Kurzweil Forte 88-Key Velocity Sensitive Fully-Weighted Hammer-Action Stage Digital Piano

Multi-GB German Grand Piano
Kurzweil stunning new German 9' Grand Piano! Expertly sampled and voiced by their industry-leading sound designers.

Multi-GB Vintage Japanese Grand Piano
Kurzweil stunning new vintage Japanese 7' Grand Piano! Expertly sampled and voiced by their industry-leading sound designers.

Flash Play
New proprietary FlashPlay technology provides a whopping 16 GB of sample content with zero-loading time.

KSR: Kurzweil String Resonance
Piano string resonance modeling for enhanced acoustic piano performance!

PC3 Series Sounds
"Best of" sounds from Kurzweil PC3 Series.

KORE64
Slammin' Synthesizers, Electric Guitars, Horns, Drums and Percussion from the popular PC3/K Expansion Pack.

3-Band Master EQ
Front panel 3-band EQ with sweepable midrange and on/off bypass.

MIDI Controller
16 user-configurable zones with 23 customizable MIDI controllers PER zone!

Kurzweil Virtual Analog
Sounds from the legendary VA-1 Virtual Analog Synthesizer - featuring V.A.S.T. (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology).

Easy Updates & Storage
Software Updates and Data Storage via USB/Computer and USB Flash Drive.

Software Editors
Get deeper into editing. Take control from your Mac/PC or iPad. Introducing the Kurzweil Forte. The most advanced keyboard to ever wear the Kurzweil logo.

16 Gigabytes of All New Sounds!
New, hand-selected German and vintage Japanese concert grand pianos, as well as new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav, Harpsichord, Orchestral Percussion, Celeste, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Bells and Crotales along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64 expansion, all delivered with unprecedented expressiveness and an obsessive attention to detail.

Patented FlashPlay Technology
Flash-Play provides the Forte with a staggering amount of horse-power; 16 GB sample content with zero-loading time, heaping mounds of powerful DSP and ultrafast performance.

V.A.S.T. Editing
Deep native editing? Look no further. The Forte now grants full access to Kurzweil's legendary Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology directly from the front panel. With 32-layers per program, each offering its own signal path and a host of modular DSP tools, the Forte offers a wealth of sound creation and modification that is truly immense.

KB3 ToneReal Organs
Modeled after classic Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs. Featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars. With the latest OS, KB3 is now Polyphony Free, no longer using any of the Forte's 128 voices!

Powerful FX Engine
Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more - now all fully editable from the user-interface.

88-note Italian Hammer-Action Keyboard
Every sound within the Forte is perfectly matched to its 88-note fully-weighted Italian hammer-action keyboard with after touch.

16 Arpeggiators!
Looking for a pulse? Activate up to 16 independent Arps (1 per program, 16 per Multi) and discover the new 'Step Sequencer' environment!

Controls

Front Panel Master Compressor & 3-Band EQ
Room too boomy? Need to add some punch? No problem. Dial it in with the Master Compressor & EQ section featuring Bass, Treble and sweepable Midrange.

23 Programmable Physical Controllers
9 Sliders (with brilliant LED ladders), 6 Switches, 2 Wheels, 3 Switch Pedal Inputs (which support half-damper for pianos), 2 Continuous Control Pedal Inputs and Aftertouch. (1 sustain/switch pedal is included ).

Easy Access Controls
Dedicated -/+ Transpose, Tap Tempo and sound Variation controls conveniently located right above the Pitch/Modulation wheels.

User Interface

Widescreen Color Display
Navigate the Forte with a new 4.3" 480x272 widescreen color LCD display.

Sound Selection
Easy Category and Program/Multi selection. Save your own preset for each Category.

Favorites Section
Access your 10 Favorite sounds with ONE button press! Conveniently located right below the Forte's display. (With the latest OS there are now 50 Banks of 10 Favorites, providing up to 500 total favorites!)