Kawai K4
Released: 1989
MSRP: $1445US
Synopsis:
Refined K1 II with dual serial or parallel filters (and associated envelope generators and LFO) and weighted keys
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Kawai K4 is a 61 key (velocity and pressure sensitive) 16 voice multitimbral synthesizer, featuring four oscillators (202 samples), a drum kit, amplitude modulation, dedicated DIADSR volume envelopes for each oscillator, dual low pass digital filters, dual LFOs (saw/triangle/square/random waveforms), auto-bend, 64 presets, 32 multi-effects, and MIDI.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 weighted keys
H:88.5mm
W:1020mm
D:310.8mm
7.3kg
no
stereo
MIDI IN OUT THRU
no
no
sustain
DC12V 500mA (5.8W) negative tip (PS121)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
K4
K4r
user:64
card:64
user:64
card:64
Program Card (DC-16)
MIDI SysEx
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
9
2xSource:16
4xSource:8
solo:1
no
[DCO1+DCO2]->DCF1
[DCO1+DCO2]->DCF1+[DCO3+DCO4]->DCF2
[DCO1+DCO2]+[DCO3+DCO4]->DCF1->DCF2
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
32 multieffects (reverb, delay, chorus, pan, flanger, overdrive)
no
MIDI-CC7
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
BendWheel
ModWheel
MIDIPitchBend
MIDI-CC1
MIDI-CC7
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI
pedal
MIDI-CC64
+-8
EG-level:8
Sample
Stereo
Sample Depth
Sample Rate
Sample RAM
Sample ROM
Sample Points
Sample Trigger
Sample Loop
Sample Edit
N/A
16bit
?
no
?
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
Source1
digital
additive:96
samples:106
+-2
S1-EG
Source2
AM:Source2
pressure
Auto-Bend
BendWheel
Vibrato
MIDIPitchBend
no
Source2
digital
additive:96
samples:106
+-2
S2-EG
Source1
AM:Source1
pressure
Auto-Bend
BendWheel
Vibrato
MIDIPitchBend
no
Source3
digital
additive:96
samples:106
+-2
S3-EG
Source4
AM:Source4
pressure
Auto-Bend
BendWheel
Vibrato
MIDIPitchBend
no
Source4
digital
additive:96
samples:106
+-2
S4-EG
Source3
AM:Source3
pressure
Auto-Bend
BendWheel
Vibrato
MIDIPitchBend
no
Drum1
digital
same
as
source
+-1
velocity
no
no
no
Drum2
digital
same
as
source
+-1
velocity
no
no
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
DCF1
digital
DSP
no
low pass
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
no
DCF2
digital
DSP
no
low pass
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
S1-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
key
velocity
S2-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
key
velocity
DCF1-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
key
velocity
S3-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
key
velocity
DCF2-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
key
velocity
S4-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
key
velocity
Drum1-EG
-
decay
no
no
no
no
no
Drum2-EG
-
decay
no
no
no
no
no
Auto-Bend
initial
attack
no
no
no
velocity
key
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
ModWheel
no
LFO
random
saw:up
square
triangle
yes
yes
no
no
pressure
MIDI-CC1
ModWheel
no
