Kurzweil KP100vsKurzweil PC4
Summary
Kurzweil KP100 and Kurzweil PC4: 2 Kurzweil multi-function keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 13 of 14 compared specifications.
Key differences
- Keys: 61 on the KP100 and 88 on the PC4.
- Key action: Synth-action on the KP100 and Hammer-action on the PC4.
- Drawbars: None on the KP100 and Physical on the PC4.
- Released: 2020 on the KP100 and 2019 on the PC4.
- Aftertouch: None on the KP100 and Monophonic on the PC4.
- Keybed: 61-note synth action with adjustable touch sensitivity, three response levels on the KP100 and 88-note RPHA (Real Piano Hammer Action), fully weighted, velocity and aftertouch sensitive on the PC4.
Both are the same on sections (Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback).
| 2 items |  Kurzweil KP100Current |  Kurzweil PC4Current |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Kurzweil | Kurzweil |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Keyboard | ||
| Keys | 61 | 88 |
| Key action | Synth-action | Hammer-action |
| Aftertouch | None | Monophonic |
| Keybed | 61-note synth action with adjustable touch sensitivity, three response levels | 88-note RPHA (Real Piano Hammer Action), fully weighted, velocity and aftertouch sensitive |
| Sounds | ||
| Sections | Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback | Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback |
| Drawbars | None | Physical |
| Sound engine | Sample playback, 633 preset programs including Kurzweil's Triple Strike Piano from the PC3 series, with over 200 auto-accompaniment patterns behind them | 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 models | None | KB3 tonewheel modelling |
| Polyphony | 128 notes | 256 notes, dynamically allocated |
| Connections | ||
| Outputs | Stereo 1/4-inch line out, Headphones, 2-speaker stereo system | 1/4-inch balanced, Headphones |
| MIDI ports | USB | DIN in, DIN out, USB |
| Pedal inputs | Switch (assignable) | Sustain, Expression |
| Features | ||
| Features | 633 preset sounds, 32 user favourites, 200+ auto-accompaniment patterns, 6-track song recorder, 2-speaker stereo sound system, Stereo audio in, MIDI over USB | Dynamic 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 |