Kawai CA79 Digital Piano
The CA79 is the successor to the acclaimed CA78 premium digital piano. Featuring specially developed components with enhanced grand piano-like touch and tone, the CA79 delivers outstanding digital piano technology for the home or professional player.
* Depth: 18" (47 cm)
* Width: 57" (145 cm)
* Height: 37" (110 cm)
* Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
DESCRIPTION
Kawai's award-winning legacy of the CA78 has continued with the introduction of its successor, the CA79 Digital Piano. It features the distinctive "Grand Feel III" wooden-key keyboard action with Ivory & Ebony Touch key surfaces.
Combined with an improved Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, the CA79 delivers an authentic concert grand piano experience. Innovative Onkyo amplifier technologies and a robust six-speaker configuration work together to create deeply rich and impressive tone.
Feature controls and sound menus are easily and intuitively accessed with an LCD color touchscreen placed neatly in the updated cabinet design. All of these features combined create a stunning instrument for the discerning piano player.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
** NEW: Grand Feel III wooden key keyboard action with Ivory & Ebony Touch key surfaces
** IMPROVED: SK-EX Rendering sound engine with multi-channel piano sampling
** IMPROVED: Virtual Technician function with 22 adjustable parameters
** IMPROVED: Powerful speaker system with new 360° speaker diffuser panels
** IMPROVED: Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and audio connectivity, with aptX support
** IMPROVED: Updated cabinet design with rounded details and modern character
** NEW: Updated LCD touchscreen UI with sister Piano Remote control app for iOS/Android
** NEW: Authentic new electric piano, organ, harpsichord, strings, and bass sounds
SPECIFICATIONS
Keyboard Grand Feel III (GFIII) action
- 88 wooden keys
- Grade-weighted hammers
- Ivory Touch white key surfaces
- Ebony Touch black key surfaces
- Let-off simulation
- Triple sensor key detection
- 88-key Graded counterweights
Pedal Grand Feel Pedal System
- Damper (with half-pedal support)
- Soft
- Sostenuto
Piano Sound Pianist mode: SK-EX Rendering
- 88-key multi-channel sampling
- SK-EX recording
Sound mode: Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL)
- 88-key stereo sampling
- SK-EX, SK-5, EX recording
256 note maximum polyphony
Piano Resonance Pianist mode: Resonance Modelling
- Damper Resonance
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Aliquot Resonance
Sound mode: Acoustic Rendering
- Damper Resonance
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Cabinet Resonance
No. of Sounds SK-EX Rendering: 10 rendering characters
Harmonic Imaging XL: 66 voices
Reverb Pianist mode: Ambience (10 types)
Sound mode: Reverb (6 types)
Brilliance ✔
Other Effects 24 types
Speakers 13 cm x 2 (woofers)
(8 x 12) cm x 2 (top speakers, with diffuser)
5 cm x 2 (tweeters)
Output Power 100 W (50 W x 2)
Headphone Enhancements Discrete SpectraModule™ headphone amplifier
Spatial Headphone Sound
Headphone Type
Headphone Amplifier
Display 5" LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
Key Cover Sliding type
Music Rest Collapsible type (6 angle adjustability)
Dimensions Width 57" (145.5 cm)
Depth 18" (47 cm)
Height 37" (94 cm) (not including music rest)
Weight 167 lbs (76 kg)
Basic Functions Dual
Split
Four Hands
Transpose
Tuning
Favorite
Internal Songs Demo Songs 37 songs
Music 205 or 218 (depending on market)
Lesson Songs Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100)
Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849)
Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139)
Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101)
J.S. Bach: Inventionen
Sonatinen Album 1
Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series)
Chopin Etudes (Opus 10)
Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson 1A
Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson 1B
Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A
Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book Level 1
Internal Recorder 10 song, 2 track recorder
Approximately 90,000 note memory capacity
Metronome Time Signatures 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8
Drum Rhythms 100 patterns
Bluetooth® * Bluetooth® MIDI
Bluetooth MIDI Device Name
Bluetooth Audio
Bluetooth Audio Volume
USB Audio Recorder Record MP3
WAV
Playback MP3
WAV
SMF
KSO
Other Functions Overdubbing
Line In recording
Bluetooth Audio Recording
Connector Jacks Headphone 1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo jacks
MIDI MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, Bluetooth® MIDI
Line Out 1/4" L/MONO, R
Line In 1/8" Stereo
USB to Host ✔
USB to Device ✔
Others -
Power Consumption 55 W
Power Power cable
Bench Matching Bench
Others Warranty Card
Owner's Manual
Hymn Player Manual
Internal Song List
RESOURCES
Brochure: Download (https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kawai-CA79-CA99-Brochure.pdf)
Owners Manual: Download (https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Kawai-CA79-CA99-Owners-Manual.pdf)
WARRANTY
Kawai CP, CA, CS and CN Series products:
5 Years Parts and Labor - Click Here To Download Owner's Registration Card (https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Kawai-CP-CA-CS-and-CN-Series-Warranty.pdf)
Customers should retain their store receipt or purchase statement as proof of the date of purchase. Please contact Kawai's Technical Services Division (http://www.kawaius-tsd.com/pages/contact.html) if you have any questions or concerns, or to request a copy of your new warranty.