All user reviews for the Kurzweil Micro Ensemble

The Micro Ensemble is the sound module KURZWEIL intgrant the most compact full quality sound that makes this brand reputable professional. If the shape recalls its prdcesseur, the Micro Piano KMP-1, the Micro Ensemble is every diffrent.

The Micro Ensemble is a comprehensive gnrateur sounds exactly rpond musicians seeking tone trsralistes, dynamic modules derived from trsclbres Rack and PC2 Kurzweil K2600R, grouped in a 16-channel multitimbral MIDI sound module containing 256 sounds extraordinnaires, 32 voice polyphony and dual processor deffets dun quip.

Ergonomic and easy OF USE, the Micro Ensemble has dun 3 characters LED screen allowing viewing numros programs, MIDI channels or values ​​paramtres gnraux. Two buttons allow CCAA to select modes, banks and various menus. Panic function to return IMMEDIATE Basic mode-status LED turns from linstrument.

UTILIZATION

Sound KURZWEIL: 256 internal sounds.
Gnraliste it is ddi all musicians qute dun expander trs rich sounds, offering all users of piano or keyboard numrique matre the solution id ale to optimize their composition, sound Pianos or to replace a sound card. Program.16 banks in 16 AP sounds: sounds of Acoustic pianos (concert, tail, tail, right: total 32) from the samples Strike Stereo Grand Piano, Electric Pianos (Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, FM, Tine Piano, Clavinet: total: 32), jazz and liturgical organ, bass, guitars, brass ensembles strings wind, solo instruments, drum kits, percussion, synths, leads, analog ground, etc..

SOUNDS

Development environment MIDI
As Rack 19 inches, the Micro Ensemble includes MIDI Bank Change, Program Change and Variations.
Equipped with two MIDI (In, Through), the Micro Ensemble has 16-channel multitimbral, allowing it to replicate what nimporte squence MIDI File SMF.

Audio Outputs
It has 2 audio jacks Stereo: 6.35mm jack symtrique +4 dB and headphone jack dun strodun impdance of 1000 ohms for use with headphones st ro or professional standards.

The Micro Ensemble is vritablement lalternative for anyone looking dun sound expander versatile low price. If the Rack PC2 and K2600 R modules are the most efficient in the range of racks KURZWEIL. The Micro Ensemble retains lessence Kurzweil sounds in a report quality / price ratio.

FEATURES
Sound: 256 records by families dinstruments A P:
Pianos, E. Pianos, Bells, Organs, Guitars, Basses, Strings, Solos, Brass,
Together, Synths, Drum Kits, percussion, etc..
Polyphony: 32 voices
Effects: 16 internal effects intgrant FXA FX (Reverb) and FXB (chorus) mmorisation deffets or change a program paramtrages
MIDI: Part 2 16 multitimbral MIDI In / Thru
Audio: 2 6.35mm jack L / R -> 103 dB, Stereo headset connector 6.35mm 1000 Ohms.
Alim: External transformer 12Volts NT10 dorigine Deliv.

OVERALL OPINION

The MICRO SET ME-1 is a marvel because it vritable possde vritablement most KURZWEIL sounds. The 32 sounds of classical piano itgrants DIFFERENT Tempra and agreements + size (right - 105/108/110/115/130, 1 / 4 tail, 1 / 2 tail, concert) are d j of the Micro Ensemble the best sound bank Pianos in Hardware for 4000 francs / 609 Euros public catalog. I do not even talk about the quality of percussion ensembles / battery that benefit the Live Drum mode or the dynamic bass and sound "Brass." Whatever claviern the sound module, or others that you possdez Micro dj set + a approte systmatiquement your audio environment.

Alexis Calandry - Doctor Frog
http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com
http://kurzweil.guillard-musiques.fr

The ME-1 is an expander half rack, 1U, has 256 sounds divided into 16 banques.Les sounds are not editable at all, for that matter virtually nothing is editable on this machine. It has an output jack stereos, a headphone jack (the machine back ???), an IN and THROUGH the minimum union in brief. The effects are just as reverb and echo with limits of 127 not adjustable. Detail not appreciable: it n 'y' has no preset or backup, which is particularly problematic in concert.

UTILIZATION

Nonetheless, despite the poor 2 buttons, the interface is well thought out it is fast enough to choose its sounds and effects. The manual when he is the image of the Expander, still happily with the minimum patches to choose the instruments from a single keyboard maitre.Le interest of the expander is in the sound.

