The Great Synth Hunt: The Kurzweil K2000 Synthesizer
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- čas přidán 5. 01. 2023
- I'm so excited to share this new video with you! This time I go on a van trip through the city in search of a very special synthesizer, the revered Kurzweil K2000 which I used to own many years ago. When I finally get it in my studio I give it a proper demo ❤️
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Already there!
please do a part two. 🙂
@@BrunoBizarro Same here! and just got onto the mixing sections and already have learned so much.
Already half way through it. Wonderful.
When the Kurzweil K2000 synthesizers is release Doctor mix ?
Definitely reconstruct Robert Miles Children.
YES!!!!
Lol why are we all thinking the same thing?!
Yesss do ittt
Second that! 😊
The bass synth and the other sounds from Kurzweil K2000 such as organ,guitar and pads used in the Children as well
It was great! Please do a part 2!
I'm the (nerd) guy who in 1992 or so learned the VAST architecture and programmed so many sounds (over 5000) for the K2x00 series that I started a monthly subscription for them. It's an embarrassing world record. But the K2000 is perhaps the most capable DSP based synthesizer ever made.
That's very interesting! What about the most recent Waldorf machines, such as the Iridium and Quantum? They seem to have a lot of horsepower.
@@wackerburg It likely has MORE DSP power, but I know of no modern synths that have the capability of freely stacking DSP blocks in a series to make a whole new synthesizer architecture. The Waldorfs are great synths on their own for their own reasons (like putting digital waveforms into various filter topologies)
I can definitely second this, I am a fairly new hardware synth nerd guy, like started a year or two ago now, and ended up getting two k2000r synths somehow for fairly cheap considering the more recent prices, like $500 for both them. They are by far the most powerful synths I think I've used probably only matched by my E6400 ultra. The amount of flexibility it gives you is unmatched, and to think that later on with the K2600r they gave you algorithms that had three layers and every preset could have upto 32 layers...you can't match that kinda power and that not even mentioning it's a sampler you really can't go wrong with these machines.
@@d.g.f.7056 Thank you for this input! I think one really has to dive into this VAST synthesis model and would be rewarded 🙂 Maybe I will in the future.
@@Manmademadman "but I know of no modern synths that have the capability of freely stacking DSP blocks in a series to make a whole new synthesizer architecture."
That would be the Nord Modular series. I had the K2000, much prefer the NMG2 for such endeavors.
The act of toning down your weird wackiness when meeting someone to buy stuff then immediately geeking out once you're in the van is SO recognizable and relatable
Please do a part 2! And then loan it to Alex Ball so he can do a deep-dive into the history and heritage of Kurzweil synths!
Yes PLEASE lend it to Alex!!! ❤️
I think even Alex might have a big task doing a deep dive that involves Ray Kurzweil.
That would be amazing
Well all Kurzweil‘s synths are timeless und fine.
PLEASE DO A PART 2 - smash that like button everyone 👍👍👍😀❤️
Please do a part 2. This brings back memories for me. In 1993 took a $6k bank loan to buy a K2000 w sampling options, sold it ~10 years later and I now I'm buying Kurzweil's again; I've repaired and fully loaded two K1000's and added a new K2700! I think I have a K problem. :-)
It doesn't matter if the piano sound is convincing at this point. It's such an incredibly 90s sound. It's perfect for creating that mood.
So many famous sounds among those presets. The guitar sound of "Till I Come" by ATB and the lead sound of "I feel you" by Schiller are some examples.
As a Pink Floyd fan, I remember the K2000 being heavily promoted/linked with the Division Bell tour.
Good enough for Rick, good enough for my wildest dreams.
That was also down to the On the Run patch created for it - where it plays the whole piece from a single key press - and it's not sequenced but all using the VAST engine envelopes and lfos
@@SamLowryDZ-015 Someone at Kurzweil must have been friends with someone from the Pink Floyd camp.
@@lo-firobotboy7112 I believe the patch was created by Sweetwater employee Daniel Fisher - you can still find it on-line although it doesn't work properly on anything after the K2661 as the internal architecture was changed and the I never managed to get the backward compatibility function to load it correctly.
@@SamLowryDZ-015 Bummer. It's always fun to recreate that song in the studio whenever I get a new vintage synth. I have the sequence stored on a couple hardware sequencers and will use it to test gear or just run it for fun while I tweak knobs.
Three thoughts about this video:
1. When the first note from "Acoustic piano" hit my ears, all of Rick Wright's piano work on the Division Bell album passed before my psyche.
2. I think I would speak for everyone if I'd request that you put more footage from your early days.. the snippets in here were amazing to behold.
3. The rabbit hole of deconstructing oldies with the original synth sounds may consume your existence.. it is a very dangerous path, tread carefully.
