Royal Grand 3D: strange sound range...

[Nordine]

Hi,

I'm not sure if you experience this or not, but especially when played from C#5 to F5, it sounds like C#5 sample was stretched to F5... like a plastic sound there :-/

[Vicky]

What sample size are you using? Only the XL sample has a fully mapped keyboard.

[Nordine]

Hi Vicky,

I'm using the L version. Will try the XL version, thank you.

[bebopxxg]

Agree! In my opinion, all the Nord Grand Pianos do the same. Natural decay is too quick. Some sound like a banjo in this key range!!

[Nordine]

Yes!!! Some pianos sound like a Banjo hhh that range especially. This occurs when one stretch the same sample yo the next few notes.

[Vicky]

Hi Vicky,

I'm using the L version. Will try the XL version, thank you.

Did the XL sound better to you?
I'm curious about this myself. I've only had my NP5 a couple of weeks and have not yet tried all the different pianos or sample sizes. Once I find a few favourites I plan to load only the XL versions, if it even makes a difference to my amateur ears.

[Nordine]

Even the XL version sound like a banjo...too bad, not only for the Royal Grand 3D, but even for some other pianos.

[Nordlicht]

Perhaps I’m deaf, but I don’t hear a significant difference between the notes you mentioned and a couple of notes above and below. Of course, each octave has its "character", but playing chromatically up and down in this zone sounds to me quite homogeneously.