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Kawai
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| The rather unassuming K1 is a much overlooked PCM based keyboard... |
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| Back in 1988 the K1 was a big hit for Kawai, but with constant clamour
for bigger and better, most would pass by this slim slab of sleek
plastic. The K1 can, with a little coaxing provide you with some surprising
sonic fruits. From its trademark evolving breathy samples to huge (yes
HUGE) barrages of juicy Oberheimesque synth leads! Some of these
creations may take some time, but by utilizing the "Multi" parameters
and layering several similar, slightly detuned and panned layers, you
may be surprised with the hidden powers of the K1. |
| The rub: The one real thing missing from the K1 is a
filter. At the time of its creation filters seemed "old hat"
or maybe just too expensive! Analogue was out and digital was the
future, but digital filtering was still in its infancy and often thought
unnecessary, so in lower priced instruments was often left out. |
| The fix: As the K1 doesn't sport individual outs the
next best thing is to feed it through an external filter. There are lots
of filter modules about these days, but as I don't own one, I've fed my
K1 through my ARP Axxe. |
| The fix: (Mk2) Now in the rack is a K4r, so some of the
above is satiated! |
| The fix: (Mk3) In addition to the K4r, now also a K3m
for some SSM filtery goodness |
| In complete contrast to the synths, the studio also includes an
EP308 Electro-acoustic upright piano. Unlike the Yamaha VP series, the
EP308 only has one string per note, so external chorus is needed to
fatten it up a little in my mind. Enter the Roland SRE-555... |
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