Stage Piano Kurzweil SP5-8

Kurzweil SP5-8

With the Kurzweil SP5-8 stage piano you can hit the stage with confidence. You get some of the best sounds from Kurzweil's acclaimed PC3 Series, including the KB3 organ and a world-class string section. The SP5-8 is also a formidable MIDI controller, with up to four configurable zones and 22 controllers per zone. And the feel will let you play virtually any style with ease, because Kurzweil's LK40GH fully weighted action balances the traditional feel of a piano with the speed needed for synths, clav, and organ sounds. However you use it, you'll sound great with the Kurzweil SP5-8 stage piano.

Top-notch sounds from the PC3 Series

Whether you're playing at church or on a national tour, you'll have the sounds you need with the SP5-8 stage piano. Kurzweil selected sounds from their renowned PC3 Series of keyboards to bring you some of the best organs, strings, synthesizers, pianos, and other staple sounds that you've ever heard.

Highly acclaimed feel and playability

The SP5-8 uses Kurzweil's LK40GH fully-weighted keybed. They say the feel is close enough for a traditional pianist to enjoy playing piano sounds, while it also has the speed and response you'd want for organs, EPs, clavs and synths too. Especially if your performances require you to play many styles in a single set, you'll feel right at home with the SP5-8.

Multi-timbral for powerful production capabilities

Because the SP5-8 stage piano has a 16-part multi-timbral engine inside, it's a great production tool for any studio. When you factor in the powerful MIDI control, the convenient USB connection, and of course the amazing array of fantastic sounds, you'll see how the SP5-8 can be such a powerful addition to your productions.

Features

• 88-key stage piano with a wide selection of sounds from the PC3 Series of keyboards
• Fully weighted hammer-action keybed has the speed and response needed for synths and EPs too
• Easy to create custom splits with up to four zones
• Dozens of complex effects chains available to polish your sounds
• 16-part multi-timbral capability makes this a powerful production tool

Characteristics

• Keyboard: 88-key, fully-weighted graded hammer-action with velocity and pressure sensitive adjustable keys (LK40GH)
• Display: 2x20 character LCD w/ front-panel contrast adjust
• Polyphony: 64 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated
• Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)
• Quick Split/Layer: Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 4 zones)
• Factory Presets: 861 (taken from the acclaimed PC3 sound set, including select KB3 organs and KVA synths)
• User Presets: 64
• Factory MIDI Setups: 65
• User MIDI Setups: 64 (with 4 programmable zones for splits and layers)
• Effects: Dozens of complex effect chains taken from the PC3, with everything from concert hall reverbs to amplifier simulations and rotary effects
• Controllers: Pitch wheel, Modulation wheel, 5 front panel sliders (with a 3-tiered shift button), 1 programmable front panel switch, 2 mono switch pedal inputs, 1 continuous control pedal input
• Analog Outputs: Two 1/4" balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs)
• Headphones: 1 rear panel 1/4” headphone output
• MIDI: In, Out
• USB: Complete MIDI functionality over USB, User program/setup file transfer to/from PC/Mac, Operating System updates from PC/Mac
• FREE OS Updates: OS updates over USB
• Included Accessories: Power cable, Switch pedal, USB cable, (4) self adhesive feet
• Height: 4.7" (12cm)
• Depth: 13.8" (35cm)
• Length: 54.8" (139.2cm)
• Weight: 46.3 lb. (21.0 kg)
• Power: External 15VDC 1.0A power supply
• Warranty: 12 month