PK-6 Proteus Keys
64-voice expandable synthesizer
A good all-purpose synthesizer, most suitable for pop-rock genres with the stock factory sounds, but expandable via 16 or 32 MB SIMMS, available for many genres like techno, vintage, world, classical etc. "PK" stands for "Proteus Keyboard".
Factory Demo Sequences:
Stream all audio examples below:
| User Bank 0, PK-6 Bank 4 | |
| 0. jam:Grand Piano | A nice grand piano, full-bodied and jazzy. The mod wheel brightens up the sound. |
| 1. jam:EP | Ultra-cool, '60s-style Fender Rhodes electric piano. Mellow character, Mk1-style. |
| 2. jam:ClavFunk | Vintage-sounding Clavinet |
| 3. jam:B There | This one is a screamer: overdriven Hammond B-3 with fast Leslie engaged. |
| 4. jam:Reel Wurly | Very cool and vibey Wurlitzer EP-200 sound. The mod wheel adds a great-sounding chorused tremolo effect. |
| 5. jam:Gtr & Choir | Dreamy and hypnotic guitar and choir combo. Perfect for smooth jazz. |
| 6. jam:Brass | Standard brass ensemble |
| 10. jam:Orchestral | Epic and majestic orchestral setup. |
| 14. jam:Solo & Sctn | Classy chamber orchestra |
| 15. jam:FM JazzSplit | Nice! Two of the most typical FM sounds, e.bass and e.piano. These are the '80s!! |
| 19. key:Synthetic | Typical '80s synth |
| 28. key:Easy Tine | Excellent, dreamy tine electric piano - L.A. style circa 1984. |
| 30. key:Wash Out | Very cool pad sound - the modulation wheel opens up the filter and introduces the "whoosh" sound. |
| 37. mix:Bass&Piano | Standard bass/piano sound. |
| 46. mix:Nock Back | Intriguing, different synth setup - with a cool echoed synth. |
| 47. bas:Fatty | Mega-fat electronic bass |
| 50. bas:Sluggo | Heavily detuned synth bass. Works as a solo synth too. |
| 51. bas:Perc DX | Classic FM DX100 "Solid Bass" sound. |
| 52. led:MellowPercLd | Very mellow and nostalgic '70s Minimoog solo sound. |
| 57. led:R&B Lead | Another Minimoog solo type sound. |
| 59. orc:Str+Winds | Classic orchestral combo. |
| 68. syn:Deluxxe | Full-synth setup. |
| 69. syn:Exlastic | Nice resonant sweeps |
| 72. syn:The Praise | Very nice chapel organ. |
| 73. syn:IndianGarden | Outstanding sitar emulation. Velocity triggers pitch envelope. |
| 78. pad:Simplex | Beautiful preset!!! A gorgeous, mysterious string pad- but the aftertouch engages the filter and takes it to the next level - sci-fi. |
| 82. brs:SoloTrumpet1 | Standard trumpet |
| 85. vox:Vapor Vox | Dazzling synth pad - the mod wheel acts on the filter. Oddly, this can resemble a train horn! |
| 90. sfx:Bellagio | Charming Italian town/Las Vegas hotel/casino gives us a Lovely shimmering pad - with bells in the background. |
| 91. arp:New Aging | The arpeggiator in action - and beautifully so. |
| 103. arp:ElectroGroov | Very, very cool electronic groove |
| 110. kit:Wide Dance | Note how clean, punchy and powerful the drum samples are on this machine. |
| 115. bts:Perc Jam | Funky percussion jam. This is the Beats mode. |
| 116. bts:Bass Patrol | Modern techno-house beat. |
| 118. bts:FaithHealer | Great drum 'n' bass pattern. |
| 127. bts:Statik One | Another excellent d 'n' b pattern. |
| User Bank 1, PK-6 Bank 0 | |
| 2. str:Golden | Sweet and graceful violins. |
| 3. bas:Sustainer | Hip fingered bass. |
| 4. gtr:Clean String | Clean Stratocaster sound. |