SOUNDS

Here we are, the sounds are stored by CATEGORY, the sounds of acoustic piano (32), are wonderful, highly crystalline, the sounds of Rhodes, Wurlitzer, FM EP (32 in all) are the best that I have heard, and responds well to attacks Veloci 's great to play live, if you want the best sound ... buy a rhodes rhodes. The clavinets are not bad, organs are not great, except one or two, the bass is incredibly realistic, and the percussion and drum sets. The synths and ground (although this is not the interest) are all made respctable, for cons for the rest (brass, voilons, accordion, guitar) it is better to turn to other expanders. In short if like me you want to use it as a group, and you seek a realistic and effective, then the ME-1 is for you.

OVERALL OPINION

Personally, with the ME-1, I found the quality I was looking for, and make a report qualitprix unbeatable (I have bought 500EUR) I tried several reputedly expanders such as JV or E-mu, I 've never found sounds as realistic and vivant.Cette machine allows me to have light equipment, easy to use and efficient in terms of sound quality. As against this must be the your first concern. If you find a machine to do everything, go your way.

Rgler for something on the rack ... it must be done via your software squence!
Otherwise nothing is possible except for the volume gnral, the effect type and level gnral ...
For the volume of each of the 16 channels (16 multitimbral voice!), The pan, it
Everything must be done on the computer!

UTILIZATION

There's no easier to understand ... but a button for programs and one for banks
t have better and more convenient ...
In fact we must use the same, and scne ... better have a good keyboard matre
prvoir or interludes between songs!
But it's sr with 2 buttons and a rotary on the front ...

SOUNDS

I am of the same opinion that Oldmansbird!
Pianos, rhodes, Wurlis, bass, percussion and drums are falling!
Too bad just that the kits are not playable as they have t rpart on the keyboard ...
(Nothing Gnral Midi nor even of trs logical for a game of live patern ...
Unless you have long fingers of trs!)
For cons I would add that the brass are far from being bad! We must try them in a mix!
(As often with Kurzweil and E-mu) Listen to the sax! and accordion (if you are adept
shuffled) trs is good too. the guitars are held and the organs do not Vallent my taste!
(Better a Motif, Roland card 60 '70 "or a soft B4)
But overall for its price and ... It will kill them all!

OVERALL OPINION

Some weeks of use but I do take anywhere .... and I put it on everything!
The +: Its sounds biensr!
The -: None of its MIDI channels can be "mutquot;! (And it does not have his" death "or white!)
Therefore, it seems, a port south Reserved him anything that he! DAMAGE to me ... and
may be you who use (Erez)! Unless someone gives me a solution!
Me, I just found a hack to confuse by sending messages of "Bank
change "on Cubase ... So it rpond above on the channel in question!
I do it again tomorrow and buy the same same in my opinion a few years!
Excellent! (SOUNDS ...)

The Microensemble is a splendid instrument unfinished. It is a sound module, period, line.

UTILIZATION

I always wonder what goes into the head of a commercial firm to add was reluctant is a knob, a shortcut, something human. No doubt they will say: you have to justify our prices (discounts for hardware). In Kurzweil, it lacks a middle (the PC2R, the double). It said so much, missing effects (sounds of rhodes are good, but the machine does not provide the proper effect). The edition does not exist and the data is too hard potentiomtre: will he last?. Besides, have coordinated movements so as not to mislead you in your queries. Fortunately, with a keyboard matre, has little to do ...

SOUNDS

I bought this unit to sound. Just for the sound. My record is - in particular - that of the ambient (Massive Attack, Sakamoto, etc.), he does invent the machine. The register is also Soul Funk blues. Lches to play harmonies, the piano is gnreux and warm. Of course, 16 mega is not Giga, but the report is INTERESTED. I am a pianist particulirement picky and I support that for the scne, do not invest more (a Yamaha 2000 euros will not sound better but pass). 32 for piano (not even if there are often variants of the same sample), the purity of the bass and mids and the overall balance is bluffing m me if I have to admit dfaillance agaante in the octave is below the C4 (for more, there are no miracles, you need a piano or soft). The Rhodes are trs prcis (but unfortunately there is no real movement of his CHARACTERISTICS at Rhodes, there is no effect). Tablecloths and strings are simple and beautiful (lack of pan), the sounds of drums and percussion are excellent, the scattman is INTERESTED. Otherwise, it pouet pouet (Kurzweil organs do not care about our face) ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have the expander recently and I am reassured (I feared the gadget). Being given the price of 450 euros is a sound module and Rhodes piano properly (Roland and Yamaha are not better, Korg do not talk about). It's small, compact, glove for scne (I think that is enough even if I guess the PC2R, given its technical possibilities, has effects and layers most successful yet). But we have the money that a. ..

