Synths ⇝ Kawai ⇝ Kawai K5000R

The K5000R is an additive synthesizer and is the rackmount version of the Kawai K5000S. It does not have the General MIDI sound set and 32-part multitimbrality found in the Kawai K5000W.

It has a 128-band formant filter and two LFOs, one specifically for the formant filter.

The K5000 series can be upgraded with the ME-1 expansion. It adds two additional banks of patches, E and F.

Specifications

Year Released: 1997

Polyphony: 32 notes

Multitimbral: 4 parts

User Patches: 200

User Performances: 64

Arpeggiator: 40 patterns, 8 user-programmable

Outputs: 1/4" stereo pair plus another 1/4" stereo pair for individual outputs

This is a 2-space rack unit.

User Demo Videos

Rating

File Downloads

Kawai K5000R Manual

Kawai K5000 MIDI Implementation

Kawai K5000 Series Service Manual

SoundDiver Kawai K5000 OEM Version

Items for Sale on Reverb

Kawai K5000R 3.0 upgrade kit ($36.48)

Kawai K5000R Rackmount Digital Synthesizer Module 1997 - Silver ($1,271.22)

Kawai K5000R Rackmount Digital Synthesizer Module 1997 - Silver ($1,271.22)

Kawai K5000R Rackmount Digital Synthesizer Module 1997 Very Rare - Silver ($1,370)

Graphic Display Upgrade - KAWAI K5 / K5M / K5000 / K5000S / K5000W / K5000R ($172.22)

KAWAI K-5000R - Full Set of 39 Panel Switches - NEW K5000R Tact Switch ($16.53)

Kawai K5 version 1.3 firmware Latest OS Update Upgrade EPROM Ic Chip ($19.84)

KAWAI K-5000W - Full Set of 64 Panel Switches - NEW K5000W ($23.76)

USB Floppy Drive Emulator for Kawai K5000 plus 100+ disks & OLED Display k5000w k5000s k5000r ($95)