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mathieumaes · Senior Member Joined: 10 Dec 2011 Posts: 430

When I read about Krome and saw the pricing, I made the conclusion they wanted to compete with the new Roland Juno Stage keyboard...
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Naviára · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject:

Both Operating systems (M3/Krome and Kronos) are completly different (it's like Windows and Mac OS), no way of easy porting the code from the M3/Krome to the Kronos... They have to rewrite the whole Kronos sequencer code and keep in mind there are also audio tracks to manage!

The other question is: Is the touchscreen of the Kronos even capable using for drag&drop? I don't think so... That could be a big point when drawing velocity lines, moving/stretching notes on the piano roll screen!! How could that be done?? With the vector joystick?? With a USB mouse, with the Kronos sliders??? That kind of work isn't fun.

My guess - there will be no sequencer update for the Kronos... but I bet there will be a new machine, called something like "Kronos Studio", with a multi-touch screen, bigger processor - and a new sequencer of course, with the ability to "freeze/convert" combination/program tracks directly into virtual audio tracks...

greetings
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.Jens · Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2011 Posts: 383

tmatos75 · Junior Member Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 61

Jakker27 · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Posts: 48 Location: London

What if tomorrow that changes? I'm not going to raise to the bait. The fact is the people that voted is a small fraction of the people who would be interested in voting either way. Therefore, it is unscientific as you suggest.

However, the point you are missing is that 45% is never nothing...out of 70 people 32 use an inferiour sequencer. How many WOULD if it were improved......There are different contexts here. Obviously you don't like it. Don't use it. That's fine. Your minds made up. What you should try to do, is do what you do because your two cents ain't stopping you making music where as the sequencer is an issue for other people

I use it. It's manageable but why have a burn cd functionality if you are not going to ensure the sequencer is as user friendly as possible? It's an intuitive instrument, it deserves an intuitive sequencer. If I can connect it to pc, I can burn things off cd. The reason they have burning capability is because people might want to do it. Well, people might want to sequence too....
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tmatos75 · Junior Member Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 61

Jakker27 · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Posts: 48 Location: London

no worries mate
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Davidb · Platinum Member Joined: 21 Oct 2002 Posts: 1592

phattbuzz · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:09 am Post subject:

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

Same here.

robkeith · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:55 am Post subject:

Sometimes i think Korg are right on the money, then other times they are so far caught inside the box in which they live. Take the Kronos screen. For those elves out there its a fantastic screen, but for me and many others we have found workarounds like rubber tip pens reading glasses that improve the navigation size and so on.

Right now i am using my ipad to compose this reply in the forum. Why oh why would you not take the best of what you do, and let someone else do the screen. The ipad is now an essential part of indeed not only the education process, but heavilly and even more exciting in the music industry.

I think Korg should have developed the Kronos using the ipad size screen maybe a place holder on board, and not only would the units be much cheaper to produce, but buyers of which most people who have ipads, could have integrated them into the synth.

I dont know what the editor whenever it may come will hold, maybe they are doing exactly this, but I would rather music making processes were more important than incorporating screens for which there are far better alternatives in both functionability and cost.
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