| 14. bpm:Trekia | Beautiful sound!!! A bubbling bass on the left, and a silky string ensemble on the right, while the velocity-switched filter adds character. |
| 57. key:B-3 Lo/Hi | The mod wheel switches from slow to fast Leslie. |
| 60. key:B-3 Leakage | Uncanny emulation |
| 72. bas:ATC 3* | Wonderful deep synth bass - presumably sampled from a Studio Electronics ATC-series synth |
| 93. bas:Slap 1 | Solid and realistic slap bass. |
| 105. bas:Upright 2 | Pleasing jazz contrabass. |
| 122. led:OneBigMoFo! | Fat Minimoog lead. |
| User Bank 2, PK-6 Bank 1 | |
| 0. kit:Acoustic 1&2 | Excellent studio drums. |
| 1. kit:Acoustic 3&4 | Very '80s-sounding kit. |
| 7. kit:Kit 05 | Contemporary hip-hop kit. |
| 11. kit:Kit 09 | Hypnotic trip-hop kit. |
| 37. bts:WhatNow!#$%? | Hip early 2000's beat. |
| 49. bts:Electro | Very cool synth+drum pattern. |
| 63. kit:KastOff | Vinyl-flavored loops |
| 107. prc:Kalimba | Splendid kalimba samples. |
| User Bank 3, PK-6 Bank 2 | |
| 19. led:HippoSauce | Love the name :-) Groovy Minimoog solo synth. |
| 21. vox:Aah 1 | Realistic choir samples. |
| 23. vox:Ooh 1 | Great for pads. |
| 25. vox:Filter 1 | E-mu filters are great. |
| 35. vox:Luna'sWood | Magnificent synth pad!!! |
| 43. str:Tron Strings | Realistic Mellotron strings |
| 72. orc:S.Sax&Winds | Breathy sax |
| 88. brs:Matrix Horn | Exquisite analog brass - presumably sampled from an Oberheim Matrix-series synth (Matrix-12 maybe?). |
| 91. wnd:Oboe | Nice oboe. |
| 92. wnd:Clarinet | Nice clarinet. |
| 105. gtr:Nylon | Fine acoustic guitar. |
| 106. gtr:Electric Pwr | Reminds me of the Eagles. |
| 109. gtr:Thrash Lead | Marvelously programmed distorted guitar! |
| 111. gtr:Surf 2 w | Delightful '60s sound |
| 121. gtr:Seduced | Ravishing guitar-synth sound! |
| PK-6 Bank 3 | |
| 0. pad:Richness | Alluring synth/string pad. |
| 3. pad:OutofTime | Fascinating and hypnotic nature pad. |
| 5. pad:OldSaws | Decent rendition of the ARP/Eminent Solina String Ensemble. |
| 7. pad:EvenMoEPIC! | Stunning soundtrack pad |
| 17. pad:Star Seeker | Pleasing vector-type synth pad |
| 18. pad:Trilogy | Exquisite pad |
| 20. pad:Paddy Cake | Very Jarre. |
| 48. syn:JP Six | Presumably sampled from a Roland Jupiter-6. |
| 54. syn:Ubu II | Intriguing throaty synth fx. |
| 56. syn:Matrix Pad | Gorgeous. These are the '80s. |
| 57. syn:CZone | Nicely sampled from the CZ-bass on the Casio CZ-line of synths. |
| 59. syn:Asian Dreams | Delightful Asian pad. |
| 75. sfx:Goblins | Out of this world synth fx. |
| 77. sfx:8BitGameOver | Nintendo time. |
| 80. arp:Synth Bass | Powerful!!! |
| 84. arp:Plucked 5ths | Hypnotic |
| 124. syn:Pliedes | Cool arpeggio. Maybe the programmer meant Pleiades?? |
PDF Manual found on line: PK-6RevE.pdf
| Year of release: | |
| Polyphony: | 64-voice |
| Sound generation method: | |
| Preset memories | |
| MIDI: | in, out, thru |
| Sound expansion capabilities: | yes, from 32 to 128 MB using SIMMS |
| Sequencer | no |
| Arpeggiator | yes, 16 simultaneously |
| Effects | yes |
| Touch sensitivity | yes |
| Aftertouch | yes |
The "Song made only with this instrument" trial: _________ The PK-6 performs well. Note in particular...
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| Home page | website. | |