The Mighty Kurzweil.....
Oct. 28th, 2011 01:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1I think I may have already discussed this "maybe someday" project here earlier.
I remember the huge theater organs of old. I once saw (and heard!) a concert featuring an organist playing the Mighty Wurlitzer at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda, NY. There were lots of effects, such as a sideways marimba/xylophone with fluorescent "hammers" striking the wooden tines.
Imgine what that instrument could do if it was connected to modern computer technology. Computers, sequencers, MIDI, servo controls. It could probably play itself.
That has been the inspiration for a multi-keyboard setup I would love to construct someday, if I have the space for it, and the money for the components.
First off, the keyboards. I'd have two Kurzweil K2600XS synthesizer workstations, for the swell (upper) and great (lower) keyboards. (Both have 88 keys, like a piano, and sampling capability.) And maybe a Kurzweil K2661 (61-note keyboard) for a third keyboard. (I just looked at the Kurzweil web site, and they have a new model, the PC3X. Drool drool!)
These would then be interfaced with two rack-mounted Kurzweil K2600R (or older) modules, and a gaming-quality computer, perhaps a newer Mac or a Linux system, and possibly liquid-cooled. It would also have an AGO pedalboard (wired to output voltages), some kick switches, and a few expression pedals. (Gotta have a volume pedal.)
Why Kurzweil? There re plenty of decent synth workstations out there. Kurzweil just happens to be at the top of my favorites list, and has been for years.
If I bought everything new, it would run at least $10K.
And if I were to actully tour with this thing, I'd need a few roadies. And a garage or studio to keep it in.
I remember the huge theater organs of old. I once saw (and heard!) a concert featuring an organist playing the Mighty Wurlitzer at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda, NY. There were lots of effects, such as a sideways marimba/xylophone with fluorescent "hammers" striking the wooden tines.
Imgine what that instrument could do if it was connected to modern computer technology. Computers, sequencers, MIDI, servo controls. It could probably play itself.
That has been the inspiration for a multi-keyboard setup I would love to construct someday, if I have the space for it, and the money for the components.
First off, the keyboards. I'd have two Kurzweil K2600XS synthesizer workstations, for the swell (upper) and great (lower) keyboards. (Both have 88 keys, like a piano, and sampling capability.) And maybe a Kurzweil K2661 (61-note keyboard) for a third keyboard. (I just looked at the Kurzweil web site, and they have a new model, the PC3X. Drool drool!)
These would then be interfaced with two rack-mounted Kurzweil K2600R (or older) modules, and a gaming-quality computer, perhaps a newer Mac or a Linux system, and possibly liquid-cooled. It would also have an AGO pedalboard (wired to output voltages), some kick switches, and a few expression pedals. (Gotta have a volume pedal.)
Why Kurzweil? There re plenty of decent synth workstations out there. Kurzweil just happens to be at the top of my favorites list, and has been for years.
If I bought everything new, it would run at least $10K.
And if I were to actully tour with this thing, I'd need a few roadies. And a garage or studio to keep it in.
