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From Our Research Team:

An Amazingly Natural-playing Stage Piano that's Also a Great Controller!

The Kawai MP8II digital stage piano provides not only incredible grand piano action and feel, it offers extremely realistic onboard piano and instrument sounds and works effectively as a MIDI controller keyboard. The MP8II gives you Kawai's renowned AWA PROII weighted action for great feel and response, and its keyboard can be divided into four zones for easy control and triggering functions for virtual instruments and effects. You also get amazing effects, including reverb, EQ, distortion, and even a rotary speaker emulation built into the MP8II.

Kawai MP8II Digital Stage Piano at a Glance:

• AWA PROII action
  
• Control
  
• Great tone
  
• Incredible effects

AWA PROII action
The Kawai MP8II features the critically acclaimed AWA PROII action. In addition to using real wooden keys, the AWA PROII design incorporates many grand piano action characteristics, such as contrasting hammer weights - appropriately graded for each playing range, bass key counter-balancing and correctly located pivot points. By emulating both the weight and movement of our grand piano actions, the Kawai AWA PROII delivers an unmatched feel and response that satisfies the demands of even the most discerning pianist.

Control
As a MIDI master keyboard, the MP8II fulfills the requirements of a professional stage performer, whether in the studio or on tour. The 88 key keyboard can be divided into four independent zones, with each zone able to play either internal voices, trigger external MIDI devices, or control both simultaneously, for a maximum playback of 8 sounds. Separate fader sliders allow the levels for each zone to be controlled intuitively, in real-time, with a variety of additional functions and assignments available at the touch of a button, from one of the 256 programmable setups to further assist live performance.

Great tone
The authentic sound of KAWAI stage pianos begins with the world renowned KAWAI EX Concert grand piano. Placed inside an anechoic chamber, free of audio reflections, the rich sound of this world class instrument is meticulously analyzed and recorded by our Master Piano Artisans. The acoustic portrait of each note is later transformed into a precise three dimensional digital representation, employing KAWAI's proprietary Harmonic Imaging™ technology. This unique process faithfully reproduces the broad dynamic range of the original grand piano, while also providing the source for a rich selection of additional high-quality instrument sounds.

Incredible effects
Studio quality reverb, and professional digital effects, including distortion, pedal wah, and variable-speed rotary speaker simulation, can be individually applied to each zone, and precisely adjusted in real-time using four analogue control knobs. In addition, this area also provides direct access to a four-band graphic equalizer and advanced tone control envelope parameters, and even allows Continuous Controller information to be transmitted to an external MIDI device. With powerful features such as these, KAWAI is understandably gaining a reputation as the instruments of choice among professional stage artists.

Kawai MP8II Digital Stage Piano Features:

• Keyboard: 88 Wooden Keys
  
• Action: AWA PRO II
  
• Sound Source: Harmonic Imaging™ Sound Technology
  
• Sounds: 256 (32xPiano, 32xE. Piano, 32xDrawbar, 32xOrgan, 32xStrings/Vocal, 32xBrass/Wind, 32xPad/Synth, 32xBass/Guitar
  
• Polyphony: 192
  
• Zones: 4
  
• Reverb Types: 7 Types: Plate, Hall 1, Hall 2, Stage 1, Stage 2, Room 1, Room 2
  
• Effect Types: Individual for each zone: 22 types: Chorus, Flanger, Celeste, Ensemble, Delay 1-4, Auto Pan 1-3, Tremolo 1-3, Phaser 1-2, Rotary 1-2, Auto Wah, Pedal Wah, Enhancer, Overdrive
  
• Setup Memory: 256 Setups
  
• Dispay: 16 x 2 LCD with backlight
  
• Controls: Pitch Bend Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Master Volume, Zone Volume (x4), Zone On/Off (x4), Real-Time Edit Control (x4), Control Mode Switch (x4), SW ON/OFF, EFX ON/OFF, Reverb ON/OFF, Menu Up, Menu Down, Value up, Value down, Sound mode, Setup Mode (System Mode), Sound/Setup Select (8x8x4), Store, Transpose, Metronome
  
• Jacks: XLR Out (L, R) with Ground Lift Switch, 1/4" Out (L/MONO, R, or 2x Mono), Headphones, MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB (to Host), Damper/Soft Pedal, Footswitch (assignable), EXP, AC Inlet
  
• Dimensions: 57.75 x 17.5 x 7.5" (1466mm x 442mm x 189mm)
  
• Weight: 77 lbs. (35kg)
  
• Included Accessories: Owner's Manual, Music Rack, Power Cable, F-20 Double Pedal

The Kawai MP8II gives you real piano feel and incredible sounds, plus it's a great controller keyboard!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number MP8II