100F

Kawai 100F

Released: 1977

MSRP: ?

Synopsis:

Single oscillator monophonic synthesizers also sold under the Teisco brand. Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Kawai/Teisco 100F is a 37 key monophonic synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator (saw/square/noise waveforms), a resonant low pass analog filter, a high pass filter, dual (AR) envelopes, an LFO (saw/triangle/square waveforms), portamento, filter input, and CV I/O.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
37 keys	W:545mm D:345mm H:150mm	6.7kg	filter	low high	no	CV pedal	CV:upper/lower	no	AC (2W)

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
-	N/A	no	no	no	sliders/switches	LED

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
no	1	no	VCO->VCF->VCA->HPF

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
no	no	ENVII pedal	no

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	no	no

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
no	no	CV	no		no

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
VCO	analog	saw square noise:white	2'-64' LFO:0.3Hz	no	no	ENVI ENV2II LFO portamento	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
VCF	analog	discrete	yes	low pass (16Hz-20kHz)	ENVI LFO pedal VCO	no	no
HPF	analog	discrete	no	high pass (10Hz-16kHz)	no	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
ENVI	0	attack decay/release:shared	no	no	key LFO	no	no
ENVII	0	attack decay/release:shared	no	no	key LFO	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	saw:up triangle square	vibrato	no	no	no	no	no

Conventional Models

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