KORG Kronos 2 Vs Yamaha Montage Piano

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[@vocalchords88]

The Montage is soaked in reverb and the Kronos is bone dry, how is that a direct comparison?

[@DSDrummerBoi]

Exactly 😂

[@lioness-gj2dc]

☠️😁😄😄😄😆😆😂what do you mean by bone dry

[@SmallAxeMP]

@@lioness-gj2dc he meant like when a bone is dry.

[@m4r1o148]

Dang, I didn't know Shaggy knew how to play piano

[@ericv.9772]

m4r1o148 Congratulations! You win the Comment Section!

[@d3vzvanezzia]

oh shit you realized that too lol

[@Khordmaster]

Lmao

[@LighthalzenSS]

Super instinct Piano player.

[@Nordster]

He's only using 0,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of his power

[@tunamusic6540]

montage reverb piano kronos no reverb

[@yechanhan9917]

Not fair

[@muzykujkropkacom]

100 % oryginal presets.

[@rotom223]

Who cares? No one is gonna be recording/gigging with the 100% original preset. Turn up the reverb on the Kronos so that it's equal between both and we can properly judge the difference between the sound of the pianos, and not simply the fact that any keyboard with 0 reverb whatsoever sounds empty.

[@metaspherz]

Yes, exactly. I closed my eyes to be fair and I only noticed that one of the synths had more reverb while the other had more clarity, more purity of sound. Everybody knows that reverb adds depth which is fine for ambient music and a spacey vibe but in head-to-head comparisons you have to have a level playing field or else the results are too ambiguous. There are those that like wet and those that prefer the dry sound. I've been blown away by both synths and I'd be hard pressed to choose between them.

[@michaelwilman3021]

in reality grand piano has own natural reverb

[@penguinneo]

montage sounds beautiful, kronos sounds natural.

[@vjrei]

I like both, it all depends on what you want to end up doing. The Yamaha has reverb and you need to have both pianos dry to compare. But still... they sound awesome.

[@steevee1945]

The difference in the two seems to be the speed of the release times of the amplitude and filter envelope generators. The Korg seems to close the filters a little faster than the Yam, which give the Yam a bit brighter tail as the notes fade.

[@fslpeepy4482]

Surtout un son plein d’effet pour le Yamaha et un son sec pour le Kronos . Facile de faire sonner le Kronos comme le yamaha en ajoutant les effets . Du coup la vidéo n’est pas une vraie comparaison…… même si elle reste intéressante

[@AndrewColyerMusic]

Nice playing, dude. Thanks for this!

[@bruin4937]

They're both beautiful sounding workstations, I love how both of them sound, and I wouldn't be disappointed to play an acoustic piano patch on either for any type of gig. I own a Korg Kronos 2 and Yamaha Motif ES, and will never part with either. If you compare the 61-key versions, however, I think that most keyboardists would prefer the Korg's keybed over the Yamaha's. It's the best feeling keybed/action I've ever experienced on a 61-key keyboard.

[@Jamminn555]

Beautifully played and demonstrated. Thanks so much for posting.

[@AndrewLeSynt]

nice playing btw ! roxx. love it, every second !

[@davidshabat8795]

