Unfortunately, the only way to access all this power is through a program that was written for the Apple IIe. The K150 can generate any sound that can possibly be heard, the same way that a very powerful computer can generate any image that can possibly be seen (i.e., meeting or exceeding the resolution and color perception of the human eye.) The piano generated by the K150 sounds exactly like a piano, not due to excellent and precise sampling, but due to precise emulation. Pretty soon, you have a very interesting sound. The K150 is probably the most powerful additive synthesizer ever made (unless there is Deep-Blue-equivalent somewhere in a laboratory.) Start with one sine or sawtooth wave. Typical synthesizers have one, two, maybe three oscillators and modulation circuits for one or each. It is amazingly unique in that it has 240 oscillators. The K150 is a big, ugly rack mount device (see Vintage Synth Explorer for a picture ) that would not look out of place in a HAMM radio shack. I'm setting up a recently acquired Apple IIgs as a programmer for a Kurzweil K150 synthesizer.
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