Kurzweil Forte SE 88-Key Stage Piano Keyboard

Stage Piano + Synthesizer + Workstation Following the standard of sonic excellence established by the Forte®, the Forte® SE brings your performance to new heights with its astonishing sound quality, dependability and user-friendly operation.

SOUNDS 2 Gigabytes of Sounds! Hear the new High Definition Japanese Grand (optimized especially for the SE) and German D Grand, featuring “KSR” – Kurzweil String Resonance. Also included are a wide selection of tailored sounds from the acclaimed Forte® (EP, Clav, Celeste, Crotales, Harpsichord), as well as PC3 Series and KORE 64™ expansions – all handcrafted to deliver unprecedented expressiveness with an obsessive attention to detail.

V2.00 adds 256 new Programs plus over 80 new Multis!

Patented FlashPlay® Technology Flash-Play® powers the Forte® SE with 2 GB of on-board sample content with zero-loading time, loads of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance.

188 Megabytes User Sample Memory Now load up to 188 MB of your own custom samples into non-volatile flash memory. Supported sample formats: .WAV, .AIF (up to 16 bit / 96kHz) and Kurzweil formats (.P3K, .KRZ, .K25, .K26).

V.A.S.T. Editing Deep editing? Look no further. The Forte® SE 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® SE offers a wealth of sound creation and modification that is truly immense.

Powerful FX Engine Now featuring 32 FX units of horsepower. Enjoy award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more including the new Spectral 4-Tap and Spectral 6-Tap FX – all fully editable from the user-interface.

K.S.R. – Kurzweil String Resonance Piano string resonance modeling for enhanced acoustic piano performance!

KB3 ToneReal™ Organs Modeled after classic organs. Featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars.

PERFORMANCE 88-note Italian Hammer-Action Keyboard Every sound within the Forte® SE is perfectly matched to its 88-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch.

Multitrack Sequencer NEW! Built-in multitrack sequencer with extensive editing tools.

8 Arpeggiators! Looking for a pulse? Activate up to 8 independent Arps (1 per program, 8 per Multi) and discover the new ‘Step Sequencer’ environment!

Live Audio Input w/ FX Plug in and jam along with your favorite music player. The 1/8″ (3.5mm) Audio Input sports its own dedicated real-time FX. Sweeten your backing tracks for live performance and internally mix the signal with the Forte SE’s own output.

CONTROLS Front Panel Master 3-Band EQ Room too boomy? No problem. Dial it in with the Master EQ section featuring Bass, Treble, a sweepable Midrange and on/off switch.

23 Programmable Physical Controllers 9 Sliders, 11 Switches, 2 Wheels, 2 Switch Pedal Inputs (which support 2 half-damper pedals for pianos, or up to 4 switch pedals), 1 Continuous Control Pedal Input and Aftertouch.

• (1 sustain/switch pedal is included).

Easy Access Controls Pitch/Modulation wheels along with dedicated -/+ Transpose and sound Variation controls conveniently located right on the front panel.

USER INTERFACE Sound Selection Easy Category and Program/Multi selection. Save your own preset for each Category. New ‘Surf-n-Select’ navigation allows you to search for and pre-select your next Program/Multi without interrupting the current selection.

Favorites Section Access your Favorite sounds with ONE button press! Conveniently located right below the Forte® SE’s display.

Software Editors Get deeper into editing your Forte® SE’s Programs, Multis and Effects!

Technical Specifications

• Keyboard: 88 note fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys (Fatar TP/100LR)

• Display: 240×64 pixel monochrome LCD with front-panel contrast adjust

• Polyphony: 128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated

• Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)

• Architecture: Dynamic VAST: Powerful synthesis engine, with user programmable DSP algs and routing. More DSP power than even our K Series instruments.

• VA1 Inside: anti-aliasing, power-shaped oscillators and DSP processing from Kurzweil’s VA1 concept synth, capable of delivering authentic analog emulations as well as incredibly complex new sounds.

• Cascade Mode: lets the user route one layer through the DSP of any other layer within a program – up to 32 consecutive layers deep!

• Quick Split/Layer: Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 8 zones)

• Sample Flash Memory: 188 MB of re-loadable, non-volatile, user flash memory

• Factory Programs: 512

• User Programs: 1024

• Factory Multis: 182 – featuring up to 8 independent zones

• User Multis: 1024

• Favorites: 10

• General MIDI: No

• Kurzweil String Resonance: Yes

• Master EQ Section: Front-panel 3-band EQ with sweepable mid and on/off switch

• Effects: Hundreds of complex effect chains, incorporated into programs featuring our award winning effects – reverbs, delays, chorus, flange, phaser, EQs, distortions, rotary speaker simulators, compressors, and more

• ⋅32 total FX units

• Controllers: 1 pitch wheel

• 1 modulation wheel

• 9 front panel sliders

• 9 switches (assignable/zone mutes/KB3 control)

• 1 variation switch

• 1 Arp switch

• 2 transpose switches

• *2 switch pedal inputs (1 switch/sustain pedal is included)

• 1 continuous control pedal inputs

• monopressure (aftertouch)(*supports dual switch and half-damper for pianos / dual & half-damper pedals sold separately)

• Sequencer: 16 Tracks; 960 PPQ resolution and MMC support. Song editing functions include both event and track-based tools like quantize, swing, remap, controller scaling and more. Controller chasing and a global “set song length” functions are also featured.

• Arpeggiators: 1-per Program, 8-per Multi

• Analog Outputs: • Two 1/4″ balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs)

• • +21dBu maximum output

• • 50Ω balanced source impedance

• Audio Inputs: One stereo 1/8″ back-panel input (with FX) for connecting your favorite MP3 player or other audio source for accompaniment playback

• Headphones: • 1 back-panel 1/4″ headphone output

• • 130mW into 32 ohm headphones

• MIDI: In, Out

• USB: • Two USB ports (one A port / one B port)

• • Complete MIDI functionality over USB

• • User program/multi file transfer to/from PC/Mac/Flash Drive

• • Operating System updates from PC/Mac/Flash Drive

• Software Editors: External editors for Mac OS X, Windows PC and iOS devices

• FREE OS Updates: OS updates over USB and/or Flash Drive

• Included Accessories: Power cable, Switch pedal, USB cable, (4) self adhesive feet

• Height: (5.2″) (13.2cm)

• Depth: (15.2″) (38.6cm)

• Length: (48.9″) (124.2cm)

• Weight: (40.8 lb.) (18.5 kg)

• Power: Internal Power Supply, free voltage 100-265VAC 50/60Hz, 10W max

Whats In The Box

• Keyboard
• Power cable
• Switch pedal
• USB cable
• (4) self adhesive feet