64-polyphonic GM synthesizer.
5MB PCM ROM. The samples are mostly GM-based, but there are some interesting waveforms like Roland D-50 / D-110 and KORG M1 as well.
3-OSC architecture.
The filter has resonance but no envelope.
"Distortion" can be added to each oscillator. It's actually fast vibrato - a kind of Roland JV's FXM, but KN2000's modulation frequency is lower, and it sounds more like vibrato. With "Growl" option, the FXM is applied only to the attack portion of the sound.
One "Digital Effect", one reverb and one "DSP effect." The digital effect seems to be non-DSP, oscillator-based chorus/delay like old PCM synths (Kurzweil K1000). The digital effect includes "Repeat delay", which seems to looping the attack portion of the waveform.
Drum samples are looped to make reverb-like effect - a rare feature first implemented in YAMAHA RX5 / PTX8.
A big 320*240 LCD display with lots of buttons around.
FD drive to store sounds and sequences.
The data can be stored via MIDI SysEx. Unfortunately, it has to be used in the bulk dump mode. It would be impossible to make a PC editor for this synth.
As a PCM synthesizer, SX-KN2000 inherits the tradition of 3-oscillator architecture from SX-AX7's PCM2 (PCM square) engine.
Technics SX-AX7 (1987)
In late 1993 after SX-KN2000 came out, the legendary physical modelling synthesizer SX-WSA1 was announced. WSA1 shares most of KN2000's "Digital Effect" except distortion.
Technics SX-WSA1 (1995)
SX-KN7000 is the highest-end model of the SX-KN workstation with a big color LCD display.
Technics SX-KN7000 (2002)
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Technics SX-KN2000 is a PCM synthesizer. It's a GM-compliant machine, but has some unique features.Ethnic percussions layered (559KB)
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