OK, I went back and forth with a single cable and listend to the Grand Piano 1 from the L/R sum output and then the R output.

The R output sounds rounder and duller, less harsh, BUT still somewhat phasing and it lacks detail (hi freq or overtones?)... I would guess is using the more "Mellow Piano" part of the sample.

The L/R output, which is suggested for mono use is brighter and realy thin sounding, it has more of an exagerated attack portion (you get a "tack-ah-tack-ah-tack" phrasing when you play a scale, not a legato sound), there is not much tone behind each note, AND I notice phasing that sounds like some sort of bad Chorus effect.

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"It has been discussed that a 'stereo piano sample' output only only only sounds good in stereo, if you try to sum or use one channel, it sounds unpleasant.

Whereas ... a mono sampled piano sounds good in mono, with one or two speakers. I learned this in reading about and test driving the Nord Electro piano sounds."




[This message has been edited by rintincop (edited 02-08-2004).]