The latest issue of Keyboard Magazine (US) includes a phenomenal review of the Kurzweil PC3 in which it is awarded the magazine's coveted KEYBUY Award.

With a sleek new look on the outside, and an arsenal of Kurzweil's latest cutting edge chip technology under its hood, the 76-note PC3 delivers 128 voices of incredible sound quality along with a host of powerful, easy to use features. The PC3 is Kurzweil's ultimate performance controller keyboard, with an enormous collection of stunning sounds combined with comprehensive real-time controller functions.

"The PC3 achieved a range of harmonic and dynamic response to my touch that far surpassed what I'd expect from any keyboard with a total of 256MB of waveform ROM".

"You know those jokes where a musician goes to heaven and it's a big jam session? The PC3 would be set up on the synth fanatics' cloud. For authenticity, the PC3 will stand next to any dedicated virtual analog synth without flinching. I can think of no other do-it-all stage keyboard or workstation where this level of virtual analog synthesis is integrated this fully."

"Is this as good as strings get in a keyboard? By miles".

"Its size and weight are perfect; and while I'd thought for sure I'd need fully-weighted keys to handle the piano-type duties, I find the semi-weighted action of the PC3 extremely playable: smooth and fast without being too light at all."

"Sonically, it's everything I was after. Way too many keyboards come out of the box with a bunch of shiny, spectacular patches that are fun to play in the music store, but often useless in the real world. The PC3 is exactly the opposite - most of its Programs aren't terribly glamorous at first blush, but they fit effortlessly into my music."

"We've raved so much about the PC3 in a live context that you may wonder, 'But would you record with these sounds?' In a heartbeat. The realism and quality is just as beneficial to a multi-track mix as it is on a gig, and sometimes, I found that a given electric piano, string, synth lead, or pad from the PC3 sat in my track better than a plug-in dedicated to that type of sound."