Kurzweil SP2X
88-key Stage Piano with Triple Strike Grand Piano Samples, 64 Voices, and Built-in Effects
Awesome Piano Sound plus Killer Effects!
The SP2X delivers the legendary Kurzweil sound, with all of its detail and refinement, in a digital stage piano which is both professional and easy to use. Using the next generation of Kurzweil technology, the SP2X provides some of the best sounds; pianos, EPs, strings, pads, mallets and voices, all available at the touch of a button. Kurzweil SP2X Digital Stage Piano at a Glance:- Impeccable Triple Strike Grand Piano samples
- World-class effects
- Built-in drum patterns and rhythms
- 64-note polyphony for dense textures
- USB interface for MIDI and OS updates
Impeccable Triple Strike Grand Piano samplesEndless hours of engineering and sample editing went into Kurzweil's Triple Strike Grand Piano sound, and it shows. Behind the scenes, the SP2's powerful synth engine brings these samples to life and makes them sing. The result is an instrument which not only sounds like, but feels like a real piano. World-class effectsThe SP2X features Kurzweil's renowned effects processing technology, the same leading-edge technology found in all of our professional products. The SP2's effects can put the right finish on any sound whether it's crystal clear or warm and organic. Nothing else in the industry even comes close in this department. Built-in drum patterns and rhythmsIdeal for both practice and songwriting, the SP2X comes equipped with 64 pre-recorded drum grooves, rhythms and adjustable metronome. 64-note polyphony for dense texturesThe SP2's 64-note polyphony ensures that notes will continue sounding even under high demand performance situations. USB interface for MIDI and OS updatesA USB interface allows the SP2X to connect to a computer for complete MIDI performance and OS updates. Kurzweil SP2X Digital Stage Piano Features:- Keyboard: 88-note, fully-weighted hammer-action, with velocity sensitive adjustable keys
- Display: 7-segment 3-digit LED
- Polyphony: 64-voice polyphony, dynamically allocated
- Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)
- Factory Presets: 64 Programs
- MIDI Setups: 16 user setup locations with four programmable zones for splits and layers
- Effects: Dual processors (A & B) offering: 58 Reverbs, 6 Delays, 10 Choruses, 6 Flangers, 3 Phasors, 4 Shapers, 2 Enhancers, 8 Filtered Effects, 4 Distortions, 1 Mono>Stereo, 3 Wide Stereo, 4 Compressors, 2 Panners, 7 Rotarys, Stereo Tremolo, and 44 combination effects chains utilizing Kurzweil's unique Laserverb
- Metronome: Yes
- Drum Grooves: 64 pre-programmed patterns
- Controllers: Pitch wheel, modulation wheel, 4 front panel knobs, 1 master volume slider, 1 switch-pedal input, 1 continuous control pedal input
- Analog Outputs: Two 1/4" balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs)
- Headphones: Front panel 1/4" headphone output
- MIDI: In, Out, Thru
- USB: Complete MIDI functionality over USB as well as OS updates
- FREE OS Updates: OS updates over USB and/or over MIDI
The Kurzweil SP2X takes the stage piano to a whole new level!
| Specification |
Detail |
| Dimensions |
4.80 x 13.11 x 55.51 in (12.2 x 33.3 x 141 cm) |
| Weight |
48.50 lb (22 kg) |
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by Buzz Haze from Ottawa, Canada
March 26, 2008
Music Background: Composer
Love the feel of the keys. The piano sounds are excellent. Electric pianos are pretty good too although you can tell they didn't spend as much time on them as they did on the piano sounds. The guitars ... read more [+] are a grand waste of time. They should have put somthing different in, like flutes & choir, mind you the bass sounds are pretty good. The strings are lush and sweet.
The touch and playability of the unit far surpasses the price point. It's got "big bang for the buck" and I love it. close [-]
Better than Roland....
by Fred Flowerday from MN
September 27, 2007
Music Background: Pro Musician, and Music Production Engineer for MakeMusic inc.
Wanted to get a low weight 88 key for the gigs that needed a 2nd tier- Ended up with a Roland RD300sx- Very disappointed. It developed a clack in the keys after two weeks. Along with having a really s ... read more [+]ub-standard sound set- it went right back. Never, never buy one.
So, ordered an SP2x. Much more impressed. The action is hugely better over the roland (maybe it's not a fair comparison, as the RD300sx was a total pile), but it's fluid, and responsive. The soundset is also superior. The Pianos are clear, carefully stereo imaged, and sound very good mono through an amp. Maybe the most playable piano outside of a plug in that I have heard. The only criticism here is that the pp and ppp doesn't quite feel as it should- like the sample 'floor' is too shallow floor for my tastes. It could use at least one more velocity sample layer. My other reservation (and this goes for most of the weighted boards I have owned and tried), are the EP sounds. they are the 2nd weakest part of the instrument. The Rhodes on the Kurzweil patch mimics a 'Shallow' escapement, and lacks 'fatness'. The most versatile and widely usable setup on a Real Rhodes is usually 'ideal, close'; meaty and funky. If a company is going to go to all the trouble to make a clear and believable, sampled acoustic piano like Kurzweil has done here, why not apply that paradigm to the Rhodes sound? It is equally important on most gigs, and with folks like Clavia, and plug-ins like Velvet setting the bar very high, it feels like a bad decision not to put the same resources to this part of the sound set. The other, other, and weakest part of the Kurzweil (and anything else but a dedicated clone wheel organ) are the Organ Patches. They are are all but useless, and bear little or no resemblence to anything you would ever use.
The drums are nice and useable, clear and varied! Could use a couple more kicks.
Basses are OK etc. The OS is functional and relitavley clear.
Overall, you can't beat the price for what you get. It's no Nord Stage, but then again, its $2000 less... close [-]
See Also: Stage Keyboards
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