CINEMATIK
A sound stage for long pads, drones and trailer moments.
Three film reels that play any keymap on your K2700, a lens, a timeline and a cue sheet, and 128 cinematic scenes in two packs, played by the K2700 itself.
Each of the three reels plays one of the synth's own oscillators or any keymap your K2700 holds: the factory's, or your own USER keymaps, which a scan finds on the instrument. A keymap reel can play forwards, backwards or both ways, shift its timbre, or hold every key at one pitch for a drone.
The panel is a picture palace: a marquee for the title, a screen between red curtains that projects whatever you touch, a camera lens for the filter, a timeline for the envelopes and a typed cue sheet for the modulation. CINEMATIK plays through the K2700: with the LINK on, every move reaches it as you make it.
CINEMATIK PACK 1: all 64 scenes
Recorded directly from a Kurzweil K2700's audio output, with no external processing: every sound and effect is the K2700's own, playing the program CINEMATIK sends it. Each plays a riff or chords that suit it; only the levels are matched.
- A11 Titan ChoirEPIC PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A12 Hero StringsEPIC PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A13 Golden HourEPIC PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A14 EmpireEPIC PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A15 Vast HorizonEPIC PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A16 AscensionEPIC PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A17 KingdomEPIC PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A18 StarfieldEPIC PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A21 AbyssDARK PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A22 DreadDARK PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A23 Haunted ChoirDARK PADS0:20
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A24 Cold FrontDARK PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A25 NightmareDARK PADS0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A26 UndertowDARK PADS0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A27 SeanceDARK PADS0:17
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A28 The WatcherDARK PADS0:17
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A31 Glass CathedralETHEREAL0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A32 Angel HairETHEREAL0:19
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A33 AuroraETHEREAL0:16
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A34 Frozen LakeETHEREAL0:17
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A35 Lullaby MoonETHEREAL0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A36 Heaven SentETHEREAL0:17
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A37 Silk AirETHEREAL0:18
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A38 PrismETHEREAL0:15
Two long chords, 6 seconds each
- A41 Deep SpaceDRONES0:17
A low E2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A42 MonolithDRONES0:16
A low D2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A43 Tibetan HallDRONES0:15
A low G2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A44 Pipe GhostDRONES0:16
A low D2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A45 Iron LungDRONES0:15
A low C2 held, its octave joining after three seconds
- A46 Dune SeaDRONES0:17
A low E2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A47 NebulaDRONES0:16
A low D2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A48 Earth HumDRONES0:20
A low G2 held, its fifth joining after three seconds
- A51 Pulse EngineMOTION0:18
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A52 HeartbeatMOTION0:15
A low fifth on every quarter, then a semitone lower
- A53 ClockworkMOTION0:20
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A54 Morse CodeMOTION0:18
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A55 TidalMOTION0:19
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A56 Shimmer GateMOTION0:22
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A57 Machine ChoirMOTION0:19
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A58 OstinatoMOTION0:18
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- A61 RainmakerTEXTURES0:12
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A62 Night WindTEXTURES0:14
Two long chords, 10 seconds each
- A63 ScrapyardTEXTURES0:12
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A64 Glass StormTEXTURES0:14
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A65 Ghost RadioTEXTURES0:12
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A66 Bird ForestTEXTURES0:13
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A67 OceanicTEXTURES0:16
One chord held for 12 seconds
- A68 Static BloomTEXTURES0:13
One chord held for 10 seconds
- A71 Alien SignalWORLDS0:17
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A72 StargateWORLDS0:18
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A73 Elven WoodsWORLDS0:18
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A74 Desert MirageWORLDS0:17
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A75 Cyber RainWORLDS0:16
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A76 Lost TempleWORLDS0:19
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A77 MothershipWORLDS0:16
One low chord held for twelve seconds
- A78 DreamscapeWORLDS0:18
Two long chords, 7 seconds each
- A81 BraamFX & IMPACTS0:18
Three braams, each a tone lower
- A82 Rev SwellFX & IMPACTS0:11
Two swells, each cut on the downbeat
- A83 RiserFX & IMPACTS0:12
One chord climbing for nine seconds
- A84 DownerFX & IMPACTS0:12
Two fifths falling away
- A85 ImpactFX & IMPACTS0:12
Two hits, the second lower
- A86 WhooshFX & IMPACTS0:07
Two passes, the second an octave up
- A87 Tick TockFX & IMPACTS0:10
A clock ticking for eight seconds
- A88 Time WarpFX & IMPACTS0:11
One fifth bending down
CINEMATIK PACK 2: all 64 scenes
Recorded directly from a Kurzweil K2700's audio output, with no external processing: every sound and effect is the K2700's own, playing the program CINEMATIK sends it. Each plays a riff or chords that suit it; only the levels are matched.
