting.
Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism. The CP
piano is provided with three separate groups of effects. The first is REVERB, the second is CHORUS,
and third group EFFECTS contains other useful effects such as Delay, Phaser, Rotary Speaker etc.
There is a dedicated button on the front panel for each Effects group and each of the three Effect
groups can be turned on/off separately or used in combination for each part. The Concert Performer
has a selection of 27 different Reverb, Chorus, and Effect types that can be used to enhance or even
dramatically alter the instrument sounds. Each of the over 900 instrument and drum sounds has
already been assigned a REVERB and CHORUS setting and an additional EFFECT that suits that
particular type of instrument. For example, a moderate Delay effect is used on the Church Organ to
recreate the sense of being in a large church, and a Rotary speaker effect is used on the Drawbar
organ to give it an authentic, vintage feel.
If you wish, you can change any of these effect settings to suit your tastes separately for each sound
save them as the new Preset effect settings for that Sound (See Sound Edit on page 96). In addtion,
by setting the Effect For Sound function in the System to “Panel” the CP will ignore the preset
effects settings for each Sound (see Effect For Sound on page 133).
(The CP piano can also remember your Effect settings as part of a Registration. See Registration on
page 31.)
To add Reverb :
1) Press the REVERB button. The REVERB button LED will light.
2) If you wish to edit the settings, hold down the REVERB button for a moment until the Reverb Settings
screen is displayed.
3) Use the F3-F7 buttons to select the Part you want to edit.
4) Use the L2-L4 buttons to select the specific setting that you wish to change.
5) Use the Dial to change the value.
6) Press the EXIT button to leave the Reverb Settings menu.
7) If you wish to turn the reverb effect off, press the REVERB button again.
REVERB
CHORUS
EFFECT