A few Kurzweil K2500X Setup sounds. Sorry for the background noise, my audio interface is broken right now, so I'm using the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise
Yes, as I mentioned in the previous videos, my audio interface is broken right now, so I'm using the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise - sorry
I've never really gotten the chance to play with Kurzweil synths before. Sounds like a nice blend of Korg brilliance and Roland sensibility. I like it. That would have been quite the synth in 1995.
I have one of these with every ROM installed thanks to an old guitarist pal who died and insisted I have it at a reduced rate in his words to his wife. A good friend also. I never tried playing any of these sounds because I can't get away from the Piano sound. The bloody Kurzweil Piano sound!! OMG.
FUN FACT: This keyboard was also used by producer Johnny ''J'', who did the majority of Tupac Shakur's music whilst he was on Death Row Records in 95/96.
Congrats, Marshal! Yes, the K2000 used to be one of my main synths in the '90s.... then I upgraded to the 2500 later! They have a beautiful sound for sure. Now sold all of them, although I still have the "aircraft carrier" K250 in the storage room!
Sounds like a ground loop, I had that problem, solved it by connecting the synth, computer, and monitor speakers to a Furman power conditioner, no more hum.
Hello there. Will the Kurzweil k2500xs allow you to save a sequence internally? How much interlan memory does it have for saving your sequences? Thanks.
@SynthManiaDotCom - I'm interested in finding a specific guitar patch on that keyboard...dunno the name of it, but I wanted to know if its one of the setup sounds? If you could be of assistance, much thx!
tengo un piano kurweil k500xs no me enciende no suena solo las pantalla enciende pero no salen las letras al quien sabe quien me puede ayudar en eso porfavor
I'm still trying to work out what the whole kurzweil VAST system etc is all about.. Have trouble finding a video that demonstrates the main strengths and approach.
Hi, I’m having issues with my K2500. It keeps transposing a half step up without me touching the pitch wheel or anything. What can I do?? Can you help me, please?
Sounds really fantastic. Would you recommend it for some guitar/bass player who wants to have a good keyboard for jams at home but who doesnt understand nothing about synth programing. I happen to have a nice bargain near me for 300 bucks, but I wanna know if nice classic sounds are readily available in that one (e.g. pianos, Hammond, Rhodes, organs, Vox sounds, etc..) and if it is easy to use. Thank you for your time.
I have hundreds of audio demos of the K2500X: www.synthmania.com/K2500X.htm For me it's easy to use and program, but if you're new to synths you can easily dial up the programmed patches
"my audio interface is broken right now, so I'm using the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise". This keyboard has top-quality converters, no noise.
@@SynthManiaDotCom aaah I see you've posted a similar reply 8 years ago. I'm a bit late to the party. But Kurzweils are great btw. The older, the better though. I would kill for a K250 ;).
@@SynthManiaDotCom I really like that sound....it reminds me on sountrack of movie Stranger by night with Steven Bauer ,it was some theme there with similar sound
Has this got any guitar sounds at all? I am looking at buying one of these or the later model, its got nice pianos and pads etc, but i never heard any guitar paths like what roland etc have.
@@SynthManiaDotCom Do you think maybe you can make a video where you can do a C major scale with all the white keys, hitting one white key at a time? I'm a fan of music.
@@SynthManiaDotCom just a follow up to the comment i made and your suggestion, i did buy the later model and its a right cracker!! I am looking at maxing it with the rom cards,
They actually don't have noise, they were high quality boards. In this video, "my audio interface broke, and I had to use the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise"
@@mwarsell I've had a couple of K2000 too, and 2500 both keyboard and rack... none of them has it... maybe a problem with the ad/da converters on yours?
No, man, there's even one for 500 at the moment www.ebay.com/itm/KURZWIL-k2500S-SAMPLING-KEYBOARD/273675184353?hash=item3fb84fe8e1:g:G-kAAOSw9m5cCGrc:rk:8:pf:0. and a few others 700 and above... input the key search "Kurzweil k2500".
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Yes, as I mentioned in the previous videos, my audio interface is broken right now, so I'm using the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise - sorry
I used to have the k2000 back in the 90s. Kind of regret not having learned about the internal VAST architecture. Great sounds 👍
W moich sluchawkach, mam badzo glosne szumy, na wiem jak temu moge zaradzic?
