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Kurzweil K2500

Studio Production Synthesizer

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Kurzweil K2500
Kurzweil K2500
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The Kurzweil K2500 is a synthesizer, sampler, and effects processor released in 1996. It is a powerful digital workstation, featuring a 61-key synth-action keyboard and a variety of sound-generating and sound-modifying capabilities. It was developed by Kurzweil Music Systems, a company founded by American musician and inventor Ray Kurzweil.

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Country of origin / production: South Korea

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Usage area
Performance Synthesizer 
Usage Design/ Form Factor
With Keys 
Archetype
Digital (D) 
Polyphony
Voices28
Multi Timbral Capacity16 part(s)
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Kurzweil
KB3 
V.A.S.T. (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology) 
Oscillators per voice4
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform ROM28 Mb
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Single Voice Preset238
User-defined Single Voice200
Sequencer
Tracks count16
Sequencer Resolution768 ppqn
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Arpegiator 
MIDI
General MIDI (GM) 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Semi-weighted
Variable Touch Response 
Aftertouch 
Size6.5
Number of Keys76
Display
Color resolution 1 color with multiple contract
Resolution: Horizontal240
Resolution: Vertical60
Built-in controllers
Pitch Bend Wheel 
Modulation Wheel 
Ribbon Controller2
Slider/ Drawbar8
Programmable 
External controllers
Sustain foot pedal 
Expression foot pedal 
Foot Controller2
Audio out
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)8
Digital: coaxial1
Digital: optical1
Audio in
Digital: Coaxial1
Digital: Optical1
DAC
Resolution18 bit
Computer Interfaces
SCSI 
Power
Power Supply Built-in, internal
Dimensions
Height122 mm
Width1214 mm
Depth451 mm
Height4.80 in
Width47.80 in
Depth17.80 in
Weight55.5 lb
Weight25.18 kg
Case/ body
Metal&plastic 
Production start1996
Production ended
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