I use it as a sound bank with a master keyboard, period. (Ie, editing and manipulation do not interest me much learned here, all the better because there is no possibility of editing!)

Display either the bank or the No. instrument (not practical because the display does not go that far
16 in chanque bank (designated by a letter) and such while the midi instruments in this case are numbered from 1 to 128 ... curious, and certainly not practical at all to select instruments with a MIDI keyboard, unless to have a well-designed for this model (which is not the case of my PC-180A that does not even display)

UTILIZATION

The manual is inadequate because it does not detail the possibilities of MIDI, but just
Leading from the front (quite simple and easy that said) against the other, no memory so ...
completely rebuild each time. No mute (too bad especially when multiple devices are connected, we must turn down the volume to minimum (to keep the public through)
Organization patches bizarre instruments are classified by type in banks (16 per bank) So OK for selection by the facade. on the other hand midi instruments 1 to 8 are on the bank 0 and those of 9 to 16 of the bank 6 ... super convenient, everything is disorganized and delayed!

SOUNDS

Sounds good to very good average. That said I bought this unit mainly for acoustic pianos and this means I say, because they are slightly too light or too muted (to my taste) and all come from the same samples. In addition, I found a very (very) slight disagreement between some perceptible notes (only on acoustic pianos) that bothers me a little solo play (unless it is me who has an ear problem, also possible; -)
I prefer the one from my old piano SC-55 mkII, I wanted to replace it yet ...
But it is a very good anyway! (See other reviews say it all)

OVERALL OPINION

The instrument air out of the seventies ... and look at the savings were apparently made on the right and left (views, functions, memory), but Essenciel is there: the sound!

Well, it's an expander format 1 / 2 rack, it mostly sounds intgre "ralistes" instruments. No possibility of shipping but it is not made for that. It intgre few meager belongings, or, reverb, chorus. The effects are damn effective and well because they can be rgler 0 99 so it's pretty late, if not bte is very simple few buttons, and no useless gadgets. A headphone output, two audio outputs, plus what it takes to MIDI.

UTILIZATION

It's super simple and super ffective in 3 minutes it was all inclusive and that's good, I used to have the sounds of pianos, rhodes, wurlitzer, drum kit and even the few sounds synth leads are interesting. The manual is simple and effective. The only regret is that there is no memory for its rglages, however, as the machine is simple it will rev faster to reconfigure the bte

SOUNDS

Sounds?
I love:

The piano sounds are many dfendent is great, they really are more numerous and quickly found his happiness, add a little reverb and the fact. The sounds of Rhodes and electric pianos are beautiful same for Wurli. on the other hand are shit sounds of guitars, so it is the cry ... The brass sounds are nazes by against the drum kits are useful, strings drinking. The few lead synth sounds are nice, and I say this even though this expander is connected to my X-STATION, and I find myself using some of the synths sounds of the machine, which is primarily useful for acoustic pianos, and electric. The expression is correct but not poustouflante on the other hand for the price is really good.

OVERALL OPINION

I love the simplicity of the expander, it is not more expensive trs (bought for 260 euros OCCAZ for my part), compact and especially the sounds of pianos, rhodes, wurli are really cool . For organs is not folichon but I do not use them too, if you are looking for guitar sounds go your way quickly because it is nullisime by against the bass sounds are not bad .. especially a low-SLAPP . In short this is exactly the machine that I needed to complement my master keyboard / synth Xstation. I do it again without buying hsitation. And I highly recommend this machine does not suffer from competition this level of price and performance!

Expander small size with very good piano and a very good harpsichord.
Great product for those who want the benefit of quality pianos without buying an expensive gas plant, big and complicated. In return, there is no extension possible or complex settings. This hardiness is an advantage for those who want just a MIDI sound module with lots of piano in it.

