apolivka@x102a.harris-atd.com (polivka al 60047) (07/17/90)
A friend of mine has a Korg DW-8000 from which he would like to get a good acoustic piano sound (better than what comes with the keyboard). Does anyone out there in network land have a good acoustic piano patch that they would be willing to share or could tell me where to find? Al -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Al Polivka arpa: apolivka@x102a.ess.harris.com Mail Stop 102-4858 usenet: uunet!x102a!apolivka Harris Corporation phone: 407-729-2983 Government Aerospace Systems Div. Bldg: 102 Room: 3433 P.O. Box 94000 Melbourne, FL 32902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
msm26708@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S MacKovitch) (07/17/90)
I've had my DW-8000 for about 4 years or so, and even though I thought
that the "acoustic piano" sound was a lot better than some machines, I still
feel that the true warmth of an acoustic piano can't be attained on the
DW-8000.
It makes a decent "digital" piano sound, but I've played around with it a bit
and I haven't come close to a real acoustic sound. That's what samplers are
for. If you want a good acoustic piano sound, buy a sampler....that's what
I did.
If you don't want to spend the money, I'd say that the acoustic piano sound
that comes with the DW-8000 (sound #21 in one of the sets that comes with it)
is about the best you can do. But, that's just my opinion, anyone else have
an opinion on this matter?
-mike
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------shin@rainbow.uchicago.edu (Shin Kurokawa) (07/17/90)
In article <1990Jul16.202632.27831@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> msm26708@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S MacKovitch) writes: >It makes a decent "digital" piano sound, but I've played around with it a bit >and I haven't come close to a real acoustic sound. That's what samplers are >for. If you want a good acoustic piano sound, buy a sampler....that's what >I did. IMHO, if you want a good acoustic piano sound, use the real piano. I don't mean that you should go out and get your own Bosendorfer or a Steinway though, of course. ;) Even the Kurtzweil or the Synclavier versions of the acoustic piano sound peculiar to me, though if they are jammed along with tons of other things going on in the background (like put a couple of tracks of OB8 soft 'strings', a bunch of twinkling DX sequences on top, a real guitar, real drums, Emu+Moog bass etc.), I say they don't sound too bad. ;) There's nothing like the real grand piano fed through two-stage DD and EQ with a touch of the Aphex Aural Exciter. ;) >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Mike Mackovitch University of Illinois @ Urbana/Champaign >Engineering Computer Science Co-op msm26708@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu >"I don't worry 'bout a thing, 'cause I know nothing's gonna be all right." > -Mose Allison >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ / \\\\\ S h i n K u r o k a w a shin@rainbow.uchicago.edu [128.135.4.33] ^ //// Research Institutes,Univ.of Chicago {mimsy,ncar,rutgers}!oddjob!shin @ \@ 5640 S.Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 USA - Fax:(312)7025863 v ) Eat more rice!! --
msm26708@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S MacKovitch) (07/17/90)
>IMHO, if you want a good acoustic piano sound, use the real thing. I don't
I think this goes without saying.
-mike
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------sjs@netcom.UUCP (Stephen Schow) (07/18/90)
I agree, the DW-8000 will not compare to either a sampler or a real Grand Piano If you need complete MIDI control, as I do, and you also need an affordable, MIDIable acoustic piano sound, then I would highly recommend the Roland MKS-20 or P-330. They both have the same sounds, one is newer and smaller. I picked up a used MKS-20 for 500 bucks. The sounds are not as sparkly realistic as many sampled pianos are, but it allows much much more dynamic playing than any sampled piano I've ever played. I like to layer it with electric piano rhodes sounds to get a killer David Foster Sound, but even as a stand alone acoustic sound module, it is the best MIDIable solution in my opinion. The main reason is the dynamic control.