Introducing The Forte; Main Features - Kurzweil Forte Musician's Manual

Chapter 1

Introducing the Forte

Congratulations on your purchase of the Kurzweil Forte® Stage Piano!
This manual will help you get acquainted with your new instrument. Be sure to keep the
manual on hand as you continue to familiarize yourself with the features and functions of
the Forte.

Main Features

The Forte Stage Piano is the most advanced keyboard to ever bear the Kurzweil logo.
Featuring Flash-Play technology and a high resolution color display, the Forte boasts
hundreds of excellent preset sounds, with a massive 16GB of ROM and 128 voice
polyphony. The Forte's new sounds are modeled after Steinway Hamburg D and Vintage
Yamaha C7 pianos, Rhodes ('73 and '77) and Wurlitzer electric pianos, Clavinet D6 (rhythm
and treble pickups) and French Harpsichord (five dispositions).
The Forte's new piano sounds offer a full range of dynamics, from the most delicate
pianissimo to the full-on thunder of the heaviest fortissimo. These piano sounds utilize
long unlooped samples allowing for beautiful harmonic interplay between sustained notes.
Additionally, mechanical key release and pedal samples provide added realism.
Also included are rich new orchestral percussion instruments such as Celeste, Bells,
Glockenspiel, Chimes, and Crotales (hit and bowed).
Introducing the Forte
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