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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Set
tings
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).