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Just read on the Mastering Vast forum that the Forte will be able to load user samples with 3,75 Gb of memory dedicated to this. Potential Kronos rival?
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marc1 · Full Member Joined: 04 May 2015 Posts: 119

aron · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:22 pm Post subject:

Yes potential rival for one part of the Kronos - maybe 2. Still got around 7 more engines to go. Laughing

Seriously, I like Kurzweil but I had the most problems with mine. Great sound, old interface (on mine). Great company and great support.
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EvilDragon · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't really call it a rival - Forte is marketed as a stage piano, not a workstation. Even though it does have some workstation-like possibilities. In any case, this is quite a huge deal, and IMHO it destroys the like of Nord Stage 2 in pretty much almost every aspect now (other than one control per function design that is inherent to Nords).

SteelBreeze · Joined: 29 Jan 2016 Posts: 30

Now I'm thinking to sell my K-73X, bring a Forte and a 61-key Kronos. Too bad the local Kurzweil support in Israel is pure shite.
Well, it seems the Forte is both a Nord Stage and Yamaha Montage killer with 3.375GB of sample memory. It's good to hear Kurz's back in the game Smile

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aron · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:25 pm Post subject:

Kurzweil was always in the game IMO. My PC361 sounded awesome! For me, it was similar for gigging to the Kronos. The engine was powerful, but the Kronos takes it over the top with the UI. The Kronos is lighter which was a plus for me - just a few pounds though.
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burningbusch · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:11 am Post subject:

I think it's great. It's no where near the capabilities of the Kronos with sample streaming from SSD, but it's better than the direction Yamaha took going from 4GB down to 1.75GB.

Busch.
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PCFREE · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:31 am Post subject:

Kurzweil samples have tended to be much smaller than most yet still high quality. Let's hope this larger memory doesn't mean sample developers will start developing much larger libraries for not much more quality. Size isn't always and indicator of quality.
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coyote144 · Approved Merchant Joined: 29 Apr 2012 Posts: 201

there is no more value added to the PC3, now. Forte was already able to read large factory sample bank for its piano sound, already much better than PC3. Now, importing user sample will be possible. Forte is defintitively the best Kurzweil synth ever. Really!
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EvilDragon · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:05 pm Post subject:

Bachus · Platinum Member Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 3127

EvilDragon · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:51 pm Post subject:

That's cool, although IMHO kind of a waste of R&D if it's marketed as a STAGE PIANO (as in: not a workstation)... but oh well. Riffs - very cool and usable in a stage piano context (having some accompaniment, for example). Sequencer - absolutely not necessary methinks.

I'd rather if Kurzweil actually focused on bringing the continuation of K series, propelling VAST into 21st century with faster modulation, feedback routing, more interesting DSP blocks (for example: granular, FM without using sine+shaper kludge, physical modeling, and so on), even more processing muscle so that aliasing is minimized across the board, and so on...

But hey... they're already being overly stretched across too few people maintaining too many products at once...

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EvilDragon · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:50 pm Post subject:

PCFREE · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:53 pm Post subject:

Is this the new Kurzweil forum ? Laughing

Do you think there won't be another k series successor for a few years?
I wonder if there'll be a 61 key version of the forte....
I don't recall any manufacturer doing a 61 Key stage piano !
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