Kawai CA901 Console Digital Piano with Matching Bench (Premium Rosewood)

Kawai KACA901 Overview

Premium Performance with Authentic Piano Sound and Feel for Discerning Players

As the flagship piano in Kawai's Concert Artist range, the premium rosewood CA901 Digital Piano is crafted to provide a deeply rewarding musical experience for piano enthusiasts and accomplished players. Immerse yourself in the authentic sound of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Competition Grand piano, meticulously recorded from the pianist's perspective using multichannel sampling and resonance modeling to faithfully reproduce the original's nuances. The piano boasts Grand Feel III keyboard action with wooden keys that faithfully replicate the tactile sensation of playing a grand piano. Its ivory and ebony touch key surfaces enhance playing control, while the Grand Feel 3-pedal system mirrors the pedal weighting found on the SK-EX Concert Grand.

A powerful 135W TwinDrive soundboard speaker system, real spruce soundboard, and Harmonic Imaging Sound Technology combine to recreate the tonal ambience and warmth of an acoustic piano. Moreover, the 360° top-speaker diffuser panels expand the instrument's tonal projection in all directions to deliver a stunning concert grand piano experience for both player and listener. The Spatial Headphone System enhances depth and realism during silent practice. The CA901 is housed within a contemporary cabinet with an upright-piano fallboard and Soft Fall key cover. An antiglare LCD touchscreen enables you to change sounds and settings from an attractive user interface. With a matching bench included, this elegant piano adds a nice touch to the dcor of large and small living rooms, studies, and family rooms.

The Touch of a Grand Piano: Grand Feel III Wooden-Key Action

• The Grand Feel III keyboard action combines realistic materials, motion, and mechanism to recreate the unique touch of the finest concert grand pianos.
• The 88 black and white keys are crafted entirely from long pieces of wood, with finely textured ivory- and ebony-like surfaces applied to absorb moisture and assist control.
• Each wooden key pivots smoothly on a balance pin, the ends rising and falling to replicate the familiar seesaw motion of an acoustic piano action.
• When pressed, the back of the key lifts, triggering a grade-weighted hammer to strike a pressure switch. The amount of force applied to this switch is then measured, and the corresponding note is played with authentic tonal character and volume.

Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Concert Grand Piano and SK-EX Competition Grand Piano

• The Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano earned a reputation as the premier piano of Japan. It graces the stages of concert halls and musical institutions around the globe, receiving universal acclaim for its exceptional clarity and dynamic range.
• The CA901 introduces the exclusive SK-EX Competition Grand piano, complementing the SK-EX grand piano sound with all new sampling data recorded from the player's perspective. The Competition Grand sound is characterized by a bright and clear sound with a more natural bass tone and a stronger duplex scale presence in the upper notes.

TwinDrive Speaker System with Spruce-Wood Soundboard

• The TwinDrive system incorporates the third generation of Kawai's Soundboard technology, which embraces the rich, harmonic qualities of a large spruce-wood soundboard to produce a more natural, organic tone.
• A secondary transducer helps to further expand the tonal range produced by the soundboard beyond the existing low frequencies, allowing mid-low and even mid-high ranges to also benefit from the warming acoustic properties of wood.

Virtual Piano Artisan: Personalized Piano Adjustments

• The CA901's powerful Virtual Piano Artisan function simulates numerous sound and feel adjustments digitally, allowing discerning musicians to shape various aspects of the selected piano's tonal character to suit their personal preferences.
• Perform touch, weight, and voicing adjustments, regulate hammer and key-release noises, and fine-tune string, damper and cabinet resonances. It is even possible to adjust the precise tuning, volume, and character of individual notes-all in real-time.

Grand Feel Pedal System

• The Grand Feel Pedal System accurately replicates the position and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano to further enhance the CA901's acoustic pianolike authenticity.
• It is possible to adjust the half-pedal sensitivity of the damper pedal, and effectiveness of the soft pedal using dedicated Virtual Piano Artisan parameters, allowing experienced pianists to personalize the instrument's response to match their individual pedaling technique.

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.

Rich Sound Selection

• The CA901 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.

Bluetooth Connectivity and Digital Features for Convenience and Versatility

• The CA901 also offers a strong selection of digital features that further enhance one's musical enjoyment.
• Once paired with a phone, tablet, or laptop via Bluetooth, CA901 owners can enjoy a wide variety of exciting music-related apps that enhance their learning and playing experience, or stream audio from songs and videos directly through the instruments' premium amplifier and speaker systems without the need to connect additional cables.
• The 10-song, 2-track MIDI recorder enables you to capture your performance on the fly.
• All functions are accessible from the CA901's improved antiglare 5" touchscreen display, which allows sounds and settings to be selected from an attractive user interface simply by tapping or swiping the display with a finger.

Metronome with Rhythm Patterns

• The CA901 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 rhythm patterns inside the metronome for even more versatility.

USB Audio and Storage

• The CA901 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 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, Lessons, and Exercises

• 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 CA901 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 CA901 also includes Burgmuller's 25 Etudes Faciles, Czerny's 10 Opus 139, Bach Inventions, and the Chopin Waltzes.

PianoRemote App

• Kawai's PianoRemote app, compatible with iOS or Android devices, is supported by the CA901.
• The app connects to the piano wirelessly via the Concert Artists' integrated Bluetooth, providing an effortless way to change sounds or to enjoy the vast array of built-in music content from the comfort of an armchair.