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
Damper Physical Model (DPM)
DPM creates the interaction you hear between an acoutic piano’s damper pedal, soundboard and strings.
Both harmonic sound generation and a natural reverberant effect can be heard on any RP Series Concert
Grand Preset when using the damper pedal.
Natural String Resonance (NSR)
NSR creates the string vibration that occurs when keys are pressed and selected dampers remain lifted as
additional notes are played. These harmonics are faithfully generated whenever you use the RP Series Concert
Grand Preset.
Advanced Release Technology
This technology, applied to the piano sounds in the RP100/200, is called “Advanced Release Technology”, (patent
pending). Sample based electronic pianos traditionally use envelope generators to control what happens when a key
is released. This simply allows the sample loop to continue for a set period of time until it’s amplitude is reduced to
zero by the envelope generator. In an acoustic piano, vibrating strings are silenced by the action of a damper mak-
ing contact with the string. When this happens, depending on the velocity with which the key was struck and the
length of the string itself, certain frequencies are damped earlier than others producing a distinctive harmonic
“ring” as the different frequencies in the string’s tone dissipate throughout the piano soundboard. The Advanced
Release Technology in the RP100/200 simulates this feature with precise accuracy throughout the 88 note range.
Piano Frame
This function controls the volume of the string vibration that is conducted through the plate of the piano from the
undamped strings in the upper register of the piano. The default value is 50 (a good simulated grand piano plate
size). Increasing the value increases these harmonics to simulate a plate size beyond even a concert grand piano
at a value of 127! Decreasing the value softens the harmonics to faithfully reproduce the plate size of a smaller
console type piano.
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