Introduction
Welcome!
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Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome!
Congratulations, and thanks for purchasing a Kurzweil/Young Chang K2500 Series
instrument. Whether you’ve just gotten a K2500 (illustrated below), the 88-note K2500X, or the
rack-mountable K2500R, you’ve got your hands on an extremely capable musical instrument.
The K2500 Series instruments are packed with great acoustic, electric, and synth sounds—
combined with some of the most advanced synthesis features available, which you can use to
create almost any sound imaginable. If you liked the award-winning K2000, you’ll love the
K2500!
This manual and the accompanying
Reference Guide
, as well as the video tutorial, will get you
started with your new instrument. You’ll definitely want to keep the manuals handy as you
become an advanced user, too.
For K2500R Owners
Throughout the
Performance Guide
and
Reference Guide
we’ve simplified things by saying just
"K2500" any time we’re referring to features that are common to all instruments in the K2500
Series. Obviously, though, there are some differences between the rack and keyboard models;
we’ll point them out where they occur and mark them with a handy K2500R margin symbol
such as the one to the left of this paragraph.
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