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https://kurzweil.com/category/general-faq/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:07:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comparison – Stage Pianos https://kurzweil.com/2022/12/12/comparison-stage-pianos-dec-22/ https://kurzweil.com/2022/12/12/comparison-stage-pianos-dec-22/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:52:27 +0000 https://kurzweil.com/?p=28504 SP7 Grand SP7 SP1 Keyboard Keybed 88 FW 88 FW 88 FW Chassis Material Steel+Aluminum Plastic Plastic Chassis Color Black Black or White Black UI Display 1024 x 600px, high resolution 7″ color LCD touch screen 480 x 282px, high resolution 4.3″ color LCD touch screen 3 char LED Custom Programmable Colors Yes Yes [...]

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		SP7 Grand	SP7	SP1
Keyboard	Keybed	88 FW	88 FW	88 FW
	Chassis Material	Steel+Aluminum	Plastic	Plastic
	Chassis Color	Black	Black or White	Black
UI	Display	1024 x 600px, high resolution 7″ color LCD touch screen	480 x 282px, high resolution 4.3″ color LCD touch screen	3 char LED
	Custom Programmable Colors	Yes	Yes	No
	Categorized Programs	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Favorites	64	64	5
Sound/Editing	Sound ROM	2GB	2GB	64MB
	Polyphony	256	256	256
	Piano Samples	German D¹	German D¹	German D²
	String Resonance	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Pedal Resonance	Yes	Yes	No
	Key-Off Samples	Yes	Yes	No
	Factory Programs	301	301	16
	Factory Multis	512	512	0
	User Multis	128	128	5 (Favorites)
	Multi Zones	16	16	4
	General MIDI	Yes	Yes	No
	Software Editor	Yes	Yes	No
Effects	FX Inserts	4	4	4
	Aux FX Bus	2	2	–
	Master FX	EQ	EQ	EQ
	Automatic Pitch Correction	Yes	Yes	No
	Harmony Generator	Yes	Yes	No
Arpeggiators	Arpeggiators	8	8	0
Programmable Controllers	Aftertouch	No	No	No
	Pitch/Modulation Controls	Joystick	Joystick	Wheels
	Knobs	8	8	0
	Buttons	8	8	0
	CC Pedal Inputs	1	1	1
	Switch Pedal Inputs	2	2	1
	Half-Damper Support³	Yes	Yes	No
I/O	USB Audio Interface	Yes	Yes	No
	USB MIDI	Yes	Yes	Yes
	MIDI DIN	In/Out	In/Out	In/Out
	Analog Outputs	Main+Monitor	Main+Monitor	Main
	Analog Inputs	(2) XLR-1/4″ combi	(2) XLR-1/4″ combi	(2) 1/4″
	Headphone Out	(1) 1/4″	(1) 1/4″	(1) 1/4″

Notes:

¹ German D piano samples derived from the K2700.

² These pianos are an optimized version of the Forte® Grand pianos.

³ Half-damper pedal sold separately.

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		ARTIS 8 ARTIS 7 –	ARTIS SE – –	SP6 SP6-7 –	SP1 – –
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
Compatibility	K2	No	No	No	No
Sequencing/Arps	Sequencer	No	No	No	No
Sequencing/Arps	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.

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		K2700 – –	K2088 K2061 –	PC4 PC4-7 –
Keyboard	Keybed¹	88 FW – –	88 FW 61 SY –	88 FW 76 SW –
UI	Display	480 x 272 color LCD	480 x 272 color LCD	480 x 272 color LCD
	Categorized Programs	Complete	Complete	Complete
	Favorites/QA Entries	990	990	990
	Surf-n-Select Sound Navigation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sound/Editing	Polyphony	256	256	256
	Factory Sample Flash Memory	4.5 GB GB	2 GB	2 GB
	User Sample Flash Memory	3.5 GB	2 GB	2 GB
	Piano Samples²	GD/JC7/TS	GD*/TS	GD/JC7/TS
	String Resonance	KSR ³	KSR ³	KSR ³
	Factory Programs	1500+	2042	1000+
	Factory Setups/Multis	750+	587	50+
	User Programs	4096	4096	4096
	User Setups/Multis	4096	4096	4096
	Setup/Multi Zones	16	16	16
	General MIDI	No	No	No
	KORE 64® ⋅Programs ⋅Keymaps/Samples	Some Yes	Some Yes	Some Yes
	V.A.S.T. Editing	Yes	Yes	Yes
	KB3 Engine	Yes	Yes	Yes
	VA Engine	Yes	Yes	Yes
	FM Engine	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Software Editor	Free	Free	Free
Effects	FX Units	32	32	32
	FX Editing	Full	Full	Full
	Master FX	Comp + EQ	Comp + EQ	Comp + EQ
Compatibility	PC3	Most objects (no edited ROM samples)	Most objects (no edited ROM samples)	Most objects (no edited ROM samples)
Compatibility	K2**	Programs Keymaps Samples (no compat file)	Programs Keymaps Samples (no compat file)	Programs Keymaps Samples (no compat file)
Sequencing/Arps	Sequencer	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Transport Controls	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Riffs	16	16	16
	Arpeggiators	16	16	16
	MIDI CC Step Sequencer	16	16	16
Controllers	Aftertouch	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Programmable Sliders	9	9	9
	Programmable Knobs	9	9	9
	Programmable Buttons	10	10	10
	Programmable Drum Pads	16	0	0
	CC Pedal inputs	2	2	2
	Switch Pedal inputs	2 (dual jack)	2 (dual jack)	2
	Half-Damper ***	Yes (pianos)	Yes (pianos)	Yes (pianos)
	Ribbon Controller	Yes	Yes	Input⊕
	Breath Controller input	No	No	No
I/O	USB Audio Interface	Yes	No	No
	USB MIDI	Yes	Yes	Yes
	USB Host	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Analog Outputs	Main + Aux	Main + Aux	Main + Aux
	Analog Inputs	(2) 1/4″-XLR w/ FX	(2) 1/4″-XLR w/ FX	(2) 1/4″ (1) 1/8″ w/ FX
	Coax Digital Out	No	No	No
Storage	External Storage	USB Drive	USB Drive	USB Drive

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.

** Cannot load K2 Series KB3 or Triple Mode Programs. Edited ROM sample headers as well as some DSP algorithms and tools cannot be converted. Please see owner’s manuals for details.

*** Half-damper pedal sold separately.

⊕ Super ribbon controller sold separately.

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