- B11 Morning LightSOFT PADS0:16
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B12 Warm HorizonSOFT PADS0:15
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B13 Silk ChoirSOFT PADS0:16
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B14 Golden DustSOFT PADS0:16
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B15 Velvet SkySOFT PADS0:19
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B16 Slow BloomSOFT PADS0:16
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B17 Amber FieldsSOFT PADS0:15
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B18 Cloud DriftSOFT PADS0:16
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B21 Felt MemoryPIANO SCAPES0:14
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B22 Piano RainPIANO SCAPES0:14
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B23 Rewind PianoPIANO SCAPES0:11
Four chords, each swelling up out of nothing
- B24 Quiet RoomPIANO SCAPES0:10
A slow melody over two low fifths
- B25 Distant PianoPIANO SCAPES0:16
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B26 Piano & StringsPIANO SCAPES0:14
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B27 Sunday KeysPIANO SCAPES0:13
Three chords, 3 seconds each
- B28 Tine DreamsPIANO SCAPES0:15
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B31 Cello at DawnSTRINGS & AIR0:12
A melody
- B32 Silver BowSTRINGS & AIR0:13
A melody over a held chord
- B33 Flute MeadowSTRINGS & AIR0:13
A melody over a held chord
- B34 String BreathSTRINGS & AIR0:15
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B35 Clarinet GlowSTRINGS & AIR0:11
A melody over a held chord
- B36 Viola LullabySTRINGS & AIR0:11
A melody over a held chord
- B37 Horn ValleySTRINGS & AIR0:15
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B38 Strings of HopeSTRINGS & AIR0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B41 Lullaby LightsBELLS & MALLETS0:11
A melody over a held chord
- B42 Tremolo VibesBELLS & MALLETS0:14
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B43 Glass GardenBELLS & MALLETS0:14
A melody over a held chord
- B44 Music Box DreamBELLS & MALLETS0:10
A melody
- B45 Marimba MistBELLS & MALLETS0:12
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B46 Chime FieldBELLS & MALLETS0:12
A melody over a held chord
- B47 Celesta SnowBELLS & MALLETS0:10
A melody over a held chord
- B48 Mbira SunBELLS & MALLETS0:10
A repeating figure, twice round
- B51 Harp StreamPLUCKED & STRUNG0:13
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B52 Nylon SkyPLUCKED & STRUNG0:12
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B53 Koto PondPLUCKED & STRUNG0:10
A melody over a held chord
- B54 Steel ShoresPLUCKED & STRUNG0:12
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B55 Harp GlowPLUCKED & STRUNG0:15
Two chords, 6 seconds each
- B56 Guitar EchoesPLUCKED & STRUNG0:12
A melody over a held chord
- B57 Lute GardenPLUCKED & STRUNG0:13
Three broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B58 Harp & ChoirPLUCKED & STRUNG0:16
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring
- B61 RipplesFLOW0:19
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B62 Slow TideFLOW0:20
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B63 Firefly PulseFLOW0:21
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B64 Breathing LightsFLOW0:20
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B65 Gentle EngineFLOW0:18
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B66 Rain ArpFLOW0:10
Two broken chords, the notes left to ring, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B67 Soft ClockFLOW0:09
Two fifths, the clock pulsing on its own
- B68 Heart GlowFLOW0:19
Two chords, 8 seconds each, the motion locked to 120 BPM
- B71 Soft RainNATURE & SPACE0:13
One chord held for 10 seconds
- B72 River StonesNATURE & SPACE0:12
One chord held for 10 seconds
