Korg SV-2 73 Black

The KORG SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano caused quite a stir when it was first unveiled over 10 years ago, thanks to its iconic design and simple operating concept, and has since been used by countless renowned musicians in studios and on stages around the world. The SV-2 follows the same philosophy as its legendary predecessor, but expands the range of functions and sound quality many times over. The cult-worthy design and the still-intuitive user interface remain. But under the bonnet, quite a lot has changed significantly.

The SV-2 features a massive sample memory of several gigabytes, from which the acoustic piano sounds in particular benefit greatly. The SV-2 houses no fewer than four top-class concert grand pianos (German Grand, Austrian Grand, Italian Grand and Japanese Grand) and two upright pianos (Japanese Upright and German Upright). Thanks to the use of state-of-the-art sampling technologies and the SV-2’s large internal memory, the sounds are in no way inferior to their acoustic counterparts.

The same naturally applies to all other timbres of the SV-2, including numerous legendary electric piano models (Reed, Tine, FM, electromechanical, etc.), complete with authentic reproductions of typical background noise as well as the appropriate vintage effects and cabinet simulations. The organ sounds also do full justice to their real-world counterparts and are represented by a wide selection of tonewheel, tube, transistor and pipe organ types. Furthermore, the SV-2 offers funky clav sounds, numerous string and ensemble sounds, choirs, brass, as well as classic synthesiser pads, leads and bass sounds.

Using the free editor software available for Mac and PC, you can create layered and split sounds with up to three different timbres (for example, a piano/bass split with an additional string layer) and save them as one of the 64 favourite sounds. Thanks to the expanded polyphony of 128 voices, even long sustained chords are no problem when using multiple layers.

All SV-2 models are equipped with KORG’s proven RH3 keyboard, which, with its hammer action and graduated weighting across four zones, delivers the authentic feel of a concert grand piano. Both the SV-2 and the SV-2 S are available with a choice of 73 or 88 keys.