Kurzweil PC2

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Specifications

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), dynamically 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.

Effects (Dual Processors): Processor A presets: 58 Reverbs, 6 Delays, 10 Choruses, 6 Flangers, 3 Phasors, 4 Shapers, 2 Enhancers, 8 Filtered Effects, 4 Distortions, 1 Mono>Stereo, 3 Wide Stereo, 4 Compressors, 2 Panners, 7 Rotarys, Stereo Tremolo, and 44 combination effects chains utilizing Kurzweil1s unique Laserverb

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.

Accessories: KFP-1 Single Piano-Style Footswitch

Optional Accessories:

KFP-2M Double Piano-Style Footswitch

CC-1 Continuous Control Pedal

DPC2-MDS Music Rack

PC2SRIB Ribbon Controller

Options:

PCX-1 Polyphony Expansion - increases polyphony to 128 voices

PCR-1 16MB Orchestral ROM expansion (standard in current units, available as an option for older units)

PCR-2 16MB Classic Keys ROM expansion

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)