Honestly this synth is one of the best ever built. It may not be everything for everyone (none of them are) but the programming depth and quality of tone is just superior. It's so obvious why it was so good.
The best synth I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a lot of them, my favorite all time, it’s a monster and most keyboard players don’t even know that, they’re more interested in fancy screens and to many knobs
For the sound “Fantasia”, there’s nothing quite like it on the original synth it came from (The Roland D-50.) But it does sound quite amazing (almost identical,) here!👍
The K2k series has immense power and flexibility. Happy to hear you give it life!!! One of the best poly aftertouch keys, will never sell mine because it gets used too frequently to part with it, cheers Chris!
@@KaeRZed nope sadly just channel aftertouch, finally scored a Radek PRAM upgrade board, Aura may have a plug-in editor for the K2000 in the works too 🤞
@@KaeRZed Reaktor has long since surpassed it but after decades it holds up in potential to create with. Same for the k2600, incredibly expensive when new but worth buying now for fractions of the price. V.A.S.T is vast 🫶
VAST was the ONLY Synthesize at the time to feature multiple synth engines and algorithms to emulate synthesizers virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. Now we have the NAUTILUS that has multiple synth engines and the Roland Fantom, Juno X and Jupiter X hat you can load in what synthesizer you want as they get released on Roland Cloud.
I'd dare say it sounds at least as good as an OB-8, maybe even better. Not always, but sometimes ;). Anyways, nice playing and thanks for buying me into this mighty weapon (about three years ago).Cheerio!
@@reidhauke3389 yes, I didn't own it. Guess what? 2 Friends do. And I played them both. And the Jupiter 8. I would rather buy some more Kurzweil instead for that amount of money.
@@reidhauke3389 Don't take it too seriously, I like to exaggerate from time to time 😉. However, considering the current price difference (450,- vs 10.000,- dollars), the K2K series still sounds really incredible and is capable of classic analog-like sounds that a lot of newer (and cheaper ahum behringer) ''real'' analog synths can't touch. Does a (new or classic) Oberheim sound better in most cases? I truly f*cking hope it does otherwise we're being screwed pretty bad.
Hey there! Back in 2001-2002, I had a 2600. That was my first synth, and I gotta say, it served me well during gigs. Although, I have to admit, it was quite heavy! I remember having some pretty funny struggles with my bandmates trying to haul it up on stage. Good times! ;-)
Actually, since it has Triple Mode Cascades, and you also have KDFX by default inside, it goes way further in the Synthesis and Effects departments than the K2000.
I remember playing one of these in the music academy. Never quite got the hand of it, but I was one of the few who dared to used it. This gotta be the only Kurzweil model I like, a damn good one might I add.
Hey Grande! Not sure if you can find those sounds online, but I think are factory presets? I had twice the K2000, and I think the previous one had those sounds inside the unit as well.
It’s a great synth and build like a tank … used mine for years … still today 😊. Is this version3 ? Was a very expensive synth back in the days … you can compare it with Clavia today. The possibility’s are endless but takes a lot of time for editing sounds and is frustrating working on this little screen. There’s also a sequencer onboard but very limited.
"LA Outside" reminds me of Outside Edge's "Guilty" and Survivor's "High On You" Fantasia" Boy Meets Girl "Waiting For A Star To Fall" vibes. Also reminds me of something you'd hear in a church service lol "Neo Prophet" Feeling Styx "Mr. Roboto sounds. "Digital Choirs" definitely getting "Asia" "Heat Of The Moment" vibes off that sound.
Wow, beautiful! Your upload schedule is GREAT ;)! Playing is great as always. Some synths just have an incredibly melancholic sound to them, this being one of them. Do you do the art/thumbnails intro yourself? It's very beautiful and nice-looking.
@@eaglechildkeys Thank you, I'll look into it myself. It really gives your videos a "retro-feel" without seeming like a bad parody (bad 80's snapchat filters with "record" and red dot in corner, ahaha, you probably know what I'm talking about).
Sorry for the delay in responding. Unfortunately, I've already sold my Kurzweil K2000, so I don't have access to those sounds anymore. However, I suggest checking out some Facebook groups dedicated to Kurzweil users. They might have those factory sounds available for download. Good luck in finding the Poly Analog 5 sound ;-))
K2000 is famous because Pink Floyd 90's era sound, but here you hear theres nothing that remember Pulse/Division Bell sounds. Why? Rick Wright used Kurz only to sample his old synths (Moog, ARP, P5 etc) so that was analog gear through Kurzweil DACs.
Are these your patches or you found them online or bought? A lot of sounds are usable to this day. I had opportunity to buy this synth numerous time, but i always skip it. Great examples as always. Kind regards, Dado.
@@chinossynthesizer705 Don't know for sure, but every studio in the 90s had an AKAI sampler and a Roland JV-1080. These two are legends, just as the M1.
@@Acrimonious_SnakeAgreed. I prefer the 2080, though. Far easier to use with the bigger screen, or better yet, the XP Keyboards with sequencers on them. I LOVE workstation keyboards. I'll NEVER be without one.
Great sounds of the K2000. Many of them I own, but the presets "AM Square Synth" and "Poly Analog 5" are awesome. Are those sounds presets as well or did you programmed it?
Wow I really like #3, poly analog 5 @1:40. Somebody selling one of these kits on local craigslist for $350. I'm not a key player but looking for some nice analog synth pads to spruce up my home recordings/tinkering.
It’s really nice synth! By the way…if you like pads…in the last video I recorded really nice pads of the ENSONIQ TS10. It’s really an impressive synth for atmosphere type of sounds. Cheers! 👍✨
They should be transferable: v3 is mostly about the Sequencer features, V.A.S.T. remains unchanged from v2 to v3. Transfers can be done via either floppy, Hard Drive, or with adapters SD Card or USB Key, or simply via SysEx transfer from a computer.
Kevin Moore's final hardware synth ... before he went soft :P Looking at the layout it's quite similar to the Ensoniq SQ-80 and the Peavey DPM3 / 4 workstations, yet so different under the hood
Interesting! I had no idea he played a Kurzweil 2000. I would like to play that Peavey someday, although I haven't seen any around here in Japan. Cheers! ;-)
Just wanted to Know my friend are those Stock Sounds , There Perfect . Want to buy the keyboard if those are In there Ten that will Stop me from looking . Thanks Bro .
gorgeous! Ive read these are terrible to program because they have some really crippling hardware deficiencies that really undermine the monstrous engine. is there any truth to that?
I think they are a breeze to program. I didn't even have to consult the manual to figure out the basic architecture of how it works but of course they are capable of so much more than most people ever discover. It's like having a modular synthesizer in a box and has virtually limitless possibilities.
@@eaglechildkeys I use vst instruments a lot, but always try to find the best and the most analogue and authentic sounding. I don’t understand the people when they say “wow, cool” about creepy sounding vst synths that sound like General Midi patches. It seems that they have a very low taste.
@@eaglechildkeys Where did that comment disappear where you recommended to some guy a lot of synths for basses, there was Waldorf and a bunch of others? I can’t find it.
@@sevchyk Sorry, I can’t remember exactly. I recommended the Waldorf Blofeld, but I would say is more PAD oriented machine. (However you can make any kind of sound of it, it’s really versatile and excellent synth) Roland Juno Alpha and Novation Bass Station are pretty nice for basses too 😉 👍
@@eaglechildkeys I am interested in warm pads currently (those classic pads like in the songs Bee Gees - Heart Like Mine, Ace of Base - Living in Danger, Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red, etc.). I found something close to that in Korg Wavestation vst, also in Roland Cloud JV 1080, and in Omnisphere there are samples from Emulator, and Roland JD series. They also have similar patches to what I need. The Ensoniq TS10 advice that you gave is also interesting, but those sounds already go into slightly brassier direction. That brassy synths trend is all over the place in vst instruments, etc., and I need warmer pads, and that’s where is a problem and lack of that patches: from all the vst instruments altogether you can count patches like in the mentioned songs by fingers of one hand.
♫ List of the sounds :
▨ Intro 0:00
▨ Sounds
1 AM Square Synth 0:24
2 Big Jupiter 1:13
3 Poly Analog 5 1:39
4 Bella Voce 2:05
5 Braz Analog 2:44
6 Rock Stack 3:19
7 LA Outside 3:56
8 Fantasia 4:47
9 Neo Prophet 5:29
10 Lunar Dance 6:13
11 Ana Saws 7:13
12 Hi Rez Sweep 7:37
13 2000 Odyssey 7:56
14 Stereo Sweep 8:44
15 Fair Breath 9:48
16 Digital Choirs 10:21
Honestly this synth is one of the best ever built. It may not be everything for everyone (none of them are) but the programming depth and quality of tone is just superior. It's so obvious why it was so good.
Thanks for watching! ;-)
How is the real time manipulation?
I agree, and I was also gonna add to that comment that everyone’s got their own personal preferences
The best synth I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a lot of them, my favorite all time, it’s a monster and most keyboard players don’t even know that, they’re more interested in fancy screens and to many knobs
True!! Very underrated synth! Cheers!🎹🎶✨
I paid $1600. for this when it first came out...Its really is fantastic..especially for the time it was created ! Only 4 or 5 hundred now !!
Quite a price drop! Still, its quality is truly priceless. Very underrated synth ;)
For the sound “Fantasia”, there’s nothing quite like it on the original synth it came from (The Roland D-50.) But it does sound quite amazing (almost identical,) here!👍
Trying to program that fantasia sound on mine, can't get it to sound like the one in the video
Amazing sound! ❤ Everything new is well-forgotten old😜
Thank you Electrogarden! I appreciate it! ;-)
The K2k series has immense power and flexibility. Happy to hear you give it life!!! One of the best poly aftertouch keys, will never sell mine because it gets used too frequently to part with it, cheers Chris!
Very powerful machine! Cheers! 👌✨🎶
Sorry but... There is no Poly Aftertouch with K2000....
@@KaeRZed nope sadly just channel aftertouch, finally scored a Radek PRAM upgrade board, Aura may have a plug-in editor for the K2000 in the works too 🤞
@@ryanbmd7988 but I think it has release velocity... ;) It is still one of my favorite synth since more than 20 year...
@@KaeRZed Reaktor has long since surpassed it but after decades it holds up in potential to create with. Same for the k2600, incredibly expensive when new but worth buying now for fractions of the price. V.A.S.T is vast 🫶
Reminds me of the sound of 80's and early 90's movie-soundtracks 🤩
Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed it ;-)
I subscribed as you reminded me my once brand new K2000 needs attention again. So hard to sell this one, might always stay in my home.
The K2K/R is a underrated synth. One day, people will pay money for this synth. When it is vintage. 10 more years.
True! Very underrated, and still is very affordable compared with other synths ;-)
This thing sounds amazing. Great playing and demo as always.
Thank you PJ Jackson! Yes, very underrated synth. 🎶🎹✨
Great demo, always wanted one of these. I think it was way before it's time. VAST is really deep. Well done!
Thanks Johnny! 😃🎶✨
0:25 heaven tonight by outside edge❤
Hugs from Brasil Hermano 🇧🇷🔥🎸
Yes! Outside Edge ✨🎸 Hugs! Cheers Bnerzinho! 👍🎶
VAST was the ONLY Synthesize at the time to feature multiple synth engines and algorithms to emulate synthesizers virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.
Now we have the NAUTILUS that has multiple synth engines and the Roland Fantom, Juno X and Jupiter X hat you can load in what synthesizer you want as they get released on Roland Cloud.
I'd dare say it sounds at least as good as an OB-8, maybe even better. Not always, but sometimes ;). Anyways, nice playing and thanks for buying me into this mighty weapon (about three years ago).Cheerio!
Thanks Dan! I appreciate it man…🙏🎹✨
Absolutely. Even the matrix 12 Sounds are huge!
You clearly didn't own or understand the OB-8.
@@reidhauke3389 yes, I didn't own it. Guess what? 2 Friends do. And I played them both. And the Jupiter 8. I would rather buy some more Kurzweil instead for that amount of money.
@@reidhauke3389 Don't take it too seriously, I like to exaggerate from time to time 😉. However, considering the current price difference (450,- vs 10.000,- dollars), the K2K series still sounds really incredible and is capable of classic analog-like sounds that a lot of newer (and cheaper ahum behringer) ''real'' analog synths can't touch. Does a (new or classic) Oberheim sound better in most cases? I truly f*cking hope it does otherwise we're being screwed pretty bad.
AM square synt creo debes saber a qué banda voy a mencionar!! simplemente increíble, me gustaría que hubiera soundtracks exclusivos de synt
Pues si ! 🎶😃 un saludazo compañero!
I could only ever find a Kurzweil K2600, but I only got it because it could perfectly play K2000 sounds
Hey there! Back in 2001-2002, I had a 2600. That was my first synth, and I gotta say, it served me well during gigs. Although, I have to admit, it was quite heavy! I remember having some pretty funny struggles with my bandmates trying to haul it up on stage. Good times! ;-)
Actually, since it has Triple Mode Cascades, and you also have KDFX by default inside, it goes way further in the Synthesis and Effects departments than the K2000.
I remember playing one of these in the music academy. Never quite got the hand of it, but I was one of the few who dared to used it. This gotta be the only Kurzweil model I like, a damn good one might I add.
Yes, it’s very nice synth. Can’t imagine how advance was this machine back then 🎹🎶
Que version de banco de sonidos tienes, ninguno de esos sonidos tiene el mio. Yo tengo un Kurzweil k2000 v3 Janin con K-MSP
Are there any soundfonts for these beautiful sounds, especially for the 2000 Odyssey and Stereo Sweep?
Hey Grande! Not sure if you can find those sounds online, but I think are factory presets?
I had twice the K2000, and I think the previous one had those sounds inside the unit as well.
It’s a great synth and build like a tank … used mine for years … still today 😊. Is this version3 ? Was a very expensive synth back in the days … you can compare it with Clavia today. The possibility’s are endless but takes a lot of time for editing sounds and is frustrating working on this little screen. There’s also a sequencer onboard but very limited.
Beautiful demo! Now I want to grab one!
Thank you Michael! I appreciate it man! 🙏✨🎹✨
@@eaglechildkeys Welcome! The best synth and pad sounds in Kurzweil k2000
"LA Outside" reminds me of Outside Edge's "Guilty" and Survivor's "High On You"
Fantasia" Boy Meets Girl "Waiting For A Star To Fall" vibes. Also reminds me of something you'd hear in a church service lol
"Neo Prophet" Feeling Styx "Mr. Roboto sounds.
"Digital Choirs" definitely getting "Asia" "Heat Of The Moment" vibes off that sound.
Nice synth for all this music ;-)
Cheers! ;-)
Wow, beautiful! Your upload schedule is GREAT ;)! Playing is great as always. Some synths just have an incredibly melancholic sound to them, this being one of them.
Do you do the art/thumbnails intro yourself? It's very beautiful and nice-looking.
Thank you mathias! 😉🎵 Yes, I did it all by myself (music & video/thumbnail edit) Cheers! 👍✨
@@eaglechildkeys That's so cool! Looks really great! You even have artificial, 80's looking LED lights!
@@MathiasSteenJensen Right now I’m using a very small square led panel. Works very well ✨👍
@@eaglechildkeys Thank you, I'll look into it myself. It really gives your videos a "retro-feel" without seeming like a bad parody (bad 80's snapchat filters with "record" and red dot in corner, ahaha, you probably know what I'm talking about).
That Poly Analog 5 sound is amazing. I have a K2000 VP and its not a stock sound on mine. Would you happen to know how I could obtain it?
Sorry for the delay in responding. Unfortunately, I've already sold my Kurzweil K2000, so I don't have access to those sounds anymore. However, I suggest checking out some Facebook groups dedicated to Kurzweil users. They might have those factory sounds available for download. Good luck in finding the Poly Analog 5 sound ;-))
@@eaglechildkeys No worries, I will take a look. Thanks so much for this awesome demo!
@@MurderToCassette Hey, did you ever end up finding it? I'm looking for it aswell
@@magicalbutterknife44 Unfortunately no, I bought a K2000VP and its not on there. I've looked online as well and I can't seem to locate it
K2000 is famous because Pink Floyd 90's era sound, but here you hear theres nothing that remember Pulse/Division Bell sounds. Why? Rick Wright used Kurz only to sample his old synths (Moog, ARP, P5 etc)
so that was analog gear through Kurzweil DACs.
I had no idea RIck Wright used the Kurzweil K2000. Interesting. ;-)
Very underrated synth still nowdays!
Are these your patches or you found them online or bought? A lot of sounds are usable to this day. I had opportunity to buy this synth numerous time, but i always skip it. Great examples as always. Kind regards, Dado.
Hey Dado, I think all were factory presets. I had another Kurzweil in the past and had the same sounds installed ;-)
This and the Korg M1 together are the heart of Robert Miles' album 'Dreamland'.
Had no idea Robert Miles used a K2000. Awesome ✨🎶
Do you know any other synths that were used in dream trance?
@@chinossynthesizer705 Don't know for sure, but every studio in the 90s had an AKAI sampler and a Roland JV-1080. These two are legends, just as the M1.
@@Acrimonious_SnakeAgreed. I prefer the 2080, though. Far easier to use with the bigger screen, or better yet, the XP Keyboards with sequencers on them. I LOVE workstation keyboards. I'll NEVER be without one.
@@michaelaurelius8507 Workstations rock! Kurzweil V.A.S.T. Workstations rock insanely!
Very Nice Sounding board, I never had a Kurzweil Key 🤔😅
Thank you Werner! 👍✨🎶
Damn, I want to buy this!!
Thanks! Cheers! ;-))
@@eaglechildkeys Is there a place where I can buy this?? I need to use it for a band
@@moey_yac Check online auctions like Yahoo or Ebay ;-)
@@eaglechildkeys OK. Thanks mate!
Great sounds of the K2000. Many of them I own, but the presets "AM Square Synth" and "Poly Analog 5" are awesome. Are those sounds presets as well or did you programmed it?
They're presets (I own a K2000)
Great sounds!
Thank you RoyMaya! ;-)
Wow I really like #3, poly analog 5 @1:40. Somebody selling one of these kits on local craigslist for $350. I'm not a key player but looking for some nice analog synth pads to spruce up my home recordings/tinkering.
It’s really nice synth!
By the way…if you like pads…in the last video I recorded really nice pads of the ENSONIQ TS10. It’s really an impressive synth for atmosphere type of sounds.
Cheers! 👍✨
sounds awesome, which version of k2k do you have there? are the patches transferable also to v2? if so do you have to do it via floppy disks? thx
They should be transferable: v3 is mostly about the Sequencer features, V.A.S.T. remains unchanged from v2 to v3. Transfers can be done via either floppy, Hard Drive, or with adapters SD Card or USB Key, or simply via SysEx transfer from a computer.
Great! is this set available for purchase?
Sorry Discodivo9045, but I sold my Kurzweil months ago. Anyway, I think all those sounds were factory presets. Cheers!
Love my k2k Great demos :)
Thank you Geecen! 🙏✨🎹
Kevin Moore's final hardware synth ... before he went soft :P Looking at the layout it's quite similar to the Ensoniq SQ-80 and the Peavey DPM3 / 4 workstations, yet so different under the hood
Interesting! I had no idea he played a Kurzweil 2000. I would like to play that Peavey someday, although I haven't seen any around here in Japan. Cheers! ;-)
Just wanted to Know my friend are those Stock Sounds , There Perfect . Want to buy the keyboard if those are In there Ten that will Stop me from looking . Thanks Bro .
Hello Winfredleejr. Yes, all are factory presets ;-)
This synth is precicely why people wanted actual analogue synths back.
Neo Propther = Kaminsky :D
Is this your own sounds or from a particular sound set?
I played just the factory sounds ;-)
Fantasia: Alias ❤️
😉👍✨Yes!
Was the intro played with the K2000 as well?
Yes, all the sounds are K2000 ;)
gorgeous! Ive read these are terrible to program because they have some really crippling hardware deficiencies that really undermine the monstrous engine. is there any truth to that?
Thank you Jon! Still I haven't go so far on programming the VAST, so this could be a topic for another video ;-) Cheers!
I think they are a breeze to program. I didn't even have to consult the manual to figure out the basic architecture of how it works but of course they are capable of so much more than most people ever discover. It's like having a modular synthesizer in a box and has virtually limitless possibilities.
None at all 😆
What is the songs name you played at 3:56?
Strangeways - “Every time you cry”
@@eaglechildkeys what is the song at 3:20? thank you!
Biggest regret selling it !!!!😢😢
I regret sell mine too, but still are very affordable to get it back again (if we compare with Junos etc.). ;-)
❤❤❤ eccelsa
Thank you Domenico! ;-)
Maravilha amigo
Gracias maestro! Un abrazo! 🙏✨🎹
Sounds 100 times better than Serums and all that vst crap.
Totally agree. I’m not so fan of VST too😣
@@eaglechildkeys I use vst instruments a lot, but always try to find the best and the most analogue and authentic sounding. I don’t understand the people when they say “wow, cool” about creepy sounding vst synths that sound like General Midi patches. It seems that they have a very low taste.
@@eaglechildkeys Where did that comment disappear where you recommended to some guy a lot of synths for basses, there was Waldorf and a bunch of others? I can’t find it.
@@sevchyk Sorry, I can’t remember exactly. I recommended the Waldorf Blofeld, but I would say is more PAD oriented machine. (However you can make any kind of sound of it, it’s really versatile and excellent synth)
Roland Juno Alpha and Novation Bass Station are pretty nice for basses too 😉 👍
@@eaglechildkeys I am interested in warm pads currently (those classic pads like in the songs Bee Gees - Heart Like Mine, Ace of Base - Living in Danger, Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red, etc.). I found something close to that in Korg Wavestation vst, also in Roland Cloud JV 1080, and in Omnisphere there are samples from Emulator, and Roland JD series. They also have similar patches to what I need. The Ensoniq TS10 advice that you gave is also interesting, but those sounds already go into slightly brassier direction. That brassy synths trend is all over the place in vst instruments, etc., and I need warmer pads, and that’s where is a problem and lack of that patches: from all the vst instruments altogether you can count patches like in the mentioned songs by fingers of one hand.