Hi all I'm new to this forum,but have been using Kurz keyboards for over 20 years(PC88).I have recently purchased the MODX 8 primarily because of its weight ,30LBS, and a good piano sound in the store.At that time the PC4 was not on the market.Took me a month to realize that I did not like
the MODX8.The keys are very plasticky tried to get used to the plastic feel(no way) there is a myriad of things the MODX can't do that the Kurz will do.One of the most important functions lacking on the MODX is the lack of assignable sliders,knobs etc.The multis are impossible to change without
having to adjust all the volumes,off course you can save a volume but if you need to adjust for particular room it does not carry over to the next multi you use, the list goes on and on,but the most annoying thing is on the gig the MODX sounds thin,really thin.I have purchased a PC4 sight unseen
because Kurzweil is not sold in New Jersey I will not receive my PC4 until mid January.I'm working on faith and experience, I really know the OS, it really is quite good,you are almost unlimited in what you can do it will conform to any configuration you need.As far as the key bed goes,well that's a
matter of taste,I have played many pianos and every one of them had a different feeling action,I'm sure you all would agree.I do consider an 88 key keyboard to be geared towards the piano player.I have no problem playing any other sounds(Pads,Strings,synth,etc)on a weighted board. I do trust
Kurzweil and think there products are pretty good, I hope I'm not disappointed.There has been a OS upgrade for the PC4 and I have included a list of improvements that have been made, they have Made a revision to the Key Bed action.
Kurzweil PC4 1.06 Update
11/12/19
Past Release Notes
Version 1.06 Release Notes
(OS 4.18.32782 / Object 1.00.21)
MULTI MODE:
Fixes/Improvements:
EDIT / ARP / CC SEQ - After saving a new Arp or CC Seq preset, it is now selected.
EDIT - Fixed a rare crash that would sometimes occur after editing the FX chain of a KB3 program from within multi mode.
PROGRAM MODE:
Features:
Over 100 new FM programs.
Fixes/Improvements:
FM Engine - Improvements in voice allocation, voice stealing, layer cascading, and Program editing.
VAST Engine - Improvements in Oscillator Key Sync and XFADE Alg.
EDIT - The ChanCnt control source now properly sends values 1-127 when 1-127 voices are active.
EDIT - New Mode button shortcuts: The soft button functions for Layer Solo, Layer Mute, FX bypass and Edit Compare can now also be controlled using the MODE buttons. In Program Edit Mode:
Press the Program Mode button to toggle the layer Solo function.
Press the Multi Mode button to toggle the layer Mute function.
Press the Song Mode button to toggle the FX Bypass function.
Press the Global Mode button to toggle the Compare function.
EDIT / COMMON - Tuning Map implementation improved.
EDIT / Keymap - Playback Mode can no longer be changed for FM layers.
EDIT / KEYMAP / SAMPLE - Improvements to sample editing.
EDIT / ARP - Arpeggiator implementation improved.
EDIT / ARP / CC SEQ - After saving a new Arp or CC Seq preset, it is now selected.
EDIT / CC SEQ - CC Sequencer implementation improved.
EDIT / CC SEQ - Changing CC Seq presets now works in all cases.
GLOBAL MODE:
Features:
MAIN 1 - "Show Controllers" now offers the added option of "Yes Including Pedals".
Fixes/Improvements:
MAIN 1 - Display = Quick Access view: Keypad and User buttons now reflect proper LED state.
MAIN 1 - Display = Quick Access view: double button press of Channel Up/Down buttons selects QA Bank 1.
MAIN 1 - Display = Quick Access view: the QA Bank name is now also shown when the Global Mode Show Zone Info parameter is set to Yes.
OBJECTS - Improvements for Object and QA Bank utilities.
GENERAL:
Fixes/Improvements:
Keyboard Action: Improved velocity curve.
CANCEL/DELETE button working in Naming pages.
Past Release Notes
Version 1.00 - Sept 2019
Initial Release
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