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to get an idea of what a CA93 can sound like in an actual living room ...a CA 93 and a TV 
Learning piano from 01 March 2010 to 2015. Restarting in 2020. - Ex: Yamaha P-85, Kawai ES-4 - Current: Kawai CA-63 - Videos- soundcloud
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 Yes, I was quite surprised to actually notice the clarity and correct 3D positioning of the TV in the background (about 8m back right) ..stereo omnis yielding virtual surround sound..   By the way, with mediocre PC (laptop) speakers chances are that the TV background sound cannot even be detected.
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2. Others to get an idea of what a CA93 can sound like in an actual living room (promised this before in several other threads), i.e. not in an often 'compromised' music store environment, assuming there is one nearby, nor by using rather clinical USB or line-out recordings.
To be continued... And which CA93 sound config has used for that recording?
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Just a question for the CA proficient, is it possible to get piano 1's voice selections on piano 2 for the purpose of layering two of the same pianos in different octaves. Did I miss this in the manual or is this not possible with the CA series. I love the acoustic like presence of the CA93 which I could never have had with the CP179. No regrets and the lack of ensemble will not be a problem. And thankyou very much for all the information on voice tayloring.
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Rich, to clarify, do you wish to combine two sounds from the same button/category? It's a little fiddly, but it should be possible. Here's an extract of the 'Dual Mode' explanation from page 19 of the owner's manual: To layer two sounds assigned to the same SOUND SELECT button, first press a SOUND SELECT button to select the initial sound, then press and hold the same SOUND SELECT button, and finally press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the desired layered sound. I hope this helps. Cheers, James x
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 Thats the part I read right over, I will try and varify. Thank you for the rapid responce and help.
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..is it possible...layering two of the same pianos in different octaves... Yes absolutely, see for example the PUB PIANO SING-A-LONG preset here: http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1514391.html#Post1514391
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[quote=Brometeo]
2. Others to get an idea of what a CA93 can sound like in an actual living room (promised this before in several other threads), i.e. not in an often 'compromised' music store environment, assuming there is one nearby, nor by using rather clinical USB or line-out recordings.
To be continued... And which CA93 sound config has used for that recording? For getting this specific acoustic timbre: volume slider position 5.9 PRO SOLOIST - MELLOW VOICING R1.0 Dual Voice: Mellow Grand, volume 5 + Concert Grand 2, volume 5 1 Basic Settings 1 - 3 Tone control: low +2, mid +3, high +4 2 Virtual Technician 2 - 1 Voicing: mellow 2 2 - 2 Damper resonance: 10 2 - 3 String resonance: 10 2 - 4 Key off effect: 10 2 - 5 Touch: Heavy 2 - 6 Temperament: Equal (Equal Stretch, i.e. not P.only) 2 - 8 Stretch tuning: Wide 3 Key Settings 3 - 4 Layer dynamics: 9 Reverb: Room 1 / None Effect: None
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This is the preset related optimisation:
PRO SOLOIST - MELLOW VOICING R2.0
Dual Voice: Mellow Grand, volume 5 + Concert Grand 2, volume 5
1 Basic Settings
1 - 3 Tone control: low +2, mid +4, high +5
2 Virtual Technician
2 - 1 Voicing: mellow 2 (closed lid) / mellow 1 (half-open lid) / normal (open lid)
2 - 2 Damper resonance: 10
2 - 3 String resonance: 10
2 - 4 Key off effect: 10
2 - 5 Touch: Heavy
2 - 6 Temperament: Equal (= Equal Stretch in user manual)
2 - 8 Stretch tuning: Wide
3 Key Settings
3 - 4 Layer dynamics: 9
Reverb: Room 1 / Room 2
Effect: Chorus, rate 2, depth 1
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This is the humble result of a live CA93 recording focussing on dynamics [26MB download]: recording done with the PRO SOLOIST - MELLOW VOICING R2.0 preset (closed lid, volume slider position 6.3) and a Neumann KM 183 spaced stereo pair. ![[Linked Image]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50102670/Lounge%2520Piano.gif) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50102670/Dynamics%20test%20Neumann%20KM%20183%20stereo%20pair.wavIf you listen carefully (with decent speakers or headphones), it could be audible in some parts that I have some small resonant body/bodies in the living (not referring to myself or my daughter). Let's try to identify them before moving on to other optimisations...
