All user reviews of 5/5 for the Korg SV-1 73

I know all its competitors .. (I have had clavias ..)

Correct finish, a look of hell ...

A keyboard stage at value for money rather boring ... because the equivalent heavy touch from competitors c is more expensive (especially a North internship at the end of life has 2600 euros ... it makes a lot of difference!)

Touch, not too lightweight ..
The everyone has a feeling ... therefore try ..

At usage:
I've used it on the steps ridiculous scenes at all:
He assured a death, a large dynamic ... a grain of hell .... something dirty and vintage, exactly the intention.

I'm working on, I'm used to my ... and it is true that this keyboard clears something special!

What is important, is that the c keyboard is very well what it is designed. (Live and warm sound)

After, I have a hard time understanding the previous opinion in the sense that we don t buy a keyboard to bring him back after 45 minutes ...

Keyboard feels situation s tame ... and after several hours we start to feel things!
When comparing it to a soft "Akoustik piano" .... it is a bit funny ... (go play live the Akoustik piano with a midi controller ...)

In short ..
This keyboard is the love it or hate it, but what I know, it is that in a situation he assured manner very "pro" in terms of sound ...
It also sells to like hotcakes ...

Today, the sv1 is the only alternative to keyboards in clavia north ....
Except that a North course is much more expensive, and a North electro 3 has not Delay, feel heavy or dual stereo output (for clavias against the will of superiors organs ..)

In conclusion, the sv1 is the best compromise if the organ goes into the background compared to pianos and eps..et really clears a big potato!

Everyone to think!
(I will complete my mind later for lack of time!)

I reu there a week and I'm delighted. Very good product.
I test a Roland RD-700GX in stores. Good touch, but the sounds are not very convincing.
I cost several demos of the SV-1, Nord Electro 3, V-Piano, CP-1 and flner on some forums.
Although all these products seem very good keyboards, the SV-1 contains a lot of good points.

Most
+ Facilit of access, one is quickly in harmony with the instrument, as would an acoustic instrument.
+ The touch that renders very well the intricacies of the game.
+ Piano sounds are absolutely phnomnaux! Sound of hammers, the pedal and subtle harmonics !!
+ The electric pianos are also excellent. The lamp pr-amplification provides excellent realism. And (I did not test the possibility to master of the wah-wah effect with a pedal.
+ The violin sound including both web and solo according to vlocit.
+ The editor allows to go further.
+ The organs are russis but not worth a Nord Electro 3 all the same.

Least
- Mono-timbral (although some sounds are in layer). Unable to play another sound by squencer while you play. (This is a Stage Piano purist too)
- Non splittable (it would be multi-timbral)
- Only 44 Possible Program Changes (6 x 6 Variations Groups Favorites + 8). Limit as keypad.
- Can not change the basic samples. (I upgraded the OS, so why not?).

Amliorable
The current OS does not allow for "locker" the rglages and as some I touch a favorite buttons for my game.

QualitPrix report:
Just okay (compared align competition). Technically, it is only mono-timbral.

With experience, you do again-this choice?
Yes. Hsiter without taking account of the game fun as the SV-1 provides.

It's a full sized piano, with piano keys and all the bells and whistles in terms of connections, XLR or line outputs, midi in and out, sustain pedal, etc. Korg aimed this product at the professional piano player who needs various timbres at her disposal on a portable solution, and they did so very well.

While most of the sound are presets, you can alter various settings with the handsome and responsive knobs on the front, and if 'analog' is your thing, you can 'heat' up things with the built-in AX127 tube.

UTILIZATION

I gotta be honest, most of my experience with this product comes from recording other people playing it, since I'm not a pro piano player. That being said, I've had no trouble asking the performer to adjust the timbre or even experimenting with the vintage sounds. We can almost get where we want quick and easy and once it's setup we can focus on the performance, and that's where, I think, good pianos stand out from the rest of the controller/synth market.

As an engineer, it's always a pleasure to mix sounds coming in from this keyboard.

