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alain38 « The ideal synthetic »
Published on 03/23/13 at 02:3548 voice polyphony. This may seem fair, but in 5 years of use on stage and in the studio, I've never been really annoyed.
The possibilities are endless device for both sounds from samples (those in ROM, RAM, or those loaded via a map or SM Xd) than those from the synthetic "analog" (based waveforms called in VAST Kurzweil) with infinite possibilities.
The addition of extensions available (ROM cards "vintage piano" and "triple strike piano") is in my view essential to have a full sound range and still be able to quickly find the "sound right" when you want to reproduce such closer to the sounds of a song.
The multi-effect KDFX present in the latter based on the K-series synthesizer, adds to each program a setup the effect of his choice, eg. Leslie effect on organs, or by adjusting their tone equalizer.
UTILIZATION
No miracle, if you want to tame this machine capable of reproducing all so unique, it must devote sufficient time (at least 15 full days) to read the voluminous manual and absorb the principles of the VAST synthesis and architecture KDFX particular. For those who have trouble with English, there is a translation of the manual very well done. There are sound libraries (free) countless web, allowing, if you take the time to classify by genre, going rapidly towards its close to what you want, and then a little to the touch achieve almost perfection.
Do not hesitate, in case of difficulty with a function of the processor, or if it is difficult to program a complex question to the Technical Support forum or the Kurzweil USA (Mr. Bellefeuille). For my part, I have always found the answer to the questions I blocked, and in 5 years the machine has never buggy.
SOUNDS
In fact, this machine has all the sounds. Sounds "acoustic" (taken from samples) are varied enough to never be caught short, and RAM can load sounds from CD ROM formats (including AKAI) that digests easily K2661.
For sound synthesis pieces techno / electro eg, we can always quickly find what you looking for, especially if we refer to a list of synthetic sounds classified by gender, and we in the ear types of sounds produced by signals triangle, square, PWM etc ... If the result is not rich enough, just keep stacking "layers" in the detuning to produce big sounds of old analog synths.
OVERALL OPINION
I use the K2661 intensely for 5 years, but I've owned previous models of the K series (K2000 in the 90's and K2500) whose programming philosophy was the same (except KDFX). The K2661 has "only" brought what was lacking in its predecessors, plus the interface cards SM easier to use than SCSI drives.
I have owned many synths before (with KORG Poly 61, Yamaha TX802, Roland Jupiter 8 and U20) all had endearing aspects, but none as exciting especially as comprehensive as the K2661.
I recently bought a PC3K6 designated as his successor is a good machine but does nothing compared to the fundamental K2661.
As a result, the ratio Q / P K2661, especially bought secondhand, is unbeatable in my opinion (hint: look for a synth with two options ROM).
The possibilities are endless device for both sounds from samples (those in ROM, RAM, or those loaded via a map or SM Xd) than those from the synthetic "analog" (based waveforms called in VAST Kurzweil) with infinite possibilities.
The addition of extensions available (ROM cards "vintage piano" and "triple strike piano") is in my view essential to have a full sound range and still be able to quickly find the "sound right" when you want to reproduce such closer to the sounds of a song.
The multi-effect KDFX present in the latter based on the K-series synthesizer, adds to each program a setup the effect of his choice, eg. Leslie effect on organs, or by adjusting their tone equalizer.
UTILIZATION
No miracle, if you want to tame this machine capable of reproducing all so unique, it must devote sufficient time (at least 15 full days) to read the voluminous manual and absorb the principles of the VAST synthesis and architecture KDFX particular. For those who have trouble with English, there is a translation of the manual very well done. There are sound libraries (free) countless web, allowing, if you take the time to classify by genre, going rapidly towards its close to what you want, and then a little to the touch achieve almost perfection.
Do not hesitate, in case of difficulty with a function of the processor, or if it is difficult to program a complex question to the Technical Support forum or the Kurzweil USA (Mr. Bellefeuille). For my part, I have always found the answer to the questions I blocked, and in 5 years the machine has never buggy.
SOUNDS
In fact, this machine has all the sounds. Sounds "acoustic" (taken from samples) are varied enough to never be caught short, and RAM can load sounds from CD ROM formats (including AKAI) that digests easily K2661.
For sound synthesis pieces techno / electro eg, we can always quickly find what you looking for, especially if we refer to a list of synthetic sounds classified by gender, and we in the ear types of sounds produced by signals triangle, square, PWM etc ... If the result is not rich enough, just keep stacking "layers" in the detuning to produce big sounds of old analog synths.
OVERALL OPINION
I use the K2661 intensely for 5 years, but I've owned previous models of the K series (K2000 in the 90's and K2500) whose programming philosophy was the same (except KDFX). The K2661 has "only" brought what was lacking in its predecessors, plus the interface cards SM easier to use than SCSI drives.
I have owned many synths before (with KORG Poly 61, Yamaha TX802, Roland Jupiter 8 and U20) all had endearing aspects, but none as exciting especially as comprehensive as the K2661.
I recently bought a PC3K6 designated as his successor is a good machine but does nothing compared to the fundamental K2661.
As a result, the ratio Q / P K2661, especially bought secondhand, is unbeatable in my opinion (hint: look for a synth with two options ROM).