Kurzweil PC4-7 76-Key Performance Controller

Product Description

The Kurzweil PC4 Performance Controller includes the same features as the PC4 now in a 76-note design. It features more polyphony from the acclaimed V.A.S.T. engine than any product in Kurzweil history!

SOUNDS:

• Over 1000 hand-selected factory presets organized into 13 categories of Programs and featuring the optimized German 9' and vintage Japanese 7' concert grand pianos (with “KSR” – Kurzweil String Resonance)
• Wide selection of tailored sounds from the acclaimed Forte (EP, Clav, Celeste, Crotales, Harpsichord), as well as PC3 Series and KORE 64 expansions – all handcrafted to deliver unprecedented expressiveness with an obsessive attention to detail
• Flash-Play® provides the PC4 with a staggering amount of horse-power; 2 GB sample content with zero-loading time, and ultrafast performance
• Load up to 2 GB of your own custom samples into non-volatile flash memory, supported sample formats: .WAV, .AIF (up to 16-bit/96 kHz) and Kurzweil formats (.P3K, .KRZ, .K25, .K26)
• Full access to Kurzweil’s legendary Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology directly from the front panel - with 32-layers per program, each offering its own signal path and a host of modular DSP tools, the PC4 offers a wealth of sound creation and modification that is truly immense
• 6 Operator FM Engine with the ability to load original FM SysEx files
• Add sonic animation to your sounds via 16 simultaneous MIDI CC Step Sequencers for modulation sequencing
• Full compliment of tonewheel controls are immediately accessible including 9 realistic drawbars, rotary speed, chorus/vibrato, brake, percussion and more
• Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more – all fully editable from the user-interface Global Master FX section featuring 3-band EQ and Compression
• Piano string resonance modeling for enhanced acoustic piano performance

PERFORMANCE:

• Every sound within the PC4 is perfectly matched to its 88-note fully-weighted hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch
• Construct massive sonic combinations via Kurzweil’s renowned Multi mode (aka Setup mode) offering 16 zones of unparalleled MIDI controller capabilities
• The PC4 features a 16-track internal sequencer to record/edit/mix/produce your own tracks – all in the box - import MIDI (.mid) files as well as Kurzweil PC3-family songs
• Trigger and manipulate up to 16 simultaneous MIDI sequences on the fly - select from an internal library of patterns or record/import your own
• Activate up to 16 independent Arps (1 per program, 16 per Multi) and discover the new ‘Step Sequencer’ environment
• Plug in and jam along with your favorite music player via 1/4″ pair and/or 1/8″ (3.5mm) audio input - the input bus sports its own dedicated real-time FX - sweeten your backing tracks for live performance and internally mix the signal with the PC4’s own output

CONTROLS:

• Use the buttons in the TRANSPORT section to control recording and playback of the on-board 16-track sequencer
• 9 Sliders, 9 Knobs, 10 Switches, 2 Wheels, 2 Switch Pedal Inputs (which support half-damper for pianos), 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs, Aftertouch and Ribbon controller input
• Dedicated -/+ transpose controls conveniently located right above the LED backlit pitch/modulation wheels (LED lights can be disabled)

USER INTERFACE:

• Navigate the PC4 with a 4.3” 480×272 widescreen color LCD display
• Easy Category and Program/Multi selection featuring customizable category defaults