CA 79 NEW

HIGHLIGHTS

 

■  Latest Grand Feel III wooden-key keyboard action
■  Ebony & Ivory Touch key surfaces, 3-sensor, let-off, counterweights 
■  SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine with multi-channel sampling
■  Premium audio processing and amplification technologies
■  High-performance speaker system with TwinDrive soundboard

■  Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and Audio with aptX support
■  Modern 5″ LCD touchscreen display embedded within cheekblock
■  MP3/WAV/SMF playback, record, and overdub to USB
■  Spatial Headphone Sound for enhanced depth and realism
■  Contemporary upright cabinet design with SoftFall fallboard

 

  

 

Feel Inspired

A piano that will encourage enthusiastic players to become accomplished pianists, and transform living rooms into grand concert halls.  This is the ambitious philosophy behind Kawai’s latest Concert Artist series – premium instruments that capture the essence of playing a magnificent concert grand piano, and inspire musicians to realise their true artistic potential.

TOUCH

    

The Touch of a Grand Piano: Grand Feel III wooden key action

Embracing many of the long-established principles associated with an acoustic piano, the Grand Feel III keyboard action utilised by the CA79 combines realistic materials, motion, and mechanism to recreate the exceptional touch of the finest concert grand pianos.

  

 

 

All eighty-eight black and white keys are crafted entirely from long pieces of wood, with finely textured ivory and ebony-like surfaces applied to absorb moisture and assist control.  Each wooden key pivots smoothly on a balance pin – the ends rising and falling to replicate the familiar ‘seesaw’ motion of an acoustic piano action.  When pressed, the back of the key lifts, triggering a grade-weighted hammer to strike a pressure switch.  The amount of force applied to this switch is then measured, and the corresponding note played with authentic tonal character and volume.

 

Extra-long key length, Extra-long pivot length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to featuring extended, fully wooden keys, Grand Feel keyboard actions also boast some of the longest key pivot lengths – matching that of a Kawai grand piano.

This extended key pivot length provides a more evenly balanced touch weight from the front to the rear of each key, allowing greater fluency and expressive control, while also minimising the need to readjust one’s technique when playing an acoustic grand piano.

88-key Graded Counterweights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition of grade-weighted hammers, the Grand Feel III action also features metal counterweights, attached beneath each key, and graded across the length of the keyboard.

As with an acoustic piano, these additional weights help to balance the touch of the keyboard during pianissimo passages, while providing a feeling of greater substance and solidity when playing with force.

Triple sensor key detection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

Keyboard	88 wooden keys with Ivory/Ebony key surfaces, Grand Feel II action with Let-Off and Triple Sensor
Internal Sounds	60
Sound Source	Harmonic Imaging™ XL (HI-XL), 88-key piano sampling, Grands: Shigeru Kawai EX, Kawai EX, SK-5
Virtual Technician	Voicing (incl. User Voicing per key), Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonance, Undamped Strings Resonance, Cabinet Resonance, Key-off Effect (incl. Key-Off Release), Hammer Fall-back Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard Simulation, Decay Time, Soft Pedal Depth, Touch Curve (incl. User Curve), Temperament (incl. User Temperament), Key of Temperament, Stretch Tuning, User Tuning, User Key Volume, Half-Pedal Adjust, Minimum Touch
Polyphony	max. 256 notes
Reverb	Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral
Reverb Parameters	Reverb Depth, Reverb Time
Effects	Stereo Delay, Ping Delay, Triple Delay, Chorus, Classic Chorus, Tremolo, Classic Tremolo, Auto Pan, Classic Auto Pan, Phaser, Rotary, Combination Effects x 4, Amplified Effects x 3
Effect Parameters	Dry/Wet, Time, Speed, Mono/Stereo, Accel./Rotary Speed – Parameters depend on effect.
Keyboard Modes	Dual Mode, Split Mode, Four Hand Mode (Volume/Balance adjustable)
Touch Curves	Light+, Light, Normal, Heavy, Heavy+, Off (Constant), User
Temperament	Equal Temperament (Equal Piano Only), Pure Temperament (Major), Pure Temperament (Minor), Pythagorean, Meantone, Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III, Equal Temperament (Flat), Equal Temperament (Equal Stretch), USER Temperament
USB functions: Audio Playback	MP3: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz, Mono/Stereo, Bit Rate: 8-320 kBit/s (constant & variable) WAV: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz, Mono/Stereo
USB functions: Audio Recording	MP3: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo, 192 kBit/s (constant) WAV: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo, 1,411 kBit/s (uncompressed)
Internal Recorder	10 Songs, 2 Tracks, max. 90.000 notes
Metronome	10 beats, tempo, volume, plus 100 drum rhythms
Registrations	16 memories
Further USB functions	Load Internal Song, Load Registration, Load User Memory, Save Internal Song, Save SMF Song, Save Registration, Save User Memory, Rename File, Delete File, Format USB, Convert Song to Audio, Overdub Audio
External Media	USB Stick, USB Disk Drive, USB Harddisk
Other Features	SHS heaphone system, Headphone type, Key/Song Transpose, Tone Control (incl. User EQ), Speaker Volume, Phones Volume, Line In Volume, Line Out Volume, Audio Recorder Gain, Wall EQ, Tuning, Damper Hold, Four Hands, LCD Contrast, User Memory, Factory Reset, Lower Octave Shift, Lower Pedal On/Off, Split Balance, Layer Octave Shift, Layer Dynamics, Dual Balance, MIDI Channel, Send PGM#, Local Control, Transmit PGM#, Multi-timbral Mode, Channel Mute, Auto Power Off
Lesson Function	542 songs in total. Czerny, Burgmüller, Beyer, Bach and Hanon (incl. printed score); Chopin and Alfred books without printed score. Additional finger excersises with 4 scales (Major, n.Minor, h.Minor, m.Minor), 2 Arpeggio-, 2 Cadence- and 2 Chord practises each in all keys with scoring system
Piano Music	29 Songs
Concert Magic Songs	176
Display	128 x 64 pixel LCD with backlight
Pedals	Grand Feel Pedal System: Sustain (with half-pedal support), Soft, Sostenuto.
Key Cover	yes, hidden type
Music Rack	extra large with leather surface
Jacks	LINE IN (3,5mm Stereo), LINE IN level adjustable, LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), LINE OUT control, headphones x 2 (3,5mm Stereo and 6,3mm Stereo), MIDI (IN/OUT), USB to Host, USB to Device
Sound System	2 x 13cm + 2 x 8x12cm Top Speaker + 2 x 5cm Tweeter
Output Power	2 x 50W
Power Consumption	45W
Dimensions in cm	145,5 (W) x 46,5 (D) x 92,5 (H)
Weight in kg	76
Finishes	Premium Black satin, Premium Rosewood, Premium White satin

owner's manual	(3,24 MB)
Übersicht Song Liste	(0,10 MB)
CA Series catalogue	(3,97 MB)

Video

 

  

  

Audio demos
Shigeru Kawai EX (3,11 MB)	Full Ensemble (0,97 MB)
Kawai EX (3,04 MB)	Harpsichord (0,73 MB)
Shigeru Kawai SK-5 (4,65 MB)	Harpsichord Oct. (0,72 MB)
Jazz Clean (3,00 MB)	Vibraphone (2,01 MB)
Warm Grand 1 (2,19 MB)	Clavi (0,76 MB)
Warm Grand 2 (2,60 MB)	Slow Strings (1,44 MB)
Standard Grand (2,04 MB)	String Pad (1,10 MB)
Pop Grand (1,88 MB)	String Ensemble (0,76 MB)
Pop Piano (2,13 MB)	Choir 1 (2,28 MB)
New Age Grand (1,74 MB)	Choir 2 (1,39 MB)
Upright Piano (3,37 MB)	Jazz Ensemble