Kurzweil K250
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The Kurzweil K250 is a pioneering digital sampling keyboard workstation from the 1980s, renowned for its realistic acoustic instrument sounds and significant influence on professional music production.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital sampling keyboard workstation
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electronic musical instrument ⓘ |
| category | vintage digital keyboard ⓘ |
| controlInterface |
display screen
ⓘ
front-panel buttons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| era | early digital sampling era ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
disk drive for storage
ⓘ
multitimbral capability ⓘ onboard sequencer ⓘ programmable patches ⓘ sample playback ⓘ user sample loading ⓘ |
| hasFormFactor | large console-style keyboard ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Kurzweil K250XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
sampling keyboard
ⓘ
synthesizer workstation ⓘ |
| includesSound |
acoustic piano
ⓘ
brass ⓘ choir ⓘ electric piano ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| influenced | later Kurzweil keyboard workstations ⓘ |
| keyboardAction | weighted keyboard ⓘ |
| keyboardSize | 88-key ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Kurzweil Music Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
professional musicians
ⓘ
recording studios ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality piano samples
ⓘ
influence on professional music production ⓘ realistic acoustic instrument sounds ⓘ |
| polyphony | 12-voice ⓘ |
| powerSource | mains electricity ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| soundSource |
ROM samples
ⓘ
user-loaded samples ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| storageMedium | floppy disk ⓘ |
| supports | MIDI ⓘ |
| technology | digital sampling ⓘ |
| usedBy | professional keyboardists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film scoring
ⓘ
pop music production ⓘ television and jingle production ⓘ |
| usedIn |
live performance
ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ |
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