Product: Kurzweil PC161
Price Paid: 599.00
Submitted
01/21/2009
at
12:49pm
by
gareth.hollis
Ease of Use
:
10
If you can program a Korg or Roland this is a doddle to set up, the manual is extensive, if anything to deep for most people buy who uses manuals anyway.
The presets are mostly top class, as you would expect the pianos are superb especially if you are a pianist, elecy pianos sound great especially with the VAST rotary sim on the mod wheel. The brass is way better than anything i have heard and leaves my old Fantom X standing for playability and realism, in comparison the organs are weak but still better than most out there. Synth and bass sounds are solid if basic but very usable.
The real shining point though is the Orchestarl sounds, totally unbelievable. There is nothing out there to compare to. period.
A patch editor would be nice but really not nessercery as editing is limited in comparison to some synths.
Features
:
9
61 notes and 64 poly, low by todays standards but more than enough for most applications, effects are top class rivalling the best standalone units, there is room to take one extra expansion(vintage keys) and the midi implimentation is superb. No sequencer but a really good arpegiator
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
10
Top class sounds, nuff said.
This will please all but the most demanding musicaian and its hard to find a sound that does not inspire you. Unweighted keys but great velocity and aftertouch especially when using cross velocity sounds
Reliability
:
10
Never had a Kurzweil break down on me
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never needed them
Overall Rating
:
10
I would certainly replace if stolen and plan to upgrade my SP76 kurzweil at some pont to a PC" kurzweil
