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Kawai ES520 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:00:37 +0000

The ES520 boasts some of the finest performance features and technology available in a mid-range instrument and is an excellent introduction to Kawai’s line of digital pianos. Wireless connection with Bluetooth MIDI and Audio supports a wide range of apps, including Kawai’s PianoRemote, as well as music streamed from a smartphone or tablet. Standard MIDI, USB, and Line In/Out terminals provide for wired connections. A collection of acoustic piano sounds, along with electric pianos, organs, strings, and other instrumental sounds support a wide range of musical styles. Developed in collaboration with the audio experts at Onkyo, the ES520’s powerful stereo speaker system deploys the very latest audio processing and amplification technology for exceptional tonal clarity and richness. Ideally suited for beginning piano players, recreational players, and gigging or studio musicians, the ES520 offers a grand piano-like touch and tone in an attractive, lightweight design. Add the matching optional HM-5 stand along with the F-302 triple pedal and the ES520 is transformed into a stylish addition to any room in your home.

Kawai CA59 Digital Piano

Taylor — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:00:41 +0000

Existing Bluetooth® MIDI functionality is complemented by the addition of Bluetooth® Audio, with aptX support providing high-quality wireless audio with minimal latency The CA59 possesses an updated cabinet design, adopting the taller body and rounded edge details of the larger Concert Artist models, for a more impressive, premium experience. It also boasts a modernized OLED graphic display for easier visibility. The Kawai Concert Artist (CA) Series is one of the most award-winning lines of digital pianos available today, and the CA59 is a model that will deliver players of all levels an exceptional playing experience.

Kawai CA59 Digital Piano

Kawai America Corporation — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:05:28 +0000

The Kawai CA59 Digital Piano continues a legacy of authentic sound and premium features found in the CA58 model. This updated model preserves the core Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action and acoustic piano sound of Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX Concert Grand Pianos, while also adding a new Shigeru Kawai SK-5 piano sound, providing a more natural and realistic playing experience. The CA59 incorporates technologies developed in collaboration with premium audio equipment manufacturer, Onkyo, and features a new motherboard and amplification system designed to deliver richer, higher quality sound. Existing Bluetooth® MIDI functionality is complemented by the addition of Bluetooth® Audio, with aptX support providing high-quality wireless audio with minimal latency The CA59 possesses an updated cabinet design, adopting the taller body and rounded edge details of the larger Concert Artist models, for a more impressive, premium experience. It also boasts a modernized OLED graphic display for easier visibility. The Kawai Concert Artist (CA) Series is one of the most award-winning lines of digital pianos available today, and the CA59 is a model that will deliver players of all levels an exceptional playing experience.

Kawai CA49 Digital Piano

Taylor — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:03:03 +0000

As the successor to the popular CA48 piano, the Kawai CA49 Digital Piano continues a legacy of authentic sound and premium features. The Kawai CA49 Digital Piano incorporates technologies developed in collaboration with premium audio equipment manufacturer, Onkyo, and features a new motherboard and amplification system designed to deliver richer, higher quality sound. This updated model also preserves the core Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action and acoustic piano sound of Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX Concert Grand Pianos, providing a more natural and realistic playing experience. The new Low Volume Balance function improves consistency when practicing at reduced volume levels. The CA49 possesses an updated cabinet design, adopting the taller body and rounded edge details of the larger Concert Artist models, for a more impressive, premium experience. It also boasts an improved cheekblock control panel that includes a modern OLED graphic display for easy operation. The Kawai Concert Artist (CA) Series is one of the most award-winning lines of digital pianos available today, and the Kawai CA49 Digital Piano is a model that will deliver players of all levels a premium piano experience.

Kawai CA95 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:19:19 +0000

The CA95 was the first Kawai “digital hybrid” piano — and instrument that incorporated a genuine acoustic-piano-style wooden soundboard in a digital piano. The term “hybrid” described the merging of both acoustic and digital piano elements into one instrument. Building upon this foundation, Kawai CA Series Hybrids have become the most award-winning in this category music products industry — winning thirteen major international awards for excellence over the past 12 years.

Renowned for its superb tone and outstanding touch (featuring real wooden keys and the same mechanical action movement found on traditional acoustic pianos), the CA95 was a favorite among players who wanted all the benefits of a digital instrument with the sound capability of an acoustic instrument. Now discontinued, the CA95 was succeeded by several generations of Kawai models that continue to lead the way in hybrid digital piano performance. View the latest Kawai CA Series hybrids right here.

