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Chris Martirano Shares a livestream with Kraft Music to showcase the Kurzweil K2700.
The Kurzweil K2700 represents the evolution of Kurzweil's K2 series workstations. At 256 voices, K2700 offers over 5x the polyphony of any previous K2. Its 1500+ factory programs and 700+ multis powered by FlashPlay, V.A.S.T., FM, KB3, and VA engines are accompanied by 3.5 GB of user flash sample memory. In addition to an 88-key, fully-weighted, Italian made action with velocity/pressure sensitive adjustable keys, K2700 features over 60 physical controllers, including an embedded 3-section ribbon, drum pads, and a host of sliders, knobs, buttons, and pedal inputs. Rounding out the feature set are a built-in audio interface, 16-track sequencer, 16-zone MIDI controller functionality, and USB MIDI, Audio, and Host capabilities.
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[@markschindler2629]

Great Playing! Love Kurzweil, glad to see them with a great instrument. K2500 is an all time fave.

[@ms6000]

Mine was k2000 v3 best ever

[@hamidrezaansari4871]

Hi I don't know if I'm wrong or not but I don't see many people using kurzweil instruments and it's such a sad thing. Why is that? It is because of price? Are they complicated to work with? What seems to be a problem? Thank you so much. 💓

[@valeriemurtagh8225]

Great sounds, Great display of techniques, Great inspiration!!!

[@Transterra55]

I bought the K-2000 in 1994, and many of the sounds still sound cool.

[@alphabeets]

Great demo, Chris. You’re the best.

[@JukkaTarvonen]

Piano 01 Bristol Piano 10:47 & 12:26 Piano 02 Dyn 9ft Grand 13:40 Piano 03 Velvet Grand 17:37 Piano 13 Fierce Rock 9ft 19:03 Piano 16 Blues Piano 20:00 Electric Piano 49 Steely Dyno 77 20:58 Electric Piano 50 Bark Ep 77 21:59 Electric Piano 51 Aged Tolex 77 22:51 Electric Piano 53 73/77StereoBells 23:47 Electric Piano 4096 CM EPiano Plus 26:04 Electric Piano 57 T-Bone Reed EP 27:16 Electric Piano 55 VintAmp ReedEP 28:49 Electric Piano 62 Beck's Retro EP 30:03 Electric Piano 71 Mtron EP 30:58 Electric Piano 82 Walrus Keys 32:08 Electric Piano 83 No Quarter Pnt 32:39 Electric Piano 86 E-cousticGrand 33:06 Electric Piano 89 UK Pop CP70 33:31 Electric Piano 90 PG's Melt 34:11 Electric Piano 92 Royal EP 34:51 Pad 486 So Lush Pad 35:58 Pad 458 Triangle Mode 37:22 Pad 450 4Pole Pad 39:52 Pad 439 Evolving Pad 2 40:55 Strings 359 Tutti Strings 41:43 Strings 368 Agresso Viola 42:04 Strings 370 Agresso Cello 42:17 Strings 381 Marcato Mix 3 42:26 Strings 418 Largo conSordino 42:36 Synth 1146 Minor Impact 43:58 Synth 1149 Ultra Waves 44:28 Multi 757 Hazy Cmaj[A0~E2] 44:51 Sequencer 45:35 Multi 770 HandOuts [A0~E2] 45:56 Multi Spice [A0~E2] 46:12 Misc 4152 Tron Voice 46:44 Strings 429 Yesesis Tron Str 47:18 Brass 711 MellowT Flutes 47:50 Strings 434 BritishMT Strings 48:23 Brass 1056 FM Brass Templ 48:46 Brass 4166 FM Brass&SmpBrass 49:19 Leads 587 VA1 Stage Lead 49:51 SynBass 631 The Way It Is 50:05 Multi 4104 ELP Moog 50:36 Multi 4103 UK Setup 50:59 SynBass 1133 FB Mono Bass 51:22 SynBass 1134 FM Classic Bass 51:31 SynBass 1135 RM+FM FingerBass 51:37 SynBass 1136 SH Type Bass 51:44 SynBass 1137 Octave Bass 52:09 SynBass 1138 Wooden Bass 52:22 Multi 4108 Guitar Hero [A0] 52:34 Multi UR Special [A0] 53:29 Multi 4100 CM WAHGtStudio A 54:02 Multi 4101 Dyn OrchStudio A 55:17 Multi 4105 Organ Jam 56:29 Multi 4112 Dance On 57:13 Multi 4113 Ribbon Fun 58:32

[@tom221263]

Finally a Pro-Demo with Chris Martirano…..

[@lazar4951]

Very inspiring playing Chris, and this Kurzweil is amazing !

