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Billy Joel's Kurzweil PC2X/PC2R

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greatbarrier86
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I know from various links that Billy Joel uses a PC2X keyboard hooked up to a PC2R rack module. I'm curious about the sound he's using in the linked video. Is this just the basic Kurzweil Triple Strike piano, or is this something more? I don't recall my SP88X ever having a sound this rich, so i was curious what other people thought.

Billy Joel - Whiter Shade of Pale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKl06i4P4Rk

Joel's PC2X/PC2R
http://equipboard.com/pros/billy-joel/kurzweil-pc2x

 
Posted : 06/03/2018 9:58 am
tz_keyz
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Billy's aux keyboard player Dave Rosenthal is a wizard with synthesizers and computers on top of being a great player. I would bet he now uses Ivory as a sound source. I know Elton John does.

 
Posted : 11/03/2018 3:12 pm
greatbarrier86
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Elton uses Ivory? I thought his was a composite of a MOTIF-XS layered with the Roland MKS-20.

 
Posted : 12/03/2018 9:15 am
tz_keyz
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That's some old gear for Elton to be using in 2018.

 
Posted : 12/03/2018 2:02 pm
fran
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One of the Elton John's keyboard players plays a K2600. His keyboard tech showed me the sounds few NAMMs ago.

Regards,
Fran

 
Posted : 13/03/2018 6:17 am
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