Now shipping with the Orchestral ROM installed! (this offer is available in the USA ONLY)
Following on the design of our award winning PC88, the PC2 features outstanding sound and impressive master controller capabilities. Our new Easy Split & Layer feature makes it fast and easy to create quick layers and splits. The PC2 series comes in both the PC2 76 note and PC2X 88 note keyboards. A rack version, the PC2R, is also available.
Outstanding New Sounds
The PC2 features many incredible new sounds not found on any previous Kurzweil models, including a triple strike stereo grand piano, our new lush stereo strings, newly recorded multi-strike classic electric pianos (both Fender Rhodes(TM) and Wurlitzer(TM)), brass sections, drums, percussion, voices (featuring Kurzweil's outstanding Take 6 vocal samples), and more. It also features Kurzweil's KB-3 modeled tone wheel organ mode, giving you ultra-realistic tone wheel organ programs. Orchestral Sounds include String Sections, Solo Strings, Woodwinds, Orchestral Brass, Jazz Brass, Orchestral Ensembles, Choir, Organ, Harp, Nylon String Guitar, Orchestral Percussion, and Ethnic Percussion. Additional sound include mallet percussion, guitar, bass, Clavinet(TM), harpsichord, synth sounds, and more.
With the Orchestral ROM installed, the PC2 comes with 400 fantastic sounding preset programs (256 regular programs, 128 Orchestral ROM programs, and 16 KB3 programs). All programs can be edited, allowing for changes to timbre, envelopes, and LFOs. They can then be stored to any of the 256 user locations (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3 programs).One additional ROM block can be added to the PC2, which will add 128 more preset programs. (For older units that did not come with the Orchestral ROM, it can also be added as an option). And with 64 voices of polyphony, expandable to 128 voices, you'll never run out of polyphony for playing all of the marvelous sounds.
The Orchestral ROM block comes with 2 banks of 128 programs. Our own unique programs are installed in the Flash ROM. A General MIDI bank is also available, which can be loaded into the User bank. Or, if desired, you can install the GM bank of sounds as presets into the Flash ROM, and then load our unique bank of sounds into the User bank.
Fantastic Effects
The PC2 includes dual effects processors which feature preset effects of the same quality as found in our highly regarded KDFX for the K2500/K2600 series instruments. A multiple bus architecture allows separate send levels per MIDI channel for an effect level, and a reverb level. Effects include reverb, chorus, delays, distortion, rotary, phasor, flanging, dynamics processing, and much more.
Control At Your Fingertips
The PC2 will make a great master controller for your entire studio or performing rig. A PC2 MIDI Setup can have up to 4 zones, sending on up to 4 different MIDI channels. A large number of physical controllers can be programmed on a per zone basis, allowing you to send any MIDI controller message on any zone. Physical controllers include: 4 sliders, two wheels, 3 footswitch pedal inputs, 2- CC pedal inputs, a Breath Controller input, 600 mm Ribbon Input (for use with Kurzweil's Ribbon Controller), Mono-pressure, and 5 programmable panel switches. Each zone can be set to play the PC2's own sounds, or an external MIDI device, or both. Of course, you can set the note range for each zone to create splits and layers, as well as customizing velocity response per zone. All controllers can be scaled both positively and negatively and can have offset values as well as entry and exit values to set their 'state' upon program or setup selection.
The built in arpeggiator can be synced to an external MIDI clock and many different latch modes and play orders. This flexibility allows for the creation of endless varieties of arpeggios and percussion patterns.
The PC2 comes with 64 great sounding Setups (16 Regular and 16 Orchestral) and has room for 128 user created Setups. Additional ROM options will add more preset Setups.
High Quality Audio Output
The PC2 gives you pristine quality audio, with both analog and digital audio output. Digital audio is sent at a rate of 48kHz. It can be switched between Pro (AES/EBU) and Consumer (S/PDIF) formats and can be switched between 16, 18, 20, and 24 bit resolution.
Specifications
Keyboard: 88-note, two-piece weighted keyboard with mono pressure (PC2X), or 76 note lightly weighted keyboard with mono pressure (PC2)
Controllers: Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 4 front panel sliders, 5 front panel switches (momentary or toggle, software selectable), 2 continuous control pedal inputs, 3 footswitch inputs, mono pressure, breath controller input, Kurzweil Ribbon input.
