K-Sounds Yamaha C7, anyone tried it out yet?

macroenie · Post by **macroenie** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:27 pm

On the Korg website (Support&Downloads -> Soundware) a link to K-Sounds Yamaha C7 sample is provided

http://www.ksounds.com/html/signature_p ... oasys.html

With the lovely German Grand already inside the Kronos I wonder if this relatively small sized C7 sample would be something Kronos owners would consider to buy. Would it be any good compared to the German Grand or are we now spoiled by this massive samples Korg has provided us with?

I also think I remember having read something about Korg sampling another piano that will come available to Kronos but I do not recall the details. Does anyone have that still clear in their minds and wants to refresh mine

Cheers

rmvieira · Post by **rmvieira** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:33 pm

I haven't tried the K7 piano but the upcoming Korg one is an Austrian piano according to the Kronos website on Korg.com

macroenie · Post by **macroenie** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:52 pm

on the Korg website...figures

Thanks!

I bought the KRS-03 yesterday, I still have to explore all its capabilities but I would have liked more than the three songs it provides.
So is it really worth $49....maybe not.

Cheers

macroenie · Post by **macroenie** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:15 am

this japanese guy is already playing it @ 14-nov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sQDi4StT1Q

How much more polishing is needed to put it on the market?

hanny_ep · Post by **hanny_ep** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:00 am

I just bought C7 piano K sound ...cek it out at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYBVCLEfUk

drama1 · Post by **drama1** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:37 pm

hanny_ep wrote:I just bought C7 piano K sound ...cek it out at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYBVCLEfUk

What are your thoughts regarding the C7 sample, if you don't mind giving a review? Do you prefer the German/Japanese over the C7? I have been going back and forth regarding purchase of this sample set along with organimation.

phattbuzz · Post by **phattbuzz** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:03 pm

I've noticed that the K-Sounds Signature piano offers "True sampled “damper pedal” sympathetic string resonance". This is something that's not offered in the Kronos pianos and there was a lot of talk about in another thread.

rrricky rrrecordo · Post by **rrricky rrrecordo** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:20 pm

I have the Motif XS version. It's a larger sample set than that offered for Kronos and OASYS (495MB), and I think it's the best piano available for Motif XS... I have all of the pianos on offer at Motifator.

You can listen to a good set of demos here:

http://shop.motifator.com/index.php/voi ... if-xs.html

carmol · Post by **carmol** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:30 am

phattbuzz wrote:I've noticed that the K-Sounds Signature piano offers "True sampled “damper pedal” sympathetic string resonance". This is something that's not offered in the Kronos pianos and there was a lot of talk about in another thread.

Of corse they are !

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:06 pm

From listening to the demos I don't think the K-sounds piano can compare with the Kronos pianos.

It has quite a "light" piano sound, without much depth, and the attack phase even reminds me a bit of the CP70. Maybe it sits well in a mix, but it does not sound as rich and deteiled as the Kronos grands IMHO.

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:32 pm

phattbuzz wrote:I've noticed that the K-Sounds Signature piano offers "True sampled “damper pedal” sympathetic string resonance". This is something that's not offered in the Kronos pianos and there was a lot of talk about in another thread.

Kronos pianos have damper sympathetic resonance... They don't do key sympathetic resonance.

hanny_ep · Post by **hanny_ep** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:51 am

drama1 wrote:
hanny_ep wrote:I just bought C7 piano K sound ...cek it out at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfYBVCLEfUk
What are your thoughts regarding the C7 sample, if you don't mind giving a review? Do you prefer the German/Japanese over the C7? I have been going back and forth regarding purchase of this sample set along with organimation.

My opinion: K sound is brighter than Kronos's piano...different character, but C7 is thinner on high note. :3dshocked:

From 1-10 I give 7 star

macroenie · Post by **macroenie** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 6:47 am

Thanks for all your opinions, I think I will keep the $ and wait for Korg´s Austrian piano.

I did come across this little table while looking at the EXs10

Expansion Sample_____________EXs10______EXs11____EXs12____EXs13
System Version1.5 or more_____required____required__required__required
An additional 1GB of RAM___not required_____required__required__required

So to run it you will have to upgrade your internal memory.
Seems rather strange when it is disk streamed.

Kevin Nolan · Post by **Kevin Nolan** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:38 am

For what it's worth, I bough K-Sound Pianos for my K2500XS and still use them today - they are genuinely excellent. The attention to detail and the overall balance makes K-Sound pianos among the best independent sampled pianos, in my opinion.

You will defininitely get a quality alternative piano sound in this (and K-Sound K2500 Virtual Organs sounds are excellent too though I'm not an organ player per-say so I can only offere a superficial opinion on that).

But if you are a piano player looking for substantial alternatives, you will not go wrong with K-Sound pianos - they are top notch (note I have no vested interest in promoting them here - I just think K-Sound is a rock solid company offering top notch pianos); and it doesn;t surprise me that Korg are prepared to promote them or point to them. There are one or two Karo pianos for OASYS I use - but K-Sound is a better, more stable and balanced sample alternative, in my opinion - who put a lot of thought and specialisation into pianos.

Cheers,
Kevin.