This dude is Legit! The range in sound/skill and his soulful approach has me wanting a Kurzwell. I’m just afraid that when I get it I won’t sound anywhere near as good as this humble Giant
I would buy it, if I had the money! If you are concerned about the sound, let me tell you a little secret that salesman usually use in order to sell the keyboards. The reality is that the speaker said used in demonstrating the keywords is very good, and this allows for the range the of the sound to be demonstrated more efficiently. So, if you want to buy it, make sure you buy a good set of speakers, so that you can enjoy it to the fullest.
@@tenderlyone quite often, they use the line-out instead of mic'ing speakers hooked up to the keyboard's line outputs, which is retarded and hurts the sound versus recording the direct line out
Kurzweil keyboards are always build-like-a-tank, with big buttons, big knobs, solid keys and massive structure, been a pleasure to play it! Sounds and features ares awesome of course, but that beefy structure made the machine for me. It simply feels awesome to play.
Kurzweil works so hard on the sound of its instruments. I record live stages from my truck, occasionally unaware of what is being played, and Kurzweil is regularly fantastically good. It really is a blind test in these circumstances. Just amazingly good. So much DSP overhead is required to execute those crossfades and they are flawless, leaving no unhappy surprises for the player.
@@fragu123 Exactly. I found out that Roland make most or all of their stuff in Malaysia - so I went with Roland instead of these more or less expensive brands, most of which are made in China. Yamaha makes only some of their boards in Japan. Generally find outlets don't care where it's made. I'd rather support Japan than China! Or the USA over them both.
@@oscar_sheen I agree 1000%. But there are exceptions that prove the rule. I am typing this on an M1Pro 16" MacBook Pro by Apple. Ordered the day it was available. Over a month to ship. Received with a defective screen. Immediately replaced. Still, I wouldn't go near any other computer. I heard the K2700 in person during rehearsals. Incredible. Not to mention that it's the closest thing to a Kronos out there. Korg shot themselves in the foot with the Nautilus. I am quite familiar with the Roland line. There's a reason why theatre musicians and directors are using Kurzweil.
The biggest brands should pay you loads of money to demonstrate their products. I saw almost every wideo about k2700 and your is miles ahead. Perfect structure, easy to understand, amazing playing skills.
This is the best keyboard demo I’ve ever seen. A perfect blend of playing, explanation, and in depth knowledge. Phenomenal job showcasing a beautiful instrument. You were really able to demonstrate the ease of use which is so critical when you are talking about instruments with this much power and complexity. Thank you!
Thank you very much for doing this video. I own a K2700 and have been hit with a cancer that makes some things a little more dificult than they used to be and the K2700 User Manual is a poorly written document in my opinion. You unknowingly answered some of my questions which I've been trying to find in the manual without success. Thanks again :)
@@markseagraves5486 Yes to the 40 years, but not Steinway? However, the K2700 weighs much less than a Steinway and costs less. Which sounds the best Nord, Yamaha, Roland, Korg, K2700? It was the last one I played!
Thank you! Excellent review and demo! I might add, that hearing the K2700 in person is an absolute revelation! I ordered mine after spending two sessions in the studio with a keyboard player using one. It's not just that the brass patches were so spot on; I was literally wondering where the trombone player was! Every single sound is nothing short of incredible. Lots of outlets are currently offering 0% financing. If you trade in something used, Guitar Center will offer a 10% discount. Thanks again! Delivery slated for July, 2024.
Sounds and looks like a wonderful keyboard. Always wanted a Kurzweil since I saw Jordan Rudess play one on stage. 😁 Great performance and walkthrough! 🎉
I wish I had checked this Kurzweil K 2700 with this gentleman at the helm a few weeks ago. I just bought a new fantom O but I can return it if I get it back in 2 weeks. Oh my nerves! Tony you are a versatile talent sir.
I’m new to keyboards and just picked up a Kurzweil SP3X. I have a learning curve ahead of me but listening to you on this video gives me inspiration. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you very much.
I have a Fantom 88 and a PC3LE8 and you are right… even the PC3 sounds better than most of the (comparable) Fantom sounds… i will use both and trying to get the best out of them… And yes: good demo! Suits the instrument!
Sounds amazing Tony! It’s Wayne from the Bon Jovi Tribute who rang you a few weeks ago! Still trying to sell my Kawai MP11! when I do it’s the K2700 i want! Wow!
