Kawai CN201 – Elegant and Expressive Digital Piano
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Kawai CN201 is a digital piano designed to deliver pianists a rich sound, faithful to the brand’s renowned concert grand pianos, along with a realistic touch that closely matches that of an acoustic instrument. Its elegant cabinet and numerous educational and modern features make it an ideal companion, whether you are a beginner learning the basics or an experienced musician looking for an expressive and versatile instrument.
Keyboard
- 88-key Responsive Hammer III (RHIII) action: graded hammers that replicate the weight of an acoustic piano’s hammers (heavier in the bass, lighter in the treble).
- Triple-sensor detection: precisely captures key speed and repetition, allowing nuanced playing from staccato (short notes) to legato (smoothly connected notes).
- Ivory Touch: slightly textured coating reminiscent of traditional ivory, pleasant to the touch and non-slip.
- Adjustable sensitivity: 10 levels to adapt the keyboard response to the player’s touch (light or firm).
Sound
- Sound source: Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX
- 192-note polyphony: allows you to play complex pieces without dropped notes, even with pedal and layering.
- Progressive Harmonic Imaging (PHI) technology: ensures natural transitions between dynamics, from delicate pianissimo to powerful fortissimo.
- 45 built-in sounds: ranging from acoustic piano to strings, organs, and various instruments.
Effects
- Reverb: 6 types to simulate the natural echo of different spaces.
- Chorus: 5 types to thicken the sound, as if multiple instruments were playing together.
- Brilliance: -10 to +10 levels to adjust the brightness or warmth of the tone.
Educational Functions
- Lesson function: practice pieces by composers such as Burgmüller, Czerny, Beyer, or Chopin.
- Four Hands mode: ideal for lessons, splits the keyboard into two identical zones.
- 12 built-in lesson songs (practice right hand, left hand, or both separately).
- 33 demonstration songs
Advanced Functions
- Dual mode: layer two sounds, e.g. piano + strings
- Split mode: divide the keyboard into two different instruments
- Virtual Technician: fine adjustments of sound (string resonance, hammer noise, custom tuning).
- Concert Magic mode: built-in library of songs and educational exercises.
- Octave shift: -2 to +2. Play higher or lower without changing hand position.
- Transpose: -12 to +12 semitones. Change the key without moving your fingers.
- Fine tuning: 415.5 Hz to 465.9 Hz, with accuracy up to a cent.
- Temperaments: equal + 16 variants. A choice of tuning systems used in different styles and eras.
- Metronome: 1 to 9 beats, tempo 10 to 300, 9 beat types, 20 drum patterns
- Compatible with PianoRemote and PiaBookPlayer apps to enhance practice.
Recording
- MIDI: 3 songs, 10,000 notes total, real-time recording/playback.
Connectivity
- 2 headphone jacks: convenient for silent practice for two players
- USB to Host: type A for connection with a computer
- Bluetooth Audio & MIDI: wireless connection for streaming music from a smartphone or working with educational apps such as Kawai PianoRemote or PiaBookPlayer.
Amplification
- 2 speakers: 2 x 12 cm.
- Output power 20 W + 20 W: clear and balanced projection, suitable for practice and small indoor performances.
- SHS technology: enhances headphone realism, reducing listening fatigue.
Design and Dimensions
- Color: White
- Sliding key cover to protect the keys.
- Dimensions: 1360 × 405 × 860 mm.
- Weight: 43 kg.
- Discreet control panel with high-resolution OLED display.
Power Supply
- Operates with PS-154 AC adapter (included)
- Consumption: 12 W
Included Accessories
- Three-pedal unit (sustain with half-pedal, soft, and sostenuto).
- Built-in music rest.
- AC adapter.
- User manual
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