Digital synthesizer and music workstation by Kurzweil Music Systems
K2000
Manufacturer
Kurzweil Music Systems
Dates
1991–2000
Price
$2,995 US £2,769 GBP
Technical specifications
Polyphony
24 voices with dynamic allocation
Timbrality
16-part
Oscillator
8MB of 16-bit waveform ROM (expandable to 24MB), 1 sample-based oscillator plus up to 3 additional DSP-generated oscillators per voice
LFO
2 LFOs
Synthesis type
Digital sample-based subtractive, sampling
Filter
digital multi-mode with programmable and modulatable resonance
Attenuator
3 envelopes
Aftertouch expression
Yes
Velocity expression
Yes
Storage memory
199 factory ROM programs (up to 800 programmable RAM locations), 100 multi setups; up to 64MB of sample RAM, standard internal + external SCSI interface for mass storage
Effects
multi-FX DSP with four simultaneous effects including reverb, chorus, flange, delay, graphic EQ, parametric EQ and four-tap delay
Input/output
Keyboard
61 keys
Left-hand control
Mod wheel, Pitch bend
External control
MIDI
The Kurzweil K2000 is a digital synthesizer and music workstation produced by Kurzweil Music Systems between 1991 and 2000 in a variety of standard configurations, including rack-mountable versions and models that came with 16-bit user sampling.
The K2000 features a complex digital synthesis architecture dubbed V.A.S.T., which stands for "Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology", Kurzweil's marketing term for the digital signal processing (DSP) sound processing system used in the K2000 and other members of its K2xxx series.
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