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XD-5
Kawai XD-5 percussion synthesizer
ManufacturerKawai
Dates1989 - 1990 [1]
PriceUK £599[2]
US $850
Technical specifications
Polyphony16 voices[3]
Timbrality8 part
Oscillator4 - Pulse, ROM, Saw Up, Sine, Square, Super Saw, Triangle, Wave Table, White Noise[4]
LFO1 - Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Triangle
Synthesis typeROM, Vector synthesis
Filter1 - 12dB Slope (2-pole), Low Pass, Resonance
AttenuatorDCA: digital envelope
Storage memory64 patches, 16 DrumKits, external memory card[5]
Input/output
External controlMIDI In, out, thru

The Kawai XD-5 is a percussion synthesizer based on the Kawai K4 sample playback (but uses 16-bit 44.1 KHz sample rate as opposed to 32khz )[6] [7]with filter and AM amplifier modulation synthesis architecture. It is essentially a Kawai K4r with percussion waveforms, plus speeded up envelopes, gate mode and amplifier to better suit percussion sounds. The XD-5 also features include 32 digital oscillators each capable of using one of 256 available 16-bit waveforms, a digital filter with self resonance and 8 individual outputs.

Expandability

The XD-5 uses expansion cards to allow an increased number of tones to be stored externally.. One card can hold 64 Patches, 16 kit Patches and 16 output patches.[8]

Sounds

Kick, snare, rim, tom, hi hat, cymbals and other assorted perscussion sounds.

Notable users

  • THD
  • Tim Conrardy
  • Klangwelt

References

  1. ^ "The Ultimate SynthDB | Kawai XD-5". www.synth-db.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ^ "Kawai XD5 (MT May 91)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ "Kawai XD-5 | Sound Programming". soundprogramming.net. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ^ "Kawai XD-5 Percussion Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ^ "The Ultimate SynthDB | Kawai XD-5". www.synth-db.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. ^ "Kawai XD5 (MT May 91)". www.muzines.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  7. ^ "Kawai K4 Digital Multi Spectrum Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ^ "Kawai XD-5 Percussion Synthesizer". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-08-29.



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