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KURZWEIL PC3
Tons of fabuious, gig-eady sounds.
Vintage keys and syaths are especially
awesome. VAST synth engine is
Kurewei's
level. Apeggiators and “Riffs™ are serious
tools for phrase-based production and
performance.
eopest and most flexible
(CD display is cramped for sequencing
‘and sound progranvning. Would be nice
to see knobs in addition to faders on a
Keyboard at this price,
PC3 (76 semi-weighted keys): $2,830
is/$2,295 MAP;
PC3X (88 fully-weighted keys):
is/$2,995 MAP,
sow kuraweiimusiosystems.com
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These buttons sect main sound ban in Program
mode, toe vibra, percussion, and Leste effect,
in KB3 mote, an tur zones ono in Setup
(spitviayr) mode
Two pro touches if your stu heay on digital
audi: Stereo S/POIF tpt dos rates fam #41
to 80, nd Sy ia ts you lock that
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Sekct sounds by instrument category with these
buttons, but be aretha tego ar Ym”
only inthe Base 1 and Bose 2 sound banks.
‘ou can se Programs, Setup and Soogs to an
+0 cad though SO might have been preferable as
its becamiog he dominnt consumer format.
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The Ultimate Gig Keyboard
by Stephen Forte
“That. Is the sound. Of balls,” boomed
‘my coll phone, too eaty for a post-gig Sat-
urday morning, “Flying. Out. Of the park
‘The voice belonged to Keyboard forum
‘moderator Dave Bryce ~ for the nest hour,
hho'd rave about his new Kuraweil PCS wth
an intensity that could make Mad Money
host Jim Cramer seom like he's on Vicodin,
'd boon following the gonesis of Kur's
‘comeback kid keyboard for the past couple
‘of NAMM shows, and jonosing to roviow it
for almost as long. As soon as my unit
artved, | understood why Davo woke mo
up. Yos, it’s a flaxble controller, and yes, it
hhas a capable soquoncer, but at heart, this
‘sa player's keyboard, Overall the PCS's
sounds aro the most roalstio, brmming
wth-charactor, and gig-worthy Ivo over
played on a hardware koyboatd,
SOUNDS
Wo have room for just a hanaiul of stand
‘out sound catogories, so horo aro tho
‘onos with the most new stuff going on
relate to tho PC2 or K sores. For cover
ago of more PCS sounds, including drum
kits, road the expanded review online at
www koyboardmag.com.
Pianos. Thoso use tho samo raw materials
as the PC2's trple-strko grands, but tho
programming is all now. Some go 14 layors