Following on the design of Kurzweil's award-winning PC88, the PC2 features outstanding sound and impressive master controller capabilities. The new Easy Split & Layer feature makes it fast and easy to create quick layers and splits. The PC2 Series comes in both the PC2 76-note and PC2X 88-note keyboards.
Outstanding New Sounds
The PC2 features many incredible new sounds not found on any previous Kurzweil models, including a triple strike stereo grand piano, their new lush stereo strings, newly recorded multi-strike classic electric pianos (both Fender Rhodes(TM) and Wurlitzer(TM)), brass sections, drums, percussion, voices (featuring Kurzweil's outstanding Take 6 vocal samples), and more. It also features Kurzweil's KB-3 modelled tone wheel organ mode, giving you ultra-realistic tone wheel organ programs. Additional sounds include mallet percussion, guitar, bass, clavinet(TM), harpsichord, synth sounds, and more.
With the Orchestral ROM installed, the PC2 comes with 400 fantastic sounding preset programs (256 regular programs, 128 Orchestral ROM programs, and 16 KB3 programs). All programs can be edited, allowing for changes to timbre, envelopes, and LFOs. They can then be stored to any of the 256 user locations (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3 programs).One additional ROM block can be added to the PC2, which will add 128 more preset programs. (For older units that did not come with the Orchestral ROM, it can also be added as an option). And with 64 voices of polyphony, expandable to 128 voices, you'll never run out of polyphony for playing all of the marvelous sounds.
The Orchestral ROM block comes with 2 banks of 128 programs. Our own unique programs are installed in the Flash ROM. A General MIDI bank is also available, which can be loaded into the User bank. Or, if desired, you can install the GM bank of sounds as presets into the Flash ROM, and then load our unique bank of sounds into the User bank.
Fantastic Effects
The PC2 includes dual effects processors which feature preset effects of the same quality as found in our highly regarded KDFX for the K2500/K2600 series instruments. Multiple-bus architecture allows separate send levels per MIDI channel for an effect level, and a reverb level. Effects include reverb, chorus, delays, distortion, rotary, phasor, flanging, dynamics processing, and much more.
Control at Your Fingertips
The PC2 will make a great master controller for your entire studio or performing rig. A PC2 MIDI Setup can have up to 4 zones, sending on up to 4 different MIDI channels. A large number of physical controllers can be programmed on a per zone basis, allowing you to send any MIDI controller message on any zone. Physical controllers include: 4 sliders, 2 wheels, 3 footswitch pedal inputs, 2- CC pedal inputs, a Breath Controller input, 600 mm Ribbon Input (for use with Kurzweil's Ribbon Controller), Mono-pressure, and 5 programmable panel switches. Each zone can be set to play the PC2's own sounds, or an external MIDI device, or both. Of course, you can set the note range for each zone to create splits and layers, as well as customizing velocity response per zone. All controllers can be scaled both positively and negatively and can have offset values as well as entry and exit values to set their 'state' upon program or setup selection.
The built-in arpeggiator can be synced to an external MIDI clock and many different latch modes and play orders. This flexibility allows for the creation of endless varieties of arpeggios and percussion patterns.
The PC2 comes with 32 great sounding Setups and has room for 128 user created Setups. Each of the additional ROM blocks will add more preset Setups.
High-Quality Audio Output
The PC2 gives you pristine quality audio, with both analog and digital audio output. Digital audio is sent at a rate of 48kHz. It can be switched between Pro (AES/EBU) and Consumer (S/PDIF) formats and can be switched between 16-, 18-, 20-, and 24-bit resolution.
Technical Info
Keyboard: 88-note, 2-piece weighted keyboard with mono pressure (PC2X), or 76-note lightly weighted keyboard with mono pressure (PC2)
Controllers: Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 4 front panel sliders, 5 front panel switches (momentary or toggle, software selectable), 2 continuous control pedal inputs, 3 footswitch inputs, mono pressure, breath controller input, Kurzweil Ribbon input.
MIDI: Transmits on 4 channels, Receives on 16 channels. In, Out, Thru (hardware switchable to copy of MIDI Out).
Max Polyphony: 64 (128 with the Polyphony Expansion option), dynamically allocated.
Internal Voices: 144 Internal Voice programs. 128 Regular Programs include Grand Piano, Tine E. Piano, FM E. Piano, Ensemble Strings, Voices, Organ, Harpsichord, Clav, Vibes, Marimba, Electric Bass & Acoustic Bass (with and without layered Ride Cymbal), Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Synth Pads. 16 KB3 Programs use Kurzweil's modeled tone wheel organ mode. 256 locations for User created programs (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3 programs).
Effects: Stereo digital Multi-Effects includes: reverb, chorus, delays, distortion, rotary, phasor, flanging, dynamics processing, and much more
Flash ROM (for software updates via system exclusive dumps). The current version of the operating system is v1.07b. The operating system in your unit is displayed on power up
Outputs: 2 Analog Outputs (1/4 in. jack Left/Mono and Right), Stereo Digital Output (RCA jack, with AES/EBU and SPDIF formats selectable), Stereo headphone out.
MIDI Setups: 128 user programmable MIDI setups, each with 4 independent zones, effects, and arpeggiator settings. 64 factory programmed MIDI setups.
Arpeggiator: Full-featured MIDI note arpeggiator with multiple latch modes, selectable play order, velocity, duration, tempo, and sync functions.
Power: 9V AC external power supply
Accessories: KFP-1 Single Piano-Style Footswitch
Optional Accessories:
KFP-2M Double Piano-Style Footswitch
CC-1 Continuous Control Pedal
PCMDS Music Rack
Optional:
PCX-1 Polyphony Expansion -- increases polyphony to 128 voices
PCR-1 16MB Orchestral ROM expansion (standard in current units, available as an option for older units)
PCR-2 16MB Classic Keys ROM expansion
Dimensions:
PC2: 47-7/8 x 14 x 4-5/16 in. (122 x 36 x 11cm)
PC2X: 54-5/16 x 14 x 4-5/16 in. (138 x 36 x 11cm)
Weight:
PC2: 39 lbs. (17.7kg)
PC2X: 55 lbs. (23.6 kg)
