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Published on 05/20/11 at 00:4276-key semi-weighted synth, bristling with assignable controllers at will.
the keyboard is very nice because it is a good tradeoff between a heavy touch prohibiting organ playing (glissando touch on heavy phalanx = crumbs), and a touch-type keyboards that will not make the expressiveness of the piano.
I had to sell mine because I know some health problems that forced me to use a keyboard to the touch as light as possible, but not without regret because the feel of PC3 is really nice.
UTILIZATION
So there it is complicated, this machine has potential in terms of monitoring or editing that are absolutely huge, but damn it must be put in for something out.
The interface is fairly intuitive and the manual is not very explicit about not sore point.
With the manual it still happens without too much difficulty in making small editions, like assign an effect to a controller or modify the gain of a sound (Me I stayed there), but when you want to go to the big issue, you better be registered to AF or AK and you can call for help
Kurzweil users are not confused, but others will need to seriously work on the machine to get out of something.
Once this approach phase, the possibilities are awesome, just go listen demos Kurzweil or those individuals who have developed sound banks for the machine to realize, it does.
SOUNDS
I will elaborate on the sounds that I use:
Acoustic pianos:
A little confusing at first because they sound a little strange, a bit of lack of brilliance or can be acute, it takes a little tweaking to get to find happiness, but with a little research it does.
The eclectic pianos:
They are MOR-AS! Wallop of heart on Wurli, the Rhodes are very good, some very good Clavinet too, with controllable wah effects with the knob, short of the EP PC3 carton!
Organs:
Essentially playing the organ and having a Hammond, I'm very boring in respect of these sounds, and there really is not bad for a synth GP.
Already we have the new faders simulate the drawbars, the coup an organist is not lost. The simulated 'Leslie is ruined, and the organ sounds congested. To summarize, I would say that I played better on a synth general, apart from keyboards specifically dedicated to the organ (Hammond, North VK8 Roland).
The Mellotrons:
The Mellotrons of PC3 were one of the reasons I bought this keyboard, they are really excellent. No fuss, sounds altogether are called by the name of the song or group by which they were inspired, it was thus his "Space Oddity" sound "Genesis" sound "Strawberry Flute", etc.. Mellotron sounds are not very numerous, but almost all used directly and very realistic, I really love these sounds. I can only regret the few sounds of flutes and choirs Mellotrons type (2 each if I remember correctly), against this must be 7 or 8 sets of Strings.
The rest:
I have very little or not at all the other sounds used the PC3. So they say the sounds of orchestras are extra. It also appears that the capacity of the machine are not enhanced by the sounds of plant in terms of vintage analog synth, but sounds very good additional exist, created by users who give or sell them.
OVERALL OPINION
I've owned four months and then resold because of touch (excellent, but more suited to my problems with forearm).
I think that full and complete exploitation of this keyboard is for experienced users, having a real affinity with programming. It is commonly accepted that the interface could be much more intuitive and less convoluted ...
But considering its price (unbeatable in this category) I strongly recommend it nonetheless for its sound quality and flexibility of its interface, because all the functions of PC3 are assignable to all controllers, which makes it really customizable function ergo its gaming
the keyboard is very nice because it is a good tradeoff between a heavy touch prohibiting organ playing (glissando touch on heavy phalanx = crumbs), and a touch-type keyboards that will not make the expressiveness of the piano.
I had to sell mine because I know some health problems that forced me to use a keyboard to the touch as light as possible, but not without regret because the feel of PC3 is really nice.
UTILIZATION
So there it is complicated, this machine has potential in terms of monitoring or editing that are absolutely huge, but damn it must be put in for something out.
The interface is fairly intuitive and the manual is not very explicit about not sore point.
With the manual it still happens without too much difficulty in making small editions, like assign an effect to a controller or modify the gain of a sound (Me I stayed there), but when you want to go to the big issue, you better be registered to AF or AK and you can call for help
Kurzweil users are not confused, but others will need to seriously work on the machine to get out of something.
Once this approach phase, the possibilities are awesome, just go listen demos Kurzweil or those individuals who have developed sound banks for the machine to realize, it does.
SOUNDS
I will elaborate on the sounds that I use:
Acoustic pianos:
A little confusing at first because they sound a little strange, a bit of lack of brilliance or can be acute, it takes a little tweaking to get to find happiness, but with a little research it does.
The eclectic pianos:
They are MOR-AS! Wallop of heart on Wurli, the Rhodes are very good, some very good Clavinet too, with controllable wah effects with the knob, short of the EP PC3 carton!
Organs:
Essentially playing the organ and having a Hammond, I'm very boring in respect of these sounds, and there really is not bad for a synth GP.
Already we have the new faders simulate the drawbars, the coup an organist is not lost. The simulated 'Leslie is ruined, and the organ sounds congested. To summarize, I would say that I played better on a synth general, apart from keyboards specifically dedicated to the organ (Hammond, North VK8 Roland).
The Mellotrons:
The Mellotrons of PC3 were one of the reasons I bought this keyboard, they are really excellent. No fuss, sounds altogether are called by the name of the song or group by which they were inspired, it was thus his "Space Oddity" sound "Genesis" sound "Strawberry Flute", etc.. Mellotron sounds are not very numerous, but almost all used directly and very realistic, I really love these sounds. I can only regret the few sounds of flutes and choirs Mellotrons type (2 each if I remember correctly), against this must be 7 or 8 sets of Strings.
The rest:
I have very little or not at all the other sounds used the PC3. So they say the sounds of orchestras are extra. It also appears that the capacity of the machine are not enhanced by the sounds of plant in terms of vintage analog synth, but sounds very good additional exist, created by users who give or sell them.
OVERALL OPINION
I've owned four months and then resold because of touch (excellent, but more suited to my problems with forearm).
I think that full and complete exploitation of this keyboard is for experienced users, having a real affinity with programming. It is commonly accepted that the interface could be much more intuitive and less convoluted ...
But considering its price (unbeatable in this category) I strongly recommend it nonetheless for its sound quality and flexibility of its interface, because all the functions of PC3 are assignable to all controllers, which makes it really customizable function ergo its gaming