Ns2 vs ns3
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This is huge for orchestral or brass or choir sounds, or even just having a piano/brass split that will allow you to go one note over without killing everything with the wrong sound on full blast. Variable splits - you can set each split point to be immediate or a soft fade over about a fifth or an octave. It also allows variable pitch bend settings (Stage 2 is fixed at +/-2). The synth in the Stage 3 is way more versatile. Thankfully, the organ has a horn/rotor balance adjustment to counteract it. The Stage 3 as a machine sounds more "polished" to me - there's a high-end sheen that gives it a lovely shimmer that the Stage 2 doesn't have This applies to the synth and the pianos, as well as the organ. I often do this if I have another instrument going through the Kronos audio inputs and using the effects. This means you can connect Kronos via the NS3 to the PA. Also the Aux input on NS3 routes through the output, whereas NS2 just routes to the headphones. One small detail I have found useful on NS3 is that if you are using tempo based LFOs / Arps etc., the NS3 can reset the tempo to your playing (similar to the Gate 1+Damper function on Kronos), which makes it much easier to stay in time with a drummer. The synth section on NS3 is generally more capable than NS2, but if you've got a Kronos, that's probably redundant! For a Hammond sound, NS2 and NS3 are both good and very accessible, Kronos CX3 can also sound good with K-Sounds Organimation - slightly thicker, but perhaps less authentic, and less direct control than NS2 / NS3.
NS2 VS NS3 SOFTWARE
Depends how many different piano sounds you need.įor organs, some people prefer the NS2 - it took a long time and several software versions until people were happy with the NS3 organ sound. If you're primarily using the NS2 / NS3 for acoustic pianos (as in my opinion this is where they both outperform the Kronos), the NS3 is better as it has larger piano memory and the piano filters on NS3 give a wider palette of sounds. As RichardG says, it really depends what you're looking for.
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Hi, I play both NS3 and Kronos - they complement each other well.