Summary

The SGX-2 is a premium piano software engine from KORG that brings meticulously sampled concert grand pianos to Mac and PC digital audio workstations (DAWs). It features five piano models with detailed sampling that captures the full expressive range and realistic acoustic behavior of grand pianos.

Features

• Includes five piano models: German Grand, Japanese Grand, Italian Grand, Japanese Small Grand, and Japanese Upright.
• Each note recorded in loop-free stereo with up to 12 velocity layers for nuanced dynamic expression.
• Independent damper and sympathetic string resonances included for harmonic richness.
• Authentic pedal effects including damper, una corda (soft pedal on Italian Grand), and keybed noises.
• Equipped with flexible studio-quality effect slots and a dedicated reverb offering 35 effect types such as choruses, phasers, tape echoes, and shimmer reverbs.
• Intuitive edit panel for sound shaping.
• Free demo version available with limited usage periods and disabled saving.

Details and Usage

SGX-2 is derived from the flagship KORG instruments KRONOS, NAUTILUS, and Grandstage X. It faithfully recreates natural piano sound behavior including the complex acoustic interactions of strings and pedals. The Italian Grand model uniquely supports the una corda pedal for true soft pedal sound shifts. The software can be integrated as a virtual instrument in any compatible DAW on Mac or PC.