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XD-5 Percussion Synthesizer

Made in 1990

Unlike other drum machines, the XD-5 is a synthesizer. A wide range of crystal-clear 16-bit drum and percussion wavesamples are provided, but these samples exist in a synthesizer environment, giving you sonic control that never before existed in a drum unit.

Most all the synthesizer parameters of the K4 are built into the XD-5: complete ADSRs with level and time modulation, resonant filters with their own modulators, and the ability to combine up to four different waveforms into a single sound. Layer several sounds to get the right hit or ambience, create delay or flange effects, combine forward and reverse waves for an after-echo, the possibilities are endless.

Because real-time controls you would expect to find on a synthesizer also exist in the XD-5, sounds can respond dramatically to your performance.

The Kawai XD-5 also contains 16 Multi drum kits, for access of up to 88 sounds at once. Each single sound has its own tune and level, and can be directed to the stereo or any of six individual outputs.

The Kawai XD-5 wavesamples are recorded at high bandwidth (44.1kHz) using an all-digital signal path for maximum fidelity. Many sounds are recorded with room ambience as well, resulting in a full, natural sound even without effects processing.

16-BIT 44.l KHZ SAMPLING

The XD-5 includes 256 digital waves, 215 are PCM samples of some of the best recordings ever made; 41 are DC (Digital Cyclic) waves. All of these wavesamples are recorded at high bandwidth (44.1kHz) using an all-digital signal path for maximum fidelity. Many sounds are recorded with room ambience as well, resulting in a full. natural sound even without effects processing.

4-SOURCE SOUND CREATING CAPABILITIES

Complete synthesis capability is built into the XD-5: envelope generators with level and time modulation, resonant filters with their own modulators, and the ability to combine up to four different waveforms into a single sound.

Layer several sounds to get the right hit or ambience, create delay or flange effects, combine forward and reverse waves for an after-echo, the possibilities are endless. AM (ring) modulation is also available for further unique sound processing.

DIGITAL FIITERS WITH RESONANCE

Kawai's advanced digital lowpass filter enables you to fine tune the sound to your personal taste. Resonance gives a sonic warmth previously available only on analog synthesizers. Never before have such capabilities existed in a percussion device.

88 SOUNDS AT ONCE

Each of the 16 KIT patches enable, access and mapping of up to 88 drum sounds. Each sound has its own tuning, transpose and level. and output assignment. This means a whole universe of sounds are available simultaneously from your keyboard, sequencer, or drum controller.

FLEXIBLE OUTPUT ASSIGNMENTS

The XD-5 features a stereo L/R pair of outputs. plus six additional individual output jacks. Each sound in each KIT can be panned to stereo or any of the individual outputs using the OUTPUT patches. These 16 OUTPUT patches enable easy sound routing, in any situation. Using only L/R outputs?

OUTPUT Patch 1 pans everything stereo. Want !o use individual output jacks for Bass and Snare drums? Select OUTPUT Patch 5 and you've got it, quickly and easily. Just like everything else about the XD-5, these OUTPUT patches are of course fully programmable.

GATE MODE OPTIMIZES PERFORMANCE ANY CONTROLLER

The XD-5 also includes a GATE MODE which can tion for use with drum pads and triggers, or turned mance from a keyboard controller.

MEMORY AND EXPANDABIIITY

The optional memory card (DC-16) can store 64 SINGLEs, 16 KITs and 16

OUTPUT patches, effectively doubling the number of sounds available from

the XD-S's memory. Like all Kawai synthesizers, a growing sound library

is also available. created by the world's top sound programmers.

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