Kurzweil K2088vsKurzweil MPS-M1
Summary
Kurzweil K2088 and Kurzweil MPS-M1: 2 Kurzweil multi-function keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 9 of 14 compared specifications.
| 2 items | Kurzweil K2088CurrentView details → | Kurzweil MPS-M1CurrentView details → |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Kurzweil | Kurzweil |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Keyboard | ||
| Keys | 88 | 88 |
| Key action | Hammer-action | Hammer-action |
| Aftertouch | Monophonic | None |
| Keybed | 88-note fully weighted hammer-action Fatar TP/40L, velocity and aftertouch sensitive | 88-note fully weighted hammer action (Fatar TP110), ten touch-sensitivity settings |
| Sounds | ||
| Sections | Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback | Piano, Electric piano, Synth, Sample playback |
| Drawbars | Physical | None |
| Sound engine | Dynamic VAST: a programmable synthesis engine where each layer is a chain of DSP blocks you can rewire, with a 6-operator FM engine and the VA1 virtual-analogue oscillators alongside it, plus the KB3 tonewheel organ engine and gigabytes of factory samples | A.T.S.T. (Authentic Timbre Synthesis Technology): Kurzweil's sample-based engine for the piano and companion sounds |
| Organ models | KB3 tonewheel modelling | None |
| Polyphony | 256 notes, dynamically allocated | 256 notes |
| Connections | ||
| Outputs | 1/4-inch balanced, Headphones | 1/4-inch balanced, Headphones |
| MIDI ports | DIN in, DIN out, USB | DIN in, DIN out, USB |
| Pedal inputs | Sustain, Expression | Sustain, Expression |
| Features | ||
| Features | Dynamic VAST with user-programmable DSP, KB3 tonewheel organ engine, Ribbon controller, Nine assignable sliders and nine knobs, 16-part multitimbral, Aftertouch | A.T.S.T. sound engine, Fatar TP110 hammer action, Ten touch-sensitivity settings, OLED display |
Key differences
- Drawbars: K2088 – Physical MPS-M1 – None
- Released: K2088 – 2025 MPS-M1 – 2023
- Aftertouch: K2088 – Monophonic MPS-M1 – None
- Keybed: K2088 – 88-note fully weighted hammer-action Fatar TP/40L, velocity and aftertouch sensitive MPS-M1 – 88-note fully weighted hammer action (Fatar TP110), ten touch-sensitivity settings
- Sound engine: K2088 – Dynamic VAST: a programmable synthesis engine where each layer is a chain of DSP blocks you can rewire, with a 6-operator FM engine and the VA1 virtual-analogue oscillators alongside it, plus the KB3 tonewheel organ engine and gigabytes of factory samples MPS-M1 – A.T.S.T. (Authentic Timbre Synthesis Technology): Kurzweil's sample-based engine for the piano and companion sounds
- Organ models: K2088 – KB3 tonewheel modelling MPS-M1 – None
Both are the same on keys (88) and key action (Hammer-action).