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Kurzweil K2500RS

Rackmount digital synthesizer / sampler

The rack version of the classic Kurzweil K2500 digital synthesizer / sampler

Kurzweil K2500RS audio demos

Kurzweil K2500RS photos

Kurzweil K2500RS manuals

Kurzweil K2500RS specs

Year of release: 1996
Polyphony:48 voices
Sound generation method: PCM
ROM8 Megabytes of 16-bit sample ROM, including acoustic instrumental sounds, waveforms,
and noise
Preset memories199 factory preset programs, and 100 factory preset setups
Display240 x 64-pixel backlit fluorescent graphic display with adjustable contrast (backlit blue)
MIDI:in, out, thru
Sound expansion capabilities:Diskette, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Sequenceryes
Arpeggiatorno
Effectsyes
Velocityyes
Aftertouchyes
AccessoriesSampler board, disks, SIMMS, output board
Dimensions16.9 in.* 43 cm. width
13.9 in. 35.4 cm. depth
5.1 in. 13 cm. height
Weight24.65 lb. 11.2 kg.

Kurzweil K2500RS links

https://kurzweil.com

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Yamaha A4000

Digital professional sampler

The successor to the A3000.  The A4000 (and its bigger brother, the A5000) is an exquisite-sounding sampler.  It’s truly a powerhouse and comes with a very large library of sounds on CD-ROMs.  This line of samplers came out in 1999, just before the soft synth and soft sampler craze started.  The on-board effects in particular, make this machine very unique, and its “sonic character” is warm, imparting some sort of “analogness” to sounds sampled into it.

This sampler was embraced by the dance community – especially because features like loop divide, and the numerous great-sounding effects make it especially adept to House, Dance, Techno and Trance.

Yamaha A4000 audio demos

The Yamaha A4000 comes with four demo floppy disks, and several CD-ROMs full of sounds:

Demonstration floppy disk 1 ”A4000-A5000”
Demonstration floppy disk 2 ”Rainkiss”
Demonstration floppy disk 3 ”A-Dream”
Demonstration floppy disk 4 ”CheckMe!”

Piano / Keyboards (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-101)

Guitar / Bass (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-102)

Brass / Wind Instruments (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-103)

Strings / Choir (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-104)

Real Drums (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-105)

World / Latin Instruments (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-106)

Syntraxx / Loops (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-201)

DJ / Producer Tool Kit (from the included Factory CD-ROM PSLCD-202)

Standards – Yamaha Professional Studio Library

The A4000 also comes with a CD containing software and the rest of the tracks are high-quality samples taken from popular sample CDs, from noted sample manufacturer AMG.

Yamaha A4000 photos

Yamaha A4000 manuals

Yamaha A4000 specs

  • Powerful synth engine and FX;
  • Vast library of sounds included
  • Easy to use once learned the OS;
  • Expansion capability
Year of release:1999
Sound generation method:sampling
Polyphony:64-voice
Tone generation methodAWM2
Sampling frequency44.1, 22.05, 11.025 kHz, 5.5125 kHz (mono and stereo)
Responds to velocity:yes
Aftertouchyes
MIDI:in, out, thru
Sound expansion capabilities:yes – via CD-ROMs, hard drives etc.
Sequencer:Real-time recording and playback
Effects:yes
Controls:rotary knobs
Dimensions:Two-space rackmount unit
W 480 mm x D 461 mm x H 90 mm (18-7/8” x 18-1/8” x 3-9/16”)
Weight: 8.0 kg (17lbs 10oz)