StevieJams

Cool thread, gentlemen. Keith used a Kurzweil K250 extensively on the ELPowell Record. It was one of the hottest synths out at that time. All the drum kits have the finger snap, sand paper, claps - the exact ones used on the record - and such mapped out at the top of the keyboard. It was easy to make a split, with a layer of the choir pad (with filter) on the bottom, and only the percussion at the top. I've owned a K250 RMX since the 80s and have covered Touch and Go verbatim, thanks to the K250 sounds and the myriad of FM and analog synths I layered to get "that magic horn" sound. I have covered The Score with a band, and also with an elaborate sequence - also verbatim - thanks to the K250 and all the magic synths that Keith used in the mid 80s. I also covered Mars, The Bringer of War al la ELPowell at the NAMM Show years ago. Ironically, it was as a guest artist for, you guessed it.....Kurzweil Music Systems. I only used K Series synths for the show and it sounded amazing. Lots of programming and sound design. Come and see The Score again at this year's Synthplex. I will be performing it, along with Karn Evil 9 - the entire 1st Impression in the Keith Emerson Tribute. Show is March 26, at 7PM. Burbank Marriott Hotel in Burbank, CA. See you there.