| ARTIS 8 ARTIS 7 – |
ARTIS SE – – |
SP6 SP6-7 – |
SP1 – – |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard | Keybed¹ | 88 FW 76 SW – |
88 FW – – |
88 FW 76 SW – |
88 FW – – |
| UI | Display | 240 x 64 LCD | 2×20 char LCD | 128 x 64 LCD | 3 char LED |
| Categorized Programs | Complete | Complete | Complete | Complete | |
| Favorites/QA Entries | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Sound/Editing | Polyphony | 128 | 128 | 128 | 256 |
| Flash Play™ | No | No | 2 GB | No | |
| Piano Samples² | GD*/TS | GD*/TS | GD*/JC7*/TS | GD* | |
| String Resonance | No | No | KSR ³ | Yes | |
| Factory Programs | 256 | 256 | 256 | 16 | |
| Factory Setups/Multis | 256 | 128 | 130 | 0 | |
| User Programs | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 5 (Favorites) | |
| User Setups/Multis | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 5 (Favorites) | |
| Setup/Multi Zones | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| General MIDI | No | No | No | No | |
| KORE 64® ⋅Programs ⋅Keymaps/Samples |
Some Yes |
Some Yes |
Some Yes |
No No |
|
| V.A.S.T. Editing | via Editor software | via Editor software | via Editor software | No | |
| KB3 Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| VA Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| FM Engine | No | No | No | No | |
| Software Editor | Free | Free | Free | No | |
| Effects | FX Units | 16 | 16 | 32 | 4 |
| FX Editing | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | |
| Master FX | EQ (dedicated knobs) |
EQ (dedicated knobs) |
No | EQ | |
| Compatibility | PC3 | Most objects (no samples) | Most objects (no samples) | Most Programs (no samples) |
No |
| K2 | No | No | No | No | |
| Sequencing/Arps | Sequencer | No | No | No | No |
| Arpeggiators | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Controllers | Aftertouch | No | No | No | No |
| Programmable Sliders | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Programmable Knobs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Programmable Buttons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Programmable Drum Pads | No | No | No | No | |
| CC Pedal inputs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switch Pedal inputs | 2 (dual jack) | 2 (dual jack) | 2 (dual jack) | 1 | |
| Half-Damper ** | MIDI only | MIDI only | Yes (pianos) | No | |
| I/O | USB MIDI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB Host | No | No | No | No | |
| Analog Outputs | Main | Main | Main | Main | |
| Analog Inputs | 1/8″ | 1/8″ | No | (2) 1/4″ | |
| Storage | External Storage | USB-to-PC USB Drive |
USB-to-PC USB Drive |
USB-to-PC USB Drive |
No |
Notes:
¹ Keyboard Mechanisms: FW = fully-weighted hammer-action / SW = semi-weighted / SY = synth action.
² GD = German D, JC7 = Japanese C7, TS = Triple Strike.
³ KSR = “Kurzweil String Resonance”.
* These pianos are an optimized version of the Forte® Grand pianos, derived from the same quality content but using less samples.
** Half-damper pedal sold separately.
