Kawai K4

K4
Manufacturer Kawai
Dates 1989[1]
Price K4 £895 GBP
K4r £695 GBP[2]
Technical specifications
Polyphony 16 voices
Timbrality 8 part
Oscillator 2
LFO 1 - Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Square, Triangle
Synthesis type PCM ROMpler
Filter 2 - 12dB Slope (2-pole), Low Pass, Resonance
Attenuator ADSR
Aftertouch expression Yes
Velocity expression Yes
Storage memory 64 RAM slots
Effects 32 types including: Reverb, Reverse Gate, Normal Delay, Stereo Pan Delay, Chorus, Flanger,Over Drive.
Hardware 8-bit UPD 78310G CPU
Input/output
Keyboard 61 keys
Left-hand control Mod - Wheel, Pitch -Wheel
External control MIDI [Pedal - Sustain, Velocity, Pedal - Volume

The Kawai K4 is a 61 key synthesizer manufactured in 1989 by Kawai. It is signifficantly better than the KAWAI K1 adding resonant filters and a DAC PCM wavetable. The K4 uses a new type of synthesis called Digital Multi Spectrum.

Features

  • 2 line LCD screen
  • 256 high quality internal waveforms
  • Drum section (61 drum patches)[3]

Kawai K4R

A 2U rack mounted module was also produced by Kawai.[4] [5]It has six separate audio outputs, left, stereo outs, right, mono and a headphone socket. The effects are removed in the rack mounted version as it is presumed outboard effects will be used with the unit.

References

  1. ↑ "Kawai K4 Digital Multi Spectrum Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Kawai K4 & K4R (MT Dec 89)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Kawai K4 & K4R (MT Dec 89)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Kawai K4r". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Kawai K4R". www.polynominal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.


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