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Playing the TransAcoustic™ Piano
This instrument can be played as a normal acoustic piano, and you can also use the following three modes
depending on the situations. In these modes, you can use the various functions such as playing preset Voices
built into unit and recording your performances.
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TransAcoustic mode:
You can play with the digital sound and hear it through resonance of the soundboard
of the piano by the TransAcoustic technology (page 18).
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Layer mode:
You can play with the digital sound as well as the acoustic piano sound (page 19).
•
Silent Piano mode:
You can play with the sound muted and listen to the digital sound through the
headphones (page 20).
TransAcoustic technology
On acoustic pianos, as you play the keyboards, the hammers strike the strings and then the vibration is transmitted to the
soundboard to emit the sound. On the other hand, on this TransAcoustic piano, the tone generator sends audio signals to a
transducer that converts the signals to vibrations and transmits them to the soundboard. The sound resonating from the
soundboard is just like that on acoustic pianos. The TransAcoustic technology allows you to adjust the volume, while the
natural and rich resonance characteristic of acoustic pianos are maintained.
Playing as an acoustic piano
If you want to play as a normal acoustic piano, you do not need to turn on the power to the instrument.
• For upright pianos:
Turn the power off, and pull the silencing lever forward to return it to the back position, or press the center
pedal to slide it to the right, allowing you to play it as an acoustic piano.
• For grand pianos:
You can switch the instrument to play as an acoustic piano while the power is on. Pressing the [VOLUME]
control lights up the [Aco.] lamp and enables you to play as an acoustic piano. When the control is pressed,
the Voice is automatically set to “---” (Off).
Pressing the [VOLUME] control again switches the instrument to the TransAcoustic mode.
NOTE
If you select a Voice other than “---” (Off), both the [Aco.] and [TA] lamps light up indicating that the instrument is in the
Layer mode (page 19).
With sostenuto pedal
No sostenuto pedal
Lights up
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