Kronos piano memory

[Ahmed Jaber]

Hi Forums
I want to know how many megabyte memory size of the piano in korg kronos.
My friend have a clavia nord piano 88 that have a 500 MB original factory memory,so the piano have a very good sound.
And i don't know which is best in sounds Kronos or Nord piano.
Thanks.
Regargs.
Ahmed Jaber.

[MidnightPackage]

I believe that each of the two SGX pianos (German and Japanese) are 4.5 gb each, for a total of 9 gb of piano samples.

So each of the two pianos has roughly 9 times as much sample data as your Nord.

That said, this does not necessary mean the Kronos sounds better. Let your own ears be the judge

[danatkorg]

My friend have a clavia nord piano 88 that have a 500 MB original factory memory,so the piano have a very good sound.

The largest individual Nord Piano sounds are actually just a bit under 200 MB:

http://www.nordkeyboards.com/main.asp?t ... rand_Piano

The Nord Piano's entire memory is 500 MB.

As MidnightPackage noted, however, the sound itself is the most important benchmark.

[popmann]

Let me put it this way. I've been looking for a new digital board for my studio with good pianos (ac and elec)-I played the Nord Piano for a solid hour in headphones...it just didn't come close enough to my software to justify buying it. I knew I would end up using the software.

The Kronos, I went to try...and talked price and trade ins before I left the store. A week later, I was back with the old pc2x in the car to trade. On the strength of what are MY "bread and butter" sounds-acPiano, various EPs (including vintage and digital), and Hammond.

I have no regrets. It's, say 90% of the software's fidelity...but PLAYs 100% better. I get lost in playing it...where I've never ONCE in a decade of software instruments, lost track of time noodling.

[xtatty]

Regardless of the MB or GB of the pianos, Kronos pianos have a significant drawback when compared with Nords pianos.
Nord pianos have String Resonance.

String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon that occurs inside an acoustic piano or a grand piano when strings, or parts of strings,
resonate at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played.
This tech makes a piano sound more realistic.

Also clavia nord piano 88 has the Nord Triple Pedal.

Nord Triple Pedal offers an unprecedented functionality, with the addition of a dynamic control of the mechanical noise during operation,
and the ability for you as a player to use half-pedalling and "release and catch" techniques.
This tech imitates better a real piano.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not advertising Nord!
I am a Korg guy and i have a Kronos 73 my self. I love it's pianos.
But wouldn't it be nice to incorporate these techs in Kronos pianos too!
Then its pianos would be unparalleled!!!

[danatkorg]

Regardless of the MB or GB of the pianos, Kronos pianos have a significant drawback when compared with Nords pianos.
Nord pianos have String Resonance.

String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon that occurs inside an acoustic piano or a grand piano when strings, or parts of strings,
resonate at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played.
This tech makes a piano sound more realistic.

Also clavia nord piano 88 has the Nord Triple Pedal.

Nord Triple Pedal offers an unprecedented functionality, with the addition of a dynamic control of the mechanical noise during operation,
and the ability for you as a player to use half-pedalling and "release and catch" techniques.
This tech imitates better a real piano.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not advertising Nord!
I am a Korg guy and i have a Kronos 73 my self. I love it's pianos.
But wouldn't it be nice to incorporate these techs in Kronos pianos too!
Then its pianos would be unparalleled!!!

Half pedaling, release and catch, and string resonance (aka damper resonance) are all supported by the KRONOS.

- Dan

[xtatty]

Regardless of the MB or GB of the pianos, Kronos pianos have a significant drawback when compared with Nords pianos.
Nord pianos have String Resonance.

String Resonance is the acoustic phenomenon that occurs inside an acoustic piano or a grand piano when strings, or parts of strings,
resonate at their fundamental or harmonic frequencies when other strings are played.
This tech makes a piano sound more realistic.

Also clavia nord piano 88 has the Nord Triple Pedal.

Nord Triple Pedal offers an unprecedented functionality, with the addition of a dynamic control of the mechanical noise during operation,
and the ability for you as a player to use half-pedalling and "release and catch" techniques.
This tech imitates better a real piano.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not advertising Nord!
I am a Korg guy and i have a Kronos 73 my self. I love it's pianos.
But wouldn't it be nice to incorporate these techs in Kronos pianos too!
Then its pianos would be unparalleled!!!

Half pedaling, release and catch, and string resonance (aka damper resonance) are all supported by the KRONOS.

- Dan

Thank you for the immediate answer Dan. It's good to know those things.

But does Kronos have Sympathetic Resonance?!!?!?
I am not talking about damper resonance.

[popmann]

Have you played the Nord and the Kronos? Really doesn't matter whether the model they use is generating situational harmonics or not...it's better by leaps and bounds, IMO. And, I'm one of the few people I know who LIKE Nord's acoustic pianos. They're sloppy and phasey...all kind of remind me of an upright. None sustain well or correctly.

You really can't buy an instrument on size and spec. You need to go play...