Kurzweil PC2RO
Effects Unit (1 RU)

PC2RO

The PC2R provides high-quality new sounds including a brand-new super-dynamic stereo grand piano, stereo strings, Take 6 vocals, brass section, classic electric pianos (FM, Wurlitzer and Rhodes), organs, harpsichord, Clavinet, vibes, marimba, electric and acoustic basses (with and without layered ride cymbal), guitars, drums, percussion and synth sounds. It also features Kurzweil's KB-3 modeled tone wheel organ mode, giving you ultra-realistic tone wheel organ programs with programmable drawbar, vibrato/chorus, percussion settings, and more. Orchestral Sounds include String Sections, Solo Strings, Woodwinds, Orchestral Brass, Jazz Brass, Orchestral Ensembles, Choir, Organ, Harp, Nylon String Guitar, Orchestral Percussion, and Ethnic Percussion.

Comes with 400 fantastic sounding preset programs (256 regular programs, 128 Orchestral ROM programs, and 16 KB3 programs). All programs can be edited, allowing for changes to timbre, envelopes, and LFOs. They can then be stored to any of the 256 user locations (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3 programs). And with 64 voices of polyphony, expandable to 128 voices, you'll never run out of polyphony for playing all of the marvelous sounds.

The Orchestral ROM block comes with 2 banks of 128 programs.  A General MIDI bank is also available, which can be loaded into the User bank. Or, if desired, you can install the GM bank of sounds as presets into the Flash ROM, and then load our unique bank of sounds into the User bank.

Up to 4 programs can be layered/split to create full, rich, and expressive sounds and combinations called setups. The PC2R ships with 32 great sounding setups with room for 128 user-created setups as well. It's easy and quick to make setups with layered and split sounds which are impossible to create on other rack modules.

Beyond the wealth of built-in factory progams, the PC2R has room for an additional expansion ROM block, the Classic Keys ROM, which add 128 fantastic new preset programs and 32 new preset Setups into ROM memory.

The PC2R includes dual effects processors which feature preset effects of the same quality as found in the KDFX for the K2500/K2600 series instruments. A multiple bus architecture allows separate send levels per MIDI channel for an effect level, and a reverb level. Effects include reverb, chorus, delays, distortion, rotary, phaser, flanging, dynamics processing, and much more.

The PC2R's MIDI Setups offer 4 independent zones, transmitting on up to 4 different MIDI channels, providing a great deal of control over a live performance rig. Four programmable front panel rotary knobs are available for real-time control and customization. Each zone can be set to play the PC2R's own sounds, or an external MIDI device, or both. You can set the note range for each zone to create splits and layers, as well as customizing velocity response per zone. All controllers can be scaled both positively and negatively and can have offset values as well as entry and exit values to set their "state" upon program or setup selection.

The PC2R provides quality audio, with both balanced analog (24-bit DACs) and digital audio outputs. Digital audio is sent at a rate of 48kHz. It can be switched between Pro (AES/EBU) and Consumer (S/PDIF) formats and can be switched between 16, 18, 20, and 24 bit resolution.

Now ships with the Orchestral ROM installed (for those purchasing the PC2R in the USA).

Features:

• Rack Module: 1U
• Display: 2x20 character LCD w/ front panel contrast knob
• Polyphony: 64-voice, dynamically allocated (upgradeable to 128 with thePolyphony Expansion option).
• Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)
• FactoryPresets: 536 Internalprograms (incl. Orchestral ROM set). Expandable to 668 via Classic KeysExpansion and optional GM Bank install.
• FactoryMIDI Setups: 32 factoryprogrammed MIDI setups expandable to 96 via Expansion ROM Blocks. 128 userprogrammable MIDI setups, each with 4 independent zones, effects andarpeggiator settings.
• GeneralMIDI: available with theOrchestral ROM expansion (included in all units sold in the USA).
• KB3Mode: Kurzweil's proprietarymodeled tone wheel organ technology.
• UserMemory: 256 locations forUser created preset programs (128 for regular programs and 128 for KB3programs)
• ROMExpansion Slots: 2
• Effects: Dual Processors (A & B) offering: 58 Reverbs, 6 Delays, 10Choruses, 6 Flangers, 3 Phasors, 4 Shapers, 2 Enhancers, 8 Filtered Effects, 4Distortions, 1 Mono>Stereo, 3 Wide Stereo, 4 Compressors, 2 Panners, 7Rotarys, Stereo Tremolo, and 44 combination effects chains utilizingKurzweil's unique Laserverb
• EffectsRouting: All 16 MIDIchannels can send to A and to B in any amount. Also there is a global sendfrom A to B for serial effects chaining.
• UserControllable EQ: Global3-Band
• MIDI:In, Out, Thru (hardwareswitchable to copy of MIDI Out).
• Controllers: 4 programmable knobs
• 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), RCA digital w/ selectable format (AES/EBU, S/P-DIF), bit width(16, 18, 20, 24), and dithering.
• Headphones: Front panel 1/4" headphoneoutput
• FREE OSUpdates: Flash ROMupgradeable (via system exclusive dumps)
• Dimensions: 19" W x 11.14" D x 1.77" H (48.3 cm x28.3 cm x 4.5 cm)
• Weight:6.88 lbs. (3.10 kg)
• Power: 9.0VDC / 2.0Aexternal supply

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