Still a lot to learn on this keyboard but it is excellent. I traded in the Roland RD200 and wish I still had it but only for some of the piano sounds. The Kurzweil is indeed a monster of a machine and has so much to offer and easily accessible when needed. @@dr.emilschaffhausen4683
I would have liked to hear more synthesis. I remember playing a 61-key semi-weighted Kurzweil keyboard 10-20 years ago and the quality, polyphony, complexity and nuance of the synth sound were incredible; levels above anything by Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Casio, Kawai et al. The sounds were expressive and infinitely playable, as if they had been designed by a player as well as a programmer. It used to puzzle me why keyboard manufacturers were concentrating on more and more realistic emulations of real instruments. I mean, I appreciate a portable grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ and orchestral accompaniment and, I guess, if one is writing full arrangements, all the other hyper-realistic solo instruments are handy. However, nothing will ever compare to real instruments, especially solo instruments. I would rather record a real bass, guitar and brass, and drums if possible. However, if one looks at the preset names of the early synthesizers, it becomes clear that the programmers were always trying to emulate real instruments, but the technological limits actually created entirely new instruments. There was no option to focus on realistic instruments, hence the creativity went into original synth sounds. If one compares the patches on an old Oberheim, Sequential Circuits, Moog, Arp, Yamaha etc. with today's synth patches, I think one will notice that today's patches are less designed for performance and more for instant sonic effect, less for players and more for producers. The Kurzweil K2700 is so powerful it should be demonstrating the absolute pinnacle of synthesis types and performance. Every Roland drum machine is opinionated and has effectively been the backdrop to every musical era for decades. Kurzweil should be matching this in opinionated synthesis for the performer. It's not enough to just regurgitate the same inoffensive pads and leads.
I've now had my K2700 for approximately 6 weeks. If it's synthesis you're in then sit down, strap in, and prepare for the latest version of V.A.S.T.. It's not for the synthesis newbie. It's complex and, from what I can tell thus far, limitless. Nothing else is even close.
I love it. 32:23 reminds mi atmosphere of Spiritual Black Dimensions from Dimmu Brogir. What a perfect machine for dark universal sounds, soundtrack, horror etc. Just wow!
Nice and great demo :) I'am waiting my own K2700 to arrive.. After 10:00 on this video, we can hear really nice "Dire Straits - Private Investigations" parts.
Kurzweil has still the best orchestral sounds of all workstations. Roland Fantom may be a beast when it comes to synth voices, retro-stuff from the 80´s and emulation of the company´s best selling synths back in the days The Montage is a very great instrument for playing FM sounds and manipulating them in real time and has some of the best natural instruments like brass, woodwind and stuff like that The Kronos is a beast because of the 9 independent enginges But Kurzweil blews everything out of the water when it comes to orchestral sounds, ensembles or voicings for scoring big motives
Kurzweil also has a fully backwards compatible FM engine (Basically a DX7) which you can program on its own or as blocks in VAST. I would also submit that Kurzweil's greatest strength is as a digital synth. Not just in terms of features but it is one of the best sounding digital synths out there. It's got its own sound.
@@oscar_sheen Kurzweil quality control is every bit as good as Nord. I bought my Pc3k8 in 2010 and it's as good today as it was when I bought it. Also, it's made in Korea. The PC4 is plastic and I don't like it as much (the keybed isn't as nice as the TP40L they put in the PC3k but it's fine). The 2700 however is metal with the same key bed as the PC3K8 so I expect that will be on par. The downside of metal though is weight. But Nord doesn't have VAST. Nor does it sound like Kurzweil either. So if you need that Nord won't cut it.
@@Screaming-Trees thanks trees. I can’t have a music piece that’s made in China when china supplies fentanyl etcetra that kills 10000 Americans a year and hundreds of thousands a year. Also China copied a product I made on Amazon. So, for personal reasons, I won’t buy a Kurzweil. For me, it has to be made somewhere else. But thank you for your info. I’m sure Kurzweil are very good, just doesn’t meet my centrepiece requirements.
@@oscar_sheen Yep I can get behind that. Off shoring was a disaster. It is only about margins for capital by engineering a race to the bottom for labour and zero consequences for repatriating those margins. I only bring it up because it seemed you were making a qualitative differentiation argument and there is very little difference between Nord and Kurzweil in this sense. They both use Fatar keyboards for example (there aren't that many keyboard manufacturers around these days). If they are going to charge premium prices though they should really consider bringing manufacturing back to Boston. Chinese manufacturing is so ubiquitous and pervasive now that I'll bet even Nord has parts inside that are shipped out of there (can't say for sure but it's a reasonable suspicion). It's sad that we've allowed this to happen and no one makes anything locally anymore.
Concerning a Kurzweil that I have possibly a keyboard toward one like the 2700 or a second hand one. As I have a Kurzweil 12 Ensemble Grand . about 26 years I have had it but was in storage quite awhile.., I have not heard anything and would so much like to hear from
Tony, excellent demo. In your personal opinion, do you think the 2700 could hang with or replace a Kronos for live performance? I make huge layers and use scene switching and such and I am quite used to the awesome set list mode. Thanks again.
Very nice review as always. Sounds are very impressive. Just wanted to know the details about the key action. Which key action they have used? Is it a fully weighted action or semi weighted? It would be great if you can explain on key action. Thank you! ❤
Great video! Having a Kurz K2500XS for many years in my studio, including piano, orchestral and contempopary (wrong spelling) ROM. Keep it, or sell it. Is VAST still top of the bill? Well, I think it is, after seeing this video. I also have a Motif XS8, also a nice wokstation. Sell them both and buy a K2700? Hmm, I"ll do it!