[@johnnyvlee]

I started plinking piano by ear as a child. Around age 18 or so I took up guitar and I've been playing that most of my life. I'm interested in buying a K2700 for both my home recording and to add a secondary keyboard part in cover bands (for songs with less guitar and more KB going on). But, watching you do this really makes me wish I could also play the keys that well.

[@555ontario]

Wow, Kurzweil has really stepped up their game. Great sounding keyboard and nicely demoed.

[@theaudioeng]

I think I'm up for one of these, as a reimagining of the classic vintage K2xxx range. Good effort Kurzweil team! 😎🎹👍🎵

[@FugaziSB]

Such a vast knowledge of music makes a really tasteful demo! As a 70's music fan, I really enjoyed this demo. If I were in a cover band, I'd grab this baby in a moment!

[@danferguson7593]

Probably the best Demo I have ever seen and Chris wow man you an awesome keyboard player one of the best thanks for the video cheers mate....👍🏼

[@davcar23]

This will be my first professional keyboard in 20 years, I don't have the chops like Chris does but I'll try my best haha. Awesome demo.

[@GODenWord]

I think people are unhappy that Kurzweil did a weak and mega slow work for the new K synth! But do not forget that original K2500 synth was great and today it is the exect great. So with new K2700 you can get 2500 and a bit more. Enjoy people and make great music!!!

[@argumentchannel]

I was never a Kurzweil fan, you started with the jazz (not a fan of that common music shop presentation lol) and just before i clicked to did some classical ,That made me watch the rest of the video and now thinking about getting one.

[@TZKeyz]

Another great demo Chris.

[@fabianbarbin6697]

awesome glad their still improving

[@angelog.spicolaiii8021]

Now that's the way to do a promotional vid that's interesting & intuitive for showing off this impressive instrument and far away from that previous debacle. YCK need to heed this & give AM&S & KraftM some massive credit. Kudos to y'all for doin' the presentation that's probably gonna leave the Big 3(and just about everybody & everything else out there for that matter) shaken in there boots & rightly so. Just like the K2k original grandaddy did many moons ago. Thanx guys very much for bringin' the forefront to Kurz again dudes.

[@abdielvelazquez773]

Finally a decent demo

[@paul_ward_music]

Thanks for finally letting us hear a few non-piano sounds! I'm now looking forward to receiving my 2700.

[@dennishunter5552]

This brother know how to play. Well done.

[@j0rdan18]

Just jumping in here to praise the catherine of aragon reference - go Chris!

[@markhofland1898]

Great demo! I have a K2500XS for many many years. Never replaced it with a K2600, cause in mine opinion they where to close to each other. But the K2700 is mind blowing, much more power and capabilities than the K2500 an 2600. So for me this the moment to buy a K2700. Again, great video and well played!

[@larsuk9578]

K2500 can be had for very little money nowadays and are a lot of synthesiser for the money (especially if you add an SD card reader)! if you have the room that is as they are mighty big!

[@marklholloway]

Still have my maxed out K2600R. K2700 look and sounds awesome 🖤

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Still would love to see a desktop module from Kurzweil

[@flotopo]

That's what I've been dreaming about for years now.

[@briannicepianoworship8944]

Would be great with the prophet xl !

[@MJamesIII]

Will they be releasing a 76 key version?

[@gnh4923]

👍 Kurzweil, son de los mejores, yo tuve un K2000 hace algunos años y su tecnología es impresionante, Se podían hacer cosas tan sorprendentes que ni algunos sientes de hoy día hacen ...

[@gershommalkiel4726]

Love the shoutout to Dave Weiser! :D

[@uwelaumer]

great demo, thanks a lot! I‘m playing a PC2 since longtime, and one of my favorite sound is the wurly sound here. One question: when searching the preset lists of the K2700 at the Kurzweil website, I couldnt find any wurlitzer sound there. Did they rename it or did they forget it? Thanks for support!

[@morrser5576]

love mine as well I have the PC3K6

[@asimahsan2868]

Excellent demo like always, I checked out all the demos available so far on KZbin but the pianos sound so thin in comparison of Kurzweil Forte. Also why is it cheaper then Kurzweil Forte when it has so many functions Ribbon Controler mic interface, Etc. ???????

[@jptaylor]

Would buy a 61-note version of this straight away. Too bad it’s only an 88-key board.

[@ingofritzsche7737]

Ist now available

[@pastorbillvaughan1506]

What speakers were used for this video? And, what are the best possible in-home speakers (large living room) for the best grand piano sound? thanks.

[@gesslr]

I’d really like to see a video focused on the VAST architecture and programming new sounds rather than tons of presets. What improvements have been made to VAST since I sold my K2500 (besides polyphony)? Is the screen used for making programming such a complex system more accessible? Lots of “characterful” old school sounds, but how can I use the power of VAST (and the improvements to it) to create something with a contemporary sound? I know that wasn’t the point of this video. I’m just saying I’d really like to see something like that.

