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SECTION 1
2000SPEC. DOC 01/03/93
1.2
K2000R FEATURES
The Kurzweil K2000R offers the same powerful features as the K2000 including:
Convenient 3-space rack module
240 x 64-pixel backlit graphic display with adjustable contrast
3.5-inch floppy disk drive, for DD or HD disks, DOS compatible
MIDI In, Thru, and Out
MIDI LED to indicate MIDI activity
24-note polyphony wiht dynamic voice allocation
Multi-timbral, for multi-track sequencing and recording
199 factory preset programs, and 100 factory preset setups
Up to 3 layers per program, up to 32 layers for programs on drum channel
Receives mono (channel) pressure and poly (key) pressure
3-zone setups transmit on 3 MIDI channels with independent programmable
controls
15,000 note scratchpad sequencer for recording from keyboard or via MIDI;
loads and plays MIDI Type 0 sequences
Easy-to-use programming interface including soft buttons, Alpha Wheel, and
alphanumeric pad
20KHZ maximum bandwidth
Stereo sample playback capability Programmable stereo multi-effects on MIX
outputs, including simultaneous reverb, chorus, delay, flanging, EQ ••. and
more
Realtime internal and MIDI control of effects parameters
Kurzweil's proprietary VASTTW (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology)
system
31 sound shaping algorithms
Three programmable DSP functions for each voice
8 Megabytes of ROM (16-bit) samples
Built-in 3.5" floppy drive (HD/DD)
Two SCSI buses, for connection with external SCSI disks, CD-ROM, or
MacIntosh computers.
Ten analog outputs, including four stereo pairs and a stereo master pair
Internal ROM expansion capability to 24 Megabytes
Two 8 Megabyte ROM sound blocks (ROM-1,
ROM-2) can be purchased and
installed separately
Sampling Option Kit (DSMP-R), which allows for user sampling via analog,
digital or optical inputs
AES-EBU and SPDIF digital ins and outs are offered; the version 2.0
software* included with this kit provides extensive sample editing and
audio processing capabilities
Sample RAM can be expanded via four standard SIMM memory modules (up to 64
Megabytes)
Program/Sequence memory expansion option (DP-RAM) expands battery backed
memory from 120K to 760K
CD-ROM compatible with Sony and Toshiba drives
Capacity for an optional internal hard drive (up to 240 Megabytes or more)
Standard equipped with version 1.27 software, allowing the user to port
over stereo samples via the SCSI bus (SMDI protocol) using Passport's
AlchemyTW or through sample dump over MIDI
Reads sample data from Akai S1000 HD disks
*Version 2.0 software, which is part of the SMP-R sampling option, allows for
graphic waveform editing via the built-in 240 x 64 display.
Features include
powerful sample editing and DSP functions (time compression/expansion, sample
rate conversion, sample mixing and splicing, normalizing gain, audible sample
cueing, cross fade looping, auto looping, fade in/out and more) .
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