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Purgatory Junior Member
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voip Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:15 am Post subject: |
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61 and 88 key only. This seems like just a cosmetic change. Some of the NAMM 2020 pics showed this in partial view, and several folk speculated it being a new Kronos. The last Kronos OS update was March 2019. I wonder if there is one coming soon for Kronos users.
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billysynth Junior Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Oh my God...is that all they have...A Red Special Edition...now, so many months later, a Limited Titanium Edition...what next? LGBTIXYZ Edition? Comes with free pillow.
That's real innovation every 10 years....New Paint Jobs.
Fortunately I just bought a Fantom 8!!
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Broadwave Platinum Member
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 1118 Location: Manchester UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:31 am Post subject: |
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billysynth wrote: |
Fortunately I just bought a Fantom 8!!
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Same 4 partial tone generation that been used since the late 1980's, no key sampling and aftertouch that barely works... admittedly the V-Piano is nice, but overall it still has far less sound sculpting power that the 9 year old Kronos.
I'm not slagging off Roland, I've also just bought the Fantom 6, but it's not the Kronos killer it could have been. _________________ Synth DIY Projects |
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Poseidon Senior Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:35 am Post subject: |
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billysynth wrote: | ...what next? LGBTIXYZ Edition? Comes with free pillow.
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and free roll of toilet paper.
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Fortunately I just bought a Fantom 8!!
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Congratulations ! Happy Songs! |
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Timo Platinum Member
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Joe Gerardi Platinum Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Timo wrote: | Looks great, although a wood like Walnut might've suited better. |
Actually, I was just thinking that silver, a la the Korg Triton, would have looked better.
..Joe _________________ Current setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88 Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Roland M-GS64, Alesis QSR, Yamaha KX88 & KX76, Roland Super-JX, Juno-Stage, Kawai K4, Kawai K1II. |
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jimknopf Platinum Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Nonsense cosmetics not even worth being called news from my view... _________________ Kronos 73 - Moog Voyager RME - Moog LP TE - Behringer Model D - Prophet 6 - Roland Jupiter Xm - Rhodes Stage 73 Mk I - Elektron Analog Rytm MkII - Roland TR-6s - Cubase 12 Pro + Groove Agent 5 |
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StephenKay KARMA Developer Approved Merchant
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Hooked On Sonics Full Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:00 am Post subject: |
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Titanium color wise might be signaling the end of a phenomenal run and the beginning of a new dawn. Kronos debuted in 2011 and next year would make it a solid 10, if i was a betting guy i would have to say that something new is going to be behind the curtain in 21 or 22 _________________ Korg Kronos II - Instant Karma's Gonna Get You, Synth Wars - The Rise of the KARP 2600, OBX8 Kenobi - The Return of the Synth, KARP & Odyessey, Moog One - The Poly Menace, Vintage 2016 Model D, Voyager of Sinbad XL, Fooger Family of Six, Three Mothers Like No Others, Naboo Royal MiniTaur, MoogClaraVox, Criklon V2, in living color, Elektron RytmII Avenue, Neuman U67 |
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GregC Platinum Member
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 9451 Location: Discovery Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Korg has strong marketing.
I bet they make a big splash celebrating "10 Years of Kronos "
January 2021.
I know its obvious, but promotion and advertising is part of every co, its what they do. _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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Bachus Platinum Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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voip wrote: | 61 and 88 key only. This seems like just a cosmetic change. Some of the NAMM 2020 pics showed this in partial view, and several folk speculated it being a new Kronos. The last Kronos OS update was March 2019. I wonder if there is one coming soon for Kronos users.
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They should have made it a special 76 key semi weighted version.. or a module version
No clue, why they stick to the same 2 from 3 models _________________ Korg Kronos 2/88 , Genos, Mainstage3 +VSTsu, ipad pro, GSi Gemini, Roland Integra 7, Jupiter Xm, Yamaha motif XS rack, Ketron SD90.
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GregC Platinum Member
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 9451 Location: Discovery Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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Korg knows which key sizes are most popular.
And its a cost thing, how they manage priorities for assembly. _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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