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Kawai GMega

GMega

Released: 1993

MSRP: $795US

Synopsis:

Rack version Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Kawai GMega is a 1U half rack (velocity and pressure sensitive) 32 voice multitimbral synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators (256 samples), 7 drum kits, amplitude modulation, dual high or low pass digital filters, dedicated 4 stage amp and filter envelopes, vibrato (saw/triangle/square/random waveforms), 384 presets (128 GM, 128 editable), reverb, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
1U half rack H:44mm W:219mm D:189mm 1.5kg no stereo MIDI INx2 OUTx2 no no no DC12V 500mA negative tip (PS121)

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
K11 GMega GM:32 preset:32 user:32 GM:128 preset:128 user:128 kit:7 MIDI-SysEx MIDI SysEx menu based LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
32 32 no DCO1->DCF1->DCA1 [DCO1->DCF1->DCA1]+[DCO2->DCF2->DCA1] [DCO1->DCA1]+[DCO2->DCF1->DCF2->DCA1]

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
reverb no MIDI-CC7 yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A N/A MIDIPitchBend MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC91 MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
channel no MIDI pedal MIDI-CC64 MIDI-CC69 1 2

Sample

Stereo Sample Depth Sample Rate Sample RAM Sample ROM Sample Points Sample Trigger Sample Loop Sample Edit
N/A 16bit 44.1kHz no 3MB N/A N/A N/A N/A

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
DCO1 digital additive:77 samples:179 - DCA1-EG Source2 AM:Source2 Vibrato MIDIPitchBend no
DCO2 digital additive:77 samples:179 - DCA2-EG no Vibrato MIDIPitchBend no
Drum digital 256 - DrumA-EG no no no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
DCF1 digital DSP no high or low pass DCF1-EG key velocity no no
DCF2 digital DSP no high or low pass DCF2-EG key velocity no no
DrumF digital DSP no high or low pass DrumF-EG velocity no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
DCA1-EG attack sustain1 sustain2 attack decay1 decay2 release no no no no no
DCF1-EG attack sustain1 sustain2 attack decay1 decay2 release no no no velocity no
DCA2-EG attack sustain1 sustain2 attack decay1 decay2 release no no no no no
DCF2-EG attack sustain1 sustain2 attack decay1 decay2 release no no no velocity no
DrumA-EG - attack decay no no no velocity no
DrumF-EG attack sustain attack decay no no no velocity no

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Vibrato random saw:up square triangle no yes no no pressure MIDI-CC1 no
Rompler Models
K1 K1m K1r K1II K1rII PH50 PHm K4
K4r XD-5 KC10 XS-1 K11 GMega KC20 GMega-LX