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Virtual technician settings, Set tings, Entering the virtual technician menu – Kawai ATX2/ATX2-f User Manual

Page 70: Selecting and adjusting the desired setting

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Virtual Technician Settings

An experienced piano technician is essential to fully realise the potential of a fi ne acoustic piano. In addition to

meticulously tuning each note, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that

allow the instrument to truly sing.

The Virtual Technician settings of the AnyTimeX2 piano simulate these refi nements digitally, allowing performers

to shape various aspects of the instrument’s character to suit their personal preferences.

* The table below indicates which Virtual Technician settings aff ect to all sounds, or acoustic piano and electric piano sounds only.

Virtual Technician Settings

No.

Setting

Description

All

AP

EP

Default

1

Touch Curve

Adjust the touch sensitivity of the keyboard.

Normal

2

Voicing

Adjust the tonal character of the instrument.

Normal

3

Damper Resonance

Adjust the resonance that is heard when pressing the damper pedal.

5

4

Damper Noise

Adjust the sound that is heard when pressing the damper pedal.

5

5

String Resonance

Adjust the resonance that is heard when notes are held.

5

6

Key-off Eff ect

Adjust the sound that is heard when keys are released.

5

7

Fall-back Noise

Adjust the sound that is heard when the key action falls back.

5

8

Hammer Delay

Adjust the delay of the hammer striking strings when playing pianissimo.

Off

9

Topboard

Adjust the position of the grand piano topboard.

Open 3

10

Decay Time

Adjust the decay time of the piano sound while the keys are pressed.

5

11

Minimum Touch

Adjust the minimum key velocity required to produce a sound.

1

12

Stretch Tuning

Adjust the level of stretch tuning for equal temperaments.

Normal

User Tuning

Adjust the individual tuning of each of the 88 keys.

13

Temperament

Adjust the tuning system to suit Renaissance and Baroque periods etc.

Equal Temp.

User Temperament

Create a custom, user-defi ned tuning system.

14

Temperament Key

Adjust the key of the selected tuning system.

C

15

User Key Volume

Adjust the individual volume of each of the 88 keys.

Off

16

Half-Pedal Adjust

Adjust the point at which the damper pedal begins to sustain the sounds.

5

17

Soft Pedal Depth

Adjust the depth/eff ectiveness of the soft pedal.

5

* Default settings will be shown in the fi rst LCD display illustration (i.e. Step 1) for each setting explanation below.

Entering the Virtual Technician menu

While the normal playing mode screen is shown in the LCD display:

Press the FUNCTION button (MENU).

The Function Menus screen will be shown in the LCD display.

Press the

 or  buttons to select the Virtual Technician menu.

Press the FUNCTION button (ENTER) to enter the Virtual

Technician menu.

Selecting and adjusting the desired setting

After entering the Virtual Technician menu:

Press the

 or  buttons to move the selection cursor over the

desired setting.

Press the

 or  buttons to adjust the selected setting.

* To reset the current setting to the default value, press the FUNCTION

button (RESET).