Kawai K5
(copyright 2012)
Released: 1987
MSRP: $2000US
Synopsis:
The K5 family develops Kawai's additive synthesis legacy, started by the K3 family.
Architecture Class: Additive.
Ebay Description:
The Kawai K5 is a 61 key (velocity and pressure sensitive) 16 voice multitimbral synthesizer, featuring dual (63 harmonic) additive waveform generators (DFG), dedicate resonant low pass digital filters (DDF) and amps (DDA), dedicated EGs for pitch (6 stage), filters (6 stage), and amps (7 stage). Additionally, each channel has four (6 stage) harmonics envelopes. The two sound channels (S1/S2) then feed an 11 band digital formant filter. An LFO (saw/triangle/square waveforms), portamento, 48 presets, and MIDI are also included.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
61 keys
W:41in (1040mm)
D:13.4in (339mm)
H:3.9in (99mm)
28.2lbs (12.8kg)
no
mix
4 individual
MIDI IN OUT THRU
MIDI
pedal:2
MIDI
ProgramChain:inc
sustain
AC (12W)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
K5
K5m
user:48
cartridge:48
user:48
cartridge:48
MIDI:SysEx
Program-Card(RAM:DC-32)
no
menu based
LCD display
Architecture
Multitimbral
Polyphony
Unison
Architecture
15
16
no
[DFG1/DHG1->DDF1->DDA1+DFG2/DHG2->DDF2->DDA2]->DFT
Output
Effects
Pan Modulator
Volume Modulator
Headphone
no
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-CC4
MIDI-CC5
MIDI-CC7
MIDI-CC64
MIDI-CC65
MIDI
pedal
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
channel
no
MIDI
MIDI
pedal
variable linear slope with breakpoint
3
Source
Name
Signal Class
Waveform
Octave Range
Amplitude Modulator
Harmonics Modulator
Pitch Modulator
Wave Assign Modulator
S1-DFG
digital
63
harmonics
(S1
lower,
S2
lower
or
higher)
-
pressure
key
LFO
pedal
MIDI-CC7
S1-DDA-ENV
velocity
S1-DHG-ENV1
S1-DHG-ENV2
S1-DHG-ENV3
S1-DHG-ENV4
pressure
auto-bend
BendWheel
LFO
MIDIPitchBend
portamento
S1-DFG-ENV
no
S2-DFG
digital
63
harmonics
(S1
lower,
S2
lower
or
higher)
-
pressure
key
LFO
pedal
MIDI-CC7
S2-DDA-ENV
velocity
S2-DHG-ENV1
S2-DHG-ENV2
S2-DHG-ENV3
S2-DHG-ENV4
pressure
auto-bend
BendWheel
LFO
MIDIPitchBend
portamento
S2-DFG-ENV
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
S1-DDF
digital
DSP
yes
low pass
pressure
DDF1-EG
key
LFO
velocity
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S2-DDF
digital
DSP
yes
low pass
pressure
DDF2-EG
key
LFO
velocity
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
DFT
digital
DSP
no
11 band formant
no
no
no
Envelope
Name
Level
Rate
Loop
Polarity
Trigger
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
S1-DFG-ENV
6
6
stage 3-4
no
no
velocity
no
S1-DHG-ENV1
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S1-DHG-ENV2
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S1-DHG-ENV3
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S1-DHG-ENV4
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S1-DDF-ENV
6
6
no
no
no
velocity
no
S1-DDA-ENV
7
7
no
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
release-velocity
S2-DFG-ENV
6
6
stage 3-4
no
no
velocity
no
S2-DHG-ENV1
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S2-DHG-ENV2
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S2-DHG-ENV3
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S2-DHG-ENV4
6
6
no
no
no
pressure
key
LFO
velocity
no
S2-DDF-ENV
6
6
no
no
no
velocity
no
S2-DDA-ENV
7
7
no
no
no
no
pressure
key
velocity
release-velocity
LFO
Name
Waveform
Delay
Polarity
Sync
Delay Modulator
Level Modulator
Rate Modulator
LFO
saw:up
square
triangle
delay
attack
yes
no
no
pressure:vibrato
MIDI-CC7
ModWheel
no
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