Great instrument, great demo. But, what striked me immediately, is that the piano sound doesn‘t open up as I‘d expect it when playing loud. The low volume sound is really good and rich, but the louder sound remains strangely restrained, sort of boxy. I know that this is subtle, and some guys would call me names, how I come to criticize a Kurzweil, but I do not experience this for example with the top Yamaha synth workstations.
I find Yamaha to certainly have a much brighter tone in their workstations, which suits itself better to the kinds of music I compose, but Kurz sounds have their own uses as well.
I've owned Kurzweil's my whole life. Always super happy with them. This one looks amazing but you gotta tell me how do these companies survive in this day and age of software synths and modeling that offers incredible flexibility and constant upgrades as well. . How many people are buying these very expensive workstations anymore and how do these companies survive? I'd love one...but why??
Same reason hundreds of guitar manufacturers can survive in a market with a lot of competition. People like buying nice things! Musical instrument purchases are almost never based on being rational.
I asked them to consider following Korg and Roland's example, digitally archiving their old hardware as VST plugins. Ray Kurzweil is one of the leaders of digitally preserving human life, I bet he would advocate for making software if he was still running everything.
Those virtual instruments are amazing, especially in the studio. For playing live they’re good, but can be cumbersome in some ways. With tens of thousands of sounds across who knows how many different plugins, it’s difficult to navigate spontaneously on your laptop if you want a patch on a plugin that wasn’t already loaded. By the time you do all that, you’ve missed your moment. Not to mention the amount of ram and cpu you’d have to eat up to load dozens of ‘just in case you get some spontaneous inspiration’ plugins. It’s way more simple and immediate when you’re playing a hardware synth for those situations. Lots of people just always preferred hardware workstations. If the sales were down that much, these companies wouldn’t waste their time and money developing them.
@@damonbennett5911 totally agree. Just wondering if sales are good enough to support all these workstations on the market. I suppose so or they wouldn't keep releasing them.
I've been waiting over a year. I do understand the events of the world (truly), but other companies (Roland) are figuring it out. Roland just released their new Fantom family of keyboards and those boards are already showing up in the stores (U.S.). Come on Kurzweil!
CAn I do the same with any keyboard with split? I have a problem with my keyboard and don’t always want split ., so I want to change to play with melody from, key of c area and play the ,melody that area. Waiting to hear.. and thank you.
The K2700 sounds awesome, I live in New England,I have a Kurzweil piano-Mark12 Ensemble Grand have not used it much I don’t understand it much. I Moved to Arizona for 6 and the piano just sits back at home .Now I am back in N.E. And want to trade it in,would you be willing to take it and sell it for me or take it toward a trade in.I don’t know how much it would be for shipping. I don’t know if you could help me, . When I purchased it I paid 6,000 for it in 1997. I would very much like to hear from Bonners.I would love the K2700 but maybe something a little less expensive and something with beautiful sound. Waiting to heat from Bonners.,JPM
Great presentation. Would you be willing to show how to add effects to the sounds when they are split, layered or put into a sequence. I noticed the effects are not present when taken out of the original program mode.
You've always impressed me with your ability to demonstrate new instruments. How much time do you have to invest prior to making the video? I'll have mine Thursday. I've already read the manual in it's entirety. What a machine! Kurzweil really spent some manpower/hours on the design. It didn't disappoint if the manual and instrument agree with one another.
With equipment like this why do i see so many players bit the living daylights out of a keyboard when played normally it does the sound justice when played with so care as to the music itself. I have an older keyboard by Kurzweil a PC7 that has a lifetime of sound if treated with respect plus it keeps the keyboard in tip top condition. There is so much work gone into building these that to me they are something to respect and with the opsional tower programme there are thousands of sounds at your finger tips. I use a sigle post support that have V shaped base to it so it allows for a much beter positioning of an over the top keyboard which gives a lot more room for changing hands plus all the cables can run down the tubular structure for tidy looking stage use plus offer the best support to both keyboards. I have looked and kistened to this keyboard and although way out of my ability to buy, has certainly gone onto my lotto wish list! Really is great bit od gear to have!!!!!!
How can you control the drum track? Does the Kurzweil has such thing as a drun track? The multis with the key in parenthesis to start the drums are not convincing. I'd like to know if they have preset rhythmical arpeggios that can be easily recall
I have some questions, if by any chance someone could answer : How do I get the keyboard velocity to control the filter cutoff on synth sounds ? I play with both hands and feet, so I can't afford to use a fader or a CC pedal. Is there a multi that transform all the controllers into a mixing desk with 9 programs ? There are multi with 4 faders assigned, but when I tried to add volume control and on/off on the button, I had so many conflicts with other midi assignation. Is it possible to create a custom velocity curve ? And have velocity curve for each program ? I've a hard time playing Rhodes sounds and piano sounds with the same velocity curve. The keybed is good, but the way it interacts with different categories of sound should be tuned. And last but not least, editing fx is a nightmare for me. Too many menu diving, and when I scroll through fx chain, it gets so laggy. Are there shorcuts ?
