SX-210

Kawai SX-210

Released: 1983

MSRP: $1595US

Synopsis:

As Kawai's second generation, the SX family adds polyphony, a sub oscillator, memory, portamento, larger keyboard, tape interface, and various modulation improvements. Multiple waveforms can be selected. Architecture Class: Conventional (subtractive).

Ebay Description:

The Kawai SX-210 is a 61 key 8 voice synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator (with sub and saw/pulse/square/noise waveforms), a resonant low pass analog filter, a high pass filter, dual ADSR envelopes, an LFO (saw/triangle/square waveforms), portamento/glissando, 32 presets, tape interface, and chorus.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
61 keys	W:880mm D:400mm H:128mm	12.2kg	no	stereo (+4/-10/-20dBm)	no	no	no	no	wired (40W)

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
-	N/A	32	tape	no	dedicated buttons	LEDs LED display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
no	8:1osc 4:2osc 1:8osc	yes	DCO->VCF->VCA->HPF

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
chorus	no	LFO VCA-EG	yes

Control

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

Keyboard

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

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
DCO	digital	pulse saw square	4' 8' 16'	no	PWM:LFO	LFO PitchBend glissando portamento	no
Sub	digital	?	-	no	no	no	no
Noise	analog	noise	-	no	no	no	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
VCF	analog	SSM2044	yes	low pass (16Hz-20kHz)	key LFO VCF-EG	no	no
HPF	analog	discrete	no	high pass (16Hz-8kHz)	no	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
VCF-EG	sustain	attack decay release	no	no	key LFO	no	no
VCA-EG	sustain	attack decay release	no	no	key LFO	no	no

LFO

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

Conventional Models

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