Korg Grandstage: The Ultimate Stage Piano

Whilst the the Korg Grandstage is a beautifully designed stage piano, its looks belie is ability as an extremely powerful live performance tool.

Available in 88-key and 73-key version, the Grandstage marries essential performance features with the the incredible sounds of Korg’s flagship Kronos series synthesizers.

The SGX-2 Sound Engine

The Grandstage features six amazing sampled pianos thanks to the SGX-2 sound engines which contain high-capacity unlooped stereo samples for every key, and use up to 12 levels of velocity switching to perfectly convey the detailed and powerful expressiveness of an acoustic piano, extending to damper resonance that reproduces the spaciousness felt when the pedal is pressed, and even mechanical noise.

There are six pianos in total from Berlin, Heidelberg, Austria, Japan, as well as a newly sampled Italian grand piano, and a brand new sampled upright piano.

At the request of numerous professional players, the Grandstage also provides monaural piano sounds for all of these acoustic piano programs. Furthermore, these mono piano sounds were voiced from monaurally recorded sources rather than by tweaking the existing stereo recordings.

You can listen to the SGX-2 pianos on the Korg Soundcloud page.

Not Just Piano Sounds…

In addition, the Grandstage features an incredible library of electric piano and organ sounds thanks to the EP-2, CX-3, Vox, and Compact engines.

These engines give the Grandstage 500 different sound programs but it doesn’t stop there. Also included are the AL-1 analog modelling sound engine that excels at thick brass sounds and well defined reeds. The HD-1 is a PCM sound engine with brilliantly sampled keyboard instruments, including an eight-level multi-sampled clavinet, harpsichord, mellotron, pipe organ, and the distinctive sound of an FM piano.

You can hear sound demos of all these engines on the Korg Soundcloud page.

Grandstage: Designed For Live Performance

In addition, Korg has paid close attention to the needs of live keys players, and so therefore the Grandstage features:

• A user interface designed for playability on stage
• Reverb and delay that are easy to control
• Dynamics knob lets you instantly control the sound’s crispness and expressivity
• Favorite buttons let you instantly recall the sound you want
• Smooth sound transition creates a natural-feeling change when you switch sounds
• Three-band equalizer lets you shape your sound
  Layer/split capability lets you easily combine sounds
• Panel lock prevents unintended operation
• RH3 keyboard responds to even the subtlest nuances of your playing
• Design that combines both elegance and individuality
• Music rest, pedal, and keyboard stand are included
• Made in Japan – Premium Japanese Quality

Both 73 and 88 key versions of the Grandstage come with a dedicated professional keyboard stand – the Standard-MS-V, the Korg DS-1H damper pedal, and music stand.

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