I played both for several hours. I loved both keyboards. The Korg's sounds were amazing and the fact that they named their sounds based on songs/performers was thoughtful. The Yamaha's sounds were reminiscent of a 1989 DX7IIFD that had finally realized its potential with well-sampled sounds. I had intended upon buying a Korg GrandStage 88. My wife, a piano only player said the keys on the GrandStage felt like mush, so it got ruled out, though its sounds had me sold from KZbin. So, after we both played the Yamaha and the Korg all day - the Yamaha won us over with our opinion of the feel of the keyboard, to me, the feel of the sliders/knobs and especially the pitch and mod wheels. Yamaha feels like a Toyota, while Korg feels like a Mazda. Mazda is way more fun to drive than Toyota and has cooler newer tech. In 20 years, I'll still be driving that Toyota - while if I am the kind of person who needs new, new, new, I'll have already bought 2 or 3 (or more) new Mazdas. We're keeping the Montage 8 in our home. I'm gigging with - get ready - A Roland FA06 connected to a laptop with VSTs - so my live rig is under 20 pounds. Your opinion matters. My opinion matters. Go play both boards and don't just listen, use ALL your senses. How does the interface jive with your thinking? How does aftertouch engage? Does it make sense to you? Do the sliders and knobs seem too easy or too hard to move... or just right? When you engage the pitch bend, do you feel in control? At $4000, it is the single most expensive item in my home that isn't infrastructure. It must please you visually, sonically, and be the item where you feel easiest to express your creativity or blow off steam after a rough day. Do you feel that way with a Korg or a Yamaha - or a Nord or Roland - or even just a real acoustic piano. Play what makes you happy. Sounds can come from anywhere: Pianoteq has AMAZING pianos, that you can control from a $200 midi controller. But how does it FEEL? Only you know what makes your imagination go wild. Find it and bring the world your music. The keyboard is only the instrument. It is nothing if it can't express what's in your mind. Find the instrument that brings out the best in you.

[@taolaomelao787]

Most thoughtful advise on the internet

[@cuneyterkanol]

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[@jaybeetdown]

I love the intro music to this channel!

[@mrfudd13]

Good to see a straight-up comparison without a lot of blather! Thanks!

[@bobbycressey]

Not terribly useful without the same amounts of reverb on each instrument

[@muzykujkropkacom]

+Bobby Cressey This is 01 preset Piano Yamaha and 01 Preset Piano Korg. 100% preset.

[@bobbycressey]

I understand. Unfortunately Yamaha's preset has the reverb cranked way up on it, whereas the Korg's is drier. It would be helpful if the Yamaha's reverb was brought down a little bit. More of an apple to apples comparison.

[@RykComerford]

+muzykujkropkacom I think the Lyle Mays piano on the Kronos sounds better than 01.

[@Ejstar89]

I agree with you.

[@wcm5150]

I agree on the reverb.

[@frankwaldes1230]

I think I would have dialed in reverb to be as close as possible on both instruments. Most people commenting noticed the different processing on the two. Perahps this is due to "out of the box" sound, but both have a variety of pianos and effects to fiddle with, so I'm sure you could get them both to sound quite similar. The other problem is, what are you listening to this demo through? most laptop speakers aren't going to give you the same "atmosphere" as a good amp and speakers.

[@kiko1935]

I'll still take the montage over korg for having a much better and easy to use interface. I also think Yamaha does synth sounds better

[@drtolgaege]

All of the guys who have not Yamaha montage are wrong about the reverb issue in this video tutorial. In fact the factory sound has minimal reverb maybe same as Kronos. The reverb effect in this video is caused by damper resonance. I have tried it with my montage. Whenever you make the reverb effect zero, when you press the damper pedal the string resonance gives reverb like sound. You can see this effect especially in Kawai acoustic pianos. Believe me. !! So Yamaha has distinct and high quality piano sounds. It is not matter how big t( tons of gigs) the samples are. The human ear can not differentiate the sound similarity after some thereshold level. Yamaha achieves the quality even with 400mb of samples. Don’t forget I had my akai sample only with 256 mg Ram and it was great also.

[@ge200099]

As a piano sound, i would definetely choose the YAMAHA. Hard though, cause I am fan of both

[@dynamitekid8967]

ge200099 well said and spot on!

[@imantisocial3179]

it just sounds like it has less dynamic range than the korg in the piano sounds, and to me, the rest are trading punches with each other. you can dial compression in to taste?

[@paulallenMacca]

As I own a Yamaha CP4 would I have any better sounding piano sample if I bought the montage 8

[@KMNKeyboardVault]

There both great but Korg is more realistic in the higher end

[@franciscog.aristaleon104]

Kronos is the best for me

[@TheArtofGuitar]

I added the Berlin Piano to my Kronos 1 and have never been happier with the sound.

