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Kawai DG30 Digital Grand Piano
Kawai has released the DG30 digital grand piano. It’s designed to provide a more natural and
realistic playing experience with the Responsive Hammer III keyboard action and acoustic piano
sound of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX.
The RHIII action delivers authentic piano touch through structural reinforcements that
minimize noise and key wobble, as well as a springless design that allows for smooth movement. ment.
Complementing these elements, the Shigeru Kawai concert grand piano sound offers both the
warmth and power found in the acoustic instrument. The sounds are delivered through a fourspeaker
sound system developed in collaboration with audio specialists Onkyo. Bluetooth MIDI and
audio expand the DG30’s functionality by connecting wirelessly with smart devices while using apps,
including Kawai’s Virtual Technician and Sound Museum apps. Added features include an adjustable
metronome, built-in lesson function, and song recorder.
For more information, contact Kawai North America: 310-631-1771, [email protected], www.kawaius.com.
Polyend Tracker
Tabletop Music
Production System
Polyend has released the Tracker, a
tabletop sampler, wavetable, synthesizer,
and sequencer. It’s designed to pay
tribute to innovative tracker software
of the late-1980 and early-‘90s while
expanding on the creative potential of
the format.
The tabletop Tracker removes
the computer and puts users into an
interactive hardware unit. In doing so,
it adds an array of effects to transform
any sample into an instrument, along
with wavetable and granular synthesis.
It is also backward compatible with
old-school tracker files (called MODs).
With its simple interface and slim
portable design, the Polyend Tracker is
a full, go-anywhere music production
system. Tracker projects hold up to 48
instruments with 256 patterns and 128
steps per pattern. Also, they all play
back in the familiar vertical column
format of the classic software. It also
comes equipped with numerous compositional
tools, including automatic
pattern filling, per-step effects, sample
rolls, and batch and global parameter
editing.
For more information, contact
Polyend: [email protected],
www.polyend.com.
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