Poll: keyboard with the best stock sounds

[HSS]

On 8/7/2024 at 9:30 AM, Zydecat said:

Yamaha YC73 for me.  I really like most of the stock sounds.  There are a limited number of stock sounds for AP, EP, Organ, Flute, Strings, etc., but the ones there are really good in my opinion.  It matches up well with my SKPro and franken Leslie, but the YC73 organ sounds great on it's own.  I use the YC73 alone for one off gigs, jams, and the like.

Sorry for resurrecting this thread and going OT, but I've not been able to get my hands on a YC73 to try out. 

 

How easy and/or difficult is it to do organ chops on the YC73?  I know it's a lightly weighted balanced hammer action.  FWIW I've found that it's easier for me to play piano on a good semi-weighed action (e.g. Kurz SP76, PC4-7) than it is for me to play organ on any weighted hammer action board I've ever played. 

[harmonizer]

On 8/3/2024 at 3:27 PM, Baldwin Funster said:

Only one mention of Roland on this thread and it was negative. It seems that few or none of the respondants use much synth sounds. 

To quote Arte Johnson " very intetesting".....

 

I use a Roland FA-07 as one of my two boards. It's specialty is sounds that sound mediocre when you test them standalone, but end up being very useful in a 6 or 7 piece band, and sit just right in the mix. I've got my favorite sounds there for Just A Girl, Cake By the Ocean, Xs & Os, Life in the Fast Lane, and Working for the Weekend. I use an FA-07 organ sound on one song (Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles) because we really want a thin organ sound on that one. I even use the FA-07 AP sound on some songs, despite the Nord White Grand superiority, because sometimes I don't want my AP sound that present. And my Nord Stage will never get anywhere close to Roland's split capabilities. I admit the Roland will not win any sound quality contest for AP EP or organ. 

[pianomikeoct]

I have to go with the Kawai ES 920 it has beautiful piano sounds , and I have like 9 other digital pianos.

[Delaware Dave]

If like anotherscott said that this thread has moved to an ap, ep and organ discussion then the kurzweil Forte needs to be mentioned. i often gig with it solo. I usually use a vent/burn to help the leslie but i've done a dozen or more shows with the internal leslie that i've managed to coax a pretty good single leslie that is actually much better than the PC3's. All sounds in that board are top notch.

[Justin Havu]

This one's easy, and purely subjective.

 

Piano: Montage M8X

Rhodes: Montage M8X or CK88

Organ: Roland VR760

[Sundown]

I would say that Kawai has an edge with actions (I own an MP11), but I don't know whether their acoustic piano sounds are better than the competition. If I'm doing a solo piece I'm typically using Ivory. MP11 has an incredible action, but it's not a mobile instrument by any stretch (unless you have two people). 

 

I do like the Rhodes on the MP11 (the first EP selection). 

 

I can't really comment on organs, but it sure seems like Nord has some strong offerings in the Stage 4, etc.

 

Todd

[pianomikeoct]

If you are comparing Organ , piano and electric piano , Would say Nord probably but  Kurzweil used to have some decent organs ,pianos and electric piano's haven't played one in years.

[Polkahero]

I think the best compromise is probably a newer Nord board but there isn't one board that excels in each sound category.