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Enhancing the Sound
Enhancing the Sound
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Enhancing the Sound
The ES520 digital piano offers a variety of features to adjust and enhance the character of a particular sound. Some
of these features (e.g. Reverb), are enabled automatically when a sound is selected, however players may also wish
to change the strength or type of enhancement to suit their personal preferences or different styles of music.
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Reverb
Reverb adds reverberation to the sound, simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room, stage, or concert
hall. Some sound types, such as acoustic piano, enable reverb automatically in order to improve acoustic realism.
The ES520 digital piano features six different reverb types.
Reverb types
Reverb type
Description
Room
Simulates the ambiance of a small rehearsal room.
Lounge
Simulates the ambience of piano lounge.
Small Hall
Simulates the ambiance of a small hall.
Concert Hall
Simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater.
Live Hall
Simulates the ambiance of a live hall or stage.
Cathedral
Simulates the ambiance of a large cathedral.
1. Turning Reverb on/off
Press the REVERB button to turn reverb on/off.
The LED indicator for the REVERB button will turn on to indicate
when reverb is in use, and the current status will briefly be
shown in the display.
2. Entering the Reverb settings menu
Press and hold the REVERB button.
The reverb settings menu will be shown in the display.
Reverb settings
Reverb setting
Description
Range
Type
Changes the type of environment.
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Depth
Adjusts the depth of the environment (i.e. amount of reverberation to apply).
1~10
Time
Adjusts the decay length/speed of the reverberation.
1~10
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