Kurzweil PC1X 88 Key Synthesizer Keyboard

The Kurzweil PC1X offers the same award-winning sounds, superior audio quality, precise control, and dual KDFX-class FX engines, as found in the awaard-winning PC2, at an easily affordable price.
Kurzweil's PC2 Series gave musicians the sounds that they want in fantastic quality, along with more power and control than ever before. Now, The PC1X has 512 on board programs, including Kurzweil's acclaimed Orchestral collection and full GM 1 compatibility. It also includes 64 set-ups (can save 128 more) and 64 voices of polyphony.

The PC1X also has MIDI In, Out & Thru, an arpeggiator, user controllable EQ, 32MB of sample ROM and an expansion slot for an additional ROM block. The Flash ROM engine can be upgraded over MIDI. The PC1x delivers the dream - a Kurzweil controller with these features and an affordable price.

Kurzweil PC1X Features

• 512 Programs: Base 256 + Orchestra 128 + GM 128
• 32 MB of sample ROM, includes Orchestral ROM Expansion
• GM Compatible - standard
• 64 Factory Setups, 128 Programmable Setups
• 64 Voice Polyphony
• Dual FX Engines (derived from KDFX)
• User controllable EQ
• 4 zones in the setup mode
• Arpeggiator
• 88 note TP30 AFT with mono pressure keyboard
• Pitch and mod wheels
• 4 assignable switches and knobs
• MIDI In, Out, and Thru
• 2x20 character LCD display
• 1 dual switch pedal input
• 1 expression pedal input
• 1 Super ribbon controller input
• Balanced, stereo analog output
• 1 headphone jack
• 1 16MB sample ROM expansion slot
• Flash Engine ROM which can be updated over MIDI

The Orchestral ROM Soundblock (included in the PC1X) contains superb orchestral samples plus layers/splits/combinations. The Orchestral soundblock provides 16 MB of sounds, including 128 new programs and 32 new setups.

Sounds in the Orchestral ROM Soundblock include:

• String Sections
• Solo Strings
• Woodwinds
• Orchestral Brass
• Jazz Brass
• Orchestral Ensembles
• Choir
• Organ
• Harp
• Nylon String
• Guitar
• Orchestral Percussion
• Ethnic Percussion

This ROM block also provides General MIDI compatibility and comes with 2 sets of programs, the standard GM programs and the new bank of Orchestral programs. You can choose which set of programs to install into ROM for the presets, and then the other bank may be loaded into RAM in the User Bank, if desired.