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Decay time – Kawai ATX2/ATX2-f User Manual

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. Decay Time

When playing an acoustic grand piano, the length of the instrument infl uences the speed at which held notes decay,

with longer grand pianos (i.e. longer strings) characterised by longer decay times.

The AnyTimeX2 piano attempts to simulate this characteristic, with the Decay Time setting allowing the length of

decay while keys are pressed to be adjusted.

* This Virtual Technician setting will aff ect all sounds.

1. Selecting the Decay Time setting

After entering the Virtual Technician menu (page 70):

Press the

 or  buttons to select the Decay Time setting.

2. Adjusting the Decay Time volume

Press the

 or  buttons to increase or decrease the value of

the Decay Time setting.

* The Decay Time value can be adjusted within the range of

1 - 10, with larger values resulting in increased decay times.

* To reset the Decay Time setting to the default value, press the

FUNCTION button (RESET).

* Any changes made to the Decay Time setting will remain until the

power is turned off .

3. Exiting the Decay Time setting

Press the FUNCTION button (BACK) to exit the Decay Time

setting and return to the Function Menus screen.