PC3A8 88-Key Performance Controller

How do you make a Kurzweil PC3A8? Easy. If you’re Kurzweil. All you have to do is start with the heritage of the venerable PC3, add KORE 64™ and the Artis® German D Grand Piano and you have the powerhouse, PC3A. Simple.

The soundsThe Artis® German 9' Grand Piano is its flagship piano sound. Samples of amazing tone, realism, and expression fuel the V.A.S.T.® PC3 sound engine to produce a thrilling grand piano timbre that can even stand up to solo classical performance, and deliver all of the nuance and dynamic range the great composers expected. Perfectly matched with a weighted Fatar TP40L action.

KORE 64™
Stunning Synths, Electric Guitars, Horns, Drums and Percussion are all here as an expansion to your sonic palette. From analog washes and pads to realistic models of every instrument in the orchestra.

KB3 ToneReal™ Organs
One of the most commonly used tibres in real-world gigging and recording. Modeled after classic Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs and featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars, the organ emulation selection is nothing short of astonishing.

1300+ Factory Programs
A wealth of sounds from classic to modern. This serious collection starts with the Artis® German 9' Grand Piano, PC3 Series Vintage Electric Pianos, Clavinets, Synthesizers, rich and realistic String Sections and Orchestras, Guitars, Percussion and expands into much, much more.

Powerful FX Engine
Hundreds of award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more available at your finger tips. Global Master EQ and Multiband Compressor also included.

Control
Up to 16 independent zones, effects, controller assignments, triggerable pattern-based "Riffs" and 16 arpeggiators. It features 29 physical controllers including nine Sliders, ten Switches, two Wheels, mono pressure, Super Ribbon input, breath controller input, three Switch Pedal Inputs and two Continuous Control Pedal Input.