[@ChristianMartirano]

That video would be awesome to do. If life affords me the time, I’ll try to do one. It’s seriously deeper than the K series. The K series had 32 algorithms, and then they added triple mode which allowed you to chain three layers into one long DSP chain. With extended VAST you now have over 100 algorithms, and you can chain any number of layers arbitrarily up to all 32 per program. There are new DSP blocks and many more cool algorithms. It’s far advanced over the K-series..

[@gesslr]

@@ChristianMartirano Thanks for responding! It's exactly that kind of info that I'd love to see more about. Workstations have their place, but many don't age well and it's exactly what you describe that makes something like the 2700 stand out as something that will still be relevant for a studio in the future. Thank you.

[@larsuk9578]

+1 on a VAST Video

[@synthvestigator]

i feel the design of the newest Kurz keyboards after PC3 generation just weird and bulky design, just loved my PC3X which has classic look and absolutely solid build.

[@zakaroonetwork777]

Does the K2700 have legacy sounds from the PC88 or k2500?

[@joonglegamer9898]

What's with the microscopic screen? It looks like it was supposed to be a regular sized 7" and they decided to go 5" inch instead with a HUGE bevel around it.

[@Shmynkellbonkenstein]

I understand that pc4 has a smaller screen to keep cost down but this one is the flagship? Hope they can put a 7-10 in touchscreen in the next iteration

[@ingoodmusic]

Mr Martirano, long time no see))

[@hamidrezaansari4871]

Holy moly 😳😍🙌😅😬👏

[@TCordy]

How many drum programs?

[@viniciusataidedealbuquerqu2837]

19:20 I see what you did there mr billy joel

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

So,i have the PC4-7 ,you can transfer all the new K2700 sounds in the 4,same VAST engine,ok less built quality but I use it only at home.So why a more expensive K2700?

[@s.kxx1956]

What song is played at 26:30 fm piano ?

[@zoolookdrakula9679]

Touch screen new Kurzweil.

[@Me-sr9gn]

If they put a decent size screen in it I might get one. Despite its great feature I know the screen will make it frustrating for me to use. Considering the retail of the unit and how cheap screens are these days why go small. Not something that should have been skimped on. Great demo

[@projectgoatse]

Love those cutting edge sounds… for 1997.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Can't deny they have character to them. Arturia did recently emulations of Fairlight and Emulator samplers...which of course are nowhere near the sonic quality of modern samplers or VSTs but those sounds have a character to them. I look at Kurzweil sounds the same way. I wish they would come up with a desktop module though.

[@dynoroad]

Wow! So edgy!

[@projectgoatse]

@@EverettDudgeon138 that’s great, except this is priced on the same level of cutting edge hardware.

[@cougarman8]

@@projectgoatse wish you weren’t forced to buy it

[@projectgoatse]

@@cougarman8 wish you weren’t an ignorant fanboy.

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Concerned about the rubber buttons getting worn out over time.

[@viniciusataidedealbuquerqu2837]

29:50 how can you not play no quarter???

[@ronricherson6685]

I was really interested since I have a PC2X which has been my bread and butter for over 15 years (and I had a LOT of 88 key boards before that). One issue I've always had is that the pianos are much lower in volume than the other sounds, which I've never understood since the piano is Kurzweil's claim to fame... As soon he moved to other sounds, they were way louder again. C'mon Kurzweil!! // Some of the sounds are an upgrade, but I didn't hear a marked increase in sonic excellence; that could be just how this was recorded, Idk. Some new features seem really cool, but I didn't hear enough to make me jump on the K2700 bandwagon. Hearing Keith Emerson sounds from nearly 50 years ago was almost depressing. So tired of that portamento moog sound; and I'm from that era! Before I buy another 88-key keyboard (which I will do in the coming year), I'll check this out. I want to hear other sounds of course.

[@argeswara]

been using K2600 for more than 20 years, time to replace with this giant 😁

[@thegood9]

If this thing could be as revolutionary as the K2000 was for the time, then...yes. However, this kinda seems to be another K2500 iteration...

[@masariefpribumijawi4771]

🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩👍

[@reobertocianciolo]

a me sembra che in generale tutti i timbri non mi dicano niente di nuovo. Sento tutta la timbrica di untastiera di 20 anni fa...non so puo essere una mia impressione

[@Roboprogs]

These are made in South Korea, rather than China, right? That’s a plus.

