David Lai
Yes , ok, ok… back to that new Kawai.
I read that it has five transducers (probably electromagnet, as suggested to me by Thomas – the guy behind Kaduk and Tendens pianos), so it seems they act as frequency band separators or trans-ducers obviously, therefore probably we get lows, low-mids, mids, mid-highs and highs. Now, as they are attached to the soundboard makes me think is the soundboard made of the same wood or corresponding to the frequency ranges as separated with various density type of wooden slabs?
The digital sound source is also a bit of a mixture:
For the NV12 Kawai has developed SK-EX Rendering – a brand new piano sound engine that blends multi-channel, 88-key sampling with the latest resonance modelling technology.
I can only speculate that behind the "latest resonance modelling" they mean Pianoteq. But then the sampling process is also questionable and undisclosed. And the other built-in sounds are from their "Harmonic Imaging XL technology", whatever that means as extended library (eXtra Long) of additional samples. So, samples it is + synthesis.
Nevertheless, I think all that acoustic added "weight" to the construction and also the 'pedal harp' is what makes the extended price.
