Kurzweil Zone Kurzweil release the. Patch that simulates Pink Floyd's 'On The Run' synth patch. Versions available for the K2000, K2000VP/K2VX and K2500. 0PF Whistle Fx. Shine Minimoog. Astronomy Echorc. Take LFOPink Bass. Perc Days PFMoney Wha/Delay. Machine Moog. Sorrow Pad IDivision Pad.

• 12 Artists Use This

• Steve Winwood

  'No, I played Kurzweil this time. As you say I often played Minimoog in the past. Or DX7.' and 'No, I think it was one of the preset sounds on a copy of the ROM which was Kurzweil's accessory. Or maybe I used other sound module in the end. I can't remember how the patches were. But I don't dislike programming itself though I sometimes leave it to other people. Recently I use MARK OF THE UNICORN's Performer [a programming software for Macintosh] and a Macintosh as my main tools when I do it. However, as to the sounds of such vintage instruments as Wurlitzer's electric piano and Hammond organ or of such effects as wah wah, I use real ones more often than programmed ones. But this does not mean that I defy sound modules and sampled sounds.' - Charles Shimiz, Keyboard Magazine May 1997, interview talking to Steve Winwood's upcoming Junction Seven album - http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/6052

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• Autechre

  Autechre's hardware samplers include the likes of the Ensoniq ESR and EPS, Kurzweil K2500, Emu E-Synth, and Casio samplers like the FZ1, FZ10, SK1, SK5 and SK100. 'Changing them is brilliant fun,' remarks Booth about the latter three, 'get the backs off them and a few bits of wire and have an amazing time. We mess around with electronics, and have loads of broken half-bits of gear lying around. I learned some things at college and can use a soldering iron.'

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• Trent Reznor

  '...We don't really have many sample-based workstation-type keyboards in the studio, except for the Kurzweil K2500.' The K2xxx series was also used a lot on the downward spiral. The guitar for 'Hurt' is the acoustic guitar patch on the on the orchestral rom. The drums for 'The Becoming' were also programed on a K2xxx series.

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• cEvin Key

  The mixing console at Subconscious Studios, with a Kurzweil K2500 in the desk, probably used as a master keyboard.

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• Richard Wright

  The Kurzweil K2500 is know as 'the Pink Floyd Synth' for has been used by wright since it cames out

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• John Bechdel

  SL: According to your opinion, which are the most legendary synths ever produced? JB: I’d have to go with the Memorymoog and PPG 2.3 Waveterm. I bough both in the mid 80’s and still have them, they are beautiful to look at and compliment each other. The Memorymoog is extremely versatile for an analog synth and the PPG system had unsurpassed digital technology with analog filters, a winning combo. I’m also a big FM fan, I used and owned the DX-7 II FD extensively and still own and use the SY-77 perhaps one of the most underrated synths of all time. As I mentioned, I love the Kurzweil 2500 for it’s playability, ROM based sounds and VAST sampling technology. I used it with Fear Factory live for years.

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• Stephen Morris

  'The vocal choir part on 'Blue Monday' was sampled, and it was probably one of the first instances of someone sampling something from someone else's record. New Order originally used an Emulator II to play their samples live, but a lot of the time the Emulators wouldn't load up so the roadie would have to hit one of the legs with a hammer to start it working again — it was that kind of technology! So Steve had that part loaded up into his Kurzweil K2500.'

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• Donald Fagen

  ' I do have a Triton and a Kurzweil K2500, and use them for special effects and when I can get away with only using part of the keyboard, like if I want to mimic a flute or a mallet instrument or an organ. Organs aren't tuneable, and are flat, weird-sounding anyway.'

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• Butch Vig

  'I bought an Akai S1000 and a Kurzweil K2500 and those became writing tools for us.'

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• Scott Walker

  This Sound On Sound article states: 'Since The Drift, Scott Walker has developed a working method distinct from his albums of the '80s and '90s, which involves him creating demo sketches of his songs in the sequencer of his Kurzweil K2500 keyboard workstation.'

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• Craig Kerley

  Uses in the studio only.

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• Ernst Horn

  As can be seen in the photograph, Ernst Horn used the Kurzweil K2500 keyboard for live performances.

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Sounds to Download

These are public domain sounds for the Kurzweil K2000/2500. They were collected from a variety of sources, including CompuServe, the University of Wisconsin ftp site, and the Bach.Nevada ftp site. We, of course, can take no responsibility for the quality of these sounds but invite you to give them a try; some of them are excellent. You'll need to copy the .KRZ files to a K2000 (or ms-dos) formatted floppy disk using your PC or Mac. Sounds with .KR1 .KR2 extensions are multiple-disk sets and must be renamed with a .KRZ extension after they are on the floppy disk.

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