Pianos, Blind taste test

[ZeroZero]

Its Piano I for me. I cant see the poll question button, just the fill out the survey button, which I can do as I order my stage 2 tommorow.

I would love to know what this is as its the best I have heard on the Nord forum

When do you spill the beans?

Zero

[Hanon_CTS]

Its Piano I for me. I cant see the poll question button, just the fill out the survey button, which I can do as I order my stage 2 tommorow.

I would love to know what this is as its the best I have heard on the Nord forum

When do you spill the beans?

Zero

Hello ZZ
I edited the 1st post to indicate which pianos are which.
The 1st one is the Steinway Grand Lady D Large 5.3

[doctorno]

Here is a piano recorded with Hanon_CTS´s Midi-File. Before I reveal what it is, I would like to know, how you like it ...

• demo.mp3

[Hanon_CTS]

Hey Doctorno,
is that the Korg Kronos? or the Motif XF S700 piano sound?
It ever so slightly reminds me of the Kurzweil Micro Ensemble, so it may be the SP3.

In the "grand" scheme of things "pun intended",
I like your demo piano better than my M3 and Motif Power Grand, but less than the three Nord samples that I used.
I think you should make us wait a week or two before revealing the answer, I love the suspense.

Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Hanon

[Nordfan]

Hey Doctorno!
Great job!!
I don't think its Yamaha so I go for Korg and as this is a pretty good sample I guess it must be the Kronos.

PM me please, I can't wait for you to reveal it officially.

[Cbas]

My guess is also the kronos. And I agree with Hanon, that it's better than the two non-Nords he posted, but not as good and naturel sounding as the 3 nords.

[doctorno]

I agree with Hanon, that it's better than the two non-Nords he posted, but not as good and naturel sounding as the 3 nords.

The three Nords Hanon_CTS recorded sound great to my ears as well. When I listen again I always come back to the Grand Lady D and would indeed prefer that to the piano in "my" demo - though not in every respect. The Grand Lady D sounds "fuller" and maybe "warmer", yet I prefer the stereo projection of the piano in "my" demo. To my ears the pedal noises sound more authentic and "natural" in "my" demo as well.

[doctorno]

Here is a piano recorded with Hanon_CTS´s Midi-File. Before I reveal what it is, I would like to know, how you like it ...

Nice one! Really great degree of realism, and it sounds in my ears way better than the M3, so maybe the Kronos?? Could also be a RD-700 to my ears (but judging from laptop speakers only (since I am on travel!). Looking forward to the revelation!!

[doctorno]

The piano in my demo is the Grand Piano 2 of the Korg SV-1. It is a sampled Steinway. Although the Nord pianos sound a little bit better, I think that this demo shows that the SV-1 sounds really good as well. And it certainly sounds much better than some online reviews and some rumours about Korg´s piano sounds could make you believe. What is more the SV-1 with the RH3 keyboard just feels very good in your hands when you play acoustic or electric piano or string sounds.

[Johannes]

Indeed nice sound, forgot the SV-1, but it is a great AP. And the RH3 keyboard is not bad for Accoustic Piano I agree. For Rhodes, Wurlies, and even more Clavs, Synths and obviously Organs, I find it less usable though. But its admittedly a nice board, plus it looks pretty cool! Thanks for posting!!
I would love to see a Rhodes Mk1 or MkII comparison one day, let's see if we get some meaningful samples of current boards with records of one midi file together!