[@sdrive9287]

Hey. I wanted to know, is it possible to connect yamaha montage/modx to korg pa3 series keyboards using a midi or USB cable, and when I activate Transpose from the korg, it will change the scale in the yamaha Thank you!

[@dreamkeyspiano]

The Kronos sounds brighter than the Montage, which I like.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Is the first piano preset in the Kronos the new Berlin sample or does the Kronos 1 have this same sample as well? As far as I know the Kronos 1 and X don't have the new Berlin sample. Sounds nice more natural than the Montage, but both are nice

[@looneyburgmusic]

Hate to say it but the Kronos piano still stomps all over anything else on the market, including the Montage. And I'm a Yamaha fan.

[@sasha42196]

Try Kurzweil.

[@looneyburgmusic]

sasha42196 Kurzweil are nice, but I've never really taken to the sound for some reason... Always seemed like there was something missing...

[@confidential303]

I am a Korg fan but Yamaha piano is just one of the best! And still hoping korg to get the same piano but it stick to the old heavy piano ... I really hate the lower part..is too heavy you cannot play on it while on yamaha it is still playable.

[@looneyburgmusic]

confidential303 The Kronos piano really does beat anything Yamaha has right now, (maybe not the new Montage, but I really haven't tried a Montage yet)... A lot of times if you are having issues with a Korg it's just a matter of changing a setting here or there to get the "feel" and "sound" you are looking for...

[@confidential303]

Well, I hope so because certain songs are played on heavy pianos but some require the more lower part of the keyboard and i find it unplayable if you know what I mean.

[@craigamey7843]

I play the CFX from the Montage every day and have to say it's my favourite by far. I even prefer this over the Bosendorfer and any of my Synthogy II Grand Pianos. Sure you can add reverb to any piano (and the Bosendorfer has a lot more reverb in the default settings) but it's the character and expressive tone that makes this one a standout. Sadly I even prefer this over my CO-256 :-(

[@LighthalzenSS]

CFX Grand Ownz

[@paulallenMacca]

Is there a difference in sound between the CFX on Montage than what I have on myYamaha CP4,I’d love to see a video letting us hear the Wurlitzer on the Montage.

[@jobmandem9559]

I am Korg fan and I must say, the piano on Montage sounded very good than Korg.

[@DSDrummerBoi]

🤝

[@snakedike]

It might be the reverb smearing the Montage sounds but I can hear a good deal more of the different timbres in each strike and resonance on the Kronos making it seem more real. They both sound great though. Well played.

[@jeremythornton433]

Since I own a Kronos I have to wonder which piano sound you are using. I expect the same also goes for the Montage. I think you should have also done the comparison without any effects on either. still. it's good to hear them both side by side. Just for the record,even if I didn't own a Kronos, I think it sounds better and more realistic.

[@stuarthartley6824]

Both sound great, which ever you go for you’ll have a great keyboard.

[@ToddMcKernan]

Once you edited the Kronos they sounded really similar

[@paulallenMacca]

Some people told me the Yamaha Montage 8 has a metal Body while others told me it has a plastic body so which one is correct,Does the Wurlys sound better on the Kronos2.

[@Rogerionv5]

Dois teclados de altíssimo nivel, a questão ai pra quem for comprar é só em relação a preferencia por marca, quem aí gosta mais de quem. Na minha humilde opinião nenhum nem o outro deixam a desejar.

[@brianlewis5360]

Please identify the piano patch being used when doing these comparisons because there are so many differences it’s impossible to know what sounds you compared. Thank you for your great videos BTW.

[@SeraphimHanischMusic]

Both sound really good, but they didn't test for long sustain. Korg has no looping in its piano samples, and Yamaha does, I think, so I would have liked to hear how Montage sounds in very long sustain situations. Sympathetic resonance on Kronos was excellent, though. I have a Kronos First generation that's upgraded, and I love the piano on it, but I am always interested in who makes the better one.

