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Product Description
Introducing the Kurzweil Forte 7. The most advanced keyboard to ever wear the Kurzweil logo - now in a more portable 76-note, fully-weighted package.
16 Gigabytes of All New Sounds!
New, hand-selected German and vintage Japanese concert grand pianos, as well as new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion, all delivered with unprecedented expressiveness and an obsessive attention to detail.
Patented FlashPlay® Technology
Flash-Play® provides the Forte® 7 with a staggering amount of horse-power; 16 GB sample content with zero-loading time, heaping mounds of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance.
V.A.S.T. Editing
Deep native editing? Look no further. The Forte® now grants full access to Kurzweil's legendary Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology directly from the front panel. With 32-layers per program, each offering its own signal path and a host of modular DSP tools, the Forte® 7 offers a wealth of sound creation and modification that is truly immense.
KB3 ToneReal™ Organs
Modeled after classic Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs. Featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars. With the latest OS , KB3 is now Polyphony Free*, no longer using any of the Forte® 7's 128 voices!
(*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs)
Powerful FX Engine
Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more - now all fully editable from the user-interface.K.S.R. - Kurzweil String Resonance
Forte FX Piano string resonance modeling for enhanced acoustic piano performance!
76-note Italian Hammer-Action Keyboard
Every sound within the Forte® 7 is perfectly matched to its 76-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch.
16 Arpeggiators!
Looking for a pulse? Activate up to 16 independent Arps (1 per program, 16 per Multi) and discover the new 'Step Sequencer' environment!CONTROLS
Front Panel Master Compressor & 3-Band EQ
Room too boomy? Need to add some punch? No problem. Dial it in with the Master Compressor & EQ section featuring Bass, Treble and sweepable Midrange.
23 Programmable Physical Controllers
9 Sliders (with brilliant LED ladders), 6 Switches, 2 Wheels, 3 Switch Pedal Inputs (which support half-damper for pianos), 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs and Aftertouch. (1 sustain/switch pedal is included).
Easy Access Controls
Pitch/Modulation wheels along with dedicated-/+ Transpose, Tap Tempo and sound Variation controls conveniently located right on the front panel.
Widescreen Color Display
Navigate the Forte® 7 with a new 4.3” 480x272 widescreen color LCD display.
Sound Selection
Easy Category and Program/Multi selection. Save your own preset for each Category.
Favorites Section
Access your 10 Favorite sounds with ONE button press! Conveniently located right below the Forte® 7's display.
(With the latest OS there are now 50 Banks of 10 Favorites, providing up to 500 total favorites!)
Software Editors
Get deeper into editing your Forte® 7 Programs, Multis and Effects!
Specifications
| Aftertouch | Yes |
|---|---|
| Analog or Digital | |
| Arpeggiator | Yes |
| Effects | |
| Input Connectors | 3.5 mm TRS |
| Key Type | |
| MIDI Connections | |
| Number of Keys | |
| Output Connectors | 1/4-inch TS |
| Polyphony | |
| Sequencer | |
| Sound Engine | |
| Synthesizer Format | |
| Velocity Sensitive | Yes |
| Device interface | USB |