From tonysounds@yahoo.com Sun Sep 12 22:32:56 2004
Subject:Re: MKS-20 and sampled grands, OT big time

I never owned DX7s, or 7IIs. I didnt care for the way they sounded. In 2003, Gregg Allman was STILL using his MKS20 for pianos live.

T

aldabe7 wrote:
-How would you compare the MKS-20 to a DX7II piano? I used
DX7II pno patches for years and I know they cut through in a
rockband live situation.I still keep a TX802 in my live rig just for 3-
4 Piano patches-- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com,
tonysounds wrote:
> Just goes to show ya....I think the MKS 20 is still one of the
best piano modules out there, at least for rock and other loud,
dense musics....it has girth, body, and presence. I remember
when I pulled the MKS20 out of my midi rack and replaced it with
my just-purchased Kurzsweil module, and my timbale player
turned and asked what happened to my fab piano sound. I
mean...the TIMBALE PLAYER!!!!
>
> T
>
> Karl M wrote:
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, tonysounds <
tonysounds@y...> wrote:
> > A high 5 to you on the MKS20. Not the most realistic, but it
had
> sonic girth.
>
> I had one, the first MIDI module I bought to work with my KX88,
which
> is still working fine in my studio.
>
> I thought the top and bottom ranges of the MKS20 were
acceptable, but
> the middle four octaves were thin and unconvincing. I was
reduced to
> dinking around with the unit's built-in chorus in a fruitless
attempt
> to get it to sound more authentic.
>
> As soon as I heard the Kurzweil 1000PX grand piano, I sold
the MKS20
> and never looked back once.
>
> The Kurzweil 1000PX piano was the champ until I heard, and
tweaked,
> the Grand 1 setting in the recent Yamaha P90.. a sustain layer
that
> really works.
>
> Karl
>
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