Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/NewsStory.php?id=16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members memphis Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 I already want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Binkeys Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 If the sounds are identical, me wants a 76er for casual gigging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gatorkeys Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Very curious about the price point and weight...mmm...exciting. You'd think we'd be more put off by past "LE" experiences, wouldn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Was hoping instead of some expansion ROMs for the PC3. I'd like to see what this looks like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josemiguel Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 This could be irresistible for all who can not afford the bigger one. Especially, if retains the synth engine, VA1, all the sounds and FXs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Hamburglar Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 I don't really see what this is offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 want rack version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 I doubt it'll have VA1, I'm sure they'd mention it if it did.Probably more of a ROM-only, preset version of the PC3. I agree that expansions and a rack would have been more exciting... but this might actually sell well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josemiguel Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 I don't really see what this is offering. Just wait to hear the price....and i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Just wait to hear the price....and i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josemiguel Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 With over 800 presets, the PC3's synth architecture and sample set, KB3 organ emulation, extensive MIDI controller capabilities and world class effects, the PC3LE offers unprecedented value. It's going to change the game entirely for keyboards in its price range...", says Kurzweil national sales manager Jeff Dunmire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 With over 800 presets, the PC3's synth architecture and sample set, KB3 organ emulation, extensive MIDI controller capabilities and world class effects, the PC3LE offers unprecedented value. It's going to change the game entirely for keyboards in its price range...", says Kurzweil national sales manager Jeff Dunmire. Sorry, can you highlight the part where it says it's going to have the VA-1...my eyes must be going bad as I can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members josemiguel Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 With over 800 presets, the PC3's synth architecture and sample set, KB3 organ emulation, extensive MIDI controller capabilities and world class effects, the PC3LE offers unprecedented value. It's going to change the game entirely for keyboards in its price range...", says Kurzweil national sales manager Jeff Dunmire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 With over 800 presets, the PC3's synth architecture and sample set, KB3 organ emulation, extensive MIDI controller capabilities and world class effects, the PC3LE offers unprecedented value. It's going to change the game entirely for keyboards in its price range...", says Kurzweil national sales manager Jeff Dunmire. That's only the VAST engine probably, not the VA-1. But drumpads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aanalogaddict Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Removing the 2nd cc pedal means I won't get one... I need 2! Four switch peadls is great, but having multiple cc pedals is extremely important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 35miles Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Doubtful. From what the description has, it doesn't even have the 9 slider controls that the PC3 has now. It's an inexpensive, scaled down PC3. Hence the "LE". Sorry if I'm not overwhelmed by the PC3LE. Nail on the head Goofball. I don't want LE anything. If I don't have the money for the full version, I'll wait and save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sinew1958 Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Not a new K:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hogberto Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Nail on the head Goofball. I don't want LE anything. If I don't have the money for the full version, I'll wait and save. +1 'LE' = '{censored}e' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Delicious Lamprey Problem Posted January 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 LE = money for Kurzweil to rebuild their business. I say good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 LE = money for Kurzweil to rebuild their business. I say good for them. Exactly. And a good way for people that don't have that much to spend but still get that Kurzweil sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members depulse Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 No pictures? I wouldn't mind a slightly simplified Kurz (I still miss the K2k form time to time) but is this a preset ROMpler or does it have the full VAST capabilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keyrick Posted January 16, 2009 Members Share Posted January 16, 2009 From what I briefly saw today, it is about the same size as the PC361. I'll know more tomorrow when I can spend more time with it. There was only one there. Dave W. said that it had many of the features of the PC3 at a more favorable price point. How much more favorable I don't know, I'll ask tomorrow. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poserp Posted January 16, 2009 Members Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'm not associated with Kurzweil, but when they say that it will have the same "synthesis" engine as the PC3 I can guarantee that'll include the "VA1" stuff. Those features are an integral part of the rest of the VAST engine -- when you pick an oscillator, for instance, there isn't anything that notifies you that you've picked a VA1 oscillator. They're just mixed in with everything else. Generally speaking, the VA1 parts of VAST refer more to the elimination of aliasing in the DSP-generated waveforms, filters modeled after various different kinds of gear, etc. But it's still all VAST, and since Kurzweil makes their own chips it wouldn't make sense to deactivate those features via software or do anything else to hobble a perfectly good DSP processor. My guess is that the LE will have one processor as opposed to two (I believe there are two main processor chips in the PC3, but I've only seen a couple of pics so I don't know for sure), which is why the polyphony is cut back to 64 instead of 128. They may also have cut back on how many effects units you have to play with (say 8 or 4 instead of 16). But the overall architecture is extremely unlikely to differ from the other PC-series instruments. We'll know more as the weekend progresses, but those are my guesses as to how it's been "hobbled" (if that's even a good way to put it; I'll hazard a bet that the "LE" will have more processing power (and flexibility) than an Arturia Origin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hipogrito Posted January 19, 2009 Members Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hello, For those who cannot afford a PC3 but want to play the same type of sounds, including Dynamic VAST sounds, or for those, probably not the ones that write in internet forums :-) , who do not want to edit every single parameter of a program and are happy taking a preset and just adjusting a few things with the knobs, the LE will be a very good option... sequencer, arpeggiators, setup capabilities, etc... It'll be fun Just my 2 cents, Regards, Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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