SOUNDS

Grand Piano, Electric piano, organ, you name it, this one has it all. As I said in the previous paragraph, responsiveness is top notch for performers with piano technique that really use dynamics in their playing, even saturating and distorting pleasantly when really hammered. My favorites are the organ and electric pianos, and since you get all the octaves of a regular piano, you can really spread those chords and create huge sounding pads.

OVERALL OPINION

I love that you can just plug it in, browse the sounds and hit record in about 5 minutes. I hate that things this good and easy are not cheap. I love that piano players that know what they're doing immediately begin pouring out great sounds out of this device. I hate that I'm not a great piano player.

If you're in the look for a piano solution for your studio, definitely give this one a try. Remember that Korg sounds too Korg sometimes and compare it to Nord's options out there, which are definitely strong competitors.

This is a key scene 7 octaves, there are 6 banks of 6 sounds each, 36 sounds in total, plus additional sounds available on the Korg website. Can modify them (a little) with the software supplied with the keyboard.
Level connections, there is everything you need, USB, MIDI input and output Jack of course not forgetting the XLR.

UTILIZATION

Touch is relatively heavy and very well done.
The general configuration is could not be more simple, one button function. Although the manual is amber, it is doing very well without.
The MIDI part is simple too, the local function is just to OFF and c is.

SOUNDS

For me, the organ sounds are well made and are enough for me. The effects are well done but nothing more, they are sufficient in themselves.
The sounds are quite realistic, except perhaps for piano and string sounds (the most difficult to sample). Note that are Hammond, Rhodes and Vox are particularly good.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month now and c is undoubtedly a choice I would repeat. Having tested a Roland RD 700NX, I much prefer my Korg. I also tested a North, it is certainly better but also more expensive ...
In addition, there is a good value for money, cheap to the sounds present.

The SV1? Excellent for:
- Touch the piano,
- Acoustic piano sound,
- The electric piano, etc.. All this you know dj.

But:
You should know why achte this keyboard. This is the opposite of the trend-cran-menu options endless. His logic is that of an analog instrument: it takes a basic sound, and adds effects, reverb, one pedals, etc.. Fun: the reproduction of the sounds of an instrument mcanique rel (high noise pedals, etc.)..

Limitations:
The SV1 is no split!
Only 8 SETTING THE memory for sound and they assign sounds dj factory.
Midi functions are minimal
The buttons are positioned so that the fawn happens unintentionally releases during the game and we change its unintentionally. Even if this does happen to me once every three months, I dread the day on that happens during a concert (I'm an amateur, but I play occasionally in public).

In short, I love the sound of acoustic piano (one of the preset factory rglages): Excellent. But you need a good sound system or good headphones trs to enjoy it.

The instrument is excellent as the sound it produces and the pleasure it provides, I dplore just ridiculous number of presets, the impossibility of Split and the absence of a change of function " smooth "(with transition) as is the Kronos.
Bought in 2010, the SV1 me that I had redcouvrir Korg apprci the pass at the time of M1 (in 1988). The SV1 makes me want a Kronos because I just redcouvrir Korg sounds.

<p class="MsoNormal"> I use only a few days, but I can already put a notice on the quality of this instrument.

Design-copy, this retro look with large front buttons wurlitzer style I love!

The manufacturing-general is very good, even if it is manufactured in China.

-The sounds are very well made, it is even what is best in the field with keyboard because to have used since the first electro north to north course I can just tell you that it is actually a matter of taste because the 2 are really good.

-N who has never owned the original instruments it emulates I rely on my experience with the North course I loved, I'd say the big difference between the 2 for me is that the keyboard seems more "in the original imitation "but the SV1 him better in" interpretation "of the game and also a bit more" realistic "because the keys are released and the sound of metal, but knowing he will soon clavia update it (if they have not already).

-The pleasure of play is huge.

-Touching for me is the best I could test, (this is only my opinion).

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<p class="MsoNormal"> -The dynamic is great.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> - A small precision, sustain pedal type and also a partition door comes with a pity that the feet do not and it would have been faultless.

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<p class="MsoNormal"> -The biggest downside for me is the recording of only 8 memories, which for me will be a problem, but I have not yet installed the VS-1 editor (included with the keyboard) which according to my reading allows change all the sounds of sv-1 including nonvolatile memories, so to see the use ...

