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cobray Junior Member
Joined: 18 Jan 2012 Posts: 60
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: Tweaking the Piano |
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Hi all,
Does anyone else customize their piano sounds on the Kronos?
I start with the Kronos German Grand and set the release time to max. Then this morning I played with a little reverb and added a touch of delay. Problem is though it sounded a bit too bright for my taste so I went into the EQ and fiddled around. I didn't have a lot of time so I never got it to my liking, sounded a bit muddy.
Anyone have any tips they want to share?
Thanks! |
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QuiRobinez Approved Merchant
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 2547 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, for my ambient projects i've created a full set of new age piano's. I've missed those kind of piano's in the factory soundsets.
Things i did was adding a second exi for pads or celtic sounds. Also for one piano i used the reverb tail of the japanese piano as the release tail of the german piano. The new age sound from that piano was very interesting.
Also i always modify the eq of the reverb, i remove the low end to avoid the mudiness.
The piano sounds were modified by changes to the bias and the lid position.
I love the piano sounds from the kronos because they give you so much possibilities to change the sound.
i've recorded a demo for youtube in the past but never uploaded it, here are the first 2 short new age demos from that video in one file with two of my custom ambient piano's.
The first one is called Magical Carpet Piano
The second one is called Dark Celtic Piano
Last edited by QuiRobinez on Sat May 05, 2012 10:04 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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michelkeijzers Approved Merchant
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 9113 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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I removed the mechanics sound (don't know the real name right now), because when using the sound via another MIDI controller it is always send as value 127 (release velocity). _________________
Developer of the free PCG file managing application for most Korg workstations: PCG Tools, see https://www.kronoshaven.com/pcgtools/ |
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X-Trade Moderator
Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 6494 Location: Leeds, UK
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I just finished tweaking my custom piano.
I have it split from middle C, so the higher notes are from the German Grand, and the lower notes are from the Japanese Grand. I like the tighter bass and more punch in the Japanese, but I love the delicate sound of the German grand.
I also added a bit of Ensemble (only 20 percent wet) brought in by the sustain pedal. I like the 'sparkle' you get from that on sustained notes.
Aside from that, I was very happy with the standard German and Japanese grand sounds. I just wanted something a bit more unique. _________________ Current Gear: Kronos 61, RADIAS-R, Volca Bass, ESX-1, microKorg, MS2000B, R3, Kaossilator Pro +, MiniKP, AX3000B, nanoKontrol, nanoPad MK II,
Other Mfgrs: Moog Sub37, Roland Boutique JX03, Novation MiniNova, Akai APC40, MOTU MIDI TimePiece 2, ART Pro VLA, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40.
Past Gear: Korg Karma, TR61, Poly800, EA-1, ER-1, ES-1, Kawai K1, Novation ReMote37SL, Boss GT-6B
Software: NI Komplete 10 Ultimate, Arturia V Collection, Ableton Live 9. Apple OSX El Capitan on 15" MacBook Pro |
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.Jens Senior Member
Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Posts: 383
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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For "bright" and "dark"ness, I'd rather go for tweaking the velocity bias first than using the EQ. It's a very powerful aarameter, especially to get the sound right relative to the actual keybed used (in my case, it's a Doepfer LMK4+ with a Fatar TP10/MD keybed). |
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Sharp Site Admin
Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 18197 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Qrobinez, that was beautiful.
Regards
Sharp. |
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michelkeijzers Approved Merchant
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 9113 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Sharp wrote: | Qrobinez, that was beautiful.
Regards
Sharp. |
Yes same comment from me. _________________
Developer of the free PCG file managing application for most Korg workstations: PCG Tools, see https://www.kronoshaven.com/pcgtools/ |
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cobray Junior Member
Joined: 18 Jan 2012 Posts: 60
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Likewise, thanks for your input.
Tonight I've got the German Dark on Exi 1 and a Reed EP 200 on Exi 2 with the flanger turned on just under the surface of the mix.
I'm playing with some reverse delay at the moment. So many layers to play with...I love the Kronos! |
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rmvieira Full Member
Joined: 24 Sep 2011 Posts: 216 Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: |
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qrobinez, your pianos sound excellent. I can see you put a lot of thought and dedication into your work. Bravo! _________________ Reagan
Kronos 88, M3M, Wavestation SR,
PC3-76, Virus TID, D70, JX10, Gmega, A50, AX1, Fantom XR, Motif ESR |
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levioter Senior Member
Joined: 28 Sep 2011 Posts: 401
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Qui thanks !
Again a great and expressive playing !
Cheers _________________ KORG KRONOS73 -- Minimoog Model-D -- KORG M1 -- M-AUDIO FastTrack C600 -- M-AUDIO AXIOM-25MK2 -- Roland Vdrum TD12KV |
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