UTILIZATION

Configuration hyper-simple. It is the strength of the product: it allumme, we connect a MIDI keyboard and a quality amp, and it has a whole range of super pianos immediately available.
The MIDI implementation is the same as the PC2-R. The manual is downloadable in http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/support.html?Id=451.
It reveals all the tricks possible to change sounds (relesase ...). Example: for the harpsichord, it is possible to break the sound supprimmer (too?) Realistic-Change a Control via Midi CC # 9 val = 1.
Software sacant manage PC2-R can therefore manage the Micro-Together for not a penny more!

SOUNDS

Super-piano sound and a very good harpsichord.

OVERALL OPINION

This kind of small economic expander is rare ...
It is perfect for an amateur on a budget and without much spaced, but desiring varied in a simple piano.
I hope it will not be stopped contrary to rumors!

Model Rack 1 / 2 unit.
250 programmable sounds, effects rev 9 / ch also configurable by channel.
Connectivity classic jacks L / R + headphones, midi in out thru

UTILIZATION

Configuration quite simple to access but not very convenient, it is better to go through a commade Midi Keyboard. The selection of sound banks (there are two, one-channel "0" in the other channels "6" does not work with my Fatar keyboard.
Edition unclear as always with expanders.
Manuel correct.

SOUNDS

Classical and realistic sounds good.
A good variety of choice of pianos. the "acoustic" and "Rhodes" is property, "wurlizer" excellent
Sounds "organs" are correct.
Sound "guitars" are BOFs, "low" correct.
The voice choirs (including jazz) are bluffing ...
Analog sounds / DX well seen.
The remains of good quality.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month to replace a Proformance who had passed away. For the same price, the sounds are much more warm and varied and so I lost nothing by the change.
Small detail that is important: the transformer supplied is atypical (9.5 VAC (AC) - 2 A, which seems a lot) and corresponds to a standard transformer for the range of products Kurzweil, but if your transformer is broken or lost, you easily replace with a 9 VAC - 1A which is easier to find on the net. Your expander will work the same.

Expander at half-rack, so compact and ideal for frequent travel.
Standard connector, jack L / R, MIDI IN and THROUGH

UTILIZATION

General Config quite simple.
For use against not very convenient for the stage, to move from one sound to another you must run a lot of manipulation, and more with the data wheel there are many risks to the accuracy is better to go through a MIDI keyboard.
Non-editable sounds.
Manuel clear

SOUNDS

Piano sounds very good and very realistic. What I blame is that I find (in my opinion) serious enough "fat" (not like in the yamaha motif or S90), and more by listening to it is easily noticeable that they all come from a same sample.
Very good sound and rhodes electric pianos.
Leads and the sheets are also nice
As against the organs are crying!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week and so far I have not yet used on stage.
What I like most is the sound and rhodes electric piano. The pianos are also not bad, but very serious damage that are not to my taste.
But the price / quality ratio is still interesting, I bought mine used from € 250 and I do not regret it.
Yes, I do it again this choice

Model not rack. MIDI sounds nonstandard - Assignment laborious.
This module must be installed on a flat surface. Especially not to drop it. The selectors are specific and it took me months to find one through my local music store! ; VAS = Kurzweil galley!

UTILIZATION

Selecting sounds per pad - banks A to P of 16 sounds each.
Channels MIDI and some built-in effects (reveb, chorus)

SOUNDS

The sounds and I love them. I use mostly Rhodes, a few layers, leads well and trashy sounds of percussion. The bass sounds and voices as well ....
(Play: Night Fall on http://guyboistel.hautetfort.com - Only the ME-1!)


OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 10 years, I now have two (in case of failure) and I keep them!
But what a pity that the sounds are not standard ....

Half a rack, do not take place, external power supply.

UTILIZATION

Very simple to use, for cons, no editing of sound.

SOUNDS

We are entitled to all the sounds typically Kurzweil.

It is the ideal module if you want to sprinkle a component of the Kurzweil sounds.

For cons, the big flaw: it blows ... therefore provide a noise gate.

OVERALL OPINION

One year of use ... I like the sounds of piano, sax and drum sets.
Vox sounds within the company and autocaricature for Kurzweil (dooo dooo daaa).

on the other hand, it blows ... (My keyboard buzzes and G2 there is my little proteus does not blow)

So like I said, sounds good to add some songs to Kurzweiliennes your minimum price ... but no more.