Kawai MP9000 Specifications - page 3
First, there is the touch, the keyboard where man meets machine. For the MP9000,
Kawai developed the Enhanced AWA Grand Action. Eighty-eight wooden keys operate
a series of hammers that are perfectly balanced and weighted to re-create the feel of a
true Grand Piano. The contacts themselves are attached directly to the hammer rail
above the keys, adding incredible authenticity to the piano keystroke, and
reliability to the entire action.
Kawai set out to create the best piano sound possible for the MP9000. Inside
the soundproof anechoic chamber at our research facility, a team of piano sampling specialists from
around the globe began to meticulously record the rich and vibrant tone of the Kawai Ex Concert
Grand, free from any external noise or coloration. Using state of the art digital equipment, stereo
recordings were made of each and every note at a variety of dynamic levels. From this information,
Kawai was able to plot an accurate “map” of the EX Piano’s harmonic structure. Using our
proprietary process of Harmonic Imaging
TM
, Kawai is able to manipulate
the sample data to ensure that the MP9000 sound is always faithful to the
original map of the EX Piano’s harmonic and dynamic signature.
Harmonic Imaging
TM
offers an unparalleled range of dynamic expression
and tonal accuracy, from delicate pianissimos to thunderous
fortissimos.
To further re-create the Grand Piano experience, the MP9000 also uses
Kawai’s Virtual Voicing
TM
. In a real concert grand, the skilled technician
can “voice” the instrument to a particular timbre. Our Virtual Voicing
TM
digitally “voices” the internal piano sounds, creating an array of tonal
colors never before available in a digital piano. Add to all this our Sympathetic
Resonance, which introduces the harmonic information of the un-damped strings,
and the result is the most incredible and faithful recreation of a Concert Grand
Piano ever!
For over 70 years, we have set the standard for building the finest acous
craftsmanship and technological leadership to a digital pian
Piano