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Bundle Includes
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♦ Brand New Krzweil Forte 88 full key with Sustain Pedal
♦ Stagg 4Legged stand (MXS-A1)
♦ Gator 88-Key Keyboard Carrying Bag with Wheels
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Warranty Information
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1 Year Kurzweil Factory Warranty
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Forte Overview
Introducing the Kurzweil Forte®.
The most advanced keyboard to ever wear the Kurzweil logo.
SOUNDS
16 Gigabytes of All New Sounds!
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New, hand-selected German and vintage Japanese concert grand pianos, as well as new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion, all delivered with unprecedented expressiveness and an obsessive attention to detail. |
Patented FlashPlay® Technology
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Flash-Play® provides the Forte® with a staggering amount of horse-power; 16 GB sample content with zero-loading time, heaping mounds of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance. |
KB3 ToneReal™ Organs
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Modeled after classic Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs. Featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars. With the latest OS , KB3 is now Polyphony Free*, no longer using any of the Forte's 128 voices!
(*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs) |
Powerful FX Engine
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Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more. |
CONTROLS
88-note Italian Hammer-Action Keyboard
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Every sound within the Forte® is perfectly matched to its 88-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch. |
Front Panel Master Compressor & 3-Band EQ
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Room too boomy? Need to add some punch? No problem. Dial it in with the Master Compressor & EQ section featuring Bass, Treble and sweepable Midrange. |
23 Programmable Physical Controllers
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9 Sliders (with brilliant LED ladders), 6 Switches, 2 Wheels, 3 Switch Pedal Inputs (which support half-damper for pianos), 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs and Aftertouch. (1 sustain/switch pedal is included). |
Easy Access Controls
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Dedicated -/+ Transpose, Tap Tempo and sound Variation controls conveniently located right above the Pitch/Modulation wheels. |
USER INTERFACE
Widescreen Color Display
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Navigate the Forte® with a new 4.3” 480x272 widescreen color LCD display. |
Sound Selection
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Easy Category and Program/Multi selection. Save your own preset for each Category. |
Favorites Section
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Access your 10 Favorite sounds with ONE button press! Conveniently located right below the Forte's® display.
(With the latest OS there are now 16 Favorites Banks of 10, providing 160 total favorites!) |
Software Editors
Forte Features & Specs
All specifications subject to change without notice.
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Keyboard: |
88 note fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys (Fatar TP/40L) |
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Display: |
480x272 pixel color LCD with front-panel brightness adjust |
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Polyphony: |
128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated
KB3 is Polyphony Free*, not using any of the Forte's 128 voices.
(*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs) |
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Multitimbral: |
16 parts (one per MIDI channel) |
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Quick Split/Layer: |
Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 4 zones) |
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Factory Programs: |
322 Stunning factory Programs featuring the all new vintage Japanese and German Grands, new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion |
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User Programs: |
1024 |
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Factory Multis: |
186 Factory-crafted Multis - featuring up to 4 independent zones |
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User Multis: |
1024 |
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General MIDI: |
No |
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Master EQ/Compressor Section: |
Front-panel 3-band EQ with sweepable mid and on/off switch
Front-panel single-knob master compressor with separate on/off bypass switch |
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Effects: |
• Over 1000 complex effect chains, incorporated into programs featuring our award winning effects - reverbs, delays, chorus, flange, phaser, EQs, distortions, rotary speaker simulators, compressors, and more
• 32 total FX units
(editing of FXChains requires use of the Desktop Editor) |
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Controllers: |
1 pitch wheel
1 modulation wheel
9 front panel sliders (w/ LED ladders)
9 switches (assignable/zone mutes/KB3 control)
1 variation switch
1 tap tempo switch
2 transpose switches
*3 switch pedal inputs (1 switch/sustain pedal is included)
2 continuous control pedal inputs
monopressure (aftertouch)
(*supports half-damper for pianos / half-damper pedal sold separately) |
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Analog Outputs: |
• Four (2 pairs) 1/4" balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs)
Automatic mono switching on both pairs.
• +21dBu maximum output
• 50Ω balanced source impedance |
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Audio Inputs: |
One stereo 1/8" back-panel input for connecting your favorite MP3 player or other audio source for accompaniment playback |
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Headphones: |
• 1 front panel 1/4" headphone output
• 130mW into 32 ohm headphones |
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MIDI: |
In, Thru, Out (w/ Thru/Out switch) |
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USB: |
• Two USB ports (one A port / one B port)
• Complete MIDI functionality over USB
• User program/multi file transfer to/from PC/Mac/Flash Drive
• Operating System updates from PC/Mac/Flash Drive |
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Software Editors: |
External editors for Mac OS X, Windows PC and iOS devices (coming soon) |
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FREE OS Updates: |
OS updates over USB and/or Flash Drive |
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Included Accessories: |
Power cable, Switch pedal, USB cable, (4) self adhesive feet |
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Height: |
(5.5") (14cm) |
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Depth: |
(15.5") (39.5cm) |
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Length: |
(54.5") (138.5cm) |
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Weight: |
(48 lb.) (21.8 kg) |
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Power: |
Internal Power Supply, free voltage 100-240VAC 50/60Hz, 20W max
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