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<p class="MsoNormal"> -I forgot to say that the quality of the effects in general is excellent!

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<p class="MsoNormal"> "I do not regret my choice because, surely I will complete later with a Nord Electro 3 for the best in the field of organ and also other colors pianos (like the harpsichord, vibes, mellotron), which will complement this well in fact I fall for the look and fun to play well on top and sounds that vibrate.

That's it, I took the leap. I bought it yesterday in 88 key version for 1870 euro. I was looking for a keyboard that would really feature the piano / rhodes. I found and I'm not disappointed. I find the feel rather good, a little less than the Kawai MP8 though. The two main piano sounds are excellent and can be easily retouched or via commands from the control panel SV1 either through the software. Similarly, it is possible to adjust according to taste mechanical noises: + or - present.

It's a keyboard that has a lot of possibility on which I enjoy playing.

Not a keyboard that has great pretensions to anything noon. Similarly, the organ sounds are not the ones I prefer and should be dropped strings, choir and bass. I have another keyboard to it for me.

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For how long have you been using it?

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- I use it for 3 weeks

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What thing do you like most/least about it?

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- The + is the sound and touch. The -, lack a modulation wheel

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Did you try many other models before getting this one?

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No, North clavia

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What is your opinion about the value for the price?

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Good

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Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...



- Oh yes!

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For how long have you been using it? 2 months

Did you try many other models before getting this one? yes, all that existed

What is so special that you like best?

Rhodes sounds (really amazing, who knows a bit the real thing) and piano, the touch, the possibility of new samples (contrary to what has been written elsewhere), the look, the possibility of have a 73 keys, all excellent effects.

What is so special that you like least?

the cover and the stand not yet available in late January ...

What is your opinion about the value for the price?

Inflationary trends are not encouraging

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ... 100%

It is an incredible instrument, one must know a little play for sure, but it motivates me to work.

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For how long have you been using it?
-1 Weeks

Did you try many other models before getting this one?
North

What thing do you like most/least about it?
Pros:
-Easy to use basic (knowing that many parameters 'hidden' are very accessible if you plug a USB pc)
-The sounds in general (I have a true Rhodes and honestly I found my sound very soon! But the sound of Wurlitzer, Clavinet of, pianos are falling)
-Design (he of the mouth this keyboard!)
-The tube sound a bit like cradingue love!
-Built-in effects!

Cons:
-Some sounds do not care where (VS = Vintage Stage, they explain to me what the sound of the DX7 Rhodes pourave is one for example!) And could be replaced by other sounds (it n 'there is only one example of the mellotron, why not more?)
By default, all sounds have reverb which personal troubles me a bit (I do not like the reverb in general) as m'enfin can change very easily via the USB is not really a problem!

What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Huge! Just for the sound of the Rhodes it's worth it. And given that there is a sling load of other sounds the question does not even arise!

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
YES YES YES YES three times!! It's been quite a while that I was looking for this kind of keyboard with realistic sounds good. Korg and there was a job almost perfect (but honestly the least are very very small minority).

The best sounds of Rhodes and Clavinet, undoubtedly, wurlitzer not bad either, but I think sometimes they sound a little "midi". I think the pianos are very much contrary to some opinions, even if it is true that we must adapt to the touch. They are excellent compared to the previous generation of digital pianos. In stereo they sound better than the North Piano, but in mono it's true that they are behind. We can finally play the same classic. The violins / string are excellent. The organs are also not bad compared to many keyboards (but the keyboard remains the benchmark for sure on organ). Some other sounds are irrelevant.
The effects are sublime. It's really the strength of this keyboard. It can convert sound to infinity, and find the sounds used in the years 60-70. You will not find better among competitors, that's clear. I also have a pedal connected directly to the SV1 allows me to have a pure sound. Ca groove a max, it's bold, it's deep and warm.
Only 2 complaints: the editor bugue sometimes, and my sounds were all cleared by downloading a custom package offered on the net. And mute when changing his .. it's a bit of shame for a keyboard that level and it is not negligible.