For the first time on the Frankfurt music fair 2000
of the
music fair international press Award (MIPA) assigned. The
jury consisted of 25 international music specialized magazines from
all world. The MP 9000 was distinguished as the best Intrument in the
category Digitalpianos.
Piano - power - performance
For more than 70 years we set the standard for the best acoustic
wings and pianos of the world. Now Kawai has for the first time a
portable Digitalpiano particularly for the modern musician
conceived... the MP 9000.
PIANO the keyboard manufactures the contact of the
musician with the instrument. For the MP9000 Kawai developed the AWA
Grand III mechanics. 88 genuine wood keys move a hammer mechanism,
which perfectly balanced and weighted is, in order to produce the
Feeling of a wing. The key contacts are directly appropriate at the
hammer stop border above the keys, so that the course of motion
disturbing elements are void.
The MP9000 offers the authentic piano sound, which you can expect
from a manufacturer of acoustic wings to you. In an anechoic
transmitting room of our research lab renowned Sampling special lists
from all world met, in order to take up the full and balanced
clay/tone of the Kawai concert wing ex freely from disturbing
reflections and other environment noises. With most modern equipment
Stereoaufnahmen of each note in most diverse dynamic stages were made.
From these photographs a kind finger mark of the wing was provided,
which represents an accurate reproduction of the harmonious and
dynamic structures. By the new Harmonic Imaging ® system is to be
transferred it now possible these data to the MP9000. The Harmonic
Imaging ® system of the MP9000 changes the gesampelten data, whereby a
very dynamic play without audible jumps becomes possible with maximum
sound quality.
In order to come the wing still more near, a "virtual Intonation"
was implemented: Virtual Voicing ® . With a genuine wing an
experienced piano farmer can affect the Timbre by working on the
hammerkoepfe. With the Virtual Voicing ® system can become you the
piano technician and adapt the piano of sounds to your needs. A
possibility, which is singular so far. In addition the MP has 9000
"Sympathetic Resonance", a simulation of resonant undamped strings.
All these possibilities lead to one of the best wing sounds, which
you heard ever. Also the E.Pianos and organs search still their same.
And if the stringers fly, do not hear at all again on to play.
POWER the MP 9000 fulfills also its obligation as
MIDI master key board. Two internal zones and two external MIDI zones
can be combined to ever one of the 64 performance Setups. Up to 32
Setups or sounds can be connected for the fast access to a chain.
Everyone of the external zones orders over expressed sumptuously
equipped parameters, in order to steer a MIDI system whether on the
stage or in the studio, including a solo mode. Additionally the MP
orders 9000 apart from a pitch Bend wheel and a modulation wheel, also
over a variety at pedal assignments and options. The four real time
control automatic controller know to the sequencer enterprise or live-betrieb
with arbitrary MIDI control-learn to be occupied.
All parameters and assignments are independent for each zone.
The breath-robbing sound, perfect the play feeling, the intuitive
operating concept and many other technologies make the MP 9000 simple
"absolute" steam turbine and gas turbine systems the piano. Besides it
looks also still well.
PERFORMANCE the silk-matte control surface permits
the direct access to everyone of the 16 internal sounds to adapt to
almost all performance parameters and to a multiplicity to
possibilities the sound of the MP 9000. Four multi function turnable
regulators offers the access to sound parameter, effects, MIDI
CONTROLLER and Equalizer in real time.
To that resound offers seven types: of diskresound in
Studioqualitaet up to the large concert-resounds. Tremolo, Rotary
Speaker, car Wah and over 20 other qualitatively high-quality digital
effects enrich the sound. All performance attitudes can be stored with
each sound. Sounds can be distributed at will over the keyboard
whether Split, Layer, distributes Velocity SWITCH or freely. The
bright, background-lit display indicates the current attitudes.
CONNECTIONS
Kawai's recommendation for the professional musician is visible
also on the back. XLR of exits with fixed LINE level for the
connection at live-mixer or Studio mixer save the DI box and so some
problems. Two freely programmable pedal entrances, MIDI In/Out/Thru,
headphone and normal LINE exits round the picture off.
