Great Keyboard by a pioneer in the piano makeing industry. Kawai makes top notch keyboards that seem to last quite a long time. The K-1 came out over 20years ago and you can still find some good working ones on e-bay. As for the K11 it has a very distinctive crystal clear sound thanks to it 18-bit DAC's and excellent clean samples........Go KAWAI
@TONEMOTIONMAGIC I was excited by the k11 but when i got it in my hands i was very dissapointed...It was too "GM" for me and even the sound is clear I think it is nowhere near the fat sound of k1.I believe the k4 would be much better than k11
The K1 is not bad. I have a K1m. When I listened to it the first time, the depth and realism of the instrument sound blew me away. This video sounds not so good because it is not being played through a sound system (I think I could hear the poster cough at one point.) All Kawais are exceptionally good, and if you can get any of them for a reasonable price, it is well worth the effort. I have an MP8 II and a K5000W which are top of the line compared to any other brand.
@Macdelaney I used to have one of these and I used it as a midi controller for triggering multiple synths with a sequencer. They are good, but take a bit off messing in the menu to configure the midi settings (on first glance). The keys are not weighted and are NOT full size keys, but it does offer two midi ouputs, midi in and a midi through. It has velocity sensitive keys, NO after touch. It has a sustain pedal input, stereo or mono output, a very smooth modulation wheel and pitch bend wheel.
You're the first K11 owner I've come across. How do you like yours? Bought mine in '95 and it keeps on ticking. Good keyboard feel for a synth. It can produce some surprisingly good and interesting sounds...with some patience and editing.
@PaulEGone I liked mine until the top key stopped sending midi out data (internal was fine), so it moved on :-) I loved the Pitch and mod wheels. A great heavy yet smooth action. you wont find it on m-audio stuff lol
Great Keyboard by a pioneer in the piano makeing industry. Kawai makes top notch keyboards that seem to last quite a long time. The K-1 came out over 20years ago and you can still find some good working ones on e-bay. As for the K11 it has a very distinctive crystal clear sound thanks to it 18-bit DAC's and excellent clean samples........Go KAWAI
TONEMOTIONMAGIC 3 months ago
@TONEMOTIONMAGIC I was excited by the k11 but when i got it in my hands i was very dissapointed...It was too "GM" for me and even the sound is clear I think it is nowhere near the fat sound of k1.I believe the k4 would be much better than k11
technical234 2 months ago
The K1 is not bad. I have a K1m. When I listened to it the first time, the depth and realism of the instrument sound blew me away. This video sounds not so good because it is not being played through a sound system (I think I could hear the poster cough at one point.) All Kawais are exceptionally good, and if you can get any of them for a reasonable price, it is well worth the effort. I have an MP8 II and a K5000W which are top of the line compared to any other brand.
gridsleep 9 months ago
Yea that's Nintendo sounds
nanotrax 9 months ago
Sounds like Super Nintendo's game soundtrek
parazolik 11 months ago
The K1 was bad then and certainly still is!
HOG878 11 months ago
I love vintage sounds, could you tell mi if K11 have some like Hammond ? Sorry I´m a beginner about keyboards an modules, thanks !
pirulos11 11 months ago
Loved mine. Chose it originally in the 90s because it has a Macintosh serial port that could be used for MIDI without a separate MIDI adapter.
phatbhuda 1 year ago
Hi, could you tell me if this synth has sensible piano-like keys? I'm looking to use it as a keyboard a but can't find much info about it.
Macdelaney 1 year ago
@Macdelaney I used to have one of these and I used it as a midi controller for triggering multiple synths with a sequencer. They are good, but take a bit off messing in the menu to configure the midi settings (on first glance). The keys are not weighted and are NOT full size keys, but it does offer two midi ouputs, midi in and a midi through. It has velocity sensitive keys, NO after touch. It has a sustain pedal input, stereo or mono output, a very smooth modulation wheel and pitch bend wheel.
producerben 1 year ago
You're the first K11 owner I've come across. How do you like yours? Bought mine in '95 and it keeps on ticking. Good keyboard feel for a synth. It can produce some surprisingly good and interesting sounds...with some patience and editing.
PaulEGone 2 years ago
@PaulEGone I liked mine until the top key stopped sending midi out data (internal was fine), so it moved on :-) I loved the Pitch and mod wheels. A great heavy yet smooth action. you wont find it on m-audio stuff lol
producerben 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading. Too bad that Kawai stopped building synthesizers and keyboards (at least they still produce some good digital pianos).
sauermusicDE 2 years ago