NAMM 2026: Founded back in 1982, Kurzweil is a company that’s shown itself to have some serious staying power, still releasing pro and home keyboards into a very competitive market. The SP8, its latest offering, is designed for performers - but to simply call it a ‘stage piano’ would be to do it a disservice.
That’s because, as well as offering the piano tones you’d expect - not to mention organ modelling - the KS8 is also a 6-operator FM synth. There are vector synthesis waveforms, too, and Kurzweil has included sounds from previous instruments such as the K2700, K2088/61 and PC4.
