A hybrid instrument that delivers the true acoustic piano experience.
Featuring Kawai’s high-performance Millennium III Hybrid upright piano action with real damper mechanism, SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, and the unique TwinDrive soundboard speaker system, the Novus NV5S delivers true acoustic piano authenticity within a stunning, ultra-slim digital instrument.
Features
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NV5S:
Superb Millennium III Hybrid upright piano keyboard action
Unique real upright piano damper mechanism
SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine with multi-channel sampling
Premium audio processing and amplification technologies
High-performance speaker system with TwinDrive soundboard
Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and Audio with aptX support
Modern 5" LCD touchscreen display embedded within cheekblock
Flexible Virtual Technician function with 21 adjustable parameters
MP3/WAV playback, record, and overdub to USB
Ultra-slim ebony polish cabinet with Soft Fall fallboard system
Novus Series
| Keyboard | Milllennium II Hybrid upright piano action, IHSS contact-less optical sensors, and 88 wooden keys with graded ABS hammers |
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| Sound Source | Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL), 88-key piano sampling, SK-EX, SK-5, EX, K-60 recording |
| No. of Sounds | 10 rendering characters (SK-EX Rendering) 90 voices (Harmonic Imaging XL) |
| Polyphony | max. 256 notes |
| Reverb | SK-EX Rendering: Ambience (10 Types) Harmonic Imaging XL: Reverb (6 types) |
| Internal Recorder | 10 song recorder – approximately 90,000 note memory capacity |
| Lesson Function | Alfred, Burgmüller, Czerny, Chopin, Bach, and Beyer lesson songs |
| Metronome | Beat: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 Tempo: 10~300 bpm |
| Demo Songs | 39 songs |
| Keyboard Modes | Dual Mode (with adjustable volume balance) Four Hands Mode |
| Virtual Technician | Touch Curve (incl. User Touch Curve), Voicing (incl. 88-key User Voicing), Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonances, Undamped String Resonance, Cabinet Resonance, Key-off Effect, Fall-back Noise, Hammer Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard Simulation, Decay Time, Minimum Touch, Stretch Tuning (incl. 88-key User Tuning), Temperament (incl. User Temperment), Temperament Key, Key Volume (incl. 88-key User Key Volume), Half-Pedal Adjust, Soft Pedal Depth Virtual Technician Smart Mode (10 presets) |
| Other Functions | Low Volume Balance, Tuning, Transpose, Favourite, Spatial Headphone Sound, Headphones Type, Headphones Amplifier, MIDI Channel, Bluetooth MIDI |
| Display | 5" LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels) |
| Bluetooth* | Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Audio with aptX support |
| Pedals | Damper (upright piano damper mechanism with half-pedal support), Soft, Sostenuto |
| Jacks | MIDI, Headphones (1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo Jacks), 1/8" Stereo [unbalanced] Line Out & Line In USB to Host USB to Device USB for Updates |
| Speakers | TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker System, 8cm x 4 (top speakers), 2cm x 2 (dome tweeters) |
| Output Power | 135 W |
| Power Consumption | 60 W |
| Key Cover | Upright piano fallboard with Soft Fall system |
| Dimensions (not including music rest) | 1495 (W) x 465 (D) x 1100 (H)mm |
| Weight | 113 kg |
| *Availability of Bluetooth function dependent on market location. |
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.