- B73 Wind ChimesNATURE & SPACE0:12
One chord held for 10 seconds
- B74 Dawn ChorusNATURE & SPACE0:13
One chord held for 10 seconds
- B75 Under WaterNATURE & SPACE0:14
One chord held for 10 seconds
- B76 Forest AirNATURE & SPACE0:11
A melody over a held chord
- B77 Starlight HumNATURE & SPACE0:16
A low fifth, a high fifth joining it
- B78 Ocean CalmNATURE & SPACE0:16
One chord held for 12 seconds
- B81 SunriseHORIZONS0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B82 First FlightHORIZONS0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B83 New WorldHORIZONS0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B84 Open SkyHORIZONS0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B85 HomecomingHORIZONS0:15
Two chords, 5 seconds each
- B86 Wide ValleyHORIZONS0:15
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B87 Northern HopeHORIZONS0:17
Three chords, 4 seconds each, climbing
- B88 Ever AfterHORIZONS0:16
Three chords, 4 seconds each
What it does
Three reels
Any K2700 keymap, factory or USER, or a saw, triangle, sine or pulse; reel A can also stack or sync. Every keymap reel has its tone, forward, reverse or both-ways playback, timbre shift and key tracking.
The film vault
The factory keymaps on eleven shelves, with what each one is: looped or one-shot, its roots, stereo or not. ON YOUR K2700 lists your own keymaps after a scan.
The screen
The title card with its synopsis, or a close-up of what you touch: a keymap's zones over the keys, the filter's curve, the envelope in timecode, the LFO, the layers as credits.
The lens
LP, BP or HP at 12 or 24 dB, with key tracking, its envelope and LFO 1; its iris opens with the cutoff, its flare is the resonance.
Motion
Two LFOs for each note and a third for all notes at once, so a whole chord breathes together; tempo rates for pulses and gates.
Cue sheet
16 rows of modulation: the wheel, pressure, velocity, envelopes and LFOs to pitch, tone, the reels' levels, the lens and the amp.
Post
Distortion, then chorus, flanger or phaser, a tempo echo and a long hall, all on the K2700, every knob live.
In your browser too
Open it in Chrome, Edge or Firefox with your K2700 on USB: the same panel and LINK, the 16 scenes of CINEMATIK TASTE, STORE and READ, and SCAN to find the CINEMATIK programs and USER keymaps on your K2700. Nothing to install; your K2700 plays and keeps every patch.
128 scenes
Two packs, each levelled on the K2700: PACK 1's epic and dark pads, ethereal beds, drones, motion, textures, worlds and trailer effects, and PACK 2's soft pads, piano scapes, strings, bells, harps and guitars, gentle motion and open horizons. Plus MY PATCHES.
Played by the K2700 itself
CINEMATIK makes no sound of its own: the keymaps live on your instrument, so what you hear is the K2700. Its 128 scenes were balanced layer by layer and levelled by listening to a K2700.
Two packs on one stage
CINEMATIK PACK 1 is dark and vast: pads, drones and trailer moments. CINEMATIK PACK 2 is light: calm, inspiring scenes on the K2700's acoustic keymaps, piano, harp, nylon, cello, flute, vibes and bells, slowly moving. THE PROGRAMME shows each pack with its own categories.
A closer look
What you need
- Platform
- A native macOS app; a web version runs free on this site (see Web). A Windows version is on the roadmap.
- K2700
- Required: a Kurzweil K2700 on USB. CINEMATIK plays through it (LINK), stores programs on it (STORE) and reads them back (READ).
- Keymaps
- The K2700's factory keymaps and the USER keymaps on your instrument.
- Patches
- 128 scenes in two packs (PACK 1 in group A, PACK 2 in group B) and 128 places in MY PATCHES.
- Web
- Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, the K2700 on USB (Web MIDI). The 16 scenes of CINEMATIK TASTE; no sound of its own: the K2700 plays and keeps every patch. Safari and the iPad have no Web MIDI.
CINEMATIK
Available soon.