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The Kurzweil PC3 performance controller keyboard delivers 128 voices of
incredible sound quality, along with a host of powerful, easy to use
features. The PC3 represents a real step forward in Kurzweil's
performance controller keyboards, with an enormous collection of
stunning sounds combined with comprehensive real-time controller
functions You get easy command over your virtual instruments, plus a
wealth of built-in quality features with the PC3.
Kurzweil PC3 Performance Controller Keyboard at a Glance:
- Powerful features
- Classic sounds
- Great interface
- Effects and sequencer
Powerful features
The PC3 offers an enormous sound set of over 800 programs. With
incredible samples and a powerful, responsive synth engine breathing
life into them, you'll feel like you're playing an actual instrument,
not just playing samples. Of course there's the famous Kurzweil Triple
Strike Piano, with dozens of variations to accommodate every kind of
player. All of the basic sounds - basses, guitars, drums, horns and
synths - have been painstakingly programmed to reflect the needs of
today's professional players, representing a broad selection of styles
and flavors from the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and today. Also included is
the Classic Keys ROM, which puts an impossibly large vintage keyboard
rig at your fingertips. The recognizable sounds of those classic
electromechanical instruments, with all of their characteristic
imperfections, have been faithfully re-created, along with pedals, amps
and speakers. Lush Mellotrons, growling electric pianos, and funky
Clavinets are all there at the touch of a button, programmed to sound
just like those classic albums.
Classic sounds
For more vintage firepower, the PC3 is equipped with the most advanced
version of Kurzweil's widely lauded KB3 Mode tonewheel organ simulator,
which screams, sputters and sizzles just like the original. In addition
to newly developed Leslie effects, and a new bank of B3 programs,
Kurzweil has also included sounds from the classic Vox and Farfisa
combo organs. The PC3's 9 sliders provide real-time drawbar control.
The PC3 offers a full range of world class orchestral sounds, including
the String Section ROM bank, making it ideal for film-scoring and
soundtrack projects. Every type of articulation, every nuance has been
captured, with samples of full and divisi sections of violins, violas,
cellos, and double bass. The details, the warm swells, animated
pizzicatos and the sound of scraping rosin all add to the breathtaking
effect of these string sections. You can plug and play with sounds
worthy of a finished production - instant gratification with
uncompromising sound quality.
Great interface
While the PC3's user interface may look familiar to veteran Kurzweil
users, major improvements have been made, allowing for a much more user
friendly experience. Expanding upon V.A.S.T. architecture, the PC3's
new UI delivers all the power of a Kurzweil, combined with
unprecedented ease of use. The PC3's backlit 240 x 64 display conveys
all the information you'll need, when you need it, in an elegant, easy
to navigate environment. All programs and setups will be accompanied by
help messages which can be accessed by pressing an "Info" soft button.
These help messages may contain controller assignments, or any other
relevant information; for example, if the sound was derived from a
classic song or album. Programs can be selected by scrolling or by
using bank and program select buttons for easy one touch access.
Move a controller while holding the Cancel button, and the display will
let you know what that controller is doing. Whether it's a wah effect,
tremolo control, a filter sweep, or something less obvious, the PC3
will let you know what is happening, in musician's terms.
Effects and sequencer
With up to 12 insert effects plus two auxiliary sends, the PC3 offers
more than twice the processing power of our acclaimed KDFX engine.
Effects can be chained together in series, or distributed among the
PC3's 16 multitimbral channels. And these are simply the best effects
in the business - burning distortions, transparent compressors, warm
phaser and chorus effects, perfect reverbs - everything from flawless
vintage emulations to concert halls which decay into complete silence.
All parameters are assignable to any of the PC3's real time controllers
- sliders, pedals, wheels, and buttons. sThe PC3 features a 16 track
sequencer based on the K2 Series sequencer. Combining a set of powerful
song editing functions such as step editing, swing, and controller
scaling with a new friendlier interface, the PC3 can easily double as a
workstation, ideal for music production on the fly. Also included are
four independent arpeggiators as well as hundreds of pre-recorded beats
and musical phrases.
Kurzweil PC3 Performance Controller Keyboard Features:
- Keyboard: Next generation, 76-note, semi-weighted, with
velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys, featuring a quick release
spring, striking an ideal balance of playability between piano type
parts and synth/organ parts
- Display: 240 x 64 angled, backlit LCD w/ dedicated back panel brightness and contrast controls
- Polyphony: 128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated, lightning fast performance
- Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)
- Factory Presets: 832 Factory Programs- Includes complete PC2
Base Sound ROM, the Orchestral, Classic Keys, General MIDI set, 64 KB3
programs PLUS new String Section ROM Bank
- Factory MIDI Setups: 96 factory programmed MIDI setups. 128
user programmable MIDI setups, each with 8 independent zones, effects
and arpeggiator settings
- General MIDI: standard
- User Memory: 128 locations for user created preset programs. 128 locations for user created MIDI Setups.
- Sound ROM Expansion Slots: 2
- Effects: 12 insert effects plus two auxiliary sends; featuring
over 300 of our award winning effects - reverbs, delays, chorus,
flange, phaser, EQs, distortions, Leslie simulators, compressors, and
more
- Global EQ: User controllable master EQ section for quick adjustments during live performance
- Controllers: Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 9 front panel
sliders/drawbar controllers, 2 front panel switches (momentary or
toggle, software selectable), 3 switch pedal input, 2 continuous
control pedal inputs, mono pressure, Super Ribbon input, breath
controller input
- Arpeggiator: 4 full-featured independent arpeggiators with
multiple latch modes, selectable play order, velocity, duration, tempo,
and sync functions as well as hundreds of pre-recorded beats and
musical phrases
- Analog Outputs: Four 1/4" balanced TRS analog (48kHz, 24-bit DACs)
- Headphones: Rear panel 1/4" headphone output
- Digital Outputs: 24-bit, stereo S/PDIF featuring 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz modes. Syncable to external clock.
- MIDI: In, Out, Thru (hardware switchable to copy of MIDI Out)
- USB: Complete MIDI functionality over USB, including data storage and OS updates
- Flash Memory Port: Store and load programs, OS updates, and sequences
- Free OS Updates: Flash ROM upgradeable via USB or flash memory card
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