🎹 EP-1：源自 KORG KRONOS/NAUTILUS 的经典电钢琴音源
KORG Collection 现已收录品质出众的复古电钢琴音色。
2011 年，EP-1 电钢琴引擎首次亮相于 KORG 旗舰工作站合成器 KRONOS。它采用了全新开发的 MDS（多维合成）技术，能够细腻呈现触键力度带来的平滑、动态音色变化——这是传统采样回放方式无法实现的。2017 年，它搭载于顶级舞台电钢琴 Grandstage；2021 年，NAUTILUS 工作站也新增了这款电钢琴模型。如今，插件版搭载了最新的 EP-1 引擎，并经过全新音色调校，堪称电钢琴音源的终极选择。
EP-1 极具真实感的音色与动态表现力，将激发演奏者的灵感，唤醒深沉的情感共鸣。体验最新的 EP-1 引擎，拓展你的音乐创作边界。
🔍 探索 EP-1
EP-1 精准重现了 7 款经典“簧片式”与“弹簧式”电钢琴 及其复古效果。借助 KORG 精心研发的多维合成（MDS）技术，EP-1 实现了传统采样回放难以达到的自然、实时表现力。从极弱到极强，EP-1 提供平滑自然的动态变化，无突兀过渡，宛如真实的“乐器”。通过实时控制释放力度带来的机械离键噪声等噪声元素，它实现了前所未有的真实细腻演奏表现。
⚙️ 什么是 MDS 引擎？
多维合成（MDS）是 KORG 专有的音源引擎系统。开发 EP-1 时，我们首先精细采样了电钢琴在不同击键力度下产生的音色变化，并从演奏性出色的顶级电钢琴中选取源音色。通过分离音高成分与琴槌、离键等噪声成分，并分别控制重新合成，我们重现了电钢琴的所有音色变化。最终，打造出这款能极自然地响应演奏控制、具备优秀音色编辑能力、触感与时间变化表现的引擎，其表现力远超普通采样回放方式。
从轻柔到强烈的触键，音色变化平滑自然，无力度分层的明显边界。衰减、释音等时间变化也呈现出不同于普通包络发生器的自然听感。
🎶 丰富的电钢琴音色
从上世纪 60 年代至今，电钢琴音色已成为多种音乐风格不可或缺的一部分。EP-1 提供大量音色选择：从经典电钢琴音色，到经过吉他音箱处理的冲击性拨弦钢琴声，再到强调簧片起奏成分的击槌声。50 种基于 MDS 引擎重新演绎的电钢琴音色，将为你的声音调色盘注入鲜活动力。
🆕 此版本的新内容
2025年8月9日 02:04 v1.0.3
- 在“音色浏览器”和“音色库”窗口中，即使初始选择缺失或显示“所有数据”时，分类（Categories）与合集（Collections）仍保持排序。
- 修复了已发布自动化参数中错误包含不适用项的问题，自动化兼容性已保留。
- “同步到宿主”按钮的初始状态 现在显示正确。此外，启用同步时，速度（Tempo）字段会显示为灰色。
- 演奏（Performance）、效果（Effect）、音阶（Scale）和演奏列表（Set List）选择器中，增减按钮之间新增 “过滤列表”图标。该图标表示列表受音色浏览器窗口设置（如选择的分类、合集和文本搜索）影响。点击图标可清除筛选，无需打开音色浏览器。图标与增减按钮之间的间距增大，点击更方便。
- 此前，屏幕键盘弹奏音符 仅在全局 MIDI 通道设为 1 时有效，现已修复。
- 检测到更新版本时，下载链接改用 https（原为 http）。之前使用 http 会在 Chrome 浏览器中触发安全警告。
- 音量（Volume）与速度（Tempo）现已支持自动化。
🖥️ 系统要求
- 操作系统：macOS 11 Big Sur 或更高版本（需最新更新）
EP-1 Electric piano sound engine from the KORG KRONOS/NAUTILUS. The finest vintage EP sounds now available in the KORG Collection.
The electric piano sound engine EP-1 first appeared in 2011 in KORG’s flagship workstation synthesizer, KRONOS. It adopted the newly developed MDS (Multi-Dimensional Synthesis) technology which expresses smooth and dynamic tonal changes finely corresponding to key touch, something previous sample playback methods could not achieve. In 2017, it was featured in the top-tier Korg stage piano Grandstage, and in 2021, a new electric piano model was added to the NAUTILUS workstation. This plugin version now features the latest EP-1 sound engine and has received new voicing, making it the definitive Electric Piano sound engine.
The overwhelmingly realistic sound and dynamic expression of EP-1 will stir the player’s soul and unleash deep emotional responses. Experience the latest EP-1 sound engine and expand your creative horizons.
Discover the EP-1
EP-1 superbly reproduces the sound of seven classic tine-type, reed-type electric pianos, and vintage effects with high precision. Using KORG’s carefully developed Multi-Dimensional Synthesis (MDS) technology, EP-1 delivers natural and real-time expression, unattainable with traditional sample playback methods. From pianissimo to fortissimo, EP-1 provides smooth and natural dynamic changes without noticeable transitions, this is a true musical “instrument.” By controlling noise elements, such as mechanical key-off noise with release velocity in real-time, it enables unprecedented realistic and detailed performance.
What is the MDS sound engine?
Multi-Dimensional Synthesis (MDS) is Korg’s proprietary sound engine system. In developing EP-1, we first meticulously sampled the tonal changes produced by electric pianos across a wide range of keystroke strengths, and selected from the finest individual electric pianos that offer excellent playability as the source instruments. By separating the pitch components and noise components such as hammer and key release and re-synthesizing them under separate control, we were able to recreate all the tonal changes of electric pianos. As a result, we achieved a sound engine system that reacts extremely naturally to player control, with sound editing performance, touch sensitivity, and temporal changes in sound that could not be expressed with normal sample playback methods.
The smooth tonal changes from soft to intense touch are naturally free of the noticeable boundaries typical of velocity switching. Temporal changes such as decay and release also achieve a natural feeling, different from those produced by envelope generators.
Diverse Electric Piano Sounds
From the ’60s to today, electric piano sounds have been an essential part of many musical styles and genres. The EP-1 delivers an extensive array of sounds, from classic electric piano tones to aggressive plucked piano sounds through a guitar amp, and hammer sounds that emphasize the attack components of tines. With 50 reinterpreted electric piano sounds utilizing the MDS engine, the EP-1 will add vibrant new colors to your sonic palette.
Whats new in this version
August 9 at 02:04 v1.0.3
In the Sound Browser and the Librarian window, Categories and Collections are now kept sorted even when initial selection is missing, and when showing “All Data” in the Librarian.
Some inapplicable items were incorrectly included in the published automation parameters. This has now been fixed. Automation compatibility has been preserved.
The initial state of the Sync to Host button is now shown correctly. Additionally, the Tempo field is now grayed out when Sync to Host is enabled.
The Performance, Effect, Scale, and Set List selectors include a “filtered list” icon between the inc and dec arrows. This icon shows that the list is affected by settings in the Sound Browser window (such as selected Categories, Collections, and text search). Clicking the icon clears the filters without needing to open the Sound Browser. There is now more space between the icon and the inc/dec buttons, which makes it easier to click.
Previously, playing notes via the on-screen keyboard worked only if the global MIDI Channel was set to 1. This has now been fixed.
When an updated version is detected, the download link now useshttps instead ofhttp. The previous use ofhttp caused a security warning to appear in Chrome browsers.
Volume and Tempo now support automation.
System Requirements
– OS: macOS 11 Big Sur or higher (latest update)