The Kurzweil Forte 7 is the most advanced keyboard to ever wear the Kurzweil logo – now in a more portable 76-note fully-weighted package. With 16GB of hand-selected sounds KB3 real tone organs deep editing capabilities and intuitive control the Kurzweil Forte 7 is perfect for performers. 16GB of Sounds The Kurzweil Forte 7 features new hand-selected German and vintage Japanese concert grand pianos as well as new Rhodes Wurlitzer Clav Harpsichord Orchestral Percussion Celeste Glockenspiel Chimes Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64 expansion all delivered with unprecedented expressiveness and an obsessive attention to detail. Flash-Play provides the Forte 7 with a staggering amount of horse-power; 16 GB sample content with zero-loading time heaping mounds of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance. Every sound within the Forte 7 is perfectly matched to its 76-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with aftertouch. KB3 ToneReal Organs Modelled after classic Hammond Vox and Farfisa organs the KB3 features all the controls you want and more including 9 realistic drawbars. With the latest OS KB3 is now Polyphony Free* no longer using any of the Forte 7s 128 voices! (*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs). Deep Editing The Forte 7 features award-winning Reverbs Delays Choruses Flangers Phasers Distortions Rotary Amplifiers Compressors and more. Room too boomy? Need to add some punch? No problem. Dial it in with the Master Compressor & EQ section featuring Bass Treble and sweepable Midrange. Access your 10 favourite sounds with one button press conveniently located right below the Forte 7s display. (With the latest OS there are now 16 Banks of 10 Favourites providing 160 total favourites) Get deeper into editing your Forte 7 Programs Multis and Effects. Intuitive Control This pinao features 9 Sliders (with brilliant LED ladders) 6 Switches 2 Wheels 3 Switch Pedal Inputs 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs and Aftertouch (1 sustain/switch pedal is included). Pitch/Modulation wheels along with dedicated -/+ Transpose Tap Tempo and sound Variation controls are conveniently located right on the front panel. Navigate the Forte 7 with a new 4.3” 480×272 widescreen colour LCD display. Plus make easy Category and Program/Multi selections and save your own preset for each Category. Specifications Keyboard: 76 note fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys (Fatar TP/40L) Display: 480×272 pixel colour LCD with front-panel brightness adjust Polyphony: 128 Voice Polyphony dynamically allocated KB3 is Polyphony Free* not using any of the Fortes 128 voices. (*does not apply to Vox/Farfisa programs) Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel) Quick Split/Layer: Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 16 zones) Factory Programs: 322 Stunning factory Programs featuring the all new vintage Japanese and German Grands new Rhodes Wurlitzer Clav Harpsichord Orchestral Percussion Celeste Glockenspiel Chimes Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64 expansion User Programs: 1024 Factory Multis: 186 Factory-crafted Multis – featuring up to 16 independent zones User Multis: 1024 General MIDI No Master EQ Section: Front-panel 3-band EQ with sweepable mid and on/off switch Front-panel single-knob master compressor with separate on/off bypass switch Effects: Over 1000 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 (editing of FXChains requires use of the Desktop Editor) Controllers: 1 pitch wheel 1 modulation wheel 9 front panel sliders 9 switches (assignable/zone mutes/KB3 control) 1 variation switch 1 tap tempo switch 2 transpose switches *3 switch pedal inputs (1 switch/sustain pedal is included) 2 continuous control pedal inputs monopressure (aftertouch) (*supports dual switch and half-damper for pianos / dual & half-damper pedals sold separately) Analog Outputs: Four (2 pairs) 1/4″ balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs) Automatic mono switching on both pairs. +21dBu maximum output 50Ω balanced source impedance Audio Inputs: One stereo 1/8″ back-panel input for connecting your favourite MP3 player or other audio source for accompaniment playback Headphones: 1 back-panel 1/4″ headphone output 130mW into 32 ohm headphones MIDI: In Thru Out (w/ Thru/Out switch) 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 (coming soon) FREE OS Updates: OS updates over USB and/or Flash Drive Included Accessories: Power cable Switch pedal USB cable (4) self adhesive feet Height: (5.5″) (14cm) Depth: (15.6″) (39.7cm) Length: (43.2″) (109.7cm) Weight: (41.4 lb.) (18.8 kg) Power: Internal Power Supply free voltage 100-265VAC 50/60Hz 20W max