I'm a beginner pianist/keyboard player and trying to learn everything I can about different sounds of different keyboard instruments. Is anyone able to tell me a specific name for the Synth sound at 13:30? Like is that a specific wave formation or does it have a specific name other than just "synth sound"? Thanks in advance.
While demonstrating the sequencer / song mode, he mentions that you can export your sequence to your daw. I have not found how you would do this other than recording playback into daw. Saving to thumb drive does not generate .mid file, just .k27 files. Ideas?? Or, was he just speculating?
I see some of the differences with this keyboard and the Pc4 why would you choose the K2700 over the Pc4. The K2700 is a heavy synth. Why would you choose it over Pc4 would like to know thanks.
Wonderful demo. I'm assuming this is a largely preset machine. ?? Does it have bare knuckle access to the synths to create your own sounds from scratch??
Are u kidding? VAST is still an unbeatable OS in synth tech. It's a semi-modular sound flow that allows you to do whatever you want from scratch. Immense routing and control possibilities, multiple layerings of up to 500 sounds per patch: 1program = 32 sounds, 1 multi = 16 programs and that's 32x16 = 512 sounds on a press of a single key. Of course you are limited with polyphony but this gives you the picture of the complexity of this synth
Kurzweils really are epic in terms of scope and they sound great. If only it was a little more accessible via a more hands on UI I think it would have a much larger following. As it is you need to make a breakthrough to grasp the architecture. Develop an intellectual understanding of sorts because the UI won't help you. It's a digital modular architecture so very flexible but the downside is obviously complexity. I'm not sure what the best way to do that is. It would be worth it though. If you could do it you could probably tackle any synthesis challenge thereafter. And a lot of it would translate to other platforms etc.
You must invest time to learn a Kurzweil. You might think that you don’t have the time. However, while learning to make great sounds you are relieving stress and developing your brain. Hence, investing the time pays back in other ways beyond making great sounds.
Chris Snidow I need help to use multis in song mode. And other questions. Can anyone help out? I wonder if I might be able to pay someone for their time with this?
This dude is Legit! The range in sound/skill and his soulful approach has me wanting a Kurzwell. I’m just afraid that when I get it I won’t sound anywhere near as good as this humble Giant
I would buy it, if I had the money! If you are concerned about the sound, let me tell you a little secret that salesman usually use in order to sell the keyboards. The reality is that the speaker said used in demonstrating the keywords is very good, and this allows for the range the of the sound to be demonstrated more efficiently. So, if you want to buy it, make sure you buy a good set of speakers, so that you can enjoy it to the fullest.
@@tenderlyone quite often, they use the line-out instead of mic'ing speakers hooked up to the keyboard's line outputs, which is retarded and hurts the sound versus recording the direct line out
Out of all the reviews I have seen of the Kurzweil K2700, this is the most comprehensive and helpful. Nice work!
Kurzweil keyboards are always build-like-a-tank, with big buttons, big knobs, solid keys and massive structure, been a pleasure to play it! Sounds and features ares awesome of course, but that beefy structure made the machine for me. It simply feels awesome to play.
Kurzweil made in China.
Kurzweil works so hard on the sound of its instruments. I record live stages from my truck, occasionally unaware of what is being played, and Kurzweil is regularly fantastically good. It really is a blind test in these circumstances. Just amazingly good. So much DSP overhead is required to execute those crossfades and they are flawless, leaving no unhappy surprises for the player.
The best K2700 demo I ever seen!
It’s made in China. Gear spend 10 years with a China made product. My hands aren’t going on that when I can get made in Japan
@@oscar_sheen…you have a point! Made in China is quite disappointing considering the price point…
@@fragu123 Exactly. I found out that Roland make most or all of their stuff in Malaysia - so I went with Roland instead of these more or less expensive brands, most of which are made in China.
Yamaha makes only some of their boards in Japan.
Generally find outlets don't care where it's made. I'd rather support Japan than China! Or the USA over them both.
@@oscar_sheen I agree 1000%. But there are exceptions that prove the rule. I am typing this on an M1Pro 16" MacBook Pro by Apple. Ordered the day it was available. Over a month to ship. Received with a defective screen. Immediately replaced. Still, I wouldn't go near any other computer. I heard the K2700 in person during rehearsals. Incredible. Not to mention that it's the closest thing to a Kronos out there. Korg shot themselves in the foot with the Nautilus. I am quite familiar with the Roland line. There's a reason why theatre musicians and directors are using Kurzweil.
The biggest brands should pay you loads of money to demonstrate their products. I saw almost every wideo about k2700 and your is miles ahead. Perfect structure, easy to understand, amazing playing skills.
This is the best keyboard demo I’ve ever seen. A perfect blend of playing, explanation, and in depth knowledge. Phenomenal job showcasing a beautiful instrument. You were really able to demonstrate the ease of use which is so critical when you are talking about instruments with this much power and complexity. Thank you!
