Kurzweil SMP-61 Sampling Option For K2661

SMP-61 Sampling Option For K2661 description:

The Kurzweil SMP-61 is Sampling Option for the K2661 keyboard.

With the SMP-61 upgrade, the K2661 can sample virtually any analog or digital source. With sample memory expandable to 128 Meg via standard SIMMs, up to 25 minutes of CD-quality sampled sound can be recorded, processed and played back with superb fidelity.

Processing functions such as Crossfade Looping, Normalize Gain, Mix Beat, Time Compression/Expansion and many more, give you complete control over your samples. The sample editing page shows you the sample wave, allowing you to scroll to exact points in the sample for precise editing.

Once sample processing is finished, you can save to a Smart Media Card or any external SCSI-compatible device.

Like the internal presets, samples are also processed through Kurzweil's award-winning V.A.S.T. architecture. Variable Architecture Synthesis means that you can select the DSP functions for each voice from a list of 60 available DSP functions, arrangeable in 126 algorithms (including Triple Mode!). The superior sampling hardware combined with V.A.S.T. sample processing can even improve samples that originated in other samplers.

The Kurzweil SMP-61 gives you time compression/expansion, sample rate conversion, mixing/splicing, pitch shifting, crossfade looping, normalizing gain, fade in/fade out, auto truncate, mix beat, resampling and more. Samples are treated exactly as the internal ROM waves and can take full advantage of V.A.S.T. programmability (126 Algorithms, FX, MIDI control, etc.).

Powerful V.A.S.T. DSP capabilities to process any incoming mono or stereo signal via the digital inputs or analog inputs (included on the Kurzweil SMP-61 sampling option). Imagine plugging your guitar, microphone (mic pre recommended), mixer or tape track directly into your K2661 and customizing the sound using any of the V.A.S.T. parameters, all in real-time. Then add effects using the K2661's state-of-the-art KDFX.

RAM Tracks makes it easier to sample in sync with the on-board sequencer; allowing you to record vocals, guitar overdubs, etc. to go with your song. After sampling, the software places the sample into a keymap and program layer, and data in the song track, to allow sync of vocal overdubs, guitar leads, etc. 128M of sample memory allows over 25 track minutes at 44.1kHz.

Kurzweil SMP-61 sampling option main features include:

• Phase locked 16-bit stereo sampling, as well as mono left & right
• Analog Sampling Rates: 48, 44.1, 32, 29.4 kHz
• Gain Control for analog sample input
• Analog stereo In (unbalanced 1/4 inch ring tip)
• Analog stereo In (balanced XLR - L+R)
• AES/EBU, S/PDIF and ADAT In & Out, via optical connections.
• Stereo input meters (dB) with peak hold & clipping indicators
• Post-sampling clipping report
• Direct Sampling or triggered sampling with programmable threshold level
• Auto-stop sampling (programmable sampling time), as well as manual cancel
• Immediate auditioning of new & existing samples, and preview feature to build a keymap and program from any sample
• Reads WAVE (.WAV) and AIFF (.AIF) sample formats
• Supports reading of ISO-9660 CDROM format
• Reads samples, loops, keymaps and constructs programs from the following formats: Ensoniq EPS/16/Plus/ASR-10, Roland S750/770, Akai S900/950/1000/1100/3200.
• User programmable loops (forward, reverse, bi-directional) - per sample root
• Note trigger upon key release, also allows for alternate release (after loops).
• Hard disk back up functions, SDS, SMDI and more