Kawai XD-5
Released: 1989
MSRP: ?
Synopsis:
Drum synth, based on the K4r.
Architecture Class: Rompler.
Ebay Description:
The Kawai XD-5 is a 2u Rack (velocity and pressure sensitive) 16 voice multitimbral synthesizer, featuring four oscillators (256 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, 6 individual outputs, and MIDI.
Physical
Form Factor
Dimensions
Weight
Audio Input
Audio Output
Communication Port
Control Input
Control Output
Switch Input
Power
2U rack
H:88mm
W:483mm
D:218.5mm
2.8kg (6.2lbs)
no
stereo
6 individual
MIDI IN OUT THRU
no
no
no
DC12V 500mA negative tip (PS121)
Interface
Compatibility
Multitimbral Memory
Program Memory
External Storage
External Programming
UI Input
UI Output
-
no
user:64 (kit:16 output:16)
card:64 (kit:16 output:16)
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
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
MIDI-CC7
MIDI
Keyboard
Key Pressure
Chord Memory
External Control
External Sustain
Key Scaling
Velocity Curves
no
no
MIDI
no
+-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:41
samples:215
+-2
S1-EG
Source2
AM:Source2
Auto-Bend
no
Source2
digital
additive:41
samples:215
+-2
S2-EG
Source1
AM:Source1
Auto-Bend
no
Source3
digital
additive:41
samples:215
+-2
S3-EG
Source4
AM:Source4
Auto-Bend
no
Source4
digital
additive:41
samples:215
+-2
S4-EG
Source3
AM:Source3
Auto-Bend
no
Filter
Name
Signal Class
IC
Resonant
Shape
Frequency Modulator
Resonance Modulator
Shape Modulator
DCF1
digital
DSP
no
low pass
velocity
no
no
DCF2
digital
DSP
no
low pass
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
velocity
velocity:decay
S2-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
velocity:decay
DCF1-EG
sustain
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
velocity:decay
S3-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
velocity:decay
S4-EG
attack
sustain
delay
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
velocity:decay
DCF2-EG
sustain
attack
decay
release
no
no
no
velocity
velocity:decay
Auto-Bend
initial
attack
no
no
no
velocity
no