MIDI: Transmits on 4 channels, Receives on 16 channels. In, Out, Thru (hardware switchable to copy of MIDI Out).
Max Polyphony: 64 (128 with the Polyphony Expansion option), dynamicall
y allocated.
Internal Voices: 400 Internal Voice programs.
256 Regular Programs include Grand Piano, Tine E. Piano, FM E. Piano, Ensemble Strings, Voices, Organ, Harpsichord, Clav, Vibes, Marimba, Electric Bass & Acoustic Bass (with and without layered Ride Cymbal), Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Synth Pads.
128 Orchestral ROM programs include String Sections, Solo Strings, Woodwinds, Orchestral Brass, Jazz Brass, Orchestral Ensembles, Choir, Organ, Harp, Nylon String Guitar, Orchestral Percussion, and Ethnic Percussion.
General MIDI Bank also available if the Orchestral ROM is installed.
16 KB3 Programs use Kurzweil's modeled tone wheel organ mode.
256 locations for User created programs (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3 programs).
Expandable with an optional ROM block which adds 128 preset programs and 32 preset Setups. The PCR-2 "Classic Keys" ROM is currently available.
Processor B effects: 30 Reverbs including booths, rooms, chambers, halls, and plates.
Effects Routing: All 16 MIDI channels can send to A and to B in any amount. Also there is a global send from A to B for serial effects chaining.
Flash ROM (for software updates via system exclusive dumps). Click here
to download the latest version
Outputs: Stereo Analog Outputs (2 1/4 in. jacks Left and Right), Stereo Digital Output (RCA jack, with AES/EBU and SPDIF formats selectable), Stereo headphone out.
MIDI Setups: 128 user programmable MIDI setups, each with 4 independent zones, effects and arpeggiator settings. 64 factory programmed MIDI setups.
Arpeggiator: Full-featured MIDI note arpeggiator with multiple latch modes, selectable play order, velocity, duration, tempo, and sync functions.
Power: 9V AC external power supply.
Dimensions:
PC2 47 7/8" x 14" x 45/16" 122 cm x 36 cm x 11 cm PC2X 54 5/16" x 14" x 45/16" 138 cm x 36 cm x 11 cm
Weight: PC2 39 lbs. (17.7kg) PC2X 55 lbs. (23.6 kg)
The Orchestral ROM Soundblock
contains superb orchestral samples plus layers/splits/combinations. The Orchestral soundblock provides 16 MB of sounds, including 128 new programs and 32 new setups.
Sounds in the Orchestral ROM Soundblock include String Sections, Solo Strings, Woodwinds, Orchestral Brass, Jazz Brass, Orchestral Ensembles, Choir, Organ, Harp, Nylon String Guitar, Orchestral Percussion, and Ethnic Percussion.
This ROM block also provides General MIDI compatibility and comes with 2 sets of programs, the standard GM programs and the new bank of programs. You can choose which set of programs to install into ROM for the presets, and then the other bank may be loaded into RAM in the User Bank, if desired.