Kawai CN23 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:19:06 +0000

The CN23 digital piano was the entry-level instrument in a historic line of Kawai digital pianos that introduced Progressive Harmonic Imaging Sound Technology and the “Responsive Hammer” Keyboard Action with proprietary “Ivory Touch” key surfaces. The CN models have long featured outstanding touch and tone at price levels that will accommodate most family or school budgets.

Over the years, Kawai’s evolving CN Series has earned an outstanding reputation for high quality and affordability among those searching for the best digital piano value. More recent CN Series models have received many top industry awards for their exceptional combination of price and performance, including “Home Digital Keyboard Line of the Year” from the readers of MMR Magazine in 2017. View the newest CN Series digital pianos from Kawai.

Kawai MAV8 MIDI Patchbay

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:18:51 +0000

The MAV-8 was a 4×8 channel patchbay used in a MIDI set-up as a 19″ rack device. Each of its 8 outputs could be linked to any of its 4 inputs. With 3 MIDI inputs and 7 outputs on the rear panel, it was a flexible and inexpensive tool that helped MIDI musicians facilitate the growing array of MIDI instruments and devices availabe for the modern studio of its day. Kawai no longer produces MIDI accessories, but is best known today for its world-class range of grand pianos, upright pianos, digital pianos, hybrid pianos and professional stage pianos. Explore the wondrous musical world of Kawai.

Kawai MP5 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:18:38 +0000

Start with 192 notes of polyphony, 256 editable sounds and 4 effects processors. Add the class-leading Advanced Hammer Action (AHA IV-E) and a new generation of superb sounds including the highly-respected Kawai EX Concert Grand Piano, and you begin to see the core elements that made the Kawai MP5 Professional Stage Piano one of the finest portable instruments for the performing stage or studio. The new AHA IV-E action featured “Acoustic Reaction” technology that added more resistance to each keystroke for greater dynamic control and expression. In the sound creation process, the Kawai EX Concert Grand was placed in an anechoic (echoless) chamber to provide the essence of pure grand piano tone for the MP5 digital piano.

The built-in Virtual Technician function allowed the user to digitally alter (or “voice”) the piano sound to suit specific musical preferences and situations. In addition to its outstanding piano tone, the MP5 offered 256 high-quality instrumental sounds including electric pianos, organs, pads, strings, brass, basses, drums and a host of other useful instruments to inspire musical creativity. Although the MP5 is now a Kawai Legacy Product, it played an essential role in the technological innovations that led to the current generation of MP Series instruments which have been named “Pro Digital Keyboard Line of the Year” by the readers of MMR Magazine in 2014, 2018 and 2019. See why today’s MP Series models are so highly revered.

Kawai MP9500 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:18:23 +0000

How do you make a great instrument even better? That was the challenge facing Kawai as it set out to improve on the universally-acclaimed MP9000. The MP9000 digital piano was one of the first professional stage pianos with authentic wooden keys. It set a new standard for superb touch in a portable stage piano and became the top choice among professionals who needed a road-worthy portable instrument with terrific sound and the natural “feel” of a grand piano. Four years later, enter the MP9500 with its redesigned AWA Grand Pro Action with wooden keys, 64 onboard sounds and expanded MIDI capabilities — and the musicial world immediately took notice.

It wasn’t long before the MP9500 was receiving rave reviews and received the prestigious “Readers Choice Award” from Tastenwelt Magazine in Germany. Like all instruments in the course of steady evolution, the MP9500 eventually became a Kawai Legacy Product — but not before it paved the way for the introduction of the next-generation MP Series Professional Stage Pianos that have become the most award-winning in the industry and have been voted “Pro Digital Keyboard Line of the Year” in 2014, 2018 and 2019 by the readers of MMR Magazine. Explore the current industry-leading Kawai MP Series models, HERE.

Kawai X120 Digital Piano

Taylor — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:18:09 +0000

When first introduced in the 1990s, the Kawai X-120 stood at the pinnacle of performance among consumer-level keyboards. With 61 keys, powerful speakers, over 100 great sounds, over 50 interesting styles from around the world, and Kawai’s proprietary “Concert Magic” feature that allowed anyone — even beginning players — sound like a pro, the X-120 offered supreme value at an amazingly affordable price.

Kawai discontinued production of consumer-level portable keyboards in the late 1990s, but continues today to produce some of the finest keyboard products in the world from professional stage pianos to digital pianos for the home to “hybrid” instruments that combine the elements of acoustic and digital pianos into the same instrument. Because of this evolution, Kawai is now one of the most award-winning makers of musical instruments in the world.