Stunning acoustic pianos
A variety of beautiful concert, jazz, and pop grand pianos, and a full-bodied traditional upright – appropriately voiced and mic’d for a broad range of musical styles.
Enjoy playing the original sounds, or delve into the powerful Virtual Technician to adjust the piano beneath your fingertips.
Responsive Hammer III keyboard action
The MP7SE’s highly-authentic Responsive Hammer III keyboard action recreates the supreme touch of a fine acoustic grand piano, with its realistic movement and rigid, springless design providing a smooth and natural piano playing experience. The instrument’s triple-sensor hammer detection system enhances responsiveness and accuracy, while structural reinforcements throughout the action assembly help to minimise noise and key wobble during staccato and fortissimo passages.
The weight of the keyboard is appropriately graded to mirror the heavier bass hammers and lighter treble hammers of an acoustic piano, while let-off simulation recreates the subtle ‘notch’ sensation felt when softly playing the keys of a grand piano. These important characteristics allow discerning pianists to practise their expanding repertoire with confidence, and ensure that there are no unpleasant surprises when called upon to perform using the finest acoustic grand pianos.
Realistic & responsive
The Responsive Hammer III keyboard action utilises an accurate triple-sensor key detection system for enhanced playing realism.
The added third sensor improves responsiveness when playing the same key repeatedly, and unlike conventional two sensor keyboard actions found in most portable pianos, allows the sound of a single note to be gradually ‘layered’ without the previous tone being lost.
In addition, Kawai’s action technology also monitors the speed at which each key is lifted, influencing the release character of piano sounds, and providing a greater range of expression between staccato and legato playing.
Vintage EPs
A treasure trove of authentic tine, reed, and modern electric pianos, crunchy clavs, and a striking electric grand – lovingly sampled to preserve their characteristics and imperfections.
Play them clean, or plug into over 100 different effects, each with a variety of fully tweakable parameters.
All new effects engine
The MP7SE’s powerful audio processor elevates sonic realism to another level with brand new, high resolution effects.
Apply richly modelled resonances to acoustic piano sounds, warm-up EPs with analogue-style amp sims, and recreate distinctive reverb environments – all at the touch of a button.
Classic Tonewheel organs
A brand new tonewheel organ simulation, complete with 9 real-time adjustable drawbars, direct panel percussion controls, and authentic chorus/vibrato.
Tweak the organ’s rotary speaker characteristics and use the MP7SE’s mixer faders to adjust onscreen drawbar registrations.
Powerful 4-zone system
Four independently configurable zones for controlling internal sounds, external MIDI devices, or both at the same time.
Sturdy hardware level faders provide immediate control over rich multi-voice layers, while improved split functionality allows any zone to be effortlessly split, or assigned to a custom key range.
Inspiring Subsidiary Sounds
Studio quality strings, pads, basses, and other essential sounds suitable for creating splits, layering with acoustic pianos and EPs, or for simply playing solo.
Tweak each voice using comprehensive ADSR parameters, or fatten the overall sound with flexible parametric EQ.
Accessible & Intuitive Panel
A large graphic LCD display, four assignable real-time control knobs, and a well organised, immediately usable panel interface.
Leave the manual at home and concentrate on playing, rather than trying to remember which button does what.
Generous Setup Memories
Store and recall every customised sound, knob position, fader level, and adjustable parameter at the touch of a button.
With over 250 setup memories, the MP7SE is ideal for busy stage musicians who like to plan several shows ahead, before going out on the road.
Convenient MP3 record & playback
USB memory devices can also be used to play back MP3 or WAV audio files, allowing musicians to learn the chords or melody for a new piece, or to simply play along with their favourite songs. It is even possible to record performances directly as MP3 or WAV audio, which can be used in video projects or shared with friends on social media.