I've never really gotten the chance to play with Kurzweil synths before. Sounds like a nice blend of Korg brilliance and Roland sensibility. I like it. That would have been quite the synth in 1995.
The great Maurice Gibb used this synth in the famous One Night Only Bee Gees concert. Great stuff!
I have one of these with every ROM installed thanks to an old guitarist pal who died and insisted I have it at a reduced rate in his words to his wife. A good friend also. I never tried playing any of these sounds because I can't get away from the Piano sound. The bloody Kurzweil Piano sound!! OMG.
This is the keyboard that Stewart Copeland used for spyro.
Is it?
So ?
He used it for some of the samples used in the games I think
He could be seen making the music with that and the K2500r in the behind the scenes clip.
Stewart Copeland wrote the music on Spyro The Dragon on a K2500.
'CS80' controller strip, humm ... never saw that before on the K2500X. Cool!
These piano sounds, sound so ancient just 8 years later after this video was uploaded
The keyboard is from 1995.
FUN FACT: This keyboard was also used by producer Johnny ''J'', who did the majority of Tupac Shakur's music whilst he was on Death Row Records in 95/96.
i can totally hear "changes" in the rhodes
He didn’t produce changes.
Nice Blade Runner's sounds! Lol but, in your fingers, any keyboard sounds fantastic!
The best synthé ! at all
Oh excellent, I didn't realize you had vids on this synth! I just got one last week lol
Congrats, Marshal! Yes, the K2000 used to be one of my main synths in the '90s.... then I upgraded to the 2500 later! They have a beautiful sound for sure. Now sold all of them, although I still have the "aircraft carrier" K250 in the storage room!
Sounds like a ground loop, I had that problem, solved it by connecting the synth, computer, and monitor speakers to a Furman power conditioner, no more hum.
I still miss mine 😿❤️
thats awesome my friend - thank you
Is this the model I saw Pink Floyd use live on Shine on You Crazy Diamond back in the day?
Copeland used this one for the spyro music. Legendary
The first minute reminds me somewho on that masterpiece by Peter Gabriel called Passion. Is this intended?
Kurzweil K2500, produced 1996 no ?.....Wow !
and it samples..imagine going into that too...
Dull old hardware ... send it to me and I'll store it in my studio in an environmentally safe manner ...
;-)
Or you just buy one...
Hello there. Will the Kurzweil k2500xs allow you to save a sequence internally? How much interlan memory does it have for saving your sequences? Thanks.
Wasn’t this used on the Spyro soundtrack?
Yes
Heavy synth, but high quality sound!! Hehehe 4 hands to put It on me desk
CRAZY!!!!
second patch is " Desert soil".
Thinking about selling mine. More technology than I need.
How much and where are you based
@@callactm14 Second part first. Michigan.
@@internet123ism2 im in ireland
Nop, it's just vaguely middle-eastern sounding, probably that's why you get that impression.
7:25 dammnnnnn
6:58 start sound good
Can you add a library of sounds onto the memory of this synth such as KONTAKT that can be used with the sequencer? If so, how?
The easiest way is to just go from the Kurzweil sequencer's MIDI Out to the Kontakt MIDI In and map multitimbrally
how is this different to the Kurzweil K2500R
How to change battery on this Keyboard? I just got mine :)
Jan
@SynthManiaDotCom - I'm interested in finding a specific guitar patch on that keyboard...dunno the name of it, but I wanted to know if its one of the setup sounds? If you could be of assistance, much thx!
hola necesito ver como ago para q mi piano encienda es el mismo del video k2500xs
have a Kurzweil K2500 as my ribon only picks up at the beginning, what I do, I saw a video of you can help me
tengo un piano kurweil k500xs no me enciende no suena solo las pantalla enciende pero no salen las letras al quien sabe quien me puede ayudar en eso porfavor
try this kurzweil.com/knowledgebase/k2500/troubleshooting/194/
What is the name of the patch at 5:20 plaese?
Could you possibly do a tutorial vid on the K2500? I just bought one and it’s so hard to use
I'm still trying to work out what the whole kurzweil VAST system etc is all about..
Have trouble finding a video that demonstrates the main strengths and approach.
how much was it? how did you like it so far?
