Kawai 100F Synopsis

Single oscillator, dual simplified envelopes

Voice architecture is subtractive, with two filter stages (i.e. VCO->VCF->VCA->HPF).

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Key Features

1. Aftertouch: None
2. Architecture Class: subtractive
3. Audio IO: One input (to VCF), 2 outputs (low and high)
4. Audio Source: Oscillator waveforms are square, down saw, and white noise
5. Communication Interface: One CV in and seperate CV out jacks for upper and lower
6. Effects: None
7. EG: Routed to VCO, VCF, and VCA ADR EGI destinations are VCO and VCF. EGII destinations are VCA and VCO. Decay and Release rates are linked
8. Expansion: No
9. Filter: Resonant, low pass (16Hz-20kHz) and high pass HPF: 10Hz-16kHz
10. Form Factor: 37 keys
11. Key Scaling: None
12. LFO: Routed to VCO and VCF, features delay to VCO (i.e. vibrato) 0.03Hz-50Hz LFO can trigger EGs
13. Memory:
• Multi Memory: N/A
• Patch Memory: N/A
• PCM Memory: N/A
• Sample Memory: N/A
• Sequencer Memory: N/A
14. Multitimbral: No
15. Pedal Inputs: Expression (destination: VCF or VCA)
16. Performance Control: portamento
17. Polyphony: 1
18. Power: AC
19. Released: 1977
20. Sequencer: No
21. Signal Class: analog
22. Velocity: No

Further Information

• Subtractive synthesis
• http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_synthesis
• Analog synthesizer
• http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_synthesizer
• Teisco synthesizers:
• http://home.telfort.nl/~smeyer/teisco/main.htm
• SX-400:
• http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct01/articles/teiscosx400.asp

References

1. Released:
• http://home.telfort.nl/~smeyer/teisco/main.htm
2. Owners manuals:
• http://kawaius-tsd.com/
• http://home.telfort.nl/~smeyer/teisco/main.htm

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