Kurzweil 3000 files readable software#

So I'm not really against Kurzweil I just think they should try to build more attractive gear. One thing I'm interested in is to see how well it interprets my VAST good old ensoniq EPS/ASR library. The programming I did do on the PC361 I had was mainly centered around making some favourite K2000 patches FUNction correctly. so it might be a good covid boredom solution to finally do so after many years. So sue me.)īut all of this programming talk makes me kind of curious after all so I might pick up a used Kurz and see if can give it another chance My friend - the composer Marcus Fjellström (RIP sadly) - once suggested me to really dive into the VAST architecture. I sold my last K2000 and kept 1080 & XP80. Not as big a difference to what I've seen & heard made with VAST. Multiple syncable LFOs, different filter types etc. (As an example of my JV structure programming I've found ways to achieve PWM, FM synthesis and more. But I think price is a very important factor as well. Might see things another way if I tested them side by side. The hardware aspect of the machines is where my example Juno DS simply would satisfy my needs 'for all that' and beyond Wurlies, EPs and so forth.

Kurzweil 3000 files readable software#

Have done lots with JV/XP structures and so on & learned the Roland UI which was an easy thing to do - so I guess Kurz just came in with a rather cumbersome UI in a time when I moved on to software basically - for all of the deeper synthesis experimentation that I do. I personally value what I can maximize and be inspired with - and I never got really curious with the Kurz machines. Safe, traditional, absolutely no surprises. Makes me think these are the guys who always orders Vesuvio if they are at a pizza place. Guess what? Some boring people turned the idea down without even thinking about it. Really looked nicer and more typographically correct. I am a pixel designer as well and I suggested a better UI to my PC3 and uploaded a picture of a display UI I created. Discussions here tend to lean towards that's maybe what's the users are like as well. Many of Kurzweil's machines just feel like they were designed by utterly boring people. A visually striking less Lexus looking and more Porsche looking instrument certainly would make me more curious. Still: Would have a Kurz in minutes if they ever created something not looking and feeling like 1992 all the time. If people knew who they talked to perhaps this forum might become respectful and balanced some day. Extremely fiddly and cumbersome & quite unattractive UI and physical design - my cons.

Well built, surprisingly good sounds - that's my pros. Yes and I have used just about all Kurzweil models. Aside from that I personally use software for more esoteric sounds and I guess that goes for many others as well. I would find it quite challenging to truly find something in the Kurzweil world that the DS 'absolutely' could not match. The DS is very very fun to play and comes with great sounds. Juno DS is a modern day XV-5080 in a cheap good casing (three sizes 61, 76 & 88) and I as a die hard programmer see no problems choosing that one instead of equipment 3-4 times more expensive. I understand Kurzweil has a fanbase and a following but this gets more and more narrow as years go by & as other development surpasses the limits while delivering more fun UIs. It's got more under its hood than you might think.

However I do like nice new hardware and the Juno DS delivers this at a great price point. What are we going to compare this with next? 'PSR all the way'? 'Casiotone all the way'?Isn't it! I for one didn't compare as much I did think about how old and theoretical the Kurzweil system is & how much software does all of that and beyond for me and many others.