PC1X OVERVIEW |
Discontinued Model
Downloads and support materials maintained here as a courtesy to owners.
Kurzweil’s PC2 Series set the benchmark for quality and refinement in performance controller keyboards. Now, the PC1X, Kurzweil’s newest and most affordable performance controller, offers those same award-winning sounds and superior audio quality to more musicians than ever before.
With an 88-note weighted action and 512 on board programs, the PC1X comes loaded, with Kurzweil’s acclaimed Orchestral ROM expansion and full GM 1 compatibility included. For even more sounds, there’s an expansion slot for Kurzweil’s new Classic Keys ROM Soundblock. The PC1X’s excellent sound is complimented by a dual effects processor (based on KDFX), an arpeggiator, and intelligent MIDI implementation.
A Kurzweil controller with these features and an affordable price is an opportunity that no musician should pass up.
SPECS |
All specifications subject to change without notice.
PC1X Features |
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Keyboard: | 88 note fully-weighted action, velocity and pressure sensitive |
Display: | 2×20 character LCD w/ rear panel contrast knob |
Polyphony: | 64 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated |
Multitimbral: | 16 parts (one per MIDI channel) |
Factory Presets: | Includes complete PC2 Sound ROM, plus the Orchestral ROM Expansion. 512 Programs. Expandable to 660 via Classic Keys Expansion. |
Factory MIDI Setups: | 64 factory programmed MIDI setups expandable to 96 via Expansion ROM Block. 128 user programmable MIDI setups, each with 4 independent zones, effects and arpeggiator settings. |
General MIDI: | standard |
User Memory: | 128 locations for user created preset programs. 128 locations for user created MIDI Setups. |
ROM expansion slot: | 1 |
Effects: | Dual Processors (A & B) offering: 58 Reverbs, 6 Delays, 10 Choruses, 6 Flangers, 3 Phasors, 4 Shapers, 2 Enhancers, 8 Filtered Effects, 4 Distortions, 1 Mono>Stereo, 3 Wide Stereo, 4 Compressors, 2 Panners, 7 Rotarys, Stereo Tremolo, and 44 combination effects chains utilizing Kurzweil1s unique Laserverb |
Effects Routing: | All 16 MIDI channels can send to A and to B in any amount. Also there is a global send from A to B for serial effects chaining. |
User controllable EQ: | Global 3-Band |
MIDI: | In, Out, Thru (hardware switchable to copy of MIDI Out). |
Controllers: | Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 4 front panel knobs, 4 front panel switches (momentary or toggle, software selectable), 1 continuous control pedal inputs, 1 dual footswitch input, mono pressure, Super Ribbon input. |
Arpeggiator: | Full-featured MIDI note arpeggiator with multiple latch modes, selectable play order, velocity, duration, tempo, and sync functions. |
Outputs: | Two 1/4″ balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs) |
Headphones: | Rear panel 1/4″ headphone output |
FREE OS Updates: | Flash ROM upgradeable (via system exclusive dumps) |
PC1X Specifications |
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Height: | (4.31″) (10.95 cm) |
Depth: | (14.02″) (35.60 cm) |
Length: | (54.31″) (137.95 cm) |
Weight: | (50 lb.) (23 kg) |
Power: | 9.5VAC / 2.0A external power supply |
FAQs |
Basic Concepts & User Interface
Internal Voices/Program Mode
Troubleshooting
Global Mode
MIDI Controllers
DOWNLOADS |
User Manuals
PC1 Series User Guide – 2.0 MB
Owner’s Manual
2005-11-09
PC1 Series Classic Keys ROM User’s Guide – 201 KB
ROM Option Supplemental Guide
2005-11-08
PC1 Series Classic Keys ROM Installation Guide – 50.6 KB
ROM Option Installation Guide
2005-11-08
OS Updates
PC1 v2.02 OS Update – 1.0 MB
(Installation instructions and a complete revision history are included within the download.)
2006-06-27