Value-packed Digital Piano from Kawai
Are you looking for an affordable, high-performance digital piano for home or stage use? Sweetwater recommends you consider the Kawai ES60. Weighing only 24.25 pounds, the ES60 makes an ideal stage piano with 17 high-quality sounds onboard. The playing feel is superb. The ES60 features Kawai’s advanced Responsive Hammer Lite (RHL) action, which gives you the feel of a real acoustic grand, complete with graded hammers. And the sound is sublime: Harmonic Imaging technology and 192-note polyphony deliver impeccable grand piano sound. Your ears will revel in gloriously detailed, state-of-the-art samples of Kawai’s flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano, along with a selection of authentic electric piano, bass, string, and organ sounds. If performance and value are your top concerns, then the Kawai ES60 should be on your short list.
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Harmonic Imaging technology delivers stunning grand piano sound
Sit down at the Kawai ES60 and play. The gorgeous piano sound you hear is none other than the meticulously sampled sound of a handcrafted Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano, with all 88 keys painstakingly sampled and faithfully reproduced using Kawai’s Harmonic Imaging technology. This proprietary process accurately re-creates the immense dynamic range of the grand piano, giving you a truly impressive measure of expressiveness, from ppp to fff and beyond. If this were the only sound onboard the ES60, it would be a fabulous value, but there’s a total of 25 thrilling sounds, including orchestral strings, electric pianos, organs, vibes, harpsichord, choir, and more.
RHL action gives you the feel of a real acoustic grand
Kawai developed their RHL action used in the ES60 to capture the distinctive feel of an acoustic grand piano. With an innovative springless design that provides consistent upward/downward motion, this action gives you a natural, smooth piano-playing experience. Newly updated with upgraded cushioning material, this latest RHL keybed features lower noise when keys are released. Just as acoustic piano hammers are heavier in the bass and get lighter as you move up toward the treble end of the keyboard, ES60 action uses different hammer weights that are graded for each playing range. This fastidious attention to detail gives you maximum stability when playing fortissimo passages while giving you the delicate pianissimo control you need.
Features to foster your development as a pianist
The ES60’s onboard 20-watt high-fidelity stereo speaker system is robust enough to deliver stirring realism and dynamic range in your living room and smaller performance spaces. The ES60 provides ample connectivity, including USB-MIDI, line-out, and a headphone jack for private practice. For beginners, the ES60 offers compatibility with the PianoRemote and PiaBookPlayer apps for iOS and Android. You can practice left- and right-hand parts for each piece separately and adjust the onboard metronome tempo to master the more difficult passages. Dual and Split modes (and dual headphone jacks) let you collaborate with a teacher or a duet partner, while 192-note polyphony is more than enough to ensure that all your notes are heard.
Ideal for home, stage, and studio
With its dedicated line-out jacks and USB-to-Host audio/MIDI connectivity, the Kawai ES60 is ready for deployment anywhere. In the studio or onstage. Its light weight makes it an ideal gigging partner. But the Kawai ES60 also does double duty as a home piano with app-based lessons, Dual and Split modes, and Bluetooth for connecting to your smart devices. Fitted with its optional matching stand and F-10H damper pedal, its sleek contemporary design makes an elegant statement in your living room.
Kawai ES60 Features:
- 88-key digital piano
- Responsive Hammer Lite (RHL) grade-weighted action
- Harmonic Imaging stereo sampling sound engine
- 17 internal sounds, including SK-EX concert grand piano, tine and reed electric pianos, organs, strings, clavinet, harpsichord, vibraphone, electric and upright bass, and more
- Max polyphony: 192 notes
- Metronome + 30 drum rhythms
- 15 demo songs
- Dual and Split modes
- Onboard Reverb
- Touch Curve, Transpose, and Tuning controls
- Speaker On/Off, Speaker EQ
- Auto Power Off
- MIDI I/O
- App functions (iOS/Android): PianoRemote, PiaBookPlayer
- Damper pedal jack, F-1SP switch pedal included
- Optional F-10H damper pedal (with half-pedal support) and designer stand available separately
- Onboard speaker system, 10W + 10W
- Line-out jack (1/4-in. L/MONO, R)
- 1/4-in. Headphones jack
- USB-to-Host audio/MIDI connectivity
