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Randelph · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:58 am Post subject:

Not sure what perspective to apply.

Look at how buggy and incomplete the Fantom G was upon release- uninspiring presets, no multi-sampling, a crippled sequencer; a lot of really basic important things that were serious impediments for a lot of folks.

And then look at the Motif XS- fairly mature OS, good hardware, etc.; but for those of us that want to be more musician than engineer, the XS, even with its strong sound set, was not worth the trouble for many of us.

And then look at the Kronos- a core OS that many used to Korg workstations are already familiar with, an overall OS that many feel is the most user friendly of all, superb new kick-ass sound engines that brings the flexibility of the powerful sequencer/sampler/audio recorder to bear on a music production board of unparalleled compositional capability; fabulous sweet reverb and flexible effects routing, SST, set lists- preaching to the choir here obviously- but it bears repeating in the face of what else is available in the way of an overall solid and friendly workstation experience at an affordable price.

My impression is that the Kronos is a skillful blending of the Oasys and the M3. Bringing direct trickle down advanced technology from the Oasys to a board that's built more to the M3 hardware spec- and of course the price point is a large part of why the Kronos has been so keenly anticipated.

After I got burned with the Motif XS, taking a +$1,500 loss after 2+ years of ownership (having gotten one of the first units), I'm happy enough to wait for the eventual sales or used boards that become available. By that time 1.5, and possibly, 2.0 will have arrived. I'm guessing that economically and for the fast moving technology trends, that Korg had to strike as quickly as they could.

Compared to what I heard about the Fantom G, the year plus that it took for the Kurzweil PC3 to have a full-fledged sound set and OS, the 9 months to a year? that it took the M3 to get its new 2.0 OS and new sound set; compared to examples like that, the Kronos seems like a reasonable blend of available now (at least for some lucky people) and some to-be-expected glitches that apparently aren't totally crippling or unacceptable for most people.

Perspectivo!

From my point of view, the Kronos is what I've always wanted in a keyboard- I just hope i can afford one sooner than later. And having a JP-80 as a complement to it would just confirm that we live in the best of times-

Randy
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sparkie · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject:

Any word out how much Korg is going to charge to add the 2GB board they didnt install from the get go..Without the extra ram, you cant benefit from all the extra sounds in the 1.5 update.

michelkeijzers · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject:

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JPWC · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:00 pm Post subject:

"I do agree with the general statements that just because someone doesn't use the functionality doesn't mean it works though."

Don't forget the collary:

Just because the functionality is there and working, doesn't mean users understand it or how to use it. (hence not a system "BUG", but an operator error".
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Zeroesque · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:28 pm Post subject:

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DennyC · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject:

I just got my Kronos 61 a few days ago. So far so good. I am glad I'm not having some of the 73 and 88 keybed issues. I am very happy with the purchase. I do wish that Korg had raised and tilted the screen for easier viewing. It would not have to be as eleaborate as my Oasys but just a 20 to 40 degree tilt would have been quite an improvement, even at a fixed position. Otherwise...this is a great sounding board and I am very thankful to have one. They pulled mine out of the box and checked it over before they shipped it. So for going the extra mile, I just have to give Christopher G and David at West LA Music kudos for a job well done. Smile

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jeremykeys · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:47 am Post subject:

This is less a complaint about the hardware than an issue with the manual. Unfortunately I don't own a computer with a DVD reader yet and so I can't check things out before I do something stupid. Like accidentally overwrite my 2 user programmed set-lists. Doh!
I was trying to remember how to load in the demo songs to show off my new Kronos to a friend of mine and since I don't know the nomenclature in the factory lists I lost about 32 of my own programs and combis. I can start from scratch again and try to replicate what I had but so far it's just "effing" frustrating.
I realize that to print out the manuals would be a bit bothersome but I could sure use a hard copy.
I've downloaded what I think may be most of the manuals form Korg but I; and I hate to admit it almost; prefer books!
It looks like I'm going to have to buy a laptop so I can study the manuals anywhere.
BTW. Is there any chance