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Bubba · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Deep South

I got a chance to play one last week. My expectations were really not that high. It's been a while since I've owned a Kurzweil (K-2000). The one I played had not been upgraded to the V1 OS. To be honest (and I'm a huge Korg freak), it was one of the best sounding synths I've ever heard. I played it standing up (it was on the middle teir) for at least one and a half hours. I played about one third of the sounds, quickly scrolling through the rest. There's definetely no hype here. The new Fatar action is very nice- no comparison to other or older Kurzweil keybeds. It really feels like a very nice spinet if you know what I mean. I think the PC3x (I played the weighted version) will really compliment any of the big three. It's just different, and I really liked it way more than I thought I would. I thought the sounds were fantastic.

As far as the build quality- it's built like a tank-absolutely top notch. As far as I can tell it's the best built one out there. The fadars are so sweet. Very, very solid and nice. I did miss not having a larger screen or display. It's almost like going back in time with the current display. Just spoiled by Korg's. I've been looking for a replacement for my CP-300. Can't wait to get my hands on the G8. But for now the PC3x is really stuck in my head. Wink

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Kerzwhile · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

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Kerzwhile · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

I am just gonna crawl back into my little corner and shut up not!! Seeing as how I had been schooled!!! Embarassed

Seriously!! Shocked

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stefanlindmark · Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

Hi,

As a new owner of a PC3X I just came across this discussion. Some audio demo goodies below... read on Exclamation

While I wouldn't know any of the hardware inside it, I bought mine because I wanted a keyboard that would sound good and let me have all the sounds I need without programming or buying expansion cards. And so far it has done all of this. You sit down, you play, it sounds great, you can't stop playing. All I wanted.

As I've played both OS v0.9 and v1.0 I can tell you there are numerous and big differences, especially in the sound programming with some core sounds still missing in 0.9 (when even the #001 piano wasn't in there yet).

Since there aren't any demos available from Kurzweil on the net, I just plugged mine into my laptop, recorded some stuff and uploaded as mp3 (link below). There's a lot of speculation and rumours about the PC3X, so I thought this would give more people a chance to listen themselves, even if it's compressed and all.

Demos starting with "Kurz Demo" come with the board. Most of the demos are actually single-program "demo riffs" except "Teksong" and "3 part demo" that are multitimbral. But don't be fooled, even the monotimbral demos can be quite dynamic as you will notice.

Demos not starting with "Kurz Demo" are homemade by myself. They're monotimbral using a single program.
"Carmina Burana Intro" is an exception, because it's a stack of programs (or a Setup, in Kurzweil terms). On the other hand that one was played using only max 4 fingers on the keys (as an experiment).

All of my demos are played live in one continuous take using no sequencing, no overdubbing and so far no pedals/controllers. I'm a mere hobby player and this was recorded during the very first exciting hours with the board, so expect plenty of authentic human glitches Embarassed

So crank up the volume and listen to the demos here!

Voltan · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject:

the pianos sound great (as usual with Kurz) but for other sounds I'd stay with my M3 Wink

strings sound pretty cool too

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Dniss · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject:

I recently acquired a K2600 and I must say I'm very disappointed at the lack of resources on the net for the K series. After a month I haven't been able to find a decent forum.

I'm totally puzzled that a keyboard used by so many professional musicians has so little sound available. Aside from the usual Sweetwater sounds and 2 or 3 commercial cds, I haven't found anything worth mentioning. Most links are usually dead.

Do you have to be a sound engineer to unleash the power of the K?

I'd highly appreciate if any of you K* owners would post interesting sites, if there is such a thing. Anyone tried the vintage collection cd? Is it worth it? I'm mostly into vintage synth sound.

TIA

fjs714 · Senior Member Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 405

Hi Kerzwhile,
I initially started this thread because I was chomping at the bit to trade in my fantom x for either a Motif xs or Kur pc3. I've heard the on line demos and they sound very nice. Haven't heard one in person because there is only one store in the NYC area that carries the Pc3.
One thing really concerns me. In speaking to some technicians and repair people, I have heard the reliability of the previous Kurz keyboards is questionable. They mentioned that many of the keyboards used on Broadway are older Kurzweils. He was happy because since they continually break down, he always can count on a source of income from them. Can anyone verify this? Great sounding keyboards are nice to play but not if they're constantly being repaired.
Frank

Synthoid · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject: