AllanH Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The other day I stumbled across the OrKeystra performance from NAMM 2015 with Jordan Rudess. What a great performance (highly recommended): This somehow made me think of my PC88mx and the built-in demo. I always thought it had a Rick Wakeman sound, but now it sounded a bit like Rudess, too. Using Google, apparently the PC88MX demo was done by Jordan Rudess. https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/1042183/Re_fave_built_in_demos Hopefully this is not too far off topic I thought it was neat to finally be able to place my all-time favorite demo. Kurzweil, Pianoteq, EWQL, SPA, CSS, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Kewl "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Havu Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm getting a PC88 this week. I'll def have to check that out. Hardware Yamaha DX7, PSR-530, MX61/Korg Karma/Ensoniq ESQ-1/Roland VR-760/Hydrasynth Deluxe/ Behringer DeepMind12, Model D, Odyssey, 2600/Arturia Keylab MKII 61 Software Studio One/V Collection 9/Korg Collection 5/Cherry Audio/UVI SonicPass/EW Composer Cloud/Omnisphere, Stylus RMX, Trilian/IK Total Studio 3.5 MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanH Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 The PC88 is an incredible instrument given it's from ~1995. The majority of the instruments still sound good. Enjoy! Kurzweil, Pianoteq, EWQL, SPA, CSS, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyray Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I sold my Kurzweil PC88 about a year ago. It is a great keyboard for the money but it weighs a lot but I have my man card so was not really a problem but sometimes I wish I had it back. The strings were awesome. I sold it for $375 but it is not comparable to my K2 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Aren't all PC88's actions beat to hell by now? How do people keep these things going? Stuff and things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAD Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The PC88MX was the "piano" I learned to play on. Mine died years ago, but it served me well for quite some time, both home and later live as a controller. "Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time." Ornette Coleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Åslund Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 My old PC88 still holds together, somehow.... I bought it new in '95 when I was 17 with a lot of funding from my parents. Sure, I've replaced a few key weights over the years, and I haven't used any internal sounds the last ten years (but the sound engine still works), but it still serves well as a midi controller and weighted keys for my Nord Stage sw73. The keybed squeaks and makes clunking noises, but it's perfectly playable. I guess it will work a couple of more years before it dies. Too much stuff, too little time, too few gigs, should spend more time practicing...! 🙄 main instruments: Nord Stage 3 compact, Yamaha CP88, Kurzweil PC4, Viscount KeyB Legend Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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