16 Gigabytes of All New Sounds!
New, hand-selected German and Japanese concert grand pianos, as well as new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav and Harpsichords 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.

KB3 ToneReal™ Organs
Modeled after classic Hammond, Vox and Farfisa organs. Featuring all the controls you want and more, including 9 realistic drawbars.

Powerful FX Engine
Award-winning Reverbs, Delays, Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Distortions, Rotary Amplifiers, Compressors and more.

CONTROLS
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 aftertouch.

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, 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: Forte LCD 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.
  
  Software Editors
  Get deeper into editing your Forte™ Programs, Multis and Effects!
  
  
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MPN: AMS-KFORTE-8

• Keyboard: 88 note fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys (Fatar TP/40L)
  
• Display: 480x272 pixel color LCD with front-panel contrast adjust
  Polyphony: 128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated
  
• Multitimbral: 16 parts (one per MIDI channel)
  
• Quick Split/Layer: Easy access with adjustable relative volume (up to 4 zones)
  
• Factory Programs: (TBD) Stunning factory Programs featuring the all new Japanese and German Grands, new Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clav and Harpsichord along with a wide selection of sounds from the acclaimed PC3 and KORE 64™ expansion
  
• User Programs: 256
  
• Factory Multis: (TBD) Factory-crafted Multis - featuring up to 4 independent zones
  
• User Multis: 256
  
• General MIDI: No
  Master EQ/Compressor Section: Front-panel 3-band EQ with sweepable mid and on/off switch
  Front-panel single-knob master compressor with separate on/off bypass switch
  
• Effects: • Over 1000 complex effect chains, incorporated into programs featuring our award winning effects - reverbs, delays, chorus, flange, phaser, EQs, distortions, rotary speaker simulators, compressors, and more
  
• 32 total FX units
  (editing of FXChains requires use of the Desktop Editor)
  
• Controllers: 1 pitch wheel
  1 modulation wheel
  9 front panel sliders (w/ LED ladders)
  9 KB3 control switches/control/zone mute switches
  1 variation switch
  1 tap tempo switch
  2 transpose switches
  3 switch pedal inputs (1 switch/sustain pedal is included)
  2 continuous control pedal input
  monopressure (aftertouch)
  
• Analog Outputs: • Four (2 pairs) 1/4" balanced TRS analog (24-bit DACs)
  
• Automatic mono switching on both pairs.
  • +21dBu maximum output
  • 400Ω balanced source impedance
  
• Audio Inputs: One stereo 1/8" back-panel input for connecting your favorite MP3 player or other audio source for accompaniment playback
  
• Headphones: • 1 front panel 1/4" headphone output
  • 130mW into 32 ohm headphones
  
• MIDI: In, Thru, Out (w/ Thru/Out switch)
  
• USB: • Two USB ports (one A port / one B port)
  • Complete MIDI functionality over USB
  • User program/multi file transfer to/from PC/Mac/Flash Drive
  • Operating System updates from PC/Mac/Flash Drive
  
• Software Editors: External editors for Mac OS X, Windows PC and iOS devices
  
• FREE OS Updates: OS updates over USB and/or Flash Drive
  
• Height: (5.5") (14cm)
  
• Depth: (15.5") (39.5cm)
  
• Length: (54.5") (138.5cm)
  
• Weight: (49.6 lb.) (22.5 kg)
  
• Power: Internal Power Supply, free voltage 100-240VAC 50/60Hz, 10W