This unit is cold and warm at the same time. Pretty peculiar. Unique for sure. You can' t really obtain that in a plugin. It's something about converters, amplification and preamplification. Very beautifull. And yeah deconstruct it and do a part 2. This k2000 worth it imho.
The K2000 and K2500 were outstanding instruments in their time and still are today.
and K2600 with KDFX. Sounds a lot expensiver tha with the old Digiteck chipe the used in the K2000 and K2500 ;)
@@RWPproject I never had the chance to play a K2600, but I used external effects with the K2500 (Fireworks and such)
@@RWPproject The KDFX was available for the 25 already but extremely hard to come by. Cheaper to get a 26.
Yes sir, definitely need to recreate one of the most popular tracks of the 2000's - Children.
New banks of sounds are coming out now for the K2000 by the way. People are pushing the depth and power of VAST way further now than ever before. These new sounds are sublime and seriously amazing. Sounds like a completely new synth. There is something almost spiritual about the K2000. Only very few synths make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and the K2000 is one of them. There is something very special about it. The K2500 also has the magic but the K2600 moved away from the sound a bit. They changed the OS. The K2600 wont load a lot of K2000 patches either. I have compared all three models by the way and the K2000 wins hands down.
Can you link to any of those mentioned?
Please do a part 2, you still have so many wonderful sounds left to explore.
It’s funny how certain sounds take you back to an era. I had the M1 and that piano sound was everywhere in the 90s
PLEASE DO A PART 2 :) Children would be interesting - I really loved Fable, the follow-up...
Sold my K2000 years ago - good luck i saved the 500 mb(!) harddisk. Last year a broken k2000 passed in here, after cleaning and restoring i upgraded it with SCSI2SD and refilled it with my old backups.
Fantastic machine, fantastic video.
I think one of the great fun tricks on Kurzweils back then was using a Sostenuto pedal, holding a sound and then changin patch and building layers in real time
Seriously, there's only one channel that makes me smile when I see an upload notification. Its Doctor Mix
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K2000 is definitely in my bucket list! I heard it on a music store when I was young and fell in love instantly!
I'm glad I have a k2600. Seeing this instrument really makes me appreciate how far along kurzweil has come
Please make a part 2 and this time please don't forget the controller fader all the way down. It does all the great tricks!! I still have my K2000, since 1994. Loved the video!!
PLEASE DO A PART 2!!! I recently was gifted a K2000 as my first keyboard and i’m in love with it. Seeing you play it makes me so happy!
I believe the entire (or certainly most) of Children and the whole Dreamland album, was composed and/or produced in the K2000 by Robert Miles. Definitely try to recreate it 😁
Please do a Part 2, as always, thanks for another great video.
Older synthesizers had a much nicer design than today's. It was very nice not only for the ears but also for the eyes.
Except in this case as the K2000 interface was awful.
I saw this synthesizer at the Informatics in Life USA exhibition in Moscow in 1988. K2000 blew my mind
Please do a part 2!
K2000 was also used a lot by Rick Wright from Pink Floyd
Used a K1000 in the early 1990s in college, mostly for the piano tone. Sounded really good for the time.
The k2000 is spectacular. I would also like to mention the ensoniq MR 61/76
Doctor Mix, my favorite CZcams channel with my favorite keyboard brand
The dream team!
Absolutely awesome, just love your enthusiasm. Please do a part 2.
This was just the right video to start out my dang afternoon!!! That enthusiasm and joy that was brought, by the synth/workstation: PRICELESS!!! I too agree, even for today's standard, the sounds are still pretty incredible!!! I'm down to see what good music you will create this synth, once more!!
I have a Kurzweil K2500X with 88 heavy keys and using it since 1997 (now 26 years) and never changed. Created a lot of music with the internal sounds. Currently not using the internal sounds anymore only as MIDI Keyboard in my modern studio. Never seen this kind of 88 heavy keys in other MIDI devices. I have 100% Piano feeling. Love my Kurzweil 🙂
Man it is so moving to see your joy when redescovering old stuff. And Dave was such a warm dude too!
I didn’t even know I wanted a synth until I started watching your videos, so thanks!
I say KurtzVile 😄 (yes I spelt it phonetically) and I'd love you to recreate Children by Robert Miles - good memories 😀 DECONSTRUCT IT !!! 😄 I must say it's great to see the joy in your face. Please do a part 2.
Just bought a K2000r V3 with SD card (again, I had the K2000 Keyboard and sold it years ago). I’ll never never ever sell it again! It’s a warm, magic full sound Maschine and the Presets I have are the best I’ve ever had and heard (analog Synthesizers, Pianos, Leads, full Oberheim Pads). And I had a lot of synths! Nothing comes close to the Kurzweil. This is a keeper like the TG77, DX7, Emu Sampler and Pro2.
