Kawai CA65 Digital Piano Information, Specifications and Resources

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Kawai CA65

Overview

The Kawai CA65 is a digital piano released in 2013. It is aimed at those primarily wanting a quality piano sound and keyboard feel.

The CA65 has 88 fully weighted full sized keys with touch sensitivity but no aftertouch. It has 256 notes of polyphony, which is excellent for a digital piano. It has 60 on board sounds including pianos and real world sounds, and a sustain/damper pedal.

It has the ability to record and play back user performances. It has built-in MIDI capabilities. It offers an on-board learning system. It has no built-in speakers which means you will have to connect it to external amplification and speakers in order to hear it. It runs from AC power.

It's a part of the CA family of instruments.

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Specifications

Form

Number of Keys: 88
Key Weight: Piano
Key Size: Full
Touch Sensitive:
Aftertouch:

Sound

Number of Voices: 60
Polyphony: 256
Sound Generation: Harmonic Imaging XL
Piano Sounds:
Real World Sounds:
Sounds Editable:
Accompaniments:

Extra Features

Recorder/Sequencer:
Tutorials:

Communication

MIDI:
USB:
Tablet Connectivity:

Power

AC Power:
Batteries:

Audio

Speakers:
Audio Out:
Audio In:

Pedals

Sustain Pedal:
Soft Pedal:
Expression Pedal:

Release Info

Year: 2013
RRP: $3945

Description

Kawai CA65… the ultimate piano experience


The Concert Artist series will transform all notions of how good digital pianos can be. From the latest in sound technology and action design, to dozens of powerful features, the CA65 will inspire you to realize your true artistic potential.


Main Features


Tone

Concert Artist instruments feature Kawai’s new Harmonic Imaging XL with 88-key piano sampling. This unique technology, which uses extra long piano sampling, creates sounds with an extremely high level of detail, clarity and realism.


Touch

For touch, the CA series uses the new Grand Feel (GF) action with Let-off. This action uses real wooden keys with Ivory Touch key surfaces, a triple sensor system and features a new mechanical design with a key pivot length that is the same as a grand piano’s key.


Acoustic Piano Design

Kawai’s acoustic and digital piano designers teamed up to give the CA65 a distinctly acoustic piano flavor. In addition to the elegantly tapered legs mounted in a wooden toe block, you’ll find an adjustable music rack and the innovative cheekblock control panel, which preserves the instrument’s piano-like appearance.


Studio-quality Sounds

The CA65 has a broad selection of studio quality instrumental sounds including multiple acoustic pianos, vintage electric pianos, pipe and drawbar organs, plus stringed and orchestral instruments.


Keyboard Modes

Any two sounds can be played on the keyboard simultaneously and there is a Split mode where two different instrument sounds can be played on opposite sides of the keyboard. There is also a special Four-Hands mode that splits the keyboard into two identical 44-note pianos.


USB Audio and Storage

USB to Device and Host capabilities provide a world of opportunity, including recording and playing digital audio, storing songs, playing MIDI song files and connectivity to computers.


Concert Magic

This exclusive feature lets anyone enjoy the thrill of playing the piano, even if you’ve never played before.


Hymn Player

The unique Hymn Player features 88 classic hymns that can be played automatically or via Concert Magic… perfect for when a pianist is unavailable for a service or gathering.


Built-in Piano Music

The CA65 and CA95 digital pianos feature a selection of popular classical piano music – approximately two hours in all.


Lessons and Exercises

With every Concert Artist instrument comes the first year’s lesson songs from Alfred Publishing’s Basic Piano Course 1, Premier Course 1 and Adult Course 1.

We’ve also included the printed music and recordings for

time-tested finger exercises such as scales, arpeggios and Hanon songs.


Virtual Technician

A skilled piano technician can personalize an acoustic piano’s sound and touch response. Kawai’s exclusive Virtual Technician feature does the same for the Concert Artist digital pianos.

Grand Feel Pedal System

Further enhancing the Concert Artist’s realism, this new system reproduces the individual weighting of the damper, sostenuto and una corda pedals of the Kawai EX concert grand.


Jacks and Connections

In addition to USB, Concert Artist instruments have other useful jacks including 2 headphone jacks, MIDI connections and audio input / output jacks for connecting to sound equipment and recording systems.


Speaker System

The CA65 features a high fidelity speaker system specially designed to deliver the deep bass and crisp treble frequencies produced by a concert grand piano.


SPECIFICATIONS


Keyboard: 88 wooden keys

with Ivory Touch key Surfaces

Action: Grand Feel (GF) action with Let-off

Sound Source: Harmonic Imagingâ„¢ XL (HI-XL),

88-key piano sampling

Internal Sounds: 60 Voices

Polyphony:

256 Notes


Keyboard Modes: Dual, Split, Four Hands

(Volume Balance Adjustable)


Reverb: Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall,

Live Hall, Cathedral

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 Eff ects x 4,

Amplified Effects x 3

Parameters — Dry/Wet, Time, Mono/Stereo, Accel./Rotary Speed

(Parameters dependent on effect type)

Virtual Technician: Touch Curve — Light+, Light, Normal, Heavy, Heavy+, Off (constant), User 1, User 2

Voicing — Normal, Mellow 1, Mellow 2, Dynamic, Bright 1, Bright 2

Resonance, Noise & Effects — Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonance, Key-off Effect, Fall-back Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard, Decay Time, Soft Pedal Depth

Temperament & Tuning — Equal (piano), Pure Major, Pure Minor, Pythagorean, Meantone, Werckmeister, Kirnberger, Equal (flat), Equal (stretch), User Temperament, Key of Temperament

Other — Stretch Tuning, User Tuning, User Key Volume, Half-Pedal Adjust, Minimun Touch

Internal Recorder: 10 Song / 2-Track Recorder, 90,000 note memory capacity

USB Functions: Playback — MP3, WAV, SMF

Record — MP3, WAV, SMF

Other — 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

Metronome: Beat — 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 + 100 Drum Rythms

Tempo — 10 - 400 bpm, (20 - 800 bpm for eighth note rhythms)

Music Menu: Demo Songs —34 Songs

Piano Music — 42 Pieces

Lesson Function — Finger Exercises + Alfred Lesson Books

Concert Magic — 176 songs

Registrations: 16 Memories (8 x 2)

Other Settings & Functions: Key Transpose, Song Transpose, Tone Control (incl. User EQ), Speaker Volume, Phones Volume, Line Out Volume, Audio Recorder Gain, 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

Display: 128 x 64 Pixel LCD with Backlight

Jacks: LINE IN (L/MONO, R), LINE IN Level Adjust, LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), Headphones x 2, MIDI (IN/OUT), USB to Host, USB to Device

Speaker System: 13 cm x 2 (Full-range Speakers), 5 cm x 2 (Tweeters), 50 Watts x 2

Dimensions: 57" (W) x 19" (D) x 36" (H)

Weight: 161 lbs.

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