Name of the sounds, please?
Hi, I’m having issues with my K2500. It keeps transposing a half step up without me touching the pitch wheel or anything.
What can I do?? Can you help me, please?
Press the Master mode button and make sure the Tune and Transpose are set to zero
Sounds really fantastic. Would you recommend it for some guitar/bass player who wants to have a good keyboard for jams at home but who doesnt understand nothing about synth programing. I happen to have a nice bargain near me for 300 bucks, but I wanna know if nice classic sounds are readily available in that one (e.g. pianos, Hammond, Rhodes, organs, Vox sounds, etc..) and if it is easy to use. Thank you for your time.
I have hundreds of audio demos of the K2500X: www.synthmania.com/K2500X.htm For me it's easy to use and program, but if you're new to synths you can easily dial up the programmed patches
lust4bass did you buy it? I got one from a pawnshop for $135.😀😀😀
Is he considering setup as sampling ?
What's the difference between the K2500 and K2500x apart from 88keys? Does the X have the KDFX as standard?
No, you had to have it installed. The difference is indeed the 88 fully-weighted keys vs 76 semi-weighted keys.
The K2500x is one HEAVY ass keyboard.
3:21 Name of this organ preset?
I really don't hope the input noise is THAT loud. Otherwise nice demo!
"my audio interface is broken right now, so I'm using the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise". This keyboard has top-quality converters, no noise.
@@SynthManiaDotCom aaah I see you've posted a similar reply 8 years ago. I'm a bit late to the party. But Kurzweils are great btw. The older, the better though. I would kill for a K250 ;).
At 9:13, is that lead sound a factory patch?
Hello SynthMania, question, what is the name of the patch at 1:51 very nice sound !!
desert soil
What preset is that at 6:58?
pulse key or pulse lead
that sound from 8:00 minute is from origjnal preset or from a flopy disc ?
Original preset.
@@SynthManiaDotCom I really like that sound....it reminds me on sountrack of movie Stranger by night with Steven Bauer ,it was some theme there with similar sound
@@SynthManiaDotCom do you maybe know the name of that sound preset....I might gonna buy K2600....maybe I can find that sound there too
@@SynthManiaDotCom I found it,it is preset " Action scene".
Has this got any guitar sounds at all? I am looking at buying one of these or the later model, its got nice pianos and pads etc, but i never heard any guitar paths like what roland etc have.
Listen to these examples incl. guitars www.synthmania.com/K2500X.htm
@@SynthManiaDotCom Do you think maybe you can make a video where you can do a C major scale with all the white keys, hitting one white key at a time? I'm a fan of music.
@@SynthManiaDotCom By that, it's for the concert piano setting.
@@SynthManiaDotCom just a follow up to the comment i made and your suggestion, i did buy the later model and its a right cracker!! I am looking at maxing it with the rom cards,
Anybody know the patch name 5:20
what does this go for?
Check eBay.
pretty impressive!
Somebody is wanting to trade me one of these K2500's for my roland jd-800
And I'm having the hardest time making the decision
I think the Jd800 is worth much more, but could be wrong
Had a K2000 once. Couldn't stand that background noise (also audible here) neither the high-pitched whir from the screen.
They actually don't have noise, they were high quality boards. In this video, "my audio interface broke, and I had to use the computer's internal soundcard, hence the noise"
@@SynthManiaDotCom I had K2000. It had the exact same kind of noise.
None of my other synths have. Does it depend on the outputs?
@@mwarsell I've had a couple of K2000 too, and 2500 both keyboard and rack... none of them has it... maybe a problem with the ad/da converters on yours?
@@mwarsell the church i play had a K2000 and it didn't make that noise.
Does it have a sequencer ?
Yup
SynthMania - too bad they’re still over $2500 US else I’d buy one.
? You can find them for 700-800 us on eBay quite easily
SynthMania I checked EBay - there’s only one and that one is a 2500x Audio Elite for $2,550 US.
No, man, there's even one for 500 at the moment www.ebay.com/itm/KURZWIL-k2500S-SAMPLING-KEYBOARD/273675184353?hash=item3fb84fe8e1:g:G-kAAOSw9m5cCGrc:rk:8:pf:0. and a few others 700 and above... input the key search "Kurzweil k2500".