Kawai CA501 Digital Piano with Matching Bench (Satin Black)

The satin black Kawai CA501 Digital Piano with Matching Bench is an intermediate digital piano in Kawai s Concert Artist range. It features Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action, Harmonic Imaging XL sound samples, acoustic piano sounds of both Shigeru Kawai and Kawai Concert Grand Pianos, and a competition grand sound that provides a more natural and dynamic playing experience. The piano features 88 wooden keys, grade-weighted hammers, triple-sensor key detection, and a Grand Feel 3-pedal system for realistic grand-piano touch and feel. With 256-note polyphony, 45 assorted instrument sounds, 209 built-in songs, Four Hands mode, transpose, metronome with drum rhythms, built-in etudes and Alfred lesson songs, Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology, and a 10-song recorder to record and playback one s performance, the CA501 is an ideal choice for beginners seeking a sophisticated starter instrument, teachers, or experienced players looking for a digital piano for silent practice with headphones.

The piano features a 100W, 4-speaker sound system with 360° top-speaker diffuser panels to distribute the sound more like an acoustic piano. Bluetooth audio/MIDI and USB audio/MIDI connectivitywith support for the PianoRemote and PiaBookPlayer appsenable you to play along with your favorite music with minimal latency and enhanced audio quality. The CA501 is housed within a compact attractive cabinet that incorporates a modernized OLED graphic display and control panel for a contemporary look. With a matching bench included, this elegant piano adds a nice touch to the d cor of large and small living rooms, studies, and family rooms.

Touch

• The CA501 digital piano utilizes Kawai™ s Grand Feel Compact keyboard action, which draws upon 90 years of acoustic-piano craftsmanship to provide an exceptionally realistic playing experience. All 88 black and white keys are crafted entirely from long pieces of wood with finely textured Ivory Touch key surfaces applied to provide unparalleled control and realistic feel to every key.
• As with acoustic-grand-piano action, the keys pivot on a metal balance pin and move with a smooth seesawlike motion, while the extended pivot length ensures a consistent, evenly balanced touch weighteven when playing towards the back of the key. The Grand Feel Compact action also incorporates grade-weighted hammers, bass region counterweights, and let-off simulation for added authenticity, while its accurate triple-sensor key detection system allows rapidly repeated notes such as trills to be performed smoothly, without unnatural breaks in sound.

Tone

• The CA501 digital piano features the distinctive sound of Kawai™ s highly acclaimed EX concert grand piano, the incomparable SK-5 grand piano, and exciting new Shigeru Kawai SK-EX competition grand piano samples, which were recorded from the pianist™ s perspective. Widely regarded as the premier pianos of Japan, Shigeru Kawai instruments grace the stages of concert halls and musical institutions throughout the world and are prized for their exceptional tonal clarity.
• These remarkable instruments have been carefully recorded, meticulously analyzed, and faithfully reproduced with full 88-key sampling using Kawai™ s proprietary Harmonic Imaging XL sound technology. This proprietary process accurately recreates the broad dynamic range of the original grand pianos, affording pianists an extraordinary level of expressiveness ranging from the softest pianissimo to the boldest fortissimo.

Grand Feel Pedal System

• The CA501 features three pedals: soft, sostenuto, and damper (with half-damper capability).
• The Grand Feel Pedal System reproduces the individual weighting of each of the three pedals of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano for a more authentic pedaling experience.

Rich Sound Selection

• The CA501 offers a selection of additional instrument sounds, ranging from dynamic electric pianos, realistic drawbar organs, lofty church organs, vibrant strings, astounding human choirs, and even atmospheric synth-style pads, inviting musicians to add greater variety to their performances.
• Furthermore, the Dual playing mode also allows two different sounds such as grand piano and strings to be layered together, while the Split and Four Hands modes divide the keyboard into two independent sections. The volume balances for each playing mode can also be adjusted quickly and easily using the real-time panel controls.

Metronome and Other Features

• The CA501 offers a built-in metronome as an aid for the serious piano student. With 10 time signatures, the metronome is a handy tool to learn to keep a steady rhythm. In addition, there are 100 drum beats inside the metronome for even more versatility.
• The CA501 has six types of reverb settings to simulate the reverberation of a small room or a cathedral, plus several settings inbetween. There are 24 types of effects are available at the touch of a fingerrotary speaker, phaser, delays, tremolos, and much more can be added to any voice.
• The Registration Memory enables players to store up to 16 of their favorite settings on the piano, so whenever a particularly interesting combination of sounds and effects is discovered, one can save that setting for future use.
• The 10-song, 2-track MIDI recorder enables you to capture your performance on the fly.

Superior Headphone Experience

• Kawai™ s Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology dramatically enhances the depth and realism of the CA501™ s sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The player can select from three different acoustic presets that orient the spatial positioning of the sound for a more authentic listening experience. Reduction of auditory fatigue from using earphones or headphones for extended periods of time is also a valuable feature of Kawai™ s exclusive SHS headphone technology.
• The piano is equipped with both 1/4" and a 3.5mm headphone jacks.

USB Audio and Storage

• The CA501 is equipped with two USB connectors that not only allow the instrument to be connected to a computer for MIDI use, but also to load and save data to USB memory devices directly. The USB to Device port allows instrument settings or recorded songs stored in internal memory to be saved to USB for posterity, or standard MIDI files (SMF) to be conveniently played back without additional hardware.
• USB memory devices can also be used to play back MP3 or WAV audio files, allowing musicians to learn the chords or melody for a new piece or simply play along with their favorite songs. It is even possible to record performances as MP3 or WAV audio files for emailing to friends and family, or for further editing using an audio workstation.

Concert Magic

• Concert Magic is a feature that allows everyone, even nonplayers, to experience the thrill of playing music. It is an intelligent interactive system that makes playing songs incredibly simple and fun. Just tap any key and Concert Magic will take care of playing the correct notes. You can control the song s rhythm and expression.
• The CA501 s convenient lesson function allows aspiring pianists to learn piano with classical Czerny, Burgmuller, and Beyer etudes, or collections of songs from the popular Alfred s Basic Piano and Chopin Walzer course books.

Lessons and Exercises

• The CA501 comes with a lesson function allowing aspiring pianists to practice the piano using a broad selection of built-in song books and finger exercises. The left- and right-hand parts of each piece can be practiced separately, adjusting the tempo to perfect difficult passages, before being recorded with the built-in recorder for self-evaluation.
• Lesson books include the first year™ s lesson songs from Alfred Publishing™ s Basic Piano Course 1A and 1B, Premiere Course 1A and 1B and Adult Course 1. The CA501 also includes