Kawai GMega - Revision history

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	{{Infobox module		{{Infobox module
	\| name = Kawai GMega		\| name = Kawai GMega
	\| image = ~~{{Photo wanted}}~~		\| image = [[File:Kawai_G_Mega_front.jpg\|300px]]
	\| dimensions = 219 × 44 × 189<ref name=gmega-om-specs>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 108.</ref>		\| dimensions = 219 × 44 × 189<ref name=gmega-om-specs>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 108.</ref>
	\| rackunits = 1U, half-width		\| rackunits = 1U, half-width

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	The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (Standard Preset - MT-32 compliant), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, and 128 percussion sounds for use in any of the 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".		The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (Standard Preset - MT-32 compliant), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, and 128 percussion sounds for use in any of the 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".

	Of the 128 tones in any bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but tones can be rearranged through the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in any bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. When editing the USER bank, a Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but tones can be rearranged through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

	In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 ~~channels~~ can be assigned to any MIDI ~~channel~~ with customized parameters including keyboard range, tuning, amplitude attack/release offset, and filter cutoff offset, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. Unlike the K11, The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.		In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 Sections can be assigned to any of the 32 MIDI input channels with customized parameters including keyboard range, tuning, volume, panning, amplitude attack/release offset, and filter cutoff offset, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. Unlike the K11, The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Flo: Minor wording improvements

2025-11-21T18:57:23Z

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	The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.		The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.

	The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (Standard Preset - MT-32 compliant), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds~~, and~~ 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".		The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (Standard Preset - MT-32 compliant), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, and 128 percussion sounds for use in any of the 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".

	Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but ~~the order of~~ tones can be ~~changed~~ through the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in any bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but tones can be rearranged through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

	In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including ~~key ranges~~, tuning, ~~and offsets for~~ amplitude attack/release ~~time~~ and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. Unlike the K11, The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.		In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including keyboard range, tuning, amplitude attack/release offset, and filter cutoff offset, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. Unlike the K11, The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

Flo: clarified about Standard Preset

2025-04-24T15:09:31Z

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	The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.		The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.

	The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (MT-32), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds, and 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".		The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (Standard Preset - MT-32 compliant), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds, and 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".

	Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

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	Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

	In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for amplitude attack/release time and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.		In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for amplitude attack/release time and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. Unlike the K11, The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	{{Infobox module		{{Infobox module
	\| name = Kawai GMega		\| name = Kawai GMega
	\| image = ~~No Image yet~~		\| image = {{Photo wanted}}
	\| dimensions = 219 × 44 × 189<ref name=gmega-om-specs>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 108.</ref>		\| dimensions = 219 × 44 × 189<ref name=gmega-om-specs>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 108.</ref>
	\| rackunits = 1U, half-width		\| rackunits = 1U, half-width
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	In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for amplitude attack/release time and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.		In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for amplitude attack/release time and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

			== External links ==
			* [https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kawai-GMEGA-Module-Manual.pdf Owner's Manual], [https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Qb4kgPwtOqEOOiu9i0KOaOsPonkevil/view?usp=sharing OCR scanned version for text searching]
			* [https://kawaius.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kawai-GMEGA-Wave-List.pdf Wave List & Sysex Implementation]


			== References ==
			<references />

			[[Category:General MIDI devices]]

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2024-12-04T09:52:00Z

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	Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

	In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for ~~filter,~~ attack~~, and~~ release time, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.		In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for amplitude attack/release time and filter cutoff, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

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	The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.		The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.

	The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (MT-32), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds, and 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with ~~its own~~ sounds ~~apart~~ from GM and MT-32 compliant ~~sounds~~ with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".		The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (MT-32), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds, and 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with original sounds independent from GM and MT-32 compliant tones with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".

	Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed ~~via~~ the Single Edit/COPY menu.		Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed through the Single Edit/COPY menu.

			In Section Edit mode, any of the GMega's 32 channels can be assigned to any MIDI channel with customized parameters including key ranges, tuning, and offsets for filter, attack, and release time, thus making the GMega suitable as a performance synth. The GMega does not store performance presets, however Section data can be dumped and re-loaded as System Exclusive data.

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	The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.		The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.

			The GMega has three different sound banks to choose from called GM (General MIDI), SP (MT-32), and USER. Each bank consists of 128 tones, 128 percussion sounds, and 7 drum kits. The USER bank is a duplicate of the GM bank by default. The GMega does not come pre-loaded with its own sounds apart from GM and MT-32 compliant sounds with the exception of patches 124-128 in the SP bank called "NewSyn1" - "NewSyn5".

			Of the 128 tones in a bank, 64 of them are Single tones, and 64 are Double tones, totaling 192 Singles per bank. A Single tone cannot be converted into a Double tone or vice-versa, but the order of tones can be changed via the Single Edit/COPY menu.

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{{Infobox module
| name = Kawai GMega
| image = No Image yet
| dimensions = 219 × 44 × 189<ref name=gmega-om-specs>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 108.</ref>
| rackunits = 1U, half-width
| weight = 1.5kg <ref name=gmega-om-specs />
| type = GM sound module
| manufacturer = Kawai
| releasedate = 1993
| standards = [[General MIDI]]
| maxpoly = 32<ref name=gmega-om-specs />
| numparts = 32<ref name=gmega-om-specs />
| numpresets = 256 (total)<ref name=gmega-om-specs /><br>128 (GM)<ref name=gmega-om-specs /><br>128 (SP)<ref name=gmega-om-specs />
| drumpresets = 7<ref name=gmega-om-specs />
| effects = Reverb (6 types)<ref>Kawai GMega Owner's Manual, page 93.</ref>
}}

The Kawai GMega is a General MIDI desktop sound module released by Kawai in 1993.