Kurzweil Introduces the PC2 Performance
Controller
February 14, 2000
Kurzweil Music Systems, of Lakewood Washington introduces
the PC2 and PC2X Performance Controller Keyboards. "They represent
the next generation of Performance Controllers from Kurzweil, advancing
on the award winning PC88 design," announces Mike Papa, Vice President
of Kurzweil Music Systems. These professional keyboards are designed for
the player who wants a versatile and proper feeling keyboard to run his
whole rig, or for the player who wants to get away with using one axe
for everything. The 76-note lightweight action, PC2 is expected to have
a msrp of $2395.00 and the 88-note fully weighted PC2X should msrp at
$2895.00. Both models will be shipping shortly after NAMM.
Feature List:
- 64 voice polyphony (expandable to 128 voices)
- Incredible sounds like the triple strike stereo grand piano, or
the new lush stereo strings, newly recorded multi-strike classic e.
pianos and keyboards, tone wheel organs, brass sections, drums, percussion,
mallet percussion, basses, guitars, voices, synths and more.
- Sounds available at the touch of a button. Intuitive and functional
interface is easy to operate
- 4 zone MIDI controller operations with easy Split/Layer functions
- 4 sliders, two wheels, 4 footswitch pedal inputs, 2- CC pedal input,
1 - Breath Controller input, 600 mm Ribbon Input (accepts Long Ribbon
Controller), Monopressure, 5 programmable panel switches.
- KB-3™ (modeled Tone Wheel Organ) Mode
- User Adjustable Voice Parameters (Timbre, Envelope, LFO)
- User programmable Multi-Effects (reverb, chorus, delays, distortion,
rotary, Phasor, Flanger, dynamics processing, and much more)
- 24-bit Stereo Digital Output (AES or SPDIF user selectable. Fixed
output rate of 48kHz), Stereo Analog Outputs, Headphone Output
- 128 Programs/64 Setups (user can program up to 128 programs/1 28
setups) Data Storage via SysEx over MIDI.
- 4 - Arpeggiators with many expressive latch modes and play orders
76, note, light-weight action (PC2)
- 88-note, fully weighted keyboard action (PC2X)
- Lightweight and compact design
For more information
contact Kurzweil at www.youngchang.com/kurzweil/. |
