The Pianovelle RP Series implements many new and innovative features and technologies. Terms used
to describe this technology are found on the following pages along with definitions of the features and functions.
Definitions
RP100/RP200
Serial Port
Both the RP100 and RP200 are equipped with a computer serial port for direct communication with
a Macintosh™ or MS-DOS™/Windows™ based personal computer without using a MIDI interface to
connect. You must install the correct software drivers on your computer to take advantage of this feature.
Physical Models
A physical model is a complex numeric representation of an acoustic phenomena, and is used to generate sound.
Physical Models differ from sampling in that samples are only a recording of an acoustic sound. Models can pro-
vide very complex nuances in the sound that are impossible to effectively reproduce with the sampling process.
All RP Series instruments compliment the sampling process with different Physical Models.
Soundboard Simulation
This physical model found on the RP200 Concert Grand preset, allows real time simulation of a grand piano’s
soundboard, giving the digital piano sound of the RP200 a warm and natural aspect never before possible to
reproduce in a digital piano.
Polyphony
Polyphony is a term that refers to the number of notes played on a digital piano that can generate sound and be
heard at any one time. Unlike an acoustic piano, digital pianos cannot generally produce a sound for all 88 keys if
they are played at the same time. If the damper pedal is held down, all notes played after the damper pedal is
engaged are counted against the maximum polyphony of the instrument. If two sounds are layered together, the
polyphony is always cut in half. The RP200 features 128-note polyphony and the RP100 features 64-note
polyphony.
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