0 Fast Violin prs 1 Med Violin vib 2 Slow Violin p/v 3 Fast Viola prs 4 Med Viola prs 5 Slow Viola p/v 6 Fast Cello prs 7 Med Cello p/v 8 Slow Cello vib 9 Studio Cello 10 Studio Bass 11 Recital Bass 12 Slow Bass prs 13 Slow Bass vib 14 Slow String Orch 15 Studio Strings 16 Chamber Strings 17 Baroque Strings 18 Intense Strings 19 Staccato Strings 20 Fast Tremolando 21 Med Tremolando 22 Slow Tremolando 23 Vtrig Tremolando 24 Full Pizzicato 25 Medium Pizzicato 26 Dry Pizzicato 27 Solo Flute prs 28 Solo Flute vib 29 sfz Ens Flute 30 Solo Oboe 31 Slow Oboe 32 Ensemble Oboe 33 Solo Eng Hrn prs 34 English Horn vib 35 Slow EngHorn prs 36 Solo Clarinet 37 Slow Clarinet 38 Ens Clarinet 39 Solo Bassoon 40 Solo Bassoon vib 41 Ens Bassoon/Oboe 42 Solo Dbl Reeds 43 Soft Trumpet 44 Slow Soft Trp 45 Hard Trumpet 46 Slo Hard Trumpet 47 Slow Horn & Trp 48 Solo Fr Horn 49 Ensemble Fr Horn 50 Fr Horn Sect 1 51 Fr Horn Sect 2 52 Horn Section 53 Solo Trombone 54 Ensemble Bone 55 Solo Tuba 56 sfz Orch Tuba 57 Jazz Harmon Trp 58 Ballad Harmon Trp 59 sfz SoftTrp Sect 60 St Jazz Brass sw 61 sfz Jazz Brass 62 Stereo Brass sw 63 Solo Sax 64 Stolen Moments 65 Harmon Band 66 Slow Dyn Orch 67 Fast Dyn Orch 68 Total Orch 1 69 Total Orch 2 70 sfz Orch prs 71 Winds & ChmbStr 72 Winds & Strings 73 Horns & Strings 74 Woodwind Section 75 Reeds & Bells 76 Pizz & Timp 77 Cathedral Choir 78 Aah Choir prs 79 Mixed Choir 80 Choir from Above 81 DivineInterventn 82 Chapel Organ 83 Cathedral Organ 84 Pipes 16'8',reed 85 Full Pipes 86 Orch Harp 87 Stereo Solo Harp 88 Harp Oasis 89 Under Harp 90 Classical Guitar 91 Silky Nylons 92 Romantic Nylon 93 Mando-Lute 94 Orch Chimes 95 Stereo Chimes 96 Chime Bell 97 Chimes/Glock 98 Glockenspiel 99 Orch Celeste 100 Xylophone 101 Orch Percussion 102 Orch Timpani 103 Solo Timpani 104 Dynamic Timpani 105 Temple Blocks 106 Stereo Tam-tam 107 Trap Set 108 Modern Blockage 109 Beaty Drum 110 Cage's Ensemble 111 New Touch Perc 112 Perc & Blocks 113 1Puppet Show Perc 114 Pop Can Perc 115 Onklungy Perc 116 Skullophones 117 Exotic Mallets 118 Acoustic Mbira 119 St Elec Mbira 120 Perc Harp 121 Pluck & Block 122 Hybrid Pluck 123 Bells/Mark Tree 124 Circus Glitter 125 Swing'n Chimes 126 Crystal Lagoon 127 Clang Clang
How To Choose / Useful Information for Pro Keyboards
Click a question to see the answer.
Why a Pro Workstation keyboard vs.a Portable/Electronic/Arranger keyboard vs. a Synthesizer?
Pro keyboards have a multitude of other features like audio recording,
editing the sound to the most elemental part of the sound, a 16+ track sequencer
with detailed editing, a lot of synth sounds, they will run 4 to 18 simultaneous
higher quality effects like reverb, … and have no arranging or styles other than possibly
arpeggiators or drum patterns, . . A fully orchestrated sound/song can be accomplished
with a pro keyboard but it assumes you want to create each part or instrument sound in
a song much more closely (from scratch) than a portable ++
Portable/arranger type keyboards are more for fast songwriting,
for backing tracks when you play or for one person band with drum patterns,
bass, and other sounds with the accompaniment having different song style genres
(blues, swing, rock,...) with different patterns for the verse, chorus,...
of the song. The song styles and performances are very educational as well for
learning genres that you may be unfamiliar with. You can have many instruments
follow what your left hand plays in real time and chord recognition for
fast performing,
portables have more meat and potato sounds and fewer synthesizer sounds
Synthesizers- typically do not have workstation features
like sequencing, recording audio, having all types of sounds, . . .
but rather focus on doing a few or sounds extremely well which usually
are not acoustic or real world instruments but 'other worldly' sounds
with many ways to manipulate the sound.
What affects the price you will pay and what should you look for?
The level of realism and selection of the sounds-
each keyboard typically does some sounds better than others so decide
which main sounds are important to you and play each model (or listen to sound files)
you are interested in to find the one that sounds best to you. Does it have all the
sounds you are looking for to make a completed song?
