{"product_id":"kurzweil-k2000rs-the-vast-synth-sampler-the-pros-quietly-swear-by","title":"Kurzweil K2000RS: The VAST Synth-Sampler the Pros Quietly Swear By","description":"\u003cp\u003eKurzweil built its name making the first machine that could fool you into hearing a real grand piano, then poured that obsession into the K2000. This is the rack version with the sampling option fitted, so it is two instruments in one: a 16-bit sampler that reviewers mention in the same breath as Fairlight and EMU, and a synthesizer running VAST, one of the deepest sound-design engines ever shipped. Load a sample, then route it through filters, DSP oscillators and a modulation matrix that behaves like a modular patchbay. Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode leaned on these. Twenty-four voices, sixteen parts, four-effect multi-FX, and SCSI for limitless storage. A workstation that still does things modern boxes cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVAST Synthesis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Variable Architecture lets you build custom signal paths from DSP blocks, a near-modular approach to sound design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16-Bit Sampler Onboard:\u003c\/strong\u003e The sampling option is fitted, so you can sample in mono or stereo, analog or digital, and mangle to taste.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 Voices, 16 Parts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proper polyphony and full multitimbral operation for layered productions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResonant Multimode Filter:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuinely musical digital filter with modulatable resonance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Modulation Matrix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Assign and combine modulation sources like an analog modular, for living, evolving patches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudio Multi-FX:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four simultaneous effects, including reverb, chorus, delay, flange and EQ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSCSI + Floppy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sample RAM expandable to 64MB, with SCSI storage for serious sample libraries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUp to 10 Outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rack-version routing for proper multitrack mixing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Equipboard rates the K2000RS's VAST engine as offering near-limitless sound design, and lists Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode among its users. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/equipboard.com\/items\/kurzweil-k2000rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Equipboard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1991 to 2000 (rackmount RS version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e VAST synthesizer and 16-bit sampler workstation (3U rack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolyphony:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 voices, dynamic allocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMultitimbral:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSampler:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16-bit, analog and digital sampling (option fitted on the RS), sample RAM expandable to 64MB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaveform ROM:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8MB (expandable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e digital multimode with modulatable resonance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffects:\u003c\/strong\u003e stereo multi-FX, four simultaneous (reverb, chorus, delay, flange, EQ)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e main stereo plus assignable (up to 10 on the rack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e internal 3.5\" floppy, SCSI (internal and external)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eControl:\u003c\/strong\u003e MIDI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e vintage unit; like most gear of this age it may benefit from a service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kurzweil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49711239790831,"sku":"264","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_3313_bf1f381b-ef07-4fca-8185-c767637afd1f.jpg?v=1781243426","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/kurzweil-k2000rs-the-vast-synth-sampler-the-pros-quietly-swear-by","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}