Amazing delicate quality to the piano sound in the higher register. Evokes a different emotion than a real piano, which is the best thing about samplers.
Kurzweil K2700 also very Cool!
Would be really interesting to hear him play the K2700... Kurzweil has a rich history, Love the sound of the K2000
Please please... Do a part 2. This thing sounds amazing!
This synrh had a place in my synth rig for SO long, I love It and It brings so many memories alive! THANK YOU CLAUDIO
7:32 grazie mille Claudio in memoria di Roberto Concina. Never had a Kurzweil but played Children on a Yamaha Clavinova with a Korg 500 stage echo in 1995 and this song always brought tears to my eyes. So now, you know what to have to do, amico mio👍☺️
Great video! As you said, there is more to just the sound and it’s the experience and the connection to the instrument. Kurzweil are classy instruments and deserve more credit! More please! 😀
And btw (shameless plug 😊), I did a tutorial video recently for the K2000/K2500: czcams.com/video/MhLW-iYk1GU/video.html
Your children must be happy to have a father like you.
Can’t believe how amazing it sounds !! Part 2 please!! Sounds so clean and not like a 30 + year old board!
It's always a good day when we get a Dr.Mix Vlog of buying gear! And the sounds of this are iconic, I would deconstruct everything😂
Maybe even something from After Hours Ritual?👀
ha! Maybe one day
In the 90s workstations were the in-the-box solution. You could of course sequence the sounds using a computer or if you were really bleeding edge, a computer and rack modules! People were already saying analog sounded better (still does IMO) and digital gear had no soul, just like we're saying about VSTs now!
Yeah! Do a part 2! That would be sweeeeeet! Love your stuff Claudio. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
Doctor Mix, your love of life and music is infectious....we need more people like you on this planet. Love the Kurzweil stuff. Had K1000, PC2x and PC3x
Please do the part 2 for another great time with a great Synth!
Defo need a part 2 - Robert Miles Children!!! :)
Daniel Fisher's Darkside Run Intro demo patch is what sold Richard Wright on using the K2000 for the Division Bell. I believe it was the only synth they used on that tour.
It's so great to watch someone have such enthusiasm and fun finding a connection with an "old friend".
You should do a live stream or set of you jamming in your studio using various synths. I'd listen too that for sure
Great episode, and cool to see you played with Pattituci and Weckl! Please do a part 2.
I was also curius about that and then discovered that the album seems to have been pulled from Spotify, Qobuz and Tidal but it still on Apple Music
@@ABC-rh7zc Maybe Discogs?
@@angelog.spicolaiii8021 It's Patitucci. Have a look at the CD cover next time before spouting nonsense :)
I have a Kurzweil K2000 v3 SMP-K with a functioning CD-drive and sample CD's. It's a beautiful piece of equipment for sure!
I actually f#@$ing love that piano sound!!!!!
I have this keyboard in my studio, but haven't used it for years...? It's an amazing piece of gear! And it just sounds sooo warm! Gotta hook it up again :)
Get it hooked up man!
@@patkelly8309 Yes sir, will do! :P
@@juliebabygirl Thats it Good soldier
I don't know if you are into rave or not but an RMB - Spring deconstruction would be flawless. That's a tough one.
I do rave 🕺🤣
@@Doctormix got any salmon? Sorted ;
Yes, great idea. also it could be easy, s Rolf himself "de"- and reconstructed it 2 years ago on his YT channel :)
But it it was already taken, the second best RMB song, Experience is also must with those massive piano sounds
@@petertakacs3180 I can't find any reconstruction of Spring. Could you provide a link, please? :)
@@v8nagrom Probably not a full reconstruct, but try this one :)
czcams.com/video/mh4fVC6bABs/video.html
I'm really glad to see your channel is growing so much! You deserve it.
Dude, you are fantastic! Your energy in your activities is contagious! I like and enjoy your videos a lot! Hugs, success and a great 2023!
Playing the original instrument gives you a vibe no plugin could ever give. Great video and deconstructed it 👍
K2VX. never stopped wanting this beast. used one of twenty of these in a lab at Indiana University. A complete BEAST
Please do a Part 2! :-)
Yes, please do a Part 2! Your videos are always entertaining! Thanks Claudio 😀
you've really hit a mark with this one ol buddy ol pal. great work ! and big YES to recreating any music by Mr Miles .. I'll prepare myself to cry once again and again and again and again and again .
Deconstruct Robert Miles - Children please
I'm currently rebuilding one of these. New capacitors, new modern LCD, and an SD card reader in place of the floppy. It's impressively powerful for it's age! But mine has a very brittle case, and several of the internal screw anchor points have needed to be glued back on. My next experiment will be NVRAM to try eliminating the need for batteries.
loved when you asked the seller if he'd been making music for a long time and his reply was "I just love sound"
that was perfect!
