This reference document is for the Kawai K4 16-bit digital synthesizer, and the text also refers to the K4r. It lists the 256 waves: numbers 1–96 are the cyclic waves (sine, saw, pulse, triangle, square, rectangular, organ, guitar, bass, brass, woodwind, tuned percussion and others), and 97–256 are the PCM waves, divided into drum & percussion, multi, block, and reverse & loop groups.
The second part covers the K4/K4r MIDI implementation: transmitted data and recognized received data, the Kawai exclusive data format and the universal system exclusive format, exclusive transmitted data such as one single/multi data dump, one drum/effect data dump and block single/multi data dump, followed by single, multi, drum and effect data lists, an exclusive function table and a program convert table.
| Synthesizer type | 16 bit digital synthesizer |
|---|---|
| Cyclic waves | Numbers 1-96 |
| PCM waves | Numbers 97-256 |
| Transmitted note range | 24 ~ 108 |
Waves 1–96 are the cyclic wave list and waves 97–256 are the PCM wave list.
Wave number 1 is SIN1ST, followed by SIN 2ND, SIN 3RD and higher sine harmonics.
It uses the Kawai MIDI exclusive format, with Kawai ID number 40H.
The drum & percussion group starts at wave 97 KICK and includes snares, toms, hi-hats, cymbals, congas, tambourine, timpani, bells and marimba.