Thank you very much for doing this video. I own a K2700 and have been hit with a cancer that makes some things a little more dificult than they used to be and the K2700 User Manual is a poorly written document in my opinion. You unknowingly answered some of my questions which I've been trying to find in the manual without success. Thanks again :)
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery. May you continue to enjoy your Kurzweil for many many years to come. Warmest regards.
I can’t even play piano/keyboard but this demo makes me want to buy a K2700. Great job Tony.
The K2700 is awesome
The k2700 is the result of 40 years of steady improvement on a brilliant original instrument. The Steinway of synths.
@@markseagraves5486 Yes to the 40 years, but not Steinway? However, the K2700 weighs much less than a Steinway and costs less. Which sounds the best Nord, Yamaha, Roland, Korg, K2700? It was the last one I played!
The best demo video of a Kurzweil workstation. Congratulations
never heard a synthesizer sound so beautiful! wow!
Thank you! Excellent review and demo! I might add, that hearing the K2700 in person is an absolute revelation! I ordered mine after spending two sessions in the studio with a keyboard player using one. It's not just that the brass patches were so spot on; I was literally wondering where the trombone player was! Every single sound is nothing short of incredible. Lots of outlets are currently offering 0% financing. If you trade in something used, Guitar Center will offer a 10% discount. Thanks again! Delivery slated for July, 2024.
Great demo. K2700 is hands down the best sounding, player optimized workstation ever made. The Steinway of synths.
This man does a great job all the time...... whichever the keyboard is that he is displaying. Clear, concise and enjoyable.
The best quality reviews by far as usual from Tony. Sounds an incredible workstation, thanks for this.
Sounds and looks like a wonderful keyboard. Always wanted a Kurzweil since I saw Jordan Rudess play one on stage. 😁 Great performance and walkthrough! 🎉
I wish I had checked this Kurzweil K 2700 with this gentleman at the helm a few weeks ago. I just bought a new fantom O but I can return it if I get it back in 2 weeks. Oh my nerves! Tony you are a versatile talent sir.
I’m new to keyboards and just picked up a Kurzweil SP3X. I have a learning curve ahead of me but listening to you on this video gives me inspiration. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you very much.
Finally a decent review of this impressive instrument best one yet to give this latest Kurz it's do dilligence thanx Tony
Stunning kit! Terrific presentation!
Love the Dire Straits, Private Investigation piece. One of my favourite tracks of all time.
Thank you very much for the professional demonstration video and for you amazing playing on this instrument, be blessed!!!
Very beautyful from 09: 56..
Best part of this video...
Great example for weak/other Workstation syntesizers
Best sounding workstation on the market, IMO. The Fantom may have better workflow but the sound of the 2700 remains unsurpassed
I have a Fantom 88 and a PC3LE8 and you are right… even the PC3 sounds better than most of the (comparable) Fantom sounds… i will use both and trying to get the best out of them…
And yes: good demo! Suits the instrument!
Great job with this demonstration Tony. Thank you so much.
That was a really good demo, thanks Tony.
As usual, great review and nice playing. Thank you so much.
As I know the Bee Gees used Kurzweill boards on sage only, that's mean a goos heritage.
And Tony did amazing job on this video !
I live in California USA and I appreciate all your uploads, Thank you !
Sounds amazing Tony! It’s Wayne from the Bon Jovi Tribute who rang you a few weeks ago! Still trying to sell my Kawai MP11! when I do it’s the K2700 i want! Wow!
This is now my dream keys 😍 manifesting having my own 🙏
You will get it 🎉
Brilliant demo by Tony. I ordered one and it arrives in a couple of days.
Like it? Still have it?
Still a lot to learn on this keyboard but it is excellent. I traded in the Roland RD200 and wish I still had it but only for some of the piano sounds. The Kurzweil is indeed a monster of a machine and has so much to offer and easily accessible when needed. @@dr.emilschaffhausen4683
Thank you Tony for your alsways great demonstrations.
Great demo! You made it so simple and easy, thank you for that!!
I would have liked to hear more synthesis. I remember playing a 61-key semi-weighted Kurzweil keyboard 10-20 years ago and the quality, polyphony, complexity and nuance of the synth sound were incredible; levels above anything by Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Casio, Kawai et al. The sounds were expressive and infinitely playable, as if they had been designed by a player as well as a programmer.
It used to puzzle me why keyboard manufacturers were concentrating on more and more realistic emulations of real instruments. I mean, I appreciate a portable grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ and orchestral accompaniment and, I guess, if one is writing full arrangements, all the other hyper-realistic solo instruments are handy. However, nothing will ever compare to real instruments, especially solo instruments. I would rather record a real bass, guitar and brass, and drums if possible.
