KAWAI K4
Sound Examples



Sound Demo

Here are .mp3 sound examples made with KAWAI K4.
The sounds are recorded with K4 (ROM version 1.0) and K4r (ROM version 1.2) without external effects.

K4 with Reverb

Resonant decay (153KB)
Cowbell pad (526KB)
Conga (192KB)
Ring bells (276KB)
Analog saw (668KB)
Choir with sine (1.3MB)
Ring EP (744KB)

K4 with Chorus

Piano synth (468KB)
Resonance (348KB)
'Random' wave (460KB)
Sweep pad with filter click (588KB)
Analog noise pad (544KB)

K4r sounds

Prepared piano (176KB)
Marimba piano (200KB)
Fixed frequency ring modulation with marimba (132KB)
Triangle pad (264KB)
Ring pluck (192KB)
Saw sweep (132KB)
Wavetable pad (216KB)
Resonant guitar (176KB)
Auto bend (188KB)
Ring EP (176KB)
Noise sequence (68KB)
Ring modulation with LFO (180KB)

K4 / K4r comparison

Basically K4 and K4r sounds the same. Comparing K4 v1.0 and K4r v1.2, sometimes K4r's Phones Out sounds better with less filter clicks.

K4r: Analog saw pad (180KB)
K4: Analog saw pad with reverb (356KB)

K4r: Double filter (92KB)
K4: Double filter (92KB)

K4r: Filter minus envelope through Phones Out (96KB)
K4: Filter minus envelope through Main Out (96KB)

K4r: Filter plus envelope through Phones Out (96KB)
K4r: Filter plus envelope through Main Out (92KB)
K4: Filter plus envelope through Phones Out (96KB)
K4: Filter plus envelope through Main Out (92KB)




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6. 26. 2005