Kawai ES920B Black Stage Piano

Description

The ES920 is has the highest specification of all the Kawai ES range portable digital pianos, and is the successor to the extremely popular and multi-award winning ES8. The ES920 model features an improved version of the highly-regarded Responsive Hammer III keyboard action, with redesigned key switches that deliver superior durability and performance. The ES920’s core acoustic piano sounds have also been refreshed for enhanced playability, with additional Virtual Technician parameters inherited from Kawai’s latest Concert Artist models that allow even greater flexibility and customisation.

Complementing its improved acoustic piano sounds, the ES920 also features brand new electric piano, drawbar and jazz organ, electric bass, harpsichord, and strings sounds, allowing a broad range of music styles to be performed. As with Kawai’s recent console instruments, the ES920 incorporates technologies developed in collaboration with premium audio equipment manufacturer, Onkyo, and features a new motherboard and amplification system designed to deliver richer, higher quality sound.

The piano’s updated control panel retains the intuitive operation of its predecessor, while adding dedicated EQ faders and a modern OLED display for enhanced real-time control. In addition to standard MIDI, USB, and audio connectors, the ES920 also supports Bluetooth MIDI and Audio functionality, allowing the instrument to be used seamlessly with Kawai’s growing library of iOS and Android apps, or for audio from a smartphone or tablet to be played through the piano’s premium amplifier and speaker system without additional cables.

The ES920 features a brand new exterior design and lightweight body weighing just 17 kg, almost 6 kilos lighter than its predecessor. As the most portable piano in its class, the ES920 is an excellent choice for gigging or studio musicians, yet also ideally suited to academic and religious institutions. However, when attached to the dedicated HM-5 designer stand and F-302 triple pedal bar, the ES920 is transformed into a stylish, ultra-compact piano replacement, delivering an exceptional playing experience for the lounge, office, or bedroom.

Specifications

Keyboard

• Action: Responsive Hammer III
• Key Material: Plastic
• Key Surface: Ivory Touch
• Letoff Simulation: Yes
• Sensors: 3
• Velocity Curves: Light 1-4, Normal, Heavy 1-4, Off (Constant), User
• Key Lid: No

Sound Source

• Sound Source: Harmonic Imaging™ XL, 88 Key Sampling
• Sounds: 38, Grand Pianos: Shigeru Kawai EX, Kawai EX, SK-5 (PIANO: 10 sounds, E.PIANO: 6 sounds, ORGAN: 5 sounds HARPSI/MALLETS: 4 sounds, STRINGS/CHOIR: 8 sounds, BASS: 5 sounds)
• Polyphony: max. 256 notes
• Virtual Technician: Touch Curve, Voicing, Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonance, Undamped String Resonance, Cabinet Resonance, Key-off Effect, Fall-back Noise, Hammer Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard, Decay Time, Release Time, Minimum Touch, Stretch Tuning/Stretch Curve/User Tuning, Temperament, Temperament Key, User Key Volume, Half-Pedal Adjust, Soft Pedal Depth
• Keyboard Modes: Dual, Split, 4Hands (Volume/Balance adjustable)
• Reverb: Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral – each with Depth and Time
• Effects: Stereo Delay, Ping Delay, Triple Delay, Chorus, Classic Chorus, Tremolo, Classic Tremolo, Auto Pan, Classic Auto Pan, Phaser, Rotary and 4 combination effects – each with Dry/Wet, Time, Speed, Feedback, High Damp, Depth (Parameters depend on Effect type.)
• Tuning: Equal (Piano Only), Pure (Major), Pure (Minor), Pythagorean, Meantone, Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III, Equal (Flat), Equal (Stretch), USER

Music/Recording

• Metronome/Beats: 10 Beats, Tempo and Volume adjustable; 100 rhythms (x 2 variations), 4-part accompaniment, 100 preset chord sequences
• Recorder: USB Memory: MP3/WAV Recording and Playback, A-B Loop; Internal: MIDI 10 Songs, 2 Tracks – max. 90,000 notes
• Demo Songs: 33

Features

• Display: 128 x 64 pixel OLED
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible); Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant, Bluetooth Audio
• Registrations: Yes, 28 Memories
• USB Functions: Playback: MP3, WAV, SMF ; Recording: MP3, WAV ; Functions: Audio Overdub, Song to Audio Convertion, Load internal Songs, Save internal Songs, Save SMF Songs, Load Registration, Save Registration, Delete File, Format USB Memory
• Other Features: 4-band EQ Fader, Key/Song Transpose, Tone Control (incl. Brilliance, UserEQ), Wall EQ, Speaker Volume, Low Volume Balance, Phones Volume, Line Out Volume, Audio Recorder Gain, Tuning, Damper Hold, GFP-3 Mode, Four Hands, Startup Setting, Factory Reset, Auto Power Off, Lower Octave Shift, Lower Pedal On/Off, Split Balance, Layer Octave Shift, Layer Dynamics, Dual Balance, SHS Mode, Phones Type, MIDI Channel, Send PGM#, Local Control, Transmit PGM#, Multi-timbral Mode, Channel Mute, Auto Power Off, Speakers On/Off

Sound System

• Sound System: 12×8 cm x 2 Full range speaker with Bass-Reflex-System
• Amplifier: 2 x 20W
• Power Consumption: 18W

Construction

• Pedals: F10H Sustain Pedal with Half-Damper function included. Optional: Triple Pedal GFP-3 or F302 3-pedal unit (only in combination with HM-5 stand)
• Music Rack: Yes, acrylic
• Jacks: USB to Host, USB to Device, MIDI (IN/OUT), LINE IN STEREO, LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), DAMPER (for F-10H), DAMPER/SOFT/SOSTENUTO (for F-302 or GFP-3), Phones x 2 (6,3mm and 3,5 mm), AC-adapter PS-154

Dimensions

• Height in cm: 14.5
• Width in cm: 134
• Depth in cm: 37.5
• Weight in kg: 17