Robert Glasper worked with KORG to create Glasper’s Grand & EP (EXs43), a free signature sound collection for the KRONOS music workstation. KORG also released KRONOS System Updater v3.2.3, which adds the Tine EP VIII model to the workstation’s EP-1 sound engine.
Glasper developed the collection with KORG’s engineering and sound-design team to reproduce the feel and character of the acoustic and electric pianos he uses in performance. The instruments were recorded note by note for the KRONOS SGX-2 and EP-1 sound engines.
EXs43 includes approximately 2 GB of grand-piano samples captured at soft, medium and loud dynamics for every key. The collection provides two SGX-2 piano types—Glasper German D and Glasper German D (Equal Temperament)—and 16 programs comprising seven grand-piano and nine electric-piano programs.
The sessions used several microphone perspectives, ranging from close-miked tones to a wider studio sound. The electric-piano programs incorporate drive, delay and reverb effects based on Glasper’s performance setup.
KRONOS System Updater v3.2.3 is available at no charge to owners of KRONOS 1, X, 2 and 3 instruments. Its Tine EP VIII model expands the electric-piano options in the EP-1 engine.
The grand-piano sessions were recorded in Studio A at Chaplin Recording Studios, formerly Henson Studios. KORG also filmed Glasper demonstrating the Glasper Grand and Glasper Electric Piano at the Blue Note Jazz Club.
Watch Glasper demonstrate the EXs43 collection.
Download Glasper’s Grand & EP (EXs43).
Download KRONOS System Updater v3.2.3.
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