Kawai K-500 Aures 2 Hybrid Piano
The Kawai K-500 AURES 2 blends Kawai’s masterful craftsmanship and advanced piano technology. Our next-generation AURES 2 Hybrid Piano is a fusion of the very finest in acoustic and digital piano performance. It begins with the solid foundation of Kawai’s award-winning K Series Professional upright line of pianos, offering its top-of-the-line features including Kawai’s Millennium III upright action, considered to be the world’s finest upright piano action.
Equipped with Kawai’s most advanced digital and sound technology the Kawai K-500 AURES 2 is also a premium digital piano that can be played silently with headphones or through its acoustic soundboard. Players can complement their performances with the wide selection of digital sounds or layer digital sounds with acoustic piano to create unique combinations. Practice new pieces using the built-in metronome and record your performance. Play along with accompaniment tracks from a Bluetooth-connected smart device and enjoy your very own ensemble performance.
The Kawai K-500 AURES 2 truly provides the best of both worlds for a unique and creative playing experience.
Highlights:
- 51″ K-500 Professional Upright Piano with NEOTEX™ Key Surfaces
- Kawai Hybrid Sound Board amplification system featuring 4 High-Performance Transducers
- SK-EX Rendering Piano Sound Engine with Multi-Channel Sampling
- A modern User Interface, the PianoRemote app for iOS/Android controls operations via your smart device
- Integrated Bluetooth MIDI and Audio wireless technology
- Flexible Virtual Technician Function with 19 Adjustable Parameters
- App-based Recorder (SMF/WAV/FLAC/AAC formats)
- 256 Polyphony (max.)
SPECIFICATIONS
| Soundboard | Tapered Solid Spruce | |
| Back Posts | 5 | |
| Hammers | Mahogany / Underfelted | |
| Action | Millennium III Upright Action with ABS-Carbon Composites | |
| Key Surfaces | NEOTEX™ | |
| Sound Source | SK-EX Rendering – 88-Key Multi-channel piano sampling – 88-Key Resonance Piano ModellingHarmonic Imaging XL – 88-Key Piano Sampling | |
| Internal Sounds | SK-EX Rendering – SK-EX Concert Grand – 10 Rendering CharactersHarmonic Imaging XL – 90 Sounds | |
| Keyboard Modes | Dual Split Four Hands | |
| Polyphony | Max. 256 notes (depending on selected sound) | |
| Effects | SK-EX Rendering – Ambience (10 types)Harmonic Imaging XL – Reverb (6 types) – Effects (24 types: Chorus x 3, Delay x 3, Tremolo x 3, Auto pan x 2, Phaser x 2, Rotary x 6, Combination x 5) | |
| Virtual Technician | Pianist Mode: – Touch Curve (incl. User) – Voicing (incl. User) – Damper Noise – Fall-back Noise, – Hammer Delay – Minimum Touch – Key Volume (incl. User) – Half-Pedal Adjust – Soft Pedal DepthSound Mode: – Touch Curve (incl. User) – Voicing (incl. User) – Damper Resonance – Damper Noise – String Resonance – Undamped String Resonance – Cabinet Resonance – Key-off Effect – Fall-back Noise – Hammer Delay – Top board Simulation – Decay Time – Minimum Touch, – Stretch Tuning (incl. User) – Temperament (incl. User) – Temperament Key, – Key Volume (incl. User) – Half-Pedal Adjust – Soft Pedal Depth | |
| Control / Recorder App | PianoRemote (iOS / Android) PianoRemote App-based Recorder PianoRemote App-based User Interface | |
| 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 | |
| Internal Songs | Sound Demo | 39 Songs |
| Music | 204 or 218 Songs (Depending on market location) | |
| Lesson Songs | 578 Songs from Alfred, Burgmüller, Czerny, Beyer, Bach, and Chopin lesson books (lesson books sold separately) 140 Finger Exercises | |
| Transpose | Key Transpose | -12~+12 semi-tones |
| Song Transpose | -12~+12 semi-tones | |
| Other Settings & Functions | Speaker / Headphone Bluetooth MIDI User Data System | Tone Control, Wall EQ, Low Volume Balance, Speaker Volume, Spatial Headphone Sound, Headphone Type, Headphone Volume, Line In Volume Bluetooth MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI Device Name, Bluetooth Audio, MIDI Channel, Local On/Off, Transmit Program Change, Multi-timbral Mode, Channel Mute Reset Sounds, Reset Music, Factory Reset Auto Power Off, Language, Information |
| Sound System | (Aures only) | Soundboard Speaker System with 4 transducers (Low-Mid Range x 2, High Range x 2) |
| Bluetooth® | Bluetooth® (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth® Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio (Version 3.0, Profile: A2DP, Codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX) | |
| Connector Jacks | Headphones | 1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8″ |
| MIDI | IN/OUT | |
| Line Out | 1/8″ Stereo | |
| Line In | 1/8″ Stereo | |
| USB | to Host | |
| USB | for Update | |
| Pedals | Damper (with half-pedal support) Soft Sostenuto (switchable from Soft for Upright Piano) | |
| Power Consumption | Aures2: 58 W, ATX4: 20 W | |
| Power | Power Cable | |
| Bench | Matching Artist Bench | |
| Headphones | Headphone Hook | |
| Others | Warranty Card Owner’s Manual Hymn Player Manual Internal Song List | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 51” (130 cm) x 59” (149 cm) x 24” (61 cm) | |
| Weight | 515 lbs (234 kg) | |
| Finish | Polished Ebony |
RESOURCES
Owners Manual: Download
WARRANTY
10 Year Fully Transferable Warranty on Acoustic Piano Components and 5 Years Parts and Labor on Electronic Components: Click Here To Download Owner’s Registration Card
Customers should retain their store receipt or purchase statement as proof of the date of purchase. Please contact Kawai’s Technical Services Division if you have any questions or concerns, or to request a copy of your new warranty.
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