Kawai ES-8
Kawai ES8 Portable Digital Piano
Regardless of whether you’re playing on stage, practicing for a recital, accompanying the church choir or studying in the classroom, the new Kawai ES8 is portable piano perfection. Versatile and powerful, the ES8 is a compact, elegant and highly portable digital piano, one for truly every musical occasion… anytime, anywhere.


Touch
Tone
The ES8 features Kawai’s exclusive Harmonic Imaging XL with 88-key piano sampling. This unique technology creates sounds with the highest level of detail and clarity possible.
Unique Speaker System
The ES8 features a surprisingly powerful stereo speaker system housed in two built-in enclosures.

USB Audio & Storage
USB to Device and Host capabilities provide a world of opportunity, including recording and playing digital audio, storing songs, playing song files and connectivity to computers.
Audio and MIDI Recorder
You can record and play MP3 or WAV files using a USB device. The ES7 also offers an easy to use, built-in 2-Track / 10-Song MIDI recorder.
Recorder
The ES8 offers an easy to use 10-Song / 2-Track built-in Recorder ideal for self-evaluation or capturing a moment of inspiration.
Virtual Technician
A skilled piano technician can personalize an acoustic piano’s sound and touch response. Kawai’s exclusive Virtual Technician does the same for the ES8 digital piano.
Pedals
Included with the instrument is the F10-H deluxe damper pedal with half-damper capability. The optional F20 dual pedal provides both a damper (with half-damper function) and soft pedal.

Metronome
A handy built-in digital metronome offers a variety of time signatures, perfect for practice. You can control the tempo and the volume of the metronome.

Features
- Harmonic Imaging XL™ Sound Technology with 88-Note Piano Sampling
- RHIII Graded-Hammer Action
- 34 Exceptional Instrument Sounds
- USB Digital Audio - Play / Rec WAV and MP3 Files
- Rhythm Section with 100 Accompaniment Styles
- 256-note Max. Polyphony
- Powerful Built-in Speaker System
- Elegant Gloss Black and Ivory White Finishes
- Optional Designer Stand and Pedal Lyre
- Optional Soft Road Case with Wheels
Specifications
| Keyboard | 88 Weighted Keys with Ivory Touch Key Surfaces | |
| Action | Responsive Hammer III (RHIII) Action with Let-Off | |
| Sound Source | Harmonic Imaging XL™ (HI-XL), 88-key piano sampling | |
| Internal Sounds | 34 Voices | |
| Polyphony | 256 Notes | |
| Keyboard Modes | Dual, Split, Four Hands (Volume / Balance Adjustable) | |
| Internal Recorder | 10 Song / 2-Track Recorder, Approximately 90,000 notes memory | |
| USB | Digital Audio, USB to DEVICE, USB to HOST | |
| Display | 16 x 2 characters LCD | |
| Speaker System | (8 x 12 cm) x 2, 15 Watts x 2 | |
| Dimensions | 54″ (W) x 14 ½” (D) x 6″ (H) | |
| Weight | 49 lbs. |
| Reverb | Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral Parameters — Reverb Depth, Reverb Time | |
| Effects | Stereo Delay, Ping Delay, Triple Delay, Chorus, Classic Chorus, Tremolo, Classic Tremolo, Auto Pan, Classic Auto Pan, Phaser, Rotary Combination effects x 4 Parameters —Dry / Wet, Time, Speed, Feedback, HighDamp, Depth. Parameters dependent on effect type. | |
| Amp Simulator (MAIN Zone Only) | S.Case I, S.Case II, L.Cabinet Parameters — Drive, Level, EQ Low, EQ High | |
| Virtual Technician | Touch Curve — Light+, Light, Normal, Heavy, Heavy+, Off (Constant), User 1, User 2 Voicing — Normal, Mellow 1, Mellow 2 , Dynamic, Bright 1, Bright 2, User 1 – 4 Resonance,Noise & Effects:String Resonance, Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, Fall-back Noise, Key-off Effect, Hammer Delay, Topboard, Decay Time, Soft Pedal Depth Temperament & Tuning — Equal (Piano), Pure Major, Pure Minor, Pythagorean, Meantone, Werckmeister, Kirnberger, User Temerament, Key of Temperament Other — Stretch Tuning, Stretch Curve / User Tuning, User Key Volume, Half-Pedal Adjust, Minimum Touch | |
| USB Functions | Playback— MP3, WAV, SMF Record —MP3, WAV Other — Over Dubbing, Convert Song to Audio, Load Internal Song, Save Internal Song, Save SMF Song, Load Registration, Save Registration, Rename File, Delete File, Format USB | |
| Metronome | Beat — 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 (Volume/Tempo adjustable) | |
| Rhythm Section | Styles—100 rhythms (x 2 variations), 4-part accompaniment, 100 preset chord sequences Settings — 100 rhythms (x 2 variations), 4-part accompaniment, 100 preset chord sequences | |
| Demo Songs | Main demo song, Rhythm Section demo song, 25 sound demo songs | |
| Other Functions | Key/Song Transpose, Tone Control (incl. Brilliance, UserEQ), Wall EQ, Speaker Volume, Phones Volume, Line Out Volume, Audio Recorder Gain, Tuning, Damper Hold, F-20 Mode, Four Hands, Startup Setting, Factory Reset, Lower Octave Shift, Lower Pedal On/Off, Split Balance, Layer Octave Shift, Layer Dynamics, Dual Balance, MIDI Channel, Send PGM#, Local Control, Transmit PGM#, Multi-timbral Mode, Channel Mute, Auto Power Off, Speakers On/Off | |
| Jacks | MIDI (IN/OUT), USB to Host, USB to Device, LINE IN STEREO, LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), DAMPER (for F-10H), DAMPER/SOFT (for F-20), PEDAL (for F-301), Headphones x 2 | |
| Included Acc. | Music Rack, F-10H Damper Pedal, Power Cable, Owner’s Manual | |
| Options | ES Bag (soft case w/casters), F-20 Damper / Soft Pedal, HM-4 Designer Stand with F301 Triple Pedal (sold separately) |



