Kurzweil K2000 User Manual

SECTION 1
2000SPEC.OOC 01/03/93
1.0 K2000 SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 K2000 FEATURES
• 61-key spring return synth action keyboard
• Sends and receives mono (channel) pressure; receives poly pressure
• Spring loaded Pitch Wheel
• Full throw Modulation Wheel, programmable
• Volume Slider
• Programmable Controller Slider
• Two programmable switch pedal inputs
• Programmable continuous controller input
• 240 x 64-pixel backlit graphic display with adjustable contrast
• 3.5 inch floppy disk drive, for DO or HD disks, DOS compatible
• MIDI IN, THRU and OUT
• 24-note polyphony with dynamic voice allocation
• Multi-timbral, for multi-track sequencing and recording
• 199 factory preset programs, and 100 factory preset setups
• Up to 3 layers per program, up to 32 layers for programs on drum channel
• 3-zone setups transmit on 3 MIDI channels with independent programmable
controls
• 15,000 note scratchpad sequencer for recording from keyboard or via MIDI;
loads and plays MIDI Type 0 sequences
• Easy-to-use programming interface including soft buttons, Alpha Wheel, and
alphanumeric pad
• 8 Megabytes of 16-bit sample ROM, including acoustic instrumental sounds,
waveforms, and noise
• 20 KHz maximum bandwidth
• Optional stereo sampler with analog and digital inputs
• Sound ROM expandable to a total of 24 Megabytes
• Sound sample playback
• 4 SIMM sockets for optional sample RAM - up to 64 Megabytes
• Akai™ S1000 sample disk compatibility
• Two 1/4 inch mixed audio outputs (stereo pair)
• Four 1/4 inch audio outputs programmable as 2 stereo pairs or as four
separate outputs, with insert capability for effects patching
• Stereo headphone jack
• 128 KB battery backed RAM for user programs, setups and other objects
• SCSI port for connection with external SCSI disk or CD-ROM
• Optional internal hard disk
• Real-time DSP for each voice: 31 programmable DSP algorithms incorporating
filters, EQ, distortion, panning, pulse width modulation, and more; up to 3
programmable DSP functions per voice
• Filters: Lowpass, Highpass, Allpass, Bandpass, Notch, programmable
resonance
• Programmable stereo multi-effects on MIX outputs, including simultaneous
reverb, chorus, delay, flanging, EQ - and more
• Real-time internal and MIDI control of effects parameters
• MIDI standard sample dump capability
• System Exclusive implementation
• MIDIScope™, for analyzing MIDI events
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Kurzweil K2000 Specifications

General

Type	Digital Synthesizer
Polyphony	24 voices
Weight	35 lbs
Year Released	1991
Waveforms	Sample-based, user loadable
LFO	Yes
Filter	Yes, multimode
Effects	Yes, multi-effects processor
Keyboard	61 keys
Memory	expandable RAM
Storage	Floppy disk drive
MIDI	Yes
Outputs	Stereo
Display	LCD
Timbrality	16-part multitimbral