Description
Kurzweil Forte
The most advanced keyboard to ever wear the Kurzweil logo.
16 Gig of New Sounds
New, hand-selected German and vintage Japanese concert grand pianos, as well as new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion, all delivered with unprecedented expressiveness and an obsessive attention to detail.
Patented FLash Play Technology
Flash-Play™ provides the Forte™ with a staggering amount of horse-power; 16 GB sample content with zero-loading time, heaping mounds of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance.
Powerful FX Engine
Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more.
88-Note Italian Hammer Action Keyboard
Every sound within the Forte™ is perfectly matched to its 88-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch.
Front Panel Master Compressor & 3 Band EQ
Room too boomy? Need to add some punch? No problem. Dial it in with the Master Compressor & EQ section featuring Bass, Treble and sweepable Midrange.
23 Programmable Physical Controllers
9 Sliders (with brilliant LED ladders), 6 Switches, 2 Wheels, 3 Switch Pedal Inputs, 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs and Aftertouch. (1 sustain/switch pedal is included)
Easy Access Controls
Dedicated -/ Transpose, Tap Tempo and sound Variation controls conveniently located right above the Pitch/Modulation wheels
Widescreen Color Display
Easy Category and Program/Multi selection. Save your own preset for each Category
Software Editors
Get deeper into editing your Forte™ Programs, Multis and Effects!
(coming soon)
Detailed Specs.
| Keyboard: | 88 note fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys (Fatar TP/40L) |
| Display: | 480×272 pixel color LCD with front-panel contrast adjust |
| Polyphony: | 128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated KB3 is Polyphony Free*, not using any of the Forte’s 128 voices. (*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs) |
| Multitimbral: | 16 parts (one per MIDI channel) |
| Quick Split/Layer: | Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 4 zones) |
| Factory Programs: | 309 Stunning factory Programs featuring the all new vintage Japanese and German Grands, new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion |
| User Programs: | 1024 |
| Factory Multis: | 181 Factory-crafted Multis – featuring up to 4 independent zones |
| User Multis: | 1024 |
| General MIDI: | No |
| Master EQ/Compressor Section: | Front-panel 3-band EQ with sweepable mid and on/off switch Front-panel single-knob master compressor with separate on/off bypass switch |
| 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 (editing of FXChains requires use of the Desktop Editor) |
| Controllers: | 1 pitch wheel 1 modulation wheel 9 front panel sliders (w/ LED ladders) 9 switches (assignable/zone mutes/KB3 control) 1 variation switch 1 tap tempo switch 2 transpose switches 3 switch pedal inputs (1 switch/sustain pedal is included) 2 continuous control pedal inputs monopressure (aftertouch) |
| Analog Outputs: | • Four (2 pairs) 1/4″ balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs) Automatic mono switching on both pairs. • 21dBu maximum output • 400Ω balanced source impedance |
| Audio Inputs: | One stereo 1/8″ back-panel input for connecting your favorite MP3 player or other audio source for accompaniment playback |
| Headphones: | • 1 front panel 1/4″ headphone output • 130mW into 32 ohm headphones |
| MIDI: | In, Thru, Out (w/ Thru/Out switch) |
| USB: | • Two USB ports (one A port / one B port) • Complete MIDI functionality over USB • User program/multi file transfer to/from PC/Mac/Flash Drive • Operating System updates from PC/Mac/Flash Drive |
| Software Editors: | External editors for Mac OS X, Windows PC and iOS devices (coming soon) |
| FREE OS Updates: | OS updates over USB and/or Flash Drive |