A new member of the family. The PC4 SE, Kurzweil’s newest and most affordable performance controller, brings the amazing sound quality and many of the performance control features of our enormously successful PC4, within reach of more musicians than ever before.
SOUNDS
256 Voices of V.A.S.T. Polyphony!
Serious polyphony horsepower from our acclaimed V.A.S.T. engine!
2 Gigabytes of Factory Sounds!
1500 hand-crafted factory presets organized into 10 categories featuring our optimized German 9 ft. and vintage Japanese 7 ft. concert grand pianos (with “KSR” – Kurzweil String Resonance). Also included are a wide selection of sounds from the K2700, PC4 and PC3 Series as well as the KORE 64™ expansion.
Patented FlashPlay® Technology
Flash-Play® provides the PC4 SE with a staggering amount of horse-power; 2 GB sample content with zero-loading time, and ultrafast performance.
6-Operator FM Engine
6 Operator FM Engine with the ability to load original FM SysEx files.
CC Sequencers
Add sonic animation to your sounds via 5 simultaneous MIDI CC Step Sequencers for modulation sequencing.
KB3 ToneReal™ Organs
Modeled after classic tonewheel organs, KB3 mode offers control over 9 drawbars, rotary speed, chorus/vibrato, brake, percussion and more.
Powerful FX Engine
Awesome FX Chains featuring award-winning reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, phasers, distortions, rotary speakers, compressors and more. The PC4 SE also offers a global Master FX section featuring 3-band EQ and Compression.
K.S.R. – Kurzweil String Resonance
Piano string resonance modeling for enhanced acoustic piano performance!
Kurzweil PC4 SE: Performance Controller
Specs
| Keyboard: |
RPHA: Real Piano Hammer Action / 88-note, fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity sensitive adjustable keys |
| Display: | 480 x 272 pixel high resolution color LCD with adjustable brightness |
| Polyphony: | 256 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated |
| Multitimbral: | 16 parts (one per MIDI channel) |
| Architecture: | Dynamic VAST: Powerful synthesis engine, with user programmable DSP algs and routing* 6-Operator FM Engine* VA1 Inside: anti-aliasing, power-shaped oscillators and DSP processing from Kurzweil’s VA1 concept synth, capable of delivering authentic analog emulations as well as incredibly complex new sounds.* Cascade Mode: lets the user route one layer through the DSP of any other layer within a program – up to 32 consecutive layers deep!* (*editable via the external desktop editing software) |
| Factory Programs: | 1500+ |
| User Programs: | 4000+ |
| Factory Multis: | 700+ – featuring up to 5 independent zones |
| User Multis: | 4000+ |
| General MIDI: | No |
| Kurzweil String Resonance: | Yes |
| Master EQ/Compressor: | Yes |
| Effects: | Over 1000 complex effect chains, incorporated into programs featuring our award winning effects – reverbs, delays, chorus, flange, phaser, EQs, distortions, rotary speaker simulators, compressors, and more 32 total FX units |
| Controllers: | 1 pitch wheel 1 modulation wheel 5 sliders 5 knobs 6 buttons 1 EQ on/off switch Tap tempo button 2 transpose switches Arp controls CC sequencer on/off switch Transport controls 2 switch pedal inputs each supporting single or dual switch pedal or single half damper pedal (1 switch/sustain pedal is included; half-damper pedals sold separately) 1 continuous control pedal input |
| Sequencer: | 16 Tracks; 960 PPQ resolution. Song editing functions include both event and track-based tools like quantize, swing, remap, controller scaling and more. |
| MIDI CC Step Sequencers: | 5 simultaneous |
| RIFFs: | 5 per Multi |
| Arpeggiators: | 1-per Program, 5-per Multi |
| System Sample Rate: | 48kHz |
| Analog Outputs: | 2 1/4″ balanced TRS analog (32-bit DACs) Automatic mono switching on main outs +21dBu maximum output 50Ω balanced source impedance |
| Headphones: | 1 back panel 1/4″ headphone output 130mW into 32 ohm headphones |
| MIDI: | In, Out |
| USB: | Two USB ports (one A port / one B port) Complete MIDI functionality over USB and can act as a host for other USB MIDI controllers User program/multi file backup via USB drive Operating System updates via USB drive |
| Software Editors: | External editors for Mac OS X, Windows PC and iOS devices |
| FREE OS Updates: | OS updates via USB |
| Included Accessories: | Power cable, Switch pedal, USB cable |
| Height: | 6.5″ (16.51 cm) |
| Depth: | 14.75″ (37.46 cm) |
| Length: | 51.25″ (130.18 cm) |
| Weight: | 27.5 lb (12.48 kg) |
| Power: | External 15VDC 2.5A Power Supply |