[@thomasstrilka2111]

China they are made in. Pc3 k and a are the last of Koreans. Anything all plastic after those is China

[@rspan1]

I am wacthing from bangkok in the land corona delta virus

[@reobertocianciolo]

it seems to me that in general all stamps do not tell me anything new. I hear all the samples of a keyboard from 20 years ago ... I don't know,... it could be my impression

[@dynoroad]

Honestly, the samples themselves are not of utmost importance in a synth, if you ask me. It's how you actually use them and what tools you are given to shape them. Take the Korg Wavestate for example. Some utterly mind blowing sounds that the Korg team programmed for that thing, all by using samples that by themselves sound pretty shit. However, if you're more interested in new strings samples, orchestral samples etc. then I guess this new iteration will be a bit disappointing.

[@alphasxsignal]

Audio is way down

[@johannesasal]

My Motif XS from 2008 has a bigger screen than that.

[@rspan1]

I want to play Kurzweil Kp 110 in thailand cost 8,900 Baht but i not have money for buying

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

The acoustic or grand pianos sound a bit Kind of lifeless,maybe a better eq could help them

[@justinhavu]

Can't hear the presenter talking at all.

[@usernameihavechosen289]

He must have lucked out and gotten a "soft" Fatar TP40L variety. Very hard to press the black keys this close to the top on "stiff" variants. Or it must've been hand-picked for him.

[@ChristianMartirano]

Stock key bed. Hand picked?? No. I have a Forte and they have the same action that feels and responds the same.

[@usernameihavechosen289]

@@ChristianMartirano Survivorship bias)) I recently got this TP40L where the top two octaves are playable and the lower keys stiff. I was able to trace this down to pink plastic parts rubbing against the metal rod that is likely poorly machined in the lower region. In the past I tried a PC3A8 that was very good, then a PC3K8 and a Forte right next to it that were stiff. I returned to the shop a couple of weeks later with a set of calibrated weights - and the difference was about 20 grams.

[@alientrade]

Why doesn't anybody's demo have popular songs from old so that we can really hear what the instrument can do? Everybody just jumps around on the keyboard with non-sensical gibberish!

[@jeffevansmusic]

The big problem with Kurzweil's these days is they are not well made any more. I have owned many (from all eras) and I also have repaired many of them over the years too. I had a PC3K and it only lasted less than 10 years before the display went out, the power supply, the output jack board and more. The large rotary knob on my PC3K just snapped off. I managed to repair it but there is a tiny little pot behind it. I also have a K2500R and its is beautifully made compared to the new ones. (Korea) What is not obvious here in this video is the sound of the new generation Kurzweil's is not the same as the K2500 series. To my ears the best sounding Kurzweil is the K2500/2600 series. There is just something about that sound that is not in the current ones. Where is the K2700 made? Find out. Be very careful. After my bad experiences with the PC3K I am never going to buy another one. The reality is there are better made products out there that sound just as good. And if any of you have still got a K2000/K2500, people are releasing new sound banks for them right now and they just sound incredible. Makes your old Kurzweil sound completely different, new and totally fresh. Save your money and buy some new sound banks instead! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOslKCggZ6iaZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnivnnWKe9mErJY

[@SanctuaryLife]

I have a k2600 but im worried ill overwrite the stock sounds? OR do I need a SCSI zip drive for it to hold the new samples?

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@SanctuaryLife The new sounds don't use any samples, only the existing ROM. The patches can be loaded into one of the higher banks eg 200-300 etc..

[@SanctuaryLife]

@@jeffevansmusic Is that using the floppy disk? Seems the only interface I have. Or do I need to buy a SCSI Zip drive?

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@SanctuaryLife The file you get can easily be put onto a floppy. (although you will need a computer with a floppy A drive to do it) You also get a Sysex file and you can send it to the Kurzweil via a free app.

[@SanctuaryLife]

@@jeffevansmusic thanks how do you transfer using the app is it via a cable of some kind?

[@adambartier6143]

Sorry. I like access virus .

[@vardanhovakimyan7633]

Thanks for the wonderful demonstration! Kurz rules again!!! What was MIDI 17 assigned to at 24:10? Nothing? Meaning empty assignment, which allows one to assign any parameter to that knob linked with MIDI 17? I didn't realize what has changed when the knob of that MIDI 17 was turned back and forth... Thanks... Great video!!!👍👍👍

[@waltercheng5707]

YOUNG CHANG destroyed Kurzweil brand.

[@ChristianMartirano]

Young Chang bought Kurzweil in 1990. All K series (K2000, K2500, K2600), PC88, PC2 were created during their ownership. R&D was and is still Boston based. I think you are very mistaken about Young Chang. Hyundai has owned them from the creation PC3 through the present. Prior to Young Chang Kurzweil produced the K250, RMX, and 1000 series racks and the K1000 keyboard.

[@chaton51]

is this a joke ? 3000 € for that ? korg roland and yamaha are laughting.. Really

[@ChurchBoy0487]

Wish I could just put the internals of this board inside my pc3k7 because this thing is hideous and resembles a cheap midi controller.