http://www.piano-keyboard-reviews.com/kurzweil-keyboards/why-kurzweil-keyboards.html Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:44:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.piano-keyboard-reviews.com/kurzweil-keyboards/why-kurzweil-keyboards.html/comment-page-1#comment-933 Samuel Chell Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:35:50 +0000 http://piano-keyboard-reviews.com/?p=118#comment-933 I fell in love with my first Kurzweil K1000, made in Japan, and 6 Kurzweils later (ever since the keyboard finally bit the dust about 2001), I'm still looking for that touch, sound, tones. All of the Korean-made Young Chang SP and PC models (the company that bought out Kurzweil) have fallen short. It's the ultimate "programmer's" keyboard, and made for someone who has time on their hands to figure out the instructions, keep up with the downloads of new OS's, etc. The SP-76 was useful, until I needed to MIDI it to play bass on the job. A nightmare, so I went to PC-88, PC-1 and 2, the the uninspiring SP2. Too complicated and, ultimately, unstable for a player who couldn't care less about "effects" and "Take 6" voice samples. Still, I've tried Yamaha, Roland, and Korg--none were any better in terms of playability and sound. I'm hoping the new, lightweight sequel to the SP-76 (and SP2 series) might finally prove a road-warrior's ax. They need clearer instruction manuals and a better understanding of how a jazz piano trio operates (minus drums and/or bass, which is where the digital replacement comes in). I fell in love with my first Kurzweil K1000, made in Japan, and 6 Kurzweils later (ever since the keyboard finally bit the dust about 2001), I’m still looking for that touch, sound, tones. All of the Korean-made Young Chang SP and PC models (the company that bought out Kurzweil) have fallen short. It’s the ultimate “programmer’s” keyboard, and made for someone who has time on their hands to figure out the instructions, keep up with the downloads of new OS’s, etc. The SP-76 was useful, until I needed to MIDI it to play bass on the job. A nightmare, so I went to PC-88, PC-1 and 2, the the uninspiring SP2. Too complicated and, ultimately, unstable for a player who couldn’t care less about “effects” and “Take 6″ voice samples. Still, I’ve tried Yamaha, Roland, and Korg–none were any better in terms of playability and sound. I’m hoping the new, lightweight sequel to the SP-76 (and SP2 series) might finally prove a road-warrior’s ax. They need clearer instruction manuals and a better understanding of how a jazz piano trio operates (minus drums and/or bass, which is where the digital replacement comes in).

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