Manuals, forums and downloads worth knowing about.
The home of the brilliant sound designer Malc Smith. Incredibly faithful sounds, built 100% in V.A.S.T. without a single sample.
In his own words: this site showcases famous synthesizer sounds, made as faithfully as possible using Kurzweil workstations.
Do listen to the sound demos on his site — a must-have for every Kurzweil keyboardist.
Dave Weiser has worked as a keyboard programmer on numerous Broadway, West End, touring and televised musicals, including NBC’s 2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Les Miserables, School of Rock, Mary Poppins, An American in Paris, and Miss Saigon. His credits also include work with artists like David Bowie, Roger Waters, The Who, and Brian Wilson.
Dave began his sound programming work at Kurzweil Music Systems R&D, where over the course of thirteen years he was lead sound designer and product manager. He continues to work with Kurzweil as an endorsing artist, and is an authorized dealer for Kurzweil and Nord instruments.
In the community Dave is a highly regarded specialist who supports not only his own customers but Kurzweil users everywhere, with advice and with practical help.
Ksetlist is a community of users of Kurzweil keyboards. It began with one purpose: keyboardists in cover and tribute bands play very similar set lists, so why not share the sounds for them?
Over the years users have uploaded hundreds of sounds, and the site has grown into a large library for many well-known hit songs. With a pro Kurzweil keyboard - K2700, K2088, K2061, PC4, PC3, PC3LE, PC3K, PC3A, Artis, Artis SE, Forte, Forte SE, SP4, SP5 or SP6 - you can build your set list starting from these sounds, and it is all free. The philosophy: you help me, I help you.
Kurzweil has been building professional keyboards for decades, and they have been played by The Who, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Earth, Wind & Fire and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among many others.
They are known above all for the innovative V.A.S.T. synthesis, for enormous flexibility, for surviving life on the road, and for acoustic sounds of very high quality.
The site carries the OS updates, the product information and sounds.
Malc Smith rebuilds famous synthesizer sounds in pure V.A.S.T. — no samples at all. The demos are worth the visit on their own.
Dave Weiser — for thirteen years lead sound designer at Kurzweil R&D, and a generous help to the whole community. Authorized dealer for Kurzweil and Nord keyboards.
A free community of Kurzweil users who share sounds for famous songs - hundreds of them, so the set list of a cover band is quickly set up.
The manufacturer itself: OS updates, product information and sounds, straight from the source.
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