GL-30 Aures 2

Categories Grand Pianos, Hybrid Pianos

$40,195.00

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Kawai GL 30 Aures 2 grand piano hybrid in a ebony polish finish

the future has arrived

The Gl-30 Aures 2 Anytime hybrid grand piano combines the award-winning performance of Kawai’s GL-Series grand pianos with the versatility of a phenomenal digital instrument. Whether played as an acoustic, through headphones, or using the uniquely designed soundboard speaker system, the GL-30 Aures 2 is sure to amaze and delight.


Dimensions	length: 5’5″ \| 166 cm
	width: 59″ \| 150 cm
	height: 40″ \| 102 cm
	weight: 688 lb \| 312 kg
Available Finishes	ebony polish

Acoustic Features

exclusive Millennium III grand piano action: featuring ABS-carbon fibre composite parts
Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID): double-width stretcher bar for optimum strength
extended length keysticks: for more even response from the front to the back of each key
concert-length key buttons: doubled length for maximum energy transfer and optimum power
solid spruce tapered soundboard: permanently crowned for long-term tonal stability
dual-duplex scale: for greater tonal clarity and richness
solid brass agraffes: for even string spacing and easier tuning
multi-grip 11-ply pin block: to ensure long-term tuning stability
steel-reinforced keyslip and keybed: for optimum energy transfer, strength, and to avoid sticking keys
Soft Fall fallboard: to prevent the fallboard from “slamming” shut
KAWAI Ten Year Transferrable Warranty

Digital Features

Integrated Hammer Sensing System (IHSS): contact-less optical sensors for greater accuracy than conventional key-based systems
GP Touch muting system: uniquely designed to maintain identical touch when switching from acoustic to digital
SK-EX Rendering sound engine: with multi-channel sampling
flexible Virtual Technician function: with 21 adjustable parameters
advanced Soundboard Speaker System: which utilizes four high-performance transducers to effectively turn the wooden soundboard into a speaker
integrated Bluetooth^® MIDI and Audio: for wireless connectivity
dedicated PianoRemote app: for iOS and Android
Spacial Headphone Sound (SHS): enhances the depth and realism when listening or playing through headphones
dedicated line in/out: plus USB to host/device, MIDI in/out, and headphone jacks (x2)
90 amazing sounds: with 100 drum rhythms and built-in metronome
KAWAI Five Year Manufacturer’s Warranty

Audio

Video

EXPLORING THE AURES

AURES PROMO VIDEO

PASCAL DEVOYON INTERVIEW

MAYA KAGAMI INTERVIEW

THE MAKING OF A PIANO

Specifications

GL-30 AURES 2 SPECIFICATIONS
ACOUSTIC SPECIFICATIONS
Size	length 5'5" \| 166 cm
	width 59" \| 150 cm
	height 40" \| 102 cm
	weight 688 lb \| 312 kg
Touch	white key surfaces acrylic
	black key surfaces phenol
	action Millennium III Action with carbon fibre
	hammers under-felted
Sound	soundboard solid spruce, tapered
	Agraffes 1-46 keys
	duplex scaling fore & back
	back posts 3
Exterior Design	pedals damper, sostenuto, soft
	casters single, brass
	lid props 2
	fallboard Softfall closing system
Music Rack	position 5 positions
Music Rack	hard finish ✓
Lock	-
Other Features	Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) longer keys steel-reinforced keyslip & keybed V-Pro plate

DIGITAL SPECIFICATIONS
Sound Source	SK-EX Rendering 88-key multi-channel piano sampling 88-key resonance piano modelling
Sound Source	Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL) 90 sounds max. 256 note polyphony
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 x3, delay x3, tremolo x3, auto pan x2, phaser x2, rotary x6, combination x5)
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 depth sound 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 topboard 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 - SMF / WAV / FLAC / AAC 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
Metronome	drum rhythms 100 patterns
Internal Songs	internal sound demo 39 songs
	music 204/218 songs
	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 to +12 semi-tones
Transpose	song transpose -12 to +12 semi-tones
Other Settings & Functions	speaker / headphone tone control wall e.q. low volume balance speaker volume spacial headphone sound headphone type headphone volume line in volume
	Bluetooth^® Bluetooth MIDI Bluetooth MIDI device name Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio volume
	MIDI MIDI channel local on/off transmit program change multi-timbral mode channel mute
	user data reset sounds reset music factory reset
	system auto power off language information
Sound System	Soundboard Speaker System with 4 transducers (low-mid range x2, high range x2)
Bluetooth®	Bluetooth (ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio (ver. 3.0, Profile: A2Dp, Codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX)
Connector Jacks	headphones 1/4" x1 1/8" x1
	MIDI IN/OUT
	line out 1/8" stereo
	line in 1/8" stereo
	USB to Host ✓
	USB for update ✓
Power Consumption	58W
Power	power cable
Finish	polished ebony
Other	matching artist bench headphone hook owner's manual internal song list^*
^*Depending on market location.

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Dimensions	length: 5’5″ \| 166 cm
	width: 59″ \| 150 cm
	height: 40″ \| 102 cm
	weight: 688 lb \| 312 kg
Available Finishes	ebony polish

GL-30 Aures 2

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