The Kawai MP7SE Stagepiano is the renewed version of the Kawai MP7. It has received a number of exciting improvements over its predecessor. This includes a new keyboard, a number of new sounds, a new look and improved connections.
Unlike its predecessor, the Kawai MP7SE has the new Responsive Hammer Action III Tastaur. It contains a number of changes with the Ivory Touch surface, weighted hammering and pressure point simulation.
The Kawai MP7SE contains the grand piano sounds of the Shigeru Kawai EX concert grand and the Shigeru Kawai SK-5 as well as the Kawai EX concert grand. The grand piano sounds are all available in Harmonic Imaging XL quality.
In order to be visually closer to a concert grand, Kawai has given the MP7SE Stagepiano black side panels with a grand piano look.
The connection possibilities of the optional triple pedal GFP-3, expression pedal, footswitches and others have been greatly expanded compared to the Kawai MP7 and are now more flexible.
First good — delicious keyboard. Perfect equivalent of repetition lever mechanism. The pressure on the edge of key is approximately equal to pressure on the "other end", what's not on other piano mechanisms like "hammer action" or awful "weighted keyboard".
Keys are not slippery, good cohesion with fingers.
Sound is perfect too: there is two layers of sound: the direct sound of strings and "resonance" of all any string, when dampers is up.
Damper pedal has two sensors, so it feels how deep you press pedal. You can control the length of sustain, and it's great. I can play classical music without any limitation.
Few words about the library of 256 sounds. Hammond and Rhodes is good, I also appreciate strings, lead synth and church organ. Anything else (winds, brass, guitars) is awful :) I think there was no reason for Kawai to make good sound library so it is what it is.
The control knobs isn't endless. Hey, Kawai! It's 21 century! It's very uncomfortable to use and control effects.