Best Piano for Kronos
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Best Piano for Kronos
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I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
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If you have an i-device, you can get close pretty cheaply by buying their app and driving it from your Kronos.Charlievv wrote:I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ravensc ... d966586407
Ravenscroft for ipad
Great. I did not know this was an available app. Thank you.
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Re: Best Piano for Kronos
This is a silly response ; why would someone pay such a high price for a Kronos, and then get an iDevice for a piano sound ? Ridiculous solution.Scott wrote:If you have an i-device, you can get close pretty cheaply by buying their app and driving it from your Kronos.Charlievv wrote:I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ravensc ... d966586407
There must be libraries out there from places like K-Sounds that have 3rd party libraries for the Kronos, if the stock ones don't do it for you... Although the iDevices have some good synths, suggesting one for a Kronos piano-replacement underminds the whole point of buying the Kronos !

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Johnny Foster wrote:This is a silly response ; why would someone pay such a high price for a Kronos, and then get an iDevice for a piano sound ? Ridiculous solution.Scott wrote:If you have an i-device, you can get close pretty cheaply by buying their app and driving it from your Kronos.Charlievv wrote:I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ravensc ... d966586407
There must be libraries out there from places like K-Sounds that have 3rd party libraries for the Kronos, if the stock ones don't do it for you... Although the iDevices have some good synths, suggesting one for a Kronos piano-replacement underminds the whole point of buying the Kronos !


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Just because users pianos tastes differ , WavesArt has developed "Pianos Suite 2" with 3 very different famous pianos
of extraordinary sound development similar to VST that will certainly catch up your taste in one of them !
http://wavesart.eu/KronosEXs/Pianos%20Suite.html
of extraordinary sound development similar to VST that will certainly catch up your taste in one of them !
http://wavesart.eu/KronosEXs/Pianos%20Suite.html
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I highly recommend downloading the demo version of Kronos EXs 148 (Purgatory Creek Soundware C7 Grand Player) and giving it a shot. It includes 18 programs and one of the programs (C7 Player Jazz) is pretty darn close to the Ravencroft sound. And that's coming from someone who owns the Ravenscroft and uses it daily.
A preview of my upcoming solo piano album: https://youtu.be/Cj9a_xATx-g
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are you kidding me? just play middle C a few times. it sounds like your striking a metal pull with a quarter. lol berlin piano is the worst one. its got sample flaws all over the ranges.KK wrote:Everyone has different tastes. I prefer the Berlin with my own custom adjustments. Much more realistic than the others, especially as I mainly play classical répertoire. YMMV
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im pretty sure its 147 ex , not 148. and the only piano thats really good is the one named Woodytdwctdwc wrote:I highly recommend downloading the demo version of Kronos EXs 148 (Purgatory Creek Soundware C7 Grand Player) and giving it a shot. It includes 18 programs and one of the programs (C7 Player Jazz) is pretty darn close to the Ravencroft sound. And that's coming from someone who owns the Ravenscroft and uses it daily.
As previously mentioned, YMMV. Everyone prefers different things. People comments on my YT channel of classical piano performances using the Korg Berlin and Italian grands are positive, so the pianos certainly don't sound so bad.wocongming wrote:are you kidding me? just play middle C a few times. it sounds like your striking a metal pull with a quarter. lol berlin piano is the worst one. its got sample flaws all over the ranges.KK wrote:Everyone has different tastes. I prefer the Berlin with my own custom adjustments. Much more realistic than the others, especially as I mainly play classical répertoire. YMMV

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You actually think the idea of a Kronos is never to expand the sound palette? So you would also criticize anyone who had a Kronos and other keyboards for the same reason? Using an i device to bring more sounds into the mix is hardly a ridiculous choice. If the piano sounds on the Kronos are not as good as newer choices, then the Kronos owner MUST avoid them? Wow.Johnny Foster wrote:This is a silly response ; why would someone pay such a high price for a Kronos, and then get an iDevice for a piano sound ? Ridiculous solution.Scott wrote:If you have an i-device, you can get close pretty cheaply by buying their app and driving it from your Kronos.Charlievv wrote:I am trying to locate the closest piano for my Kronos that would match the Ravenscroft 275. I think the onboard pianos for the kronos are good but my personal favorite virtual piano is the Ravenscroft 275 which I use daily. Any suggestions?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ravensc ... d966586407
There must be libraries out there from places like K-Sounds that have 3rd party libraries for the Kronos, if the stock ones don't do it for you... Although the iDevices have some good synths, suggesting one for a Kronos piano-replacement underminds the whole point of buying the Kronos !
Can anyone point to an article/blog/video discussing in detail the adjustments they would make to a stock Kronos pianos to personalize it to their taste?
I've been pretty happy with Kronos preset pianos for gigging with rock/variety bands. I usually choose the "Leave Your Hat On" piano for a bright sound, and the Berlin for a mellower sound.
But at home when I want solo piano bliss I will pull up Ivory or Keyscape pianos.
I've been pretty happy with Kronos preset pianos for gigging with rock/variety bands. I usually choose the "Leave Your Hat On" piano for a bright sound, and the Berlin for a mellower sound.
But at home when I want solo piano bliss I will pull up Ivory or Keyscape pianos.
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the MIDRANGE of the German Dark Grand is WAY better and less metalic sounding than the berlin. trust me.Xenophile wrote:Can anyone point to an article/blog/video discussing in detail the adjustments they would make to a stock Kronos pianos to personalize it to their taste?
I've been pretty happy with Kronos preset pianos for gigging with rock/variety bands. I usually choose the "Leave Your Hat On" piano for a bright sound, and the Berlin for a mellower sound.
But at home when I want solo piano bliss I will pull up Ivory or Keyscape pianos.