The Kurzweil PC3LE6 is the first Kurzweil new PC3LE line of Performance Controller Keyboards. The PC3LE6 features 61-note semi-weighted action with velocity and after-touch sensitive keys. The PC3LE6 incorporates the widely acclaimed sound set from the PC3, including features like Setup Mode, Song Mode and Quick Access Mode. The Performance Controller Keyboard was designed for quick learning curve and unprecedented ease of use.
The Kurzweil PC3LE6 also features 16 track sequencer, 64 Voice Polyphony, all the DSP synthesis power of the PC3 and up to 10 available insert effects, USB thumb-drive storage, 16 independent arpeggiators, 16 simultaneous Riffs, 8 backlit impact-sensitive drum pads and high quality 24-bit D/A converter. The Kurzweil PC3LE6 is the perfect choice for musicians seeking high-end, professional sounds and features in an affordable keyboard. In addition, no other keyboard in this price-range offers such a broad and deep selection of sounds; orchestral, string sections, vintage keys, virtual analog, KB3 organs as well as drums, basses, guitars, voices and horns are all well represented in a sound set that numbers over 1050. And world-renowned Kurzweil Triple Strike Grand Piano is front and center, continuing Kurzweil legacy of providing the best, most realistic piano sounds in the industry.
The Portable Keyboard weight 14.06 kg. The LE new interactive user interface feature has taken the music tech industry into new level of realism. The combination of features and sounds are amazing and the price is absolutely unbelievable. The Kurzweil PC3LE7 and PC3LE8 will be released shortly after Kurzweil PC3LE6.
Fondly known as “The hardest working keyboard in show biz”, the new Yamaha PSR-S910 Arranger Workstation features 61- full size key Touch Response Keyboard. The contemporary Yamaha PSR-S910 incorporates maximum 128-note Polyphony, on-board 16 tracks sequencer, large 5.7″ color screen, dozens of enhanced Effects, USB audio recording, powerful Music Finder, broadband connection that enables user to link the keyboard directly to the Internet and download content. The PSR-S910 is Yamaha’s first keyboard to features MP3 files playback.
The Arranger workstation is second to Yamaha flagship arranger Tyros3, including Super Articulation Voices, which give strings, guitars, reeds and brass sounds real-time expressiveness previously unattainable on a keyboard instrument, including the slide of a guitarist fingers across a string or the breaths taken by a sax player. The PSR-S910 enables you to download text files, you can call up lyrics, have them display on your big color screen, and host karaoke night, right from your keyboard.
The Yamaha PSR-S910 is your powerful music-making companion. It fulfilled your needs for a great sounding instrument with pro capabilities and it is also perfect for solo keyboardist. The keyboard puts the performer in charge of hundreds of different virtual bands that sound great due to ultra-realistic accompaniment styles, all at the touch of a button. The portable keyboard weight 25.5 lbs.
The Yamaha KX8 USB Keyboard Studio features 88-keys weighted GHS keyboard. The KX8 Midi Controller is ideal for music production in studio environment. The KX8 incorporates dedicated DAW control section, a built-in arpeggiator with more than 500 pre-programmed phrases, assignable synth control with templates, impressive software bundled like Cubase AI software, editor software and HALion One, VST instruments ( like guitar, drum, bass, keyboard to minimize the need for complex manual MIDI data programming).
The Yamaha KX8 midi controller is compatible with USB bus power, and can be simply plugged into a USB port and used without a separate power adaptor. The Yamaha KX8 was designed to support creativity and MIDI music composition without getting in the way. Therefore, it is very simple and there are not many features on this keyboard. It has a nice little built in menu though, aside from adjustments for the ARP function and a selection of 5 velocity curves. There is an interesting place in the menu where it enables you to choose which DAW you intend to use, including Cubase AI, Sonar, Logic, and a few others. The knobs, buttons and wheels are solidly built and you get nice crisp feel when you press on the various buttons on the front panel.
Overall the Yamaha KX8 is very simple and it has a nice comfortable key feel. If you’re looking for a complete music production solution or if you are a studio owner, producer or engineer in search of expressive control over virtual instruments, then Yamaha KX8 is a good choice. Imagine being able to create complete compositions with just one finger. The Portable Keyboard weight 15.1 kg.
