ok guys Korg FINALLY came up with a worthy piano sound 147ex

[wocongming]

its called C7 Grand Close. They give you like 5 different piano sounds but ONLY the one called WOODY is the good one. it sounds WARM just like the nord piano. theres only 1 issue(just like all piano samples have). the 2nd F# above MIDDLE C, to the D# above (10 note range) are much deader sounding than the rest of the range. that being said, its still worth spending the $67 for this one sound. DEMO it and youll see what i mean. also, do a slight edit on it....go to EQ and set the mid range to 2.5 to 2.9 and the level to about 2.
leave the bass and treble alone. good luck

[danielwolk]

wocongming,

Thanks for the opinion. I wonder if 147 or 148 is a better choice. How do you rate the C7 compared to the Italian Grand or the original Kronos pianos?

[wocongming]

wocongming,

Thanks for the opinion. I wonder if 147 or 148 is a better choice. How do you rate the C7 compared to the Italian Grand or the original Kronos pianos?

the 147ex woody piano with the slight edit i mentioned is closest to the Nord piano....very warm sound and the hammer sound on a lot of the registers sound more like a hammer. on most the other piano sounds on the kronos, especially the berlin, the ranges sound metallic and harsh and the metallic ranges have less sustain also. the italian and austrian pianos sound THIN as hell in the mid range, to high range. yuk.

[voip]

Just get a Nord piano then!

It would be interesting to know the listening setup; headphones, speakers, acoustic environment, mono or stereo, and suchlike, since these factors could greatly influence the sound.

It is largely subjective, of course, but I think the Kronos pianos are pretty much as close to the real thing that there is. Slight imperfections and all. To my ears, the Nord pianos are way too rich/heavily eq'd to sound like a real piano. Even some of the Keyscape offerings are like this.

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[G]

Why not just sample a Nord piano into your Kronos...?