Test Drive: Synth Giants Korg Kronos, Kurzweil PC3k and the Nord Stage 2

We asked our friends to show us some sounds from their pick of synthesizer, then we arranged these in rounds and finally asked them to jam a little...

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Music

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• Synthesizer Test Drive
• Hit Space Online
• Menemszol
• Korg
• Kronos
• Nord Stage
• Kurzweil PC3k
• workstation

[acccalaribomba]

Korg, Kurzweil 2 workstation, a Clavia csak stage piano, így nem egy kategória velük.

[hitspacetv]

@acccalaribomba Az anyag a "Test Drive" címet viseli (=próbavezetés). Nem érdekeltek bennünket hogy melyik mit tud, csak be szerettük volna mutatni, hogy hangban, megközelítésben kb. hova pozícionálnak. De talán nem túlzás színpadi célra vásárolni Korg Kronost vagy Kurzweil PC3k-t sem ;) Reméljük, a videó után más is kedvet kap a kipróbálásukhoz!

[ASINA71]

Where is the KB3 mode in PC3, especially referring to the new OS Leslie in 2:03 (huge improvement).

Kurzweil is the best!

[dragonsagoth666]

Kurzweil is in no way outdated, it can still sound fantastic and does some stuff nobody else does. It's amazing for sound design where you really need to be specific and detailed. The most flexible DSP processing ever.

[1gilcoy]

8:63 Who Wants to Live Forever ♫

[merckado]

@cachete1966 you are right, I am totally agree with you.

[2012nimrod]

who said hardware synths are dead

[2012nimrod]

thanks love this vid

[digitalcat303]

In terms of programmability, real-time controls, and overall versatility, PC3 100%.

Its great factory presets inspire you to play music. Piano, EP, organs, synths, orchestral - all sound fantastic. Effects are stunning. Programming may be daunting at first, but very logical and flexible once you learn it.

The VAST synth engine the PC3 uses is simply like no other and offers a very unique sound. Kurzweil has built on this same technology for 20 years - a testament of its power!

[CrabApple528]

KRONOS BEST!

[nicu772808]

The best, NORD STAGE 2

[anonymusum]

Korg Kronos has a thin, uninspiring sound and is the looser in a test that is not logical at all. For example the Kronos begins with a Hammond sound, the Kurzweil follows with a piano-fantasy-layer - why?

[cachete1966]

Well.... This test drive make not sense... To be a good comparative first... All key with the same kaybed..( 88 keys all ). Second.. The same keyboardplayer in all three keyboards.. Thrird.. With the same music... Fourth... All with or without add ons like drumtrack or karma... May be one round only with this tools... But maje not any sense compare one keyboard playing only a piano sound and the other with piano/strings with drums sound and notes extra from karma.. Is like to compare t

[izzycroptik]

Just to be clear, the price isn't much of an issue as this keyboard will be an investment ;) I felt that the Nord is the warmest/richest, Kurzweil's got great synth sound apparently but I already have the Triton for that stuff.. Anyone thinks that I should go for something else? I was also told to go for the Motif, any opinions about that please? Cheers guys!