I often end up covering some complicated songs which need several patches, layering, splits etc. But, I do need a keyboard to practice at home too. I will rely on the grand pianos in the conservatory for most of the refinement of the pieces such as adding colour to it and as the action on a grand is much different than that of an upright at least. I'd like to change that if any of these keyboards offer that (I'm not too sure if any of them do). I find it annoying that sometimes when I sustain the piano sound on the krome, rather than dying off slowly, it does that to an extent and then cuts off. So, a good action and a decent piano sound is a must. Needless to say, a lot of my repertoire is Classical music, ranging from Ravel to Liszt to Shumann etc. I have been playing piano since I was three.
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So, I have to rely on the internet for the most part. As I do live in New Delhi, it is almost impossible to try these keyboards in person. Since, I'm not too pleased with the capabilities of the Korg Krome and adding to that the price of having it sent to London this year would be almost as much as the keyboard itself, I was wanting to replace it with a newer, higher end one.
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I live in New Delhi, India at the moment and I have a Korg Krome 88Key and a Kawai KX-21 Upright Piano. I was considering these keyboards as I'm about to go to a Music Conservatory in London, England this year. Which keyboard should I buy? Options: Korg Kronos X 88 Key/ Nord Stage 3 88 Key/ Yamaha Montage- 8/ Roland Fantom X8 or RD- 2000/ Kurzweil Forte 88 Key/ any other good keyboard you might suggest.