Kurzweil K2000 - K2000 R Specifications; K2000 R Features

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2000SPEC. DOC 01/03/93
1.2 K2000R FEATURES
The Kurzweil K2000R offers the same powerful features as the K2000 including:
• Convenient 3-space rack module
• 240 x 64-pixel backlit graphic display with adjustable contrast
• 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, for DD or HD disks, DOS compatible
• MIDI In, Thru, and Out
• MIDI LED to indicate MIDI activity
• 24-note polyphony wiht 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
• Receives mono (channel) pressure and poly (key) pressure
• 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
• 20KHZ maximum bandwidth
• Stereo sample playback capability Programmable stereo multi-effects on MIX
outputs, including simultaneous reverb, chorus, delay, flanging, EQ ••. and
more
• Realtime internal and MIDI control of effects parameters
• Kurzweil's proprietary VASTTW (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology)
system
• 31 sound shaping algorithms
• Three programmable DSP functions for each voice
• 8 Megabytes of ROM (16-bit) samples
• Built-in 3.5" floppy drive (HD/DD)
• Two SCSI buses, for connection with external SCSI disks, CD-ROM, or
MacIntosh computers.
• Ten analog outputs, including four stereo pairs and a stereo master pair
• Internal ROM expansion capability to 24 Megabytes
• Two 8 Megabyte ROM sound blocks (ROM-1, ROM-2) can be purchased and
installed separately
• Sampling Option Kit (DSMP-R), which allows for user sampling via analog,
digital or optical inputs
• AES-EBU and SPDIF digital ins and outs are offered; the version 2.0
software* included with this kit provides extensive sample editing and
audio processing capabilities
• Sample RAM can be expanded via four standard SIMM memory modules (up to 64
Megabytes)
• Program/Sequence memory expansion option (DP-RAM) expands battery backed
memory from 120K to 760K
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CD-ROM compatible with Sony and Toshiba drives
• Capacity for an optional internal hard drive (up to 240 Megabytes or more)
• Standard equipped with version 1.27 software, allowing the user to port
over stereo samples via the SCSI bus (SMDI protocol) using Passport's
AlchemyTW or through sample dump over MIDI
• Reads sample data from Akai S1000 HD disks
*Version 2.0 software, which is part of the SMP-R sampling option, allows for
graphic waveform editing via the built-in 240 x 64 display. Features include
powerful sample editing and DSP functions (time compression/expansion, sample
rate conversion, sample mixing and splicing, normalizing gain, audible sample
cueing, cross fade looping, auto looping, fade in/out and more) .
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