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Kurzweil K2700vsKurzweil PC4

Summary

Kurzweil K2700 and Kurzweil PC4: 2 Kurzweil multi-function keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 4 of 14 compared specifications.

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K2700
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PC4
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General
ManufacturerKurzweilKurzweil
StatusCurrentCurrent
Released20212019
Keyboard
Keys8888
Key actionHammer-actionHammer-action
AftertouchMonophonicMonophonic
Keybed88-note fully weighted Fatar TP/40L, velocity and aftertouch sensitive88-note RPHA (Real Piano Hammer Action), fully weighted, velocity and aftertouch sensitive
Sounds
SectionsPiano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playbackPiano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback
DrawbarsPhysicalPhysical
Sound engineDynamic 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. 4.5 GB of factory samples plus 3.5 GB of user flash.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. 2 GB of factory samples plus 2 GB of user flash.
Organ modelsKB3 tonewheel modellingKB3 tonewheel modelling
Polyphony256 notes, dynamically allocated256 notes, dynamically allocated
Connections
Outputs1/4-inch balanced, Headphones1/4-inch balanced, Headphones
MIDI portsDIN in, DIN out, USBDIN in, DIN out, USB
Pedal inputsSustain, ExpressionSustain, Expression
Features
FeaturesDynamic VAST with user-programmable DSP, Cascade Mode, up to 32 layers deep, KB3 ToneReel organ engine, 6-operator FM and VA1 oscillators, 4.5 GB factory samples, 3.5 GB user flash, 1,500+ factory programs, 700+ multis, Built-in audio interface, 16-part multitimbralDynamic VAST with user-programmable DSP, Cascade Mode, up to 32 layers deep, 6-operator FM engine, VA1 virtual-analogue oscillators, KB3 tonewheel organ with nine sliders as drawbars, 1,000+ factory programs, 4,096 user, 16-part multitimbral, 32 effect units

Key differences

  • Released: K2700 – 2021 PC4 – 2019
  • Keybed: K2700 – 88-note fully weighted Fatar TP/40L, velocity and aftertouch sensitive PC4 – 88-note RPHA (Real Piano Hammer Action), fully weighted, velocity and aftertouch sensitive
  • Sound engine: K2700 – 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. 4.5 GB of factory samples plus 3.5 GB of user flash. PC4 – 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. 2 GB of factory samples plus 2 GB of user flash.

Both are the same on keys (88), key action (Hammer-action), sections (Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback) and drawbars (Physical).