However, if one looks at the preset names of the early synthesizers, it becomes clear that the programmers were always trying to emulate real instruments, but the technological limits actually created entirely new instruments. There was no option to focus on realistic instruments, hence the creativity went into original synth sounds. If one compares the patches on an old Oberheim, Sequential Circuits, Moog, Arp, Yamaha etc. with today's synth patches, I think one will notice that today's patches are less designed for performance and more for instant sonic effect, less for players and more for producers.
The Kurzweil K2700 is so powerful it should be demonstrating the absolute pinnacle of synthesis types and performance. Every Roland drum machine is opinionated and has effectively been the backdrop to every musical era for decades. Kurzweil should be matching this in opinionated synthesis for the performer. It's not enough to just regurgitate the same inoffensive pads and leads.
I've now had my K2700 for approximately 6 weeks. If it's synthesis you're in then sit down, strap in, and prepare for the latest version of V.A.S.T.. It's not for the synthesis newbie. It's complex and, from what I can tell thus far, limitless. Nothing else is even close.
I'm ready to take KB lessons from Tony.
WOW like the quick sound changes smooth
Epic demo Tony - Really enjoyed watching
I love it. 32:23 reminds mi atmosphere of Spiritual Black Dimensions from Dimmu Brogir. What a perfect machine for dark universal sounds, soundtrack, horror etc. Just wow!
$3k in the US and I think it’s a steal. Gorgeous 😍
If it ever arrives in the US, that is 😁
Beautiful instrument great demo. Amyzing sounds. Well played tony ad usual u are the best. Presentor. Ever be blessed
I wish they would make a legacy VST of K2000, as Korg did with their M1.
Well done!
Ever since seeing Rick Wright play these I wanted one! Just wonder what the action feels like but it may sway me from the CA99!
kurzweil k2600 is my favourite. it looks and sounds great.
Nice and great demo :)
I'am waiting my own K2700 to arrive..
After 10:00 on this video, we can hear really nice "Dire Straits - Private Investigations" parts.
Best king of sound in the world thanks for demo ❤
Superb machine. Have an ageing K2500 (still working!). Think I deserve an upgrade 😂
Great playing and nice demo!
Beautiful sounds!!!
I trust Tony's reviews, and would buy based on his recommendations anytime!
I agree 💯👍🏾
Great demonstration 👍
Kurzweil has still the best orchestral sounds of all workstations.
Roland Fantom may be a beast when it comes to synth voices, retro-stuff from the 80´s and emulation of the company´s best selling synths back in the days
The Montage is a very great instrument for playing FM sounds and manipulating them in real time and has some of the best natural instruments like brass, woodwind and stuff like that
The Kronos is a beast because of the 9 independent enginges
But Kurzweil blews everything out of the water when it comes to orchestral sounds, ensembles or voicings for scoring big motives
Kurzweil also has a fully backwards compatible FM engine (Basically a DX7) which you can program on its own or as blocks in VAST. I would also submit that Kurzweil's greatest strength is as a digital synth. Not just in terms of features but it is one of the best sounding digital synths out there. It's got its own sound.
Made in China. Not paying a Nord price for China.
@@oscar_sheen Kurzweil quality control is every bit as good as Nord. I bought my Pc3k8 in 2010 and it's as good today as it was when I bought it. Also, it's made in Korea. The PC4 is plastic and I don't like it as much (the keybed isn't as nice as the TP40L they put in the PC3k but it's fine). The 2700 however is metal with the same key bed as the PC3K8 so I expect that will be on par. The downside of metal though is weight. But Nord doesn't have VAST. Nor does it sound like Kurzweil either. So if you need that Nord won't cut it.
@@Screaming-Trees thanks trees. I can’t have a music piece that’s made in China when china supplies fentanyl etcetra that kills 10000 Americans a year and hundreds of thousands a year. Also China copied a product I made on Amazon. So, for personal reasons, I won’t buy a Kurzweil. For me, it has to be made somewhere else. But thank you for your info. I’m sure Kurzweil are very good, just doesn’t meet my centrepiece requirements.
@@oscar_sheen Yep I can get behind that. Off shoring was a disaster. It is only about margins for capital by engineering a race to the bottom for labour and zero consequences for repatriating those margins. I only bring it up because it seemed you were making a qualitative differentiation argument and there is very little difference between Nord and Kurzweil in this sense. They both use Fatar keyboards for example (there aren't that many keyboard manufacturers around these days). If they are going to charge premium prices though they should really consider bringing manufacturing back to Boston. Chinese manufacturing is so ubiquitous and pervasive now that I'll bet even Nord has parts inside that are shipped out of there (can't say for sure but it's a reasonable suspicion). It's sad that we've allowed this to happen and no one makes anything locally anymore.
Concerning a Kurzweil that I have possibly a keyboard toward one like the 2700 or a second hand one. As I have a Kurzweil 12
Ensemble Grand . about 26 years I have had it but was in storage quite awhile.., I have not heard anything and would so much like to hear from
13:40 - Cuddly Toy from Roachford. NICE!
What a beast
Tony, excellent demo. In your personal opinion, do you think the 2700 could hang with or replace a Kronos for live performance? I make huge layers and use scene switching and such and I am quite used to the awesome set list mode. Thanks again.
