Product Description
Kurzweil PC88mx Performance Controller
What a great sounding keyboard!!
About This Keyboard
This PC88mx seems to be in good condition with all of the keys and buttons working properly. Cosmetically it just has a few scratches here and there as you might expect on a used keyboard. It includes a power adapter and a padded carrying case.
PC88mx Overview
The PC88 is a self-contained portable keyboard that features quick and intuitive access to 64 (and optionally more) internal sounds derived from Kurzweil’s renowned ROM samples. It can produce up to 32-note polyphony in full stereo, and lets you layer as many as 4 sounds at once. Built-in reverb and chorus are also provided, and there’s a sophisticated on-board arpeggiator for composing, performing, or just fooling around.
Thirty-two versatile MIDI Setups are provided to let you start making great music immediately. You can also use these Setups as templates, or create new Setups from the Internal Voices.
Furthermore, the PC88 is a high-quality MIDI keyboard controller, with 88-key weighted action, adjustable velocity and pressure (aftertouch) curves, two programmable on-board wheels, four sliders, three buttons, and jacks for two footswitches and four continuous control pedals. Data on four independent MIDI channels can be sent simultaneously, using four different “zones”, each of which has its own key range — which can overlap with any others —and its own controller definitions, as well as the ability to be muted or soloed instantly. Other features allow merging and remapping of incoming MIDI data (listening on all 16 channels), and the ability to go instantaneously from one complex setup to another.
Finally, the PC88 is a versatile multitimbral instrument that can be used to complement any MIDI setup. With the optional plug-in VGM (Voice/GM expansion) board, the PC88 becomes a top-of-the-line General MIDI instrument, for use in education, multimedia production, games, and other exciting applications. In addition to expanding the PC88’s complement of sounds to match the General MIDI spec, the VGM board adds 12 sets of drum and percussion sounds, and doubles the PC88’s maximum polyphony to 64 notes.
The PC88MX is a now-discontinued portable keyboard that was first released by Kurzweil back in 1997. Kurzweil designed it to be completely self-contained and it offers users access to up to 64 internal sounds that are all taken from their renowned ROM samples. The PC88MX is able to produce 32-note polyphony in full stereo and is also capable of layering a maximum of four sounds at the same time. For effects, the PC88MX offers built-in reverb as well as chorus. Also, the PC88MX features a sophisticated onboard arpeggiator, which is useful for performing or composing.
The PC88MX can also be used as a high-quality MIDI controller and features 88 keys. These keys have weighted action, adjustable velocity, and aftertouch. The PC88MX also has two programmable on-board wheels, four sliders, as well as three buttons. It even has jacks for two footswitches and four continuous control pedals.
The PC88MX provides users with a total of thirty-two versatile MIDI setups. This allows users to start making music immediately, but in addition to using these setups as templates, it is also possible to create your own new setups from the internal voices. This keyboard allows data on four independent MIDI channels to be sent simultaneously by making use of different "zones." These four zones have their own key range and can also overlap with any of the others. The zones can even be muted or soloed instantly. Incoming MIDI data can also be merged or remapped.
Another highlight of the PC88MX for its time was that it is compatible with an optional plug-in Voice/GM expansion board. One of these could be used to turn the PC88MX into a General MIDI instrument. This board did more than just expand the PC88MX's sounds to match the General MIDI spec, but also adds 12 sets of drum and percussion sounds for you to use. Even better, using a plug-in Voice/GM expansion board also doubles the maximum polyphony of the PC88MX to a total of 64 notes.
At the time of its release, the PC88MX was praised for its rich piano sounds and the fact that Kurzweil focused on quality instead of quantity when it came to sounds. The response from the keys is also great as this is a keyboard that was geared for performance. Finally, it was a very user-friendly instrument. Kurzweil replaced the PC88MX with the PC2, which features more sounds, but the original is still sought after for its classy look. Musicians who made use of the PC88MX include David Bach, Martin Guigui, Myron McKinley, John Novello, Amanda Palmer, and David Rosenthal.
We will do our best to accurately describe the item in the listing but, unless otherwise noted, all items are used and should be expected to show varying levels of wear and tear from regular use. We only test to the level of our ability so some functions could be defective without our knowledge. Please feel free to email any additional questions. All keyboards are guaranteed to be non-doa but are otherwise non-returnable unless approved by customer service. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. We ship only within the contiguous US and shipping carriers may vary depending on your location.
