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A class-leading action, hundreds of great sounds, and superb real-time control. When it comes to outstanding live performance, there’s one board that guarantees success.
Kawai MP7 – the flexible, all-in-one stage piano for flexible, play-it-all musicians.

All New Effects EngineStunning Acoustic Pianos

Cherished Vintage EPs

Classic Tonewheel Organs

The MP7’s powerful audio processor elevates

A variety of beautiful concert, jazz, and pop

A treasure trove of authentic tine, reed, andA brand new tonewheel organ simulation,

sonic realism to another level with brand new,grand pianos, and a full-bodied traditionalmodern electric pianos, crunchy clavs, and acomplete with 9 real-time adjustable drawbars,

high resolution effects.

upright – appropriately voiced and mic’d for a

striking electric grand – lovingly sampled toauthentic percussion controls, and vintage

Apply richly modelled resonances to acoustic

broad range of musical styles.

preserve their unique tonal characteristics andchorus/vibrato settings.

piano sounds, warm-up EPs with analogue-

Enjoy playing the original sounds, or delve intoimperfections. Play them clean, or plug into

Tweak the organ’s rotary speaker characteristics

style amp sims, and recreate distinctive reverb

the powerful Virtual Technician to adjust theover 100 different effects, each with a variety ofand use the MP7’s mixer faders to adjust on-environments – all at the touch of a button.

piano beneath your fingertips.

fully tweakable parameters.

screen drawbar registrations

Powerful 4-Zone System

Inspiring Subsidiary Sounds

Four independently configurable zones

Studio quality strings, pads, basses,

for controlling internal sounds, externaland other essential sounds suitable for

MIDI devices, or both at the same time.

creating splits, layering with various

Sturdy hardware level faders provide

acoustic pianos and EPs, or for simply

immediate control over rich multi-voice

playing solo.

layers, while improved split functionality

Tweak each voice using comprehensive

allows any zone to be effortlessly split,

ADSR parameters, or fatten the overall

or assigned to a custom key range.

sound with flexible parametric EQ.

Class Leading KeyboardAccessible & Intuitive Panel

Quality Materials, Design, & Build

Generous Setup Memories

The class-leading Responsive Hammer II key-A large graphic LCD display, four assignable

Elegantly finished wooden side panels, sleek

Store and recall every customised sound, knobboard action recreates the touch of an acoustic

real-time control knobs, and a well organised,

gloss-black paintwork and a raised fallboard

position, fader level, and adjustable parameter

grand, with realistic movement providing a

immediately usable panel interface.

displaying the Kawai family name give the MP7at the touch of a button.

smooth, natural playing experience. Triple-Leave the manual at home and concentrate on

a distinctive, professional appearance. Its sturdy

With over 250 setup memories, the MP7 is ideal

sensor key detection, ivory-like surfaces, andplaying, rather than trying to remember exactly

aluminium and steel chassis, and reinforced

for busy stage musicians who like to plan several

authentic let-off simulation ensure the MP7

which button does what.

base reassures players that this instrument isshows ahead, before going out on the road.

performs like the real thing.

built for the stage.

Kawai MP7 Technical Specifications
Keyboard
Sound Source

Harmonic Imaging™ XL (HI-XL), 88-key piano sampling
256 voices(8 categories)

No. of Sounds
PolyphonySpecifications are subject to change without notice.

88 weighted keys with Ivory Touch key surfaces
Responsive Hammer 2 (RH2) action with Let-Off

PIANO x 32, E.PIANO x 32, DRAWBAR x 32, ORGAN x 32, STRINGS/VOCAL x 32,BRASS/WIND x32, PAD/SYNTH x 32, BASS/GUITAR x 32

max. 256 notes

Zones
ReverbTypes:

MAIN, SUB1, SUB2, SUB3

Modes:INT, EXT, BOTH

Types:

6 types (Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral)Parameters:
Types:

Effects

Parameters:
Modules:
Types:

Amp Simulator

PreDelay, Reverb Time, Reverb Depth
129 types (MAIN zone), 23 types (SUB zones)
Up to 10 parameters, depending on effect type
MAIN zone: EFX1, EFX2 SUB zones: EFX
5 types (S. Case, M. Stack, J. Combo, F. Bass, L. Cabi)

Parameters:

Drive, Level, Amp EQ Lo, Amp EQ Mid, Amp EQ Hi, Mid Frequency,
Mic Type, Mic Position, Ambience

Tonewheel Organ

Drawbars:16’, 5 1/3’, 8’, 4’, 2 2/3’, 2’, 1 3/5’, 1 1/3’, 1’ (real-time adjustable by panel faders/knobs and MIDI)

main zone only

Percussion:

Off/On, Normal/Soft, Slow/Fast, 2nd/3rd

main zone only

Touch Curve:

6 types (Light+, Light, Normal, Heavy, Heavy+, Off ), User1~5
piano: Voicing, Stereo Width, String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Key-off Effect,Parameters:

Virtual Technician

Temperament& Tuning:
EQ

Metronome

Internal Memories

USB Functions

DisplayInternal:

10 songs – approximately 90,000 note memory capacity
Transpose song, Convert song to Audio, Load SMF, Save SMF

Audio:

Play MP3/WAV, Save MP3/WAV, Overdub, Recorder Gain

Click:

1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8

Rhythm:100 drum patterns

SOUND:

256 memories (8 x 8 x 4)

SETUP:

256 memories (8 x 8 x 4)

POWERON:

1 memory

Load/Save:

One Sound, One Setup, SMF, All Sound, All Setup, All Backup

Others:EDIT Menu

Panel Controls

116 parameters (Reverb, EFX/AMP, Sound, Tuning, Key Setup, Controllers, Knob Assign, Virtual Tech.)

EXT mode:

64 parameters (Channel/Program, SETUP, Transmit, MMC, Key Setup, Controllers, Knob Assign)

52 parameters and functions (Utility, Pedal, MIDI, Offset, User Edit, Reset)
128 x 64 pixel LCD with backlight
Pitch Bend, Modulation, SW1, SW2, Volume, Line In, Zone Mixer, Control Knobs A~D (assignable), MMC

Input:
Jacks

WeightIncluded Accessories

1/4” LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), Headphones
1/4” LINE IN

MIDI & USB:

MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, MIDI THRU, USB to Host, USB to Device

Foot Control:

DAMPER (for F-10H), DAMPER/SOSTENUTO (for F-30), SOFT (for F-30/FSW), EXP

Power:Dimensions

Delete, Rename, Format

INT mode:

Output:Power Consumption

7 types (Equal, Pure Major/Minor, Pythagorean, Meantone, Werkmeister, Kirnberger), User1~2Fine Tune, Stretch Tuning, Key of Temperament

4-band equaliser (Low Gain, Mid1 Gain, Mid1 Q, Mid1 Freq., Mid2 Gain, Mid2 Q, Mid2 Freq., High Gain)

RecorderSYSTEM Menu

Damper Noise, Hammer Delay, Fall-back Noise, Topboard
e.piano/harpsi/bass: Key-off Noise, Key-off Delay
drawbar: Key Click Level, Wheel Noise Level

AC IN

20 W
1352 (W) x 339 (D) x 171 (H) mm / 53 1/3” (W) x 13 1/3” (D) x 6 3/4” (H)
21.0 kg / 46 lbs.
F-10H pedal unit (with half-damper support), Music rest, Power cable, Owner’s manualCopyright © 2014 Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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