Fantastic video Tony ... very well done1 You connected my brain to the K2700. Currently, I have Forte ... should I change to a K2700?
Ive got a Forte. I’m definitely buying this
Very nice review as always. Sounds are very impressive. Just wanted to know the details about the key action. Which key action they have used? Is it a fully weighted action or semi weighted? It would be great if you can explain on key action. Thank you! ❤
Great video! Having a Kurz K2500XS for many years in my studio, including piano, orchestral and contempopary (wrong spelling) ROM. Keep it, or sell it. Is VAST still top of the bill? Well, I think it is, after seeing this video. I also have a Motif XS8, also a nice wokstation. Sell them both and buy a K2700? Hmm, I"ll do it!
Great review. Thank you.
Did I hear a nod to Private Investigation 😊?
Still debating this vs Korg, Yammy and Roland competitors. Want an all in one for sequencing song ideas. Tough decision!
Can the K2700 Stereo Out be assigned to the USB Audio Interface (so we'd have a true "Digital Out" from the instrument)?
Great instrument, great demo.
But, what striked me immediately, is that the piano sound doesn‘t open up as I‘d expect it when playing loud. The low volume sound is really good and rich, but the louder sound remains strangely restrained, sort of boxy. I know that this is subtle, and some guys would call me names, how I come to criticize a Kurzweil, but I do not experience this for example with the top Yamaha synth workstations.
Yeah, no snap to it. That’s why I like my RD-800.
I find Yamaha to certainly have a much brighter tone in their workstations, which suits itself better to the kinds of music I compose, but Kurz sounds have their own uses as well.
I've owned Kurzweil's my whole life. Always super happy with them. This one looks amazing but you gotta tell me how do these companies survive in this day and age of software synths and modeling that offers incredible flexibility and constant upgrades as well. . How many people are buying these very expensive workstations anymore and how do these companies survive? I'd love one...but why??
Same reason hundreds of guitar manufacturers can survive in a market with a lot of competition. People like buying nice things! Musical instrument purchases are almost never based on being rational.
I asked them to consider following Korg and Roland's example, digitally archiving their old hardware as VST plugins. Ray Kurzweil is one of the leaders of digitally preserving human life, I bet he would advocate for making software if he was still running everything.
Those virtual instruments are amazing, especially in the studio. For playing live they’re good, but can be cumbersome in some ways. With tens of thousands of sounds across who knows how many different plugins, it’s difficult to navigate spontaneously on your laptop if you want a patch on a plugin that wasn’t already loaded. By the time you do all that, you’ve missed your moment. Not to mention the amount of ram and cpu you’d have to eat up to load dozens of ‘just in case you get some spontaneous inspiration’ plugins. It’s way more simple and immediate when you’re playing a hardware synth for those situations. Lots of people just always preferred hardware workstations. If the sales were down that much, these companies wouldn’t waste their time and money developing them.
@@damonbennett5911 totally agree. Just wondering if sales are good enough to support all these workstations on the market. I suppose so or they wouldn't keep releasing them.
I've been waiting over a year. I do understand the events of the world (truly), but other companies (Roland) are figuring it out. Roland just released their new Fantom family of keyboards and those boards are already showing up in the stores (U.S.). Come on Kurzweil!
Nice Demo.
Damn good demo.
Hi Tony, great demonstration. Can you please tell me what expression pedal you are using in this video? Thanks
Sounds crisp, my key 61, not so much, does not have that pop, but great sequencer and sampler.
Top! Thanks.
Nice board.
Great video .thanks .
Tony It would be cool to do a kurzweil k2700 v korg nautilus as they are of similar priced I was going for the Nautilus but now I like the K2700. 🤔
Why is the K2700 only in 88 key version?Not very smart Kurzweil.
CAn I do the same with any keyboard with split? I have a problem with my keyboard and don’t always want split ., so I want to change to play with melody from, key of c area and play the ,melody that area. Waiting to hear.. and thank you.
The K2700 sounds awesome, I live in New England,I have a Kurzweil piano-Mark12 Ensemble Grand have not used it much I don’t understand it much. I Moved to Arizona for 6 and the piano just sits back at home .Now I am back in N.E. And want to trade it in,would you be willing to take it and sell it for me or take it toward a trade in.I don’t know how much it would be for shipping. I don’t know if you could help me, . When I purchased it I paid 6,000 for it in 1997. I would very much like to hear from Bonners.I would love the K2700 but maybe something a little less expensive and something with beautiful sound. Waiting to heat from Bonners.,JPM
Great Video, which would you recommend, the PC4 or 2700, or are they the same. Thanks
Great presentation. Would you be willing to show how to add effects to the sounds when they are split, layered or put into a sequence. I noticed the effects are not present when taken out of the original program mode.
The K2700 has 32 effects processors!
Great review and a keyboard. Do you have a chance to review a tier down though quite impressive by specs keyboard, MEDELI AKX10?
