GMega

Kawai 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

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