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Kurzweil PC3

Workstation from Kurzweil belonging to the PC3 series

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Published on 10/11/10 at 15:03
Value For Money : Poor
- Keyboard 76 weighted keys, sustain pedal piano type provided.
- 9 sliders, 2 buttons, pitch bend and modulation.
- Around 850 presets (2000 user locations) of all kinds and 128 multipliers.
- Utility available on the Kurzweil, connecting via USB.
- Multi effects ditables "16 units" share of the 16 midi channels.
- 128 voice polyphony
- Up to 32 (16 +16 Yes!) Layers.
- Internal power supply.
- 16 arpgiateurs in multiplayer mode.

For more information, visit the Kurzweil website.


UTILIZATION

The PC3 is not as easy as the Fantom G6 CASC or the Motif XS, which is not yet in the Contents REFERENCES. This is due largely to catch undersized the PC3. But not only:

The classification of patches is best done on a Fantom Xa (or if you prfrez Juno G) yet also a notch dots of similar size.

Most patches have Paramtres DIFFERENT affects the cursors, sometimes all, which shows the power of the beast!

Who does what? You press the button "info" in the grit and pageantry list Paramtres and sliders. As the screen is small, the entire list can apparatre the entire screen. We must therefore do pass by ... But why can not we do down the list with the up and down arrows? Is through the dial.

Once the parameter identification change its value. The sliders are pleasant to the touch and are sturdy ... but some of the sensitivity is too leve, forcing rglage make a specific on ... or maybe redo the patch, what shame!


SOUNDS

Party for a keyboard with good piano sounds, acoustic and electric, gender or SV1 NE3, I took the PC3 to bnficier crossing the synthse Kurz . The pianos are really good and very pleasant and well above the Fantom G and Motif XS, it will go load the S700 RAM to compete, and again, I prefer the PC3. So I'm very happy.

The electric pianos seem good, and still affects the settings to allow the sliders to sculpt the sound basis of his taste.
The rest of the bank seems a bit restrained (it is not in the dmonstratif Japanese) but of very good quality. Although qu'estampille Worstation, there is no pattern and little arpgiateurs found on Rolyamkorg galore. Must get out fingers ...

The main default of the bank in its rside dsquilibre gnral: keyboard scene originally (PC2), the keyboard sounds are many and quality. Reinforced by a ROM "Classical" Plutt well done, others are rarer and sounds a tone below. This is true of guitars. It's a shame, because with a rom more balance, it could compete srieusement the Motif XS and XF.

The sounds are synthtiques Lautre poor relation because a few soldiers for some good for others (synthse maoussse beefy) and especially small but Acesta less serious, since everything is to them:
Since the oscillators (oscillators type samples and VA) to the powerful effects (up to 16 effects!) all through the VAST synthse, very very rich Settings, modular wish gr the knobs in this facade ...

Listen to the video on Tutuba "Kurzweil PC3X CH Effects Mode. 5" where he talks about the effect of "pitch" (not named sr). I find this quite powerful and still indict. The power is rpart effects on all channels: the user to ensure that they do not eat at the same time. In other words, if a program enchanting 5 effects, it is ... 11 for other programs at the same time: this management is dynamic half that. Mucha know a lot of machines that has? Me neither.

The bank Moose Attack on Coutable Tutuba (French made) also shows that the VAST allows. Type "kurzweil pc3 barbenzinc" on Tutuba.


OVERALL OPINION

Pros:

+ Its current price: 1280 E,

+ Its piano sounds (acoustic and electric) the level of a keyboard ddi,

+ Its sound bank classic

+ A keyboard 76 weighted keys, very good compromise between touch and feel heavy synth and piano-style sustain pedal included.

+ Synthse its VAST I hear about from the K2000, but overpriced for me era, in short, a legendary synth.

+ Its effects KDFX equally rputs.

+ Gnrale finish up, rather reassuring knobs, buttons, plugs, knobs.
Cons:

- A screen of another era.

- A ergonomics sometimes worthwhile.
The PC3 is a powerhouse with an interface of another age. T-REX.