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Kurzweil PC2X 88-Note Weighted Performance Controller

64 polyphony. 128 user programmable MIDI setups. 144 internal voice programs. 128 regular programs.

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"Unreliable" submitted December 27, 2006

By a customer from rochester.rr.com
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Musical Background: Active
Music Style: Classic rock, Pop, Top 40, Funk
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Sound: Most sounds are excellent. I don't care for the Hammond sounds, though...too synthetic. Plus the overdrive is horrible and useless. The pianos, strings, and brass are great Ease of Use: Its factory settings are easy to use. Forget setting up programs. The keyboard seems to have a mind of its own regarding this. Quality: I have to agree with the reviewer from Milwaukee. I have owned this keyboard for 4 years now and it is the most unreliable piece of garbage. I use it to perform live and it has cut out on me on numerous ocassions during songs. Turn it off then back on to get sound again. The mechanics of the action are horrible. I think the keyboard actually warps a little while on a stand, affecting the action in the middle range of the keyboard. Yes, the keys click in the middle register (broken action) and the touch sensitive sticks on certain presets (vibrato on synths especially). I was told by a repair shop the broken action is a common problem with these keyboards and ($75 per hour)it would cost around $400 to $500 to fix as the action is difficult and time consuming to repair and would be very hard to do on your own. The power supply lasted three years and had to be replaced for $60. I could go on and on but I'm just getting pissed off while typing these problems. Value: I don't care what the cost is. What good is it if it's unreliable to perform live Manufacturer Support: They're pretty much useless. That's all I can say. Overall: The prices of performance workstations is the only thing preventing me from replacing it. A Korg or Yamaha would do just fine, but the prices for 88 key keyboards are insane. The mark-up on these boards is ridiculous. I just have to make do with this board until prices on others drop. Don't buy it if you plan on using it for live performance.
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"The PC2x is the best keyboard I've had so far." submitted July 29, 2007

By a customer from roadrunner.com
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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Jazz, Rock, R & B, country
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Sound: The sound is overall very good. I do about 70% jazz and the rest classic rock/r&b/country. The main reason I bought it was for the pianos and the KB3 organ. I hauled around a real B3 with 2 leslies for over 25 years so I know what a B3 should sound like and this is decent, certainly not real but still decent. One of the reasons for the sound I get is I know how to set it up and what amps to use with it. The Take 6 vocals are awesome and I use those a lot on my jazz gigs. Feature: This is a standard do it all keyboard plus the big feature of the KB3 setup. Ease of Use: No problem, hit the button and play. Quality: The negative reviews here is the reason I decided to put mine in. I bought my PC2x used 6 years ago. It's the original purple model and I gig a lot and have had no problems whatsoever with it including the infamous power supply. I live in LA and you see them all over the place so how bad can it be? Of course, I'm very careful with my stuff so I don't know about the problems others have had. As for me, it's been perfect, just turn it on and play. Value: Absolutely. Manufacturer Support: Don't know, no need for it. The Wow Factor: Don't care too much about this. A keyboard is a tool to do the job and the sound is all I really care about. Overall: When it dies and can't be repaired, then I'll think about it but another PC2x would be at the top of the list.
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Kurzweil PC2X Customer Review submitted December 27, 2006

By a customer from charter.net
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Musical Background: preofessional
Music Style: classical/theater
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Sound: Kurzweil has taken it upon themselves to determine just how long a string sound (i.e.) sound sustain befor it decays. In my work, I want to have sounds sustain until I determine that should fade. My biggest complaint, however, is one that could be easily addressed. When you switch patches, yes the system waits for you t o lift you fingers off (or the pedal, depending on what you choose), but no matter what, the effects switch over right in the middle of what you are doing. Th solution? Save all your patches in the "user bank" and set them all to the same effects. What a squirelly, stupid solution! This problem should have been addressed long ago by a system update. But Kurzweil these days is almost inpenetrable and by-and-large useless Ease of Use: This keyboard has some major faults. I mostly use synths as "one-man-bands" and this keyboard dissapoints on many levels.
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"PC88 REBOOTS CONSTANTLY (but only when you use it)." submitted April 29, 2008

By a customer from md.metrocast.net
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Musical Background: Hobbyist (retired Active Musicion, 40+yrs)
Music Style: Rock, country
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Sound: Pretty good WHEN IT WORKS............. Feature: Pretty good WHEN IT WORKS........ Ease of Use: Fair, WHEN IT WORKS........... Quality: Apparently NOT GOOD, because it would work RELIABLY Value: I paid WAY to much for this POS, I just hope I have better luck with the replacement board (either a Yamaha or Roland) Manufacturer Support: I can't seem to find any help The Wow Factor: Well, this may be a bad reading if you want some musical "decor" in your living room, basement, etc. But if you plan to USE it, you don't want it. Overall: I've said enough
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