The Korg B2 ships with 12 sounds and an 88-key NH weighted action that recreates acoustic touch. You get big German and bright Italian grand tones, classic electric piano, organ and strings – and 120-note polyphony so your chords never choke when you go all out. You’ll feel the graded weight under your fingers, it’s responsive and forgiving, and the USB/audio I/O means you plug into apps or record in minutes.
This one actually feels like playing a real piano.
What Sounds Can You Actually Get From The Korg B2?
Because the sounds are the whole point, you’ll want to know what the Korg B2 brings to the table. It gives you 12 carefully chosen tones that cover five acoustic-style grands plus electric piano, organ, harpsichord and strings, so you can cover pop, jazz, ballads and more. Need a lush concert grand or a gritty e-piano? It’s all here, easy to grab and pretty honest-sounding for the money.
My Faves: The Grand Pianos
You care how a grand breathes, right? The B2’s five piano voices nail different moods: a German concert that’s bold and detailed, a Classic piano that’s delicate, and Italian voices that sparkle – concert, jazz and ballad flavors. They respond to your touch, so phrasing matters; play softer, they bloom, hit harder, they roar. Feels way less toy-like and more like a proper upright in your living room.
Exploring the Other Sweet Sounds
So the non-grand sounds actually surprise you; the electric piano reacts to dynamics and even simulates key-off nuances so you get that vintage vibe, the organ covers rock and jazz tones plus a recorded pipe organ, harpsichord cuts through for baroque bits, and strings give you warm pads. Want to comp, solo or sit in a band? Those extra voices give you options and color.
Digging a bit deeper: the electric piano is dynamic – you can get bell-like tines or mellow, and the little key-off detail sells authenticity. The organ won’t replace a tonewheel monster but it’s great for leads and churchy swells, the harpsichord is bright and percussive for ornamented stuff, and the strings layer nicely under a piano part. And since you can USB or feed audio in, you can blend these sounds with apps or tracks and really shape your tone.
How Does It Feel to Play?
The Korg B2 uses an 88-key Natural Weighted Hammer Action (NH) keyboard that reproduces graded hammer weight across A0-C8. When you play, the low register feels heavier and the highs feel lighter, so your phrasing breathes naturally, dynamics are clear and the keybed responds right at your fingertips – it’s immediate, musical, and kind of addictive, you’ll find yourself chasing subtlety and it delivers.
Honestly, It’s Like the Real Thing
Five pristine piano voices are onboard, including German and Italian concert pianos, and they react to how you touch the keys. You get brilliant highs, muscular lows and sustain that actually rings when you hold a chord, so does it feel real? Yes – close enough that you’ll forget you’re not at a grand, at least for the practicing, the gigging, the late-night noodling.
Getting Into the Groove with Touch Control
Three touch-control types give you Light, Normal or Heavy response so you can match the action to your style. You can go skinny-fingered and snappy or push into a weightier, orchestral feel, and switching is quick so you experiment on the fly. Want a jazzier attack or a full-bodied classical tone? Just tweak and play – it’s that simple.
The NH keybed is really sensitive at the fingertip, and combined with the touch presets you actually shape tone not just volume; electric piano key-off nuances and piano overtones react to your subtle shifts. Half-pedaling support (with the optional PU-2) adds another layer, USB MIDI keeps latency low, and honestly those small tweaks change everything. You feel the difference in dynamics and articulation.
What About Connectivity?
Connectivity is more flexible than you’d expect. You can hook the Korg B2 to your phone, tablet or computer via USB and use it as both a MIDI keyboard and an audio interface, or run tracks into the Audio In and blast them through the built-in speakers while you play. Want to record or jam with apps? Yep, you can do that – just grab a USB cable or a camera adaptor for iOS.
Seriously Handy Connections
You’ve got the basics and then some. Phones/headphone out doubles as line out so you can plug in monitors or headphones, there’s a pedal jack and USB Type B for MIDI and audio to your DAW – plug in and play, no drama. iPhone or iPad need a Lightning-USB camera adaptor and a cable’s sold separately, so plan ahead if you’re mobile.
My Take on Playing Along with Your Music
Playing along feels effortless, actually fun. Feed your phone into the Audio In and the song comes out the Korg B2’s speakers so you can lock in groove and dynamics without faffing about. It’s great for learning covers, jamming or just noodling along – and when you want privacy plug headphones and you’re good to go. The speakers punch above their size.
You’ll love how flexible playback is. USB Audio means you can stream backing tracks from your computer straight into the Korg B2 and record your performance into your DAW, or use apps like Skoove and KORG Module Le to layer sounds – very handy when you’re composing. Want to practice with a metronome and a track at the same time? Do it, adjust levels, swap headphones, whatever works for you.
This makes practice and performance feel way more integrated.
Is It Just for Pros?
Compared to hulking stage pianos, the Korg B2 is unexpectedly friendly while still sounding serious – you get five pristine piano voices plus electric piano, organ, harpsichord and strings, all on an 88-key NH action that actually responds to your fingertips. You can noodle at home, practice nuanced touch, gig with confidence and still feel like you’re on a real grand, so it isn’t reserved for pros only, it’s for anyone who wants a proper piano experience without the fuss.
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Why Beginners Will Love It Too
Compared to toy keyboards, the Korg B2 gives you a real weighted keybed and expressive piano sounds that make learning feel rewarding fast. You get simple controls, USB connectivity for apps, and presets that help you explore styles – so you won’t get bored, you’ll progress. Want a piano that teaches you and grows with you? This is it.
The Software Bundle: A Game Changer
Unlike pianos that ship with nothing useful, the Korg B2 includes Skoove, KORG Module Le and KORG Gadget 2 Le so you can actually learn, expand your palette and record right away. You plug in, follow lessons, load hundreds of pro sounds and sketch ideas without hunting for extra apps – instant value that makes the whole rig more fun to use.
Compared to a single-sound instrument, the bundled apps turn the B2 into a learning studio and a mini-production rig: Skoove guides your practice with lessons and feedback, KORG Module Le opens up dozens if not hundreds of high-quality tones, and KORG Gadget 2 Le lets you arrange and record ideas on the spot. USB audio/MIDI hookup means your phone or laptop becomes part of the workflow, and you can play along with tracks through the B2’s speakers – it’s practical, and it actually gets you making music, fast.