Ease of use- hardware knobs, buttons,... amount and location and logically placed
Display size- touchscreen, color, icon based, easy to read, backlighting not too dark,...
Sequencer- depth of editing features, ease of use as you could spend most of your time here, linear recording only or pattern based recording as well, ...
Quality and number of effects- reverb, EQ per part, compressors, master FX, number of part insert FX, master/global FX, does it have enough DSP to finish a 16 track song without needing external processing
Audio recording/sampling -2 to 8 tracks or more- how easy is it to actually record and playback, does it have enough recording memory/time- re: roughly 10 meg a stereo minute, how is the recording backed up,..
Drums- does it have ‘easy to chain’ patterns or is the arpegiator easy to use, does it have pads on top of keyboard or none at all,...
The number of simultaneous notes the keyboard will play (polyphony)- important if you write denser arrangements or use instruments that use a lot of polyphony (piano,...)
Control computer software via hardware sliders, knobs,...
Computer control the keyboard with editor/librarian- as VST plug-in,
standalone, 100% editing, the visuals on a big
computer screen can shorten the learning curve (much more intuitive)
Operating system- is it intuitive or obtuse, ...
Maximum RAM memory- will determine possibly how much recording time is available
or how much room you will have for adding external samples/sounds
Connectors- # of audio outputs, balanced or unbalanced input,
data storage- memory card, jump drive, USB to computer connection
Please notice that almost every keyboard on our site has a sound file
you can play on your computer to hear for yourself.
What about speakers?
For home or studio use we prefer powered studio monitors
for the best audio quality without spending a lot and keep
the sound in stereo (versus a mono keyboard amp) which is much better with full orchestrations,...
All have headphone jacks if you prefer not to be heard.
For stage, keyboard amplifiers come in all sizes depending on the size of the venue
What accessories should I consider?
Stand- stabds come in many shapes and styles- X style, Z style, ...
Bench- consider a more sturdy 4 leg bench if you do not need portability,
X style if you do -- the wider the better.
Headphones- full size will be more comfortable and quieter
and may offer better quality audio
Pedals- most come with a sustain pedal, some have jacks for more control
- volume, expression, etc.
Bag or case- we recommend the manufacturer bags and cases first,
then Gator Cases and bags. Do you need wheels? Will only you be carrying it? Will it be on planes? (should have ATA rating)
Jump drive/Storage card for audio, midi ...
Computer interface if no USB connection- need multi-port midi,
how many channels of audio ...
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Glossary
What is a Style?
combination of sounds like drums, bass and keys with rhythms and chord progressions
in a certain genre (rock, big band, jazz,…) which create backing tracks that you can play a lead part over
What are Song Sections?
these are divisions of a song that portable arranger keyboards identify as an intro, verses, choruses,
bridge, fills, outro,… with performed by musicians that reflect the mood/feeling of each of those sections that enable
faster song arranging
What is MIDI?
an
interface to connect a keyboard to the computer like USB port for printers. It
sends note and other data from the keyboard to the computer or vice versa.
Basically says play this note at this time at this volume level- it is not an
actual audio recording. It also makes it possible for one keyboard to play
another keyboard.
What is polyphony?
the number of
simultaneous notes that can be played, though if it’s a stereo sample/recording
each note can use 2 notes at once. Its important for anyone who plays a lot of
notes at the same time and holds down the sustain pedal. The earliest notes
played will cut out when the limit is exceeded. This can happen with pianos
with 32 note polyphony especially.
What is a sequencer?
a
recorder with 1 to 16 tracks usually so that multiple instruments can be played
back for fully orchestrated songs and can have elaborate editing capability.
Typically digital pianos have only 1 or 2 tracks for playing back a piano
performance and archiving another. These can be downloaded to the computer with
a midi interface
What is sampling/samples?
a short audio
recording of a note. For more realistic sound, digital pianos can be recorded
at different velocities so that when you strike a note harder, the timbre
changes for better realism
What are effects?
to modify and
enhance the sounds in the keyboard including non- piano sounds. e.g. - reverb
will put the piano in a small room or up to a large concert hall.
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