You've always impressed me with your ability to demonstrate new instruments. How much time do you have to invest prior to making the video? I'll have mine Thursday. I've already read the manual in it's entirety. What a machine! Kurzweil really spent some manpower/hours on the design. It didn't disappoint if the manual and instrument agree with one another.
Do you like it?
With equipment like this why do i see so many players bit the living daylights out of a keyboard when played normally it does the sound justice when played with so care as to the music itself.
I have an older keyboard by Kurzweil a PC7
that has a lifetime of sound if treated with respect plus it keeps the keyboard in tip top condition.
There is so much work gone into building these that to me they are something to respect and with the opsional tower programme there are thousands of sounds at your finger tips.
I use a sigle post support that have V shaped base to it so it allows for a much beter positioning of an over the top keyboard which gives a lot more room for changing hands plus all the cables can run down the tubular structure for tidy looking stage use plus offer the best support to both keyboards.
I have looked and kistened to this keyboard and although way out of my ability to buy, has certainly gone onto my lotto wish list! Really is great bit od gear to have!!!!!!
Looking forward to the FANTOM 0 series demo 😀 👌 👍 😎 🙌 😄
How can you control the drum track? Does the Kurzweil has such thing as a drun track? The multis with the key in parenthesis to start the drums are not convincing. I'd like to know if they have preset rhythmical arpeggios that can be easily recall
I have some questions, if by any chance someone could answer :
How do I get the keyboard velocity to control the filter cutoff on synth sounds ? I play with both hands and feet, so I can't afford to use a fader or a CC pedal.
Is there a multi that transform all the controllers into a mixing desk with 9 programs ? There are multi with 4 faders assigned, but when I tried to add volume control and on/off on the button, I had so many conflicts with other midi assignation.
Is it possible to create a custom velocity curve ? And have velocity curve for each program ? I've a hard time playing Rhodes sounds and piano sounds with the same velocity curve. The keybed is good, but the way it interacts with different categories of sound should be tuned.
And last but not least, editing fx is a nightmare for me. Too many menu diving, and when I scroll through fx chain, it gets so laggy. Are there shorcuts ?
29:00 What's the name of that song? I've heard it before
„Time“ written by Hans Zimmer from the movie „Inception“
Good piano tone .They usually go missing in the mid range
Nice video. Good keyboard to
I'm a beginner pianist/keyboard player and trying to learn everything I can about different sounds of different keyboard instruments. Is anyone able to tell me a specific name for the Synth sound at 13:30? Like is that a specific wave formation or does it have a specific name other than just "synth sound"?
Thanks in advance.
This is a typical sound build on „saw wave“. It’s a single cycle waveform
Lovely, Tony. May I ask, what stand is recommended to support this keyboard?
Tell me honestly, how would you compare the Yamaha CK88 and Kurzweil K2700 now ?
From Philippines. 😍😍😍
While demonstrating the sequencer / song mode, he mentions that you can export your sequence to your daw. I have not found how you would do this other than recording playback into daw. Saving to thumb drive does not generate .mid file, just .k27 files.
Ideas?? Or, was he just speculating?
I see some of the differences with this keyboard and the Pc4 why would you choose the K2700 over the Pc4. The K2700 is a heavy synth. Why would you choose it over Pc4 would like to know thanks.
Wonderful demo.
I'm assuming this is a largely preset machine. ??
Does it have bare knuckle access to the synths to create your own sounds from scratch??
Are u kidding? VAST is still an unbeatable OS in synth tech. It's a semi-modular sound flow that allows you to do whatever you want from scratch. Immense routing and control possibilities, multiple layerings of up to 500 sounds per patch: 1program = 32 sounds, 1 multi = 16 programs and that's 32x16 = 512 sounds on a press of a single key. Of course you are limited with polyphony but this gives you the picture of the complexity of this synth
@@zorranism LOL! Easy there tiger, clearly they arn't familiar with Kurzweils. If they were, this wouldn't even be a discussion! 🤣🤣🤣
26:47 Which sound?? I think I may not have it in my PC4
Where are the speakers please? On the Kurzweil .
Kurzweils really are epic in terms of scope and they sound great. If only it was a little more accessible via a more hands on UI I think it would have a much larger following. As it is you need to make a breakthrough to grasp the architecture. Develop an intellectual understanding of sorts because the UI won't help you. It's a digital modular architecture so very flexible but the downside is obviously complexity. I'm not sure what the best way to do that is. It would be worth it though. If you could do it you could probably tackle any synthesis challenge thereafter. And a lot of it would translate to other platforms etc.
You must invest time to learn a Kurzweil. You might think that you don’t have the time. However, while learning to make great sounds you are relieving stress and developing your brain. Hence, investing the time pays back in other ways beyond making great sounds.
Chris Snidow
I need help to use multis in song mode. And other questions. Can anyone help out? I wonder if I might be able to pay someone for their time with this?
Am I gonna be able to load sounds from the original K2000 into this K2700 (& by what method) just wonderin' thanx again Tony