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videorov · Full Member Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 142

I guess they don't make them anymore and can they be fixed if they break down and can you get parts.
I had a Kronos 2 88key but sold it . Im now looking to buy another one and maybe the X model with more ram and two hard drives I guess it can hold.
That would be a upgrade to the Kronos 2 I use to own.
I was also looking at the Fantom 8 but the old Kronos seems to do more.
I wish Korg was still making them.

Did they fix the aftertouch on them, some people had problems and other people had it working.

BlackForest · Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:51 am Post subject:

..keep in mind - some sound banks from Kronos 2 (i think Ex's 17+18, and the Berlin Grand ) cannot be authorized on the X. I've tried that, i have both of them. Unless you buy the sound sound set from Kronos 2.

The 2 has the same RAM size as the X - the operating system recognizes in any case only 3GB, no matter how many GB are installed .
The 2 is newer, has a newer motherboard than the X.
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voip · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Nov 2014 Posts: 3796

EXs17 and EXs18 are part of the New Kronos sound pack for the original Kronos and Kronos X so, yes, they can be authorised. As such, EXs17 and EXs18 have their own separate authorisation keys.

BlackForest · Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:58 am Post subject:

Hello voip, maybe i wasn't too clear. I meant for free it's not possible.

Following: i have a Kronos 2-88, as well as a X73. The Sound pack obviously came with the Kronos 2. But one cannot authorize this one on the X. I've tried that.

Korg treats the included sound pack differently than separately purchased libraries (like the ital piano) I've been in contact with Korg Service Germany about this repeatedly, and also wrote to Korg jp, though they haven't even replied yet.

Am glad to be wrong here, but then Korg Germany is also wrong.
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Kronos 2-88 & X73, Kurzweil MicroPiano, Spitfire Albion V Tundra, BBCO Core, Nylon Guitar Ilya Efimov, Xtant Audio Uilleann Pipes - in use

Korg DS-8, Roland D-10, M1Rex, Wavestation, Korg SP-280, JV2080, Wavestate, Kronos LS - all RIP

videorov · Full Member Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 142

adamburgess · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 6:52 pm Post subject:

The good thing is that the actual keyed, the RH3, is used on loads of different keyboards. Spares for that will not be a problem for a long time.

It took me months to get a driver board for the display for a battered Kronos that is still in parts. But, guess they do still exist somewhere!

I've got an 88 Kronos 2 and is still going strong and is really well gigged. My 73 is in parts - but works on the bench!
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