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Classic Gear: Kawai K1 – The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular - SynthWizard - 03-15-2024
Classic Gear: Kawai K1 – The budget D-50 that was surprisingly popular
<p><img width="128" height="71" src="https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-128x71.jpg" class="attachment-rumors size-rumors wp-post-image" alt="Kawai K1 ii" style="margin-bottom:10px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-128x71.jpg 128w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-300x166.jpg 300w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-768x424.jpg 768w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-360x199.jpg 360w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-510x281.jpg 510w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-770x425.jpg 770w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser-95x53.jpg 95w, https://cdn.gearnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kawai-K1-Classic-Gear-Teaser.jpg 1540w" sizes="(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px" />In the late-‘80s, D-50-style sample synthesis was too expensive for most. Enter the Kawai K1. Is this 8-bit oddity still relevant today?</p>
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