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Japanese manufacturer of pianos and keyboards.
Official siteThe Kawai K11 is a 61-key General MIDI compatible ROMpler synthesizer released in 1993, serving as the keyboard version of the Kawai GMega tabletop module. It features 32-voice polyphony, dual oscillators, seven drum kits with dedicated drum processing, and dual high/low-pass digital filters. Its responsive velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard makes it a popular choice as a master controller.
The Kawai K1iir is the rack-mount version of the K1ii digital PCM synthesizer, combining up to four waveforms per sound from 256 digital samples for versatile sound creation. It retains the improved drum sounds added in the K1ii update but omits the keyboard version's built-in reverb effects processor. With 16-voice polyphony and 8-part multitimbrality, it is well suited for studio sequencing in a compact rack format.
The Kawai K1m is the desktop module version of Kawai's K1 digital synthesizer, offering 256 PCM waveforms that can be layered four at a time for budget-friendly D-50-style additive synthesis.
Kawai's hybrid wavetable synthesizer combining 32 digital waveforms with analog filters and envelopes, bridging the gap between digital precision and analog warmth in a 61-key package.
The Kawai K4r is the rackmount version of the K4 digital synthesizer, offering 16-voice polyphony and 8-part multitimbrality with a warm, lo-fi digital character well suited to industrial, trip-hop, and big-beat production.
The Kawai K5000 is a flagship digital synthesizer released in 1996, combining additive synthesis with PCM sampled waveforms and a unique 128-band formant filter. Featuring over 1,000 parameters per patch, a large LCD display, and real-time control knobs, it rivaled contemporaries like the Korg Trinity and Kurzweil K2500. Available as the K5000W workstation, K5000S keyboard, and K5000R rack module.
A rack-mount digital additive synthesizer from 1987 that provides 126 individually controllable harmonics per voice, offering deep timbral complexity in a compact sound module format.
The Kawai KC20 is a compact, portable 61-key synthesizer released in 1993 that combines affordability with General MIDI compatibility. Designed for both amateur musicians and professionals needing a lightweight sound module, it features dual Compose and Performance modes and extensive sound capabilities. An 18-bit digital-to-analog converter and 160 built-in tones provide acceptable all-round performance in a package only 20cm deep.
The Kawai SX-210 is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer from 1983 featuring DCO oscillators with analog VCF filtering and VCA envelope generators. Often overlooked in favor of its Roland and Korg contemporaries, it offers flexible voice configurations including 4-voice dual-oscillator and monophonic unison modes. Its solid analog sound character and built-in stereo ensemble chorus make it a capable and underrated instrument.
The Kawai SX-240 is an eight-voice fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984, originally marketed under the Teisco brand in Japan. It features two DCOs and a sub-oscillator per voice, delivering a big, wide analog sound suited for leads, basses, pads, and strings. The synthesizer includes split and dual modes, a built-in 1,500-note sequencer, and chord memory for expanded performance capabilities.
The Kawai XD-5 is a digital drum synthesizer module featuring 256 waveforms that can be combined in groups of up to four to create custom drum and percussion sounds. It includes a resonant lowpass filter, amplitude envelopes, delay and ring modulation effects, and six individual outputs alongside stereo mains, making it a versatile rack-mount unit for electronic percussion design.
The R-100 was Kawai's first digital drum machine, released in 1987. It features 24 PCM sounds organized into eight banks with touch-sensitive pads and eight individual outputs. Its 12-bit sampling at 32kHz delivered impressive drum sounds for the era.