KAWAI GMega LX / KC20
PCM Playback



About

KAWAI GMega LX (XC-3) is a GM sound module with filterless PCM playback.
KC20 is the 61-keyboard version of GMega LX.


KAWAI GMega LX (1993)

Overview

28-polyphonic PCM playbacker without a filter.
The PCM ROM size is said to be 4MB.
160 preset patches with drum kits.
A single patch is made of one or two oscillators, but nothing can be edited soundwise.
One reverb effect.


Editor for SoundDiver

I made an editor for Emagic SoundDiver. It can control 4 MIDI channels to help layering the sounds.


GMega LX SoundDiver editor screenshot

GMega LX .mp3 Sound Demo

Here are examples of the sounds made with GMega LX with the above editor. 4 channels are layered and the same sequence played.
All sounds are recorded without external effects.

Universe #1 (548KB)
Attack (257KB)
Universe #2 (443KB)
Strings (262KB)
Funk (218KB)
Universe #3 (531KB)
Harp (316KB)
EP (267KB)
Steel (249KB)
Dist (258KB)


Related Models

KAWAI GMega / K11 is the upper version of KAWAI's GM synth. It's fully editable with deeper structure - doubled resonant filter with ring modulation.
KAWAI GMouse is the lower version of GMega LX. It has less sounds - 128 patches.


KAWAI GMega (1993)


KAWAI GMouse (1994)

When GM was introduced, there came some PCM playback module without editability - CASIO GZ-50M, YAMAHA MU5 / QY22, etc.


CASIO GZ-50M (1995)

Links

KAWAI Owner's manuals .pdf manual download




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