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This one just keeps growing and growing. I have just ordered my CA-63 and it should arrive some time next week. It's going to be a lot of work to go through this whole thread. If only there was some kind of a list of all these custom sounds... In any case, I'll probably just try to pick out the jazzy ones on my first read through and save the rest for later
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If only there was some kind of a list of all these custom sounds... There is a list available, take a look at the first posting for the URL. It's even written in bold... ripe_md
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If only there was some kind of a list of all these custom sounds... There is a list available, take a look at the first posting for the URL. It's even written in bold... ripe_md Okay, sorry, it somehow eluded me (which is strange, as it is in bold as you said...). Thanks anyways for pointing it out, not to mention compiling it!
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Let's share a picture of the CA93 live recording setup: ![[Linked Image]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50102670/Microphone%20Setup.JPG)
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Wow nice!
By the way, do those lamps not produce any signal interference?
Cheers,
James
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Possibly in a good audiophile way, but I don't have any scientific proof for that yet!  You can barely see it in this picture, but there are rubber damper materials and soft plastic feet attached to the lamps in order to effectively counteract low-frequency rumble (this was a topic we discussed and tackled almost two years ago, if I remember correctly). Nevertheless, it seems that my PC speakers are the culprits, as they do rumble during playback of the above-mentioned recording (i.e. not my headphones or Hifi speakers) and occasionally the cupboard and a real genuine copy of a standing Chinese abacus too. 
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This is an extremely useful thread !
But are there any Kawai MP10 owners out there who can verify that these settings area possible to apply on the MP10 as well ? I'm asking since I'm having a hard time deciding between the MP10 and CA93..In fact it's unclear to me how the MP10 and CA93 differs with respect to inner workings, or if the CA93 is basically just an MP10 placed inside a cabinet.
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This is an extremely useful thread !
Thank you, Anders!  Comparing a CA93 to an MP10 is comparing a console type DP to a stagepiano, which is always difficult. Just listing some important differences: * The CA93 supports dual voice mode for piano voices, which is used almost exclusively in this thread; the MP10 does not and therefore this thread is not for MP10 users (after pondering about it for some time, I decided not to buy an MP10 next to my CA93 because of this i.m.h.o. lacking key feature). * The CA93 integrates an excellent 6-speaker system combined with a real spruce soundboard and has a fixed three pedal board. * The MP10 has less voices but more extensive Virtual Technician parameters and Midi options. * The MP10 is portable, has a real-time user interface and controls suitable for live gigs.
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I just got mine MP10 yesterday, and I am really happy about it. Maybe you can't layer pianos together but it allows you to combine pianos with other stuff like harpsichord, xylophone or strings. You can make prepared piano when you layer grand with harpsichord for instance.
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The Saga continues: just compare this one live to the standard factory preset @volume >6.0 if you dare! PRO SOLOIST - NORMAL VOICING R1.0 Dual Voice: Concert Grand, volume 5 + Concert Grand 2, volume 5 1 Basic Settings 1 - 3 Tone control: low +3, mid +5, high -6 2 Virtual Technician 2 - 1 Voicing: normal 2 - 2 Damper resonance: 9 2 - 3 String resonance: 10 2 - 4 Key off effect: 10 2 - 5 Touch: Heavy 2 - 6 Temperament: Equal (= Equal Stretch in user manual) 2 - 8 Stretch tuning: Wide 3 Key Settings 3 - 4 Layer dynamics: 8 Reverb: Room 2 / Hall 1 for headphones (NICE!  ) Effect: Chorus, rate 4, depth 1
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