Awesome! I love the piano sound of the k2000. Brings back many memories.
DECONSTRUCT IT!!! :D
...again it was a pleasure to see and to hear, to be part of your music, your lifestyle, your passion! I'm watchin' you from Germany for years. So thank you for all your warmth and all that stuff!! :)
and please do part 2 !!!
I always Went to the Guitar Center in Covina (out side of LA) and drool over the K2000 But the price was out of Reach. Then I got a New K2vx in 2001. Damm Took so Long!!! I still love it Today!!!
Great review! Awesome Kurzweil! Amazing sounds! Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend
looking forward to seeing part two where Hainbach turns up to buy all those analog tape reels from Dave...
Please, PLEASE reconstruct it !
It's such a classic track and the K2 creates that Robert Miles sound perfectly !😀
It would be a great tribute to him too.
Still have my K2VX. Will never give it up. Glad you got yours back.😄
All of your deconstruct videos are fun. We appreciate the variety of what you share! Please do a part 2
I absolutely loved playing the K2000S in my university's recording studio when I was studying my music degree in the early 90s. I had a Korg T3EX and the Kurzweil and Korg mixed together was truly magical. The acoustic instrument programs in the Kurzweil left everything for dead at that time such as the piano, EPs, solo trumpet, acoustic and electric guitar programs etc. It was a very deep synth to program and its effects architecture was a bit limiting but Kurzweil improved them in newer generations of their instruments. Keep up the great work and you're a fabulous player with a great personality and charisma!
I had to sell my beloved K2000RS in 2017 to move abroad, it was quite a workhorse with the 10 outputs - truly awesome gear!!
Oh Yeah! Proud owner since 1998. Amazing synth still!
The hunt will never be over until you finally come home with the CS-80 and own it :D
Please do a part 2! So many great sounds contained in this thing, they definitely need to be explored.
Deconstruct it please!!! Robert Miles used a K2000 and two Lexicon LXP-15 für "Children". The acoustic guitar of "Children" comes also from the K2000.
The K2000 contains also a nice preset called "Perc Organ" for those typical house organ bass lines. It remembers on the M1 organ but with more bass.
I think the piano sound is fantastic.
Kurts VILE. Epic LA hair Claudio!!!! Definitely recreate Children! 90s FAVE!
this was a nice trip back in time. Thanks Claudio! And definitely DECONSTRUCT IT!
it really is crazy the sheer noodling ability of the good doctor, always have hits just around the corner
i have a kurzweil k 2600s for almost 20 years and i love it !!!
A keyboard I wanted during the 90s but could never afford, such an amazing instrument, finally got to own one much later and it still sounded amazing.
PLEASE do a part 2!!!! I'm in love with this synth now :0
7:33 just back to memories . Great video Claudio.
DECONSTRUCT IT
I did the same thing. Bought mine around 1992 and sold it in 2002. Honestly, I wasn't looking for it back but, I saw one for sale in 2014 for $200 and couldn't pass it up. It has the sampler card and max ram in it that mine didn't at the time. The only thing it's missing is the extra roms which if I come across cheap enough, I'll buy. I did put in a new super bright LED screen to replace the old dull LCD. It's still pretty powerful, even by today's standards in certain areas. The polyphony is it's weakest point at 24 note. I can't say I use it a ton but I'm happy to have it back in the arsenal.
The joy is infectious!
Kurzweil is about SO much more than a box of presets. It's one of the deepest digital synths ever concieved. V.A.S.T is capable of virtually endless sound design possibilities....especially with the sampling option istalled. Basically virtual modular in a box that can do several different kinds of synthesis.
You don't need the sampling option installed at all now. The last OS V3.87 for the K2000 allows you to import wave files now through the SCSI CD ROM drive if its connected. It can read ANY disc now, not just Kurzweil discs. This means you can do a lot of prep before you actually import.
Just shows how older instruments can still sound soooo good in capable hands. Loved it! Please do a Part II. 🙂
The K-2000 was a great machine, I had the rack mount version and remember having to order the SCSI interface so I could install an internal drive.
You zeroed in on the same word I have always applied to this instrument over several decades: USEABLE! Yes! That is why I still treasure my K2000R. I can't begin to describe the number of pieces of commercial work I've done where it was the sole sound source.
Ahhh, yess! I got a Kurzweil K2661 and a PC3K-8 at my home and I love them both! They're really versatile and able to give you sooo many ideas when playing around with them. I've spent countless hours doing so and I have so much fun each time! So I'm just gonna say it, please do a part 2 and DECONSTRUCT IT!!