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[KL] Kurzweil KP110 MIDI
kaizhetan@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-16 11:06:00 UTC
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Greetings everyone, I've bought a KP110 recently and I am wondering whether this portable arranger supports connection to PC. On the official Kurzweil website, it says that it doesn't support General MIDI, although the portable arranger does have a USB to Host port and a General MIDI(GM) logo on it. Since the official Kurzweil PC Suite is not available yet, is it possible for the portable arranger to connect to the PC and transfer files, store recording on to it?
Daniel Forró danforcz@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-16 12:55:55 UTC
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All answers are here, as Uncle Google told me:

http://kurzweil.com/product/kp110/downloads/ <http://kurzweil.com/product/kp110/downloads/>

Daniel Forro
Post by ***@yahoo.com [KurzList]
Greetings everyone, I've bought a KP110 recently and I am wondering whether this portable arranger supports connection to PC. On the official Kurzweil website, it says that it doesn't support General MIDI, although the portable arranger does have a USB to Host port and a General MIDI(GM) logo on it. Since the official Kurzweil PC Suite is not available yet, is it possible for the portable arranger to connect to the PC and transfer files, store recording on to it?
kaizhetan@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-16 13:19:08 UTC
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Yes, I'be been doing a lot of research online about that, and it is very confusing.. In the website it says it does not support General MIDI but there is a GM logo on the arranger itself so normally I would assume that the arranger does support general MIDI.. When I read the manual, it says it require a software call PC Suite in order to connect to the PC, since Kurzweil never release it, then is there no other way to connect to PC? I don't really know, since I just bought it and it is very confusing. Some source says it supports but some says it does not, all those sources are official.
Daniel Forró danforcz@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-16 14:04:26 UTC
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When you look at the patches list, it’s clear all GM sounds are there, so it definitely supports GM according to that logo. There must be a mistake in overview on official web page.
Besides there are other sound variations so it can be even near to Roland GS, I didn’t do detailed comparison.
For this would be necessary to have detailed MIDI specification, which is missing in the Owner’s Manual. Unbelievable.

And that statement on official web page I wouldn’t call a good customer support as well. They should be ashamed for this. I wouldn’t purchase such instrument with non existent support...
The PC Suite software is actually not available. The material in the manual regarding this is outdated and something we are in the process of updating.. Apologies for any confusion.

As such there is no way to transfer user data files to/from a computer directly. You can of course still connect to a Mac/PC via USB and send/receive MIDI but no data saving/loading options via USB cable exist. The only means to store/recall user data externally is via SD card (KA110 model only).

Daniel Forro
Post by ***@yahoo.com [KurzList]
Yes, I'be been doing a lot of research online about that, and it is very confusing.. In the website it says it does not support General MIDI but there is a GM logo on the arranger itself so normally I would assume that the arranger does support general MIDI.. When I read the manual, it says it require a software call PC Suite in order to connect to the PC, since Kurzweil never release it, then is there no other way to connect to PC? I don't really know, since I just bought it and it is very confusing. Some source says it supports but some says it does not, all those sources are official.
kaizhetan@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-17 09:42:08 UTC
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Thanks for replying. I know right? That is why it is really hard to research this arranger since not everything is listed clearly in the owner's manual, even the info on the official website is not accurate as well. I've seen a few demos on Youtube but I just could not find a proper review video. What makes me frustrated the most, is that there's not a lot of information regarding the arranger and also what do they mean by no PC Suite available, I'm utterly disappointed by it.
Daniel Forró danforcz@yahoo.com [KurzList]
2018-04-17 10:46:53 UTC
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Try to ask them, and complain. No mercy with them. This is zero support.

Daniel Forro
Post by ***@yahoo.com [KurzList]
Thanks for replying. I know right? That is why it is really hard to research this arranger since not everything is listed clearly in the owner's manual, even the info on the official website is not accurate as well. I've seen a few demos on Youtube but I just could not find a proper review video. What makes me frustrated the most, is that there's not a lot of information regarding the arranger and also what do they mean by no PC Suite available, I'm utterly disappointed by it.
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