[@robertpauljerome]

The Yamaha is a concert grand sound and the Korg is a studio grand. Not sure if the Kronos sound is actually one of the German grands which may not be a fair comparison as the Yamaha would be their CFX concert grand series pianos sampled whereas the Korg is a German grand of some description (probably Bechstein or Bluthner, very good pianos also). The thing that annoys me is that Yamaha plaster reverb over a lot of their sounds, but their DSP systems are brilliant! It's a matter of opinion which sounds better. In my opinion Korg but the Yamaha also does sound very good. Considering the Korg came out way before the Yamaha, I would say the Korg is lightyears ahead in the Piano department. The Montage is brilliant at the synths though, that said the Analogue stuff on the Korg is awesome too!

[@danioprea1]

Robert Jerome you are right another thing that e need to mention is that Korg pianos for latest generations if you measure it's size sample size is way larger than any other competitive keyboard! And if used on the computer daw with any reverb and the right eq you can make it sound like the real deal! I think Korg beats Yamaha on pianos!

[@CAMOAH1]

i Think this comparison is against towards the korg kronos, 1st, the kronos is not at the same height and you stretch before you play, second you seem to play with sustain pedal on the yamaha and not on the korg, and 3rd, there is reverb on the yamaha but doesnt seem much on the kronos and finally how did you select the pianos you used - is it the 1st to appear when you switch both or you went for same piano names eg steiberg or japanese grand or what? thanks anyway

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Both sound great, different instruments, the Kronos is far deeper as it has 9 synth engines, the Montage has three. The Kronos offer great analogue emulations and are better for leads, but the Montage wins in the FM department as it offers a more developed FM synth engine. The Kronos offers far more features, but the Montage has sample library which is larger and are of better quality, but the Kronos makes up for that with its several forms for physical modeling techniques, such as piano string resonance, emulated Hammond organ engine, EP pickup emulations and also has a unique physical modeling engine which emulates the phenomenons of plucked instruments which can greatly improve harp sounds and guitar sounds. What the Montage lacks in features to the Kronos, it makes up for its intuitive programming and logical navigation's within the system, its far easier and far more inspiring to program ones own sounds and the montage also managed to make the FMX engine simple and inspiring to use, which is a first for FM synthesis in my opinion. I also think, but i am not sure if its the case, that the Montage offers a better FX engine, and i am Definitely sure that the Montage offer a better sound library. When talking of these synths, i prefer the montage because its easier to program and its more intuitive and complete as one instrument which sound better at what it does, the Kronos and its 9 synth engines makes it a monster, and it does sometimes feel like 9 instruments rather then one, but no instrument is deeper as workstations go, it offers all of these synth engines, SGX-1 Premium Piano (Acoustic Piano) , EP-1 MDS Electric Piano (Electric Piano), HD-1 High Definition Synthesizer（PCM), AL-1 Analog Synthesizer (Analog Modeling) EP-1 MDS Electric Piano (Electric Piano) , CX-3 Tonewheel Organ (Tonewheel Organ Modeling) , STR-1 Plucked Strings (Physical Modeling) , MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer (VPM Synthesis) , MS-20EX (CMT Analog Modeling) and PolysixEX (CMT Analog Modeling).

[@zzush]

heyy can anyone tell me that ..whats the use of that thing below the modulator and pitch bender.

[@jonathanarleys]

Montage's sounds mild for me, and I like the dynamic and clarity of Kronos... Maybe it just me???

[@caddood]

As the proud owner of both the Yamaha Motif XF & a Korg Kronos, I am perfectly happy with both of them. Another $4K for another Yamaha would nice but not necessary. Slight edge to the Montage but in a live event thru a PA, not really all that discernible.

[@rickstirling7045]

Louder will always sound "better" --- aside from that, we don't know which 'pianos' are being compared. There are dozens of pianos that come standard in both these keyboards, with a multitude of parameter adjustments. I'd give this one to the Kronos, hands down. Montage has 10 layers and 10 second looped samples, Kronos has 12 layers and unlooped samples.

[@dardav2000]

I'm buying the Montage for sure .

[@Green_Fingers]

kronos is has beautiful piano ,,, but montage is not far behind... #yamaha fan

[@JacobGreenmount]

Is the song at 1:13 improvisation or a real song? The chord progressions are really good and have inspired me to make music using similar chords! :)

[@Garock2]

Both are awesome and I hope someday I can afford one of those, because I simply fall in love with kronos and montage

[@iproyecmedia645]

YAMAHA MONTAGE OR KORG KRONOS 2?? which one is the best for you?

[@3TruthSeeker33]

Clearly the Yamaha has more effects processing so hard to compare. But it sounded more dynamic and expressive... Should have rolled the reverb and what effects off both and then compared... or run them both dry through the same outboard effects.

[@Toolgdskli]

What piano sound that you use on each ? There are many different piano sounds and not all are comparable.

[@jeffersonhenriquex]

Both have great pianos, but at this time Montage pianos sounds better than Kronos for me.

[@JYim_0202]

Jefferson Xavier Absolutely Right

[@yasserboulmelf2214]

Jefferson Xavier . the diffirence is nothink but reverb setting.

[@noelvijay6894]

Korg kronos has the best piano sound montage not that much good

[@mikosoft]

Regarding pianos these instruments evolved to such state that it's really hard to distinguish the sound from real piano or to tell which is better or worse without being nitpicky (at least to my ears). I am sure piano pros will be able to point out some differencies and possible subtleties that I don't catch (sound wise, I know it's different to feel a real piano resonating under your hands) but to me this sounds like the real thing.

[@albertpeka]

I cannot say which one is better, they both sounds very good but i like the montage piano more. I think it all depends on personal preference.

[@marcelmaes5275]

The Yamaha sounds more "direct" to me and in the same time a little warmer. However both machines are not only piano's.

[@jamestruitt4659]

Ignore the reverb. Yamaha always use a little more reverb for my taste.

[@ep73rhodes83]

I was never impressed with the piano sounds in the Korg Kronos - from the first generation to the present. But those Kronos EPs are super! The Montage has two piano sounds: CFX Premium Grand and Bosendorfer Imperial Grand 290. These pianos sound awesome!

[@LighthalzenSS]

Has more, Full Concert Grand (CFIIIS), S700, Natural S6, Upright.

[@tuneunleashed]

Lighthalzen-SS Let’s not forget it has the Epic Grand as well which is the best piano they have but you gotta buy it of the website from Yamahasynth.com and that’s it that’s all they have. CFX Premium Grand, Bosendorfer Imperial Grand 290, Full Concert Grand(Motif Series), and Epic Grand( K-Sounds) their best one by far.

[@LighthalzenSS]

Epic Grand grand sound good, it's a Yamaha C7, It is strange that yamaha does not use that piano, only in Genos… but for me the best C7 sampled it's PEARL Concert Grand from Impact Soundworks.

[@nathanieI]

Which one weighs less? That's all I think about now I'm old and weak.

[@johnanderson9494]

bass note hit on Korg sounds better

[@ThatJerseyBloke]

Listened to this a few times and to my ears the Montage sounds like a better instrument for a solo performing player. The Kronos to me sounds like it would be much better in a mix. Even with the FX turned off. The Yamaha seems to have a more rounded and bodily sound. Great for solo work but this would need to be tapered with EQ in a mix. Both are great instruments and really close.

[@neoison4915]

I agree in that video the German Grand from the Kronos just didn't seem polished. But the Montage sounded recording studio ready and flowed very smooth. But there are many Kronos pianos. My favorite is Austrian Grand that's $200.. What makes the Kronos special is the 40gb of samples and Karma.

[@mattsynth]

They both sound great but which one is easier to program? I am a Roland guy with a Fantom G and I must say the G is pretty damn easy to program and sound great.

[@gman4674]

are you using stage speakers?

[@geoffk777]

I have both of these, and both have excellent pianos. However, the Yamaha, especially the Bosendorfer Imperial free download, is a little bit better in my opinion.

[@mxcha5598]

Everyday, for about a month I was going to Guitar Center testing both of them before choosing one of them. Yamaha looses to Kronos like a bad habit in real life. When it comes to quality of the sound, Kurzweil Artis and Korg Kronos are the Top!!!!

[@masarukemono6251]

Boesendorfer Imperial Piano Library for Montage is 440MB. KRONOS has 4GB piano samples for two pianos (the one is Boesendorfer, the other is YAMAHA). Decay time of Montage CFX piano is slightly shorter than KRONOS. KRONOS piano is richer and deeper than Montage. But Montage piano sounds clear among other instrument sounds.

[@amirprog]

Kronos has string resonance sample, Wow! I instantly like it more for this reason alone. Also, it has more real piano effects, you can hear the piano strings on the kronos. You can't here that on the montage. What other keyboards offer string resonance? Mind you, i play my real acoustic yamaha piano for 31 years now so i know a thing or two about pianos.

[@ajcjcarvalho]

The best Montage/Modx piano is the Bosendorfer Imperial grand, witch is not stock. It must be downloaded from Yamaha library. It sounds deep and powerful!

[@j.p.6023]

This is the ONLY field in which I find Yamaha really better than Korg, a lot better! All the Korg piano sounds have a certain sterile and clinical character that I don't like at all.. I find that Yamaha is much more alive, organic, resonant, creamy, also in the way the notes blend together. I can't imagine to play a slow jazz ballad using a Korg sound. But Korg is constantly growing I think that soon they will come out with a really outstanding piano sound. For all the other sounds I prefer Korg or they are comparable

[@gruponemesis]

montage had more verb....

[@Shah-Rokh]

Wow, this was a double blind test :) for a while I thought the upper one is the Yamaha and said to myself damn, the Yamaha sounds a lot more natural :D

[@shookstylez]

to my ears, the montage has a more '3d' sound if you will. than the kronos. both sound great though. but the montage has this extra spark?

[@kazuma5913]

Which montage is it?

[@matiasmontanochambi6055]

Cual es el nombre de la musica que tocaste ??

[@MrBassdog]

I love the effects on the montage although that might be too wet for some Genres !

[@musicboychannel7719]

Montage sounds beautiful 🎼🎼🎹💯😎

[@dalisomoyo4772]

Wow I like the Montage ,but the korg has a wonderful piano sound, playing it with a double bass would be amazing

[@SAMUELVISCOSI]

any1 know what hes playing @ around 1:10?

[@jansurlykkeschack7955]

I prefer the brighter sound of the Yamaha

[@musicmankeyz]

the only main difference I hear is reverb...makes the montage sound a lil more warm..but i still dont see how one is better than the other because you can achieve the very Sam results with some tweaking of each keyboard..it's a matter of preference at the end of the day..my opinion

[@user-fu8ck7mz3m]

How much is Kronos 2 Korg now? 88 keys ... workstation

[@cbro777]

That Kronos sounds richer and smoother to the ear. I'm sure those sounds can be edited to taste but if that is out of the box sound I like the Kronos.

[@nachorockchilemunoz5207]

yamaha totally wins , awesome sound and beauty keyboard , I want one , I want one :) :)

[@davidcentinoamores4764]

Ugggghhh if only I could just buy these two great workstations in no time . Well That'd be great. And I'm all alone here staring at it being broke af.

[@paulanderson79]

The Kronos seems to have less reverb programmed. I am also thinking that there's no damper pedal connected to the Chronos.

[@tempestjay7865]

The Kronos seems to have the more natural sound out of the two, but the Yamaha does give a great sense of Soundstage.

[@narq5099]

They're both good enough for a workstation. If you find these lacking, go for a true stage piano or the real deal. Otherwise, it's all the other features that should lead one to choosing the right workstation.

[@ViralTuber]

The Yamaha's airy reverb effects processing was more pleasing to the ear. The Korg effects sounded dry by comparison. Which one sounds better? Yamaha. Which one has the better root piano sound/sample, before the chosen processing effects were applied? Who knows?

[@ViralTuber]

One sounds like it's sitting center stage at an opera house, the other sounds like it's jammed into a college practice room.

[@jymebale5545]

I hear more bottom coming from the Kronos, I have a Kurzweil PC3X and want a Kronos, the new lighter touch and lighter weight seems nice as well as all other up grades they've made.

[@saludaa]

The montage gives you a more live sound. It has a bigger stage effect than the me kronos. Personally I like the montage better. (My opinion)

[@jamesmudian4643]

Yamana still the best😍

[@johnplayer7608]

There are two kinds of digital piano players out there:the ones who always think "this guy's piano sounds better than mine", and the other ones who always thnk "mine sounds better".This comparison tells me that the Yamaha patch got reverb and the Korg patch got shorter attack and release times.It doesn't tell me anything about the sound quality if I'd play them in my rehearsal room or on stage.

[@musk771]

Totally different piano samples. Both sounds good, Yamaha has more reverb had very musical middle range, Korg is dry but more natural in lowest notes. Two great synthesizers with their own philosopy.

[@mrinnervisionz7070]

Yamaha as usually sounds the best, although, the Kronos sounded nice as well . The best piano sounds, acoustic & Rhodes are made by Yamaha & Kurzweil .

[@SmallAxeMP]

The Rhodes on the Kronos is platter and way better than the yamaha. I own the yamaha and no way these Rhodes can go up against those of the Kronos.

[@tiosaintbanks]

Use the same type of reverb on both boards when you demo them, as well as playing the same way.

[@heronribeiro449]

Parabéns pelo video mas tem um detalhe importante: os pianos sao diferentes, no Montage, mais abafado e no Kronos mais metálico depois do ataque, entao, para equilibrar, a sensibilidade do Keonos deveria estar menor para que o efeito metalico nao aparecesse tanto mas deu para ver que ambos são muito bons!

[@megavoicemusic2798]

you can add reverb and increase the release on Kronos piano to get better sound than Montage !

[@Miltonhn]

Is that The montage 8?

[@AndyGonzalezMusic]

I want to know what hes playing at 1:14 please!!! I have i stuck in my head...!!

[@melvinstapleton6133]

I think it’s The song King of Wishful thinking

[@chrisstrobel3439]

I'd say much more important is how is the action between the two? Sounds are a dime a dozen, but a good action priceless. Any glaring differences between the two action wise, good or bad?

[@94mac]

I played one yesterday, the action on the montage feels different than on the xf and xs etc. in a way, it feels closer to the Kronos keybed, maybe a little more "spongy" though but more or less close to the same

[@Coowallsky]

+Carl Clark Montage uses the same keybed as XF & XS

[@colbalt95]

+Filthy McNasty No it doesnt. Hes right It feels heavier because I have a harder time freely doing precussive actions on the Montage. Its a new breed of pianos

[@Coowallsky]

colbalt95 Phil Clendennin (Bad Mister) with Yamaha and Steve barton (Yamaha UK) have already confirmed that the keybeds on the Montag 6's & 7's is the same FSX keybeds used on the Moitf XS & XF. From the yamahasynth website is this exchange from someone asking and Bad Mister replying... 5. Is the Keybed on Montage 6/7 similar to the Motif XS 6/7? (XS had pretty good keybed, never tried XF). The key bed for the Motif XS6/7, Motif XF6/7 and the Montage 6/7 are identical. The Yamaha FSX action. The 8 models are similarly, identical throughout. The Yamaha Balanced Hammer action.

[@kagoon0709]

Which one is which...