Kawai K5000S
Digital synthesizer from 1996. Features 32 note polyphony, Digital Additive Synthesis plus PCM samples; Harmonics: 64 per source; Waveforms: 689 (123 synth, 341 GM, 225 drums). 4 internal effects, 128 band formant filter, 24db/oct lowpass and highpass filters, 2 LFOs, arpeggiator, and 61 full size keys with aftertouch. Notable users include Aphex Twin and Kraftwerk. Our unit is has a floppy drive emulator retrofit with an OLED display so it is possible to load and browse thousands of patches with ease.
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Type of unit
Synthesizer Keyboard
Brand/Make
Kawai
Synthesis Technology
Additive Synthesis
External control
MIDI
Parts Capability
16 Part Multitimbral
Polyphony
32
Patch memory
digitally stored
Decade of creation
1990s