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[SeedyLee]

I’m not trying to be disagreeable, but did you honestly expect to buy a ten year old product and still receive feature updates?

I can’t think of another product on the market that is a) at least ten years old and b) still receiving feature updates from the manufacturer, with perhaps the exception of PCs that you can install an operating system and software of your choice on.

What “support” do you need for it? What does it not do properly that you were led to believe it would?
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[Derek Cook]

Perhaps it is because I have keyboards going all the way back the Yamaha TG77, and SY99, but I am not fussed about the fact the Kronos is no longer for sale

It still sounds great and, for me, is rock solid, and I still feel like there is loads to explore, despite having owned mine since 2014.

Sure it would be nice for more updates - I'd even be happy to pay a modest fee as development is not free and a small company does not have an infinite number of developers all willing to work for peanuts.

But if nothing more happens to my Kronos, I still love it.
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[steveyoung29]

Hi Seedy,

If Korg could update the Kronos with Piano Role editing in the sequencer, at least 32 Midi tracks (I'm not sure there is any board that has this) in the sequencer and Midi over USB, I'd be content. In my view, that would make the Kronos (or any board) the base of my rig. The Fantom has Piano Role so that makes it the focus of my interest when I have the funds to buy it. I think the Fantom was released with more functionality and just hasn't needed the updates for features that should be included. I think the people at Korg make decisions about what not to include on their products.

Steve

[jimknopf]

I don‘t expect further updates generally. Korg did a great Kronos job with their classy staff and management back then, with incredibly well done updates, before the present younger management did nothing remarkable at all for the great Kronos concept they inherited.

If these new Korg managers now decide that their updated EP engine is only for the Nautilus with its crappy keybed and ultra poor controller surface, that‘s their choice.

But when the same management is offering an OS update for the sole purpose of enabling more library buys, without at least bringing the Kronos to Nautilus EP engine level, it is my choice to say „No thanks, I will not spend a single cent for any more Kronos libraries regarding this state of things.“

So everybody has their free choice.
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