Thank you for purchasing the KAWAI Z1000 Keyboard. Over the
past few years technological developments of electronic
keyboards have been swift. In the course of these rapid
developments, Kawai has defined three goals for fulfilling our
customers' needs: performance, universality and easy operation.
Regarding performance, we have opted to provide the Z1000 with
the up-to-date RISC processor architecture, on which the
instrument's operating system is based. 200 instrumental sounds
and 120 styles are accessible. The sequencer, mixer, and effect
sections make the Z1000 a stand-alone production tool which
does not require peripheral musical devices. An advanced
registration memory allows convenient recall of settings in live
performance situations. Regarding universality, the substructure
was laid with the General MIDI Standard in order to set up
different formats for broad communication capabilities when
exchanging songs between units. Looking to the future, Kawai
has, by means of a conversion process, set up the Z1000 to allow
access to other manufacturer's styles. We have also opened
possibilities in the areas of automatic accompaniment, an
expandable music library of styles and increased opportunities for
creativity. We have made a concerted effort to bring the complex
structure of the functions and sound possibilities into a simple
framework with a transparent structure. The Z1000 is meant to
serve as a tool to support your plan of making music. The
technical side is, therefore, secondary. You will quickly realize
that in working with the Z1000 you are not being forced to
translate musical goals into technical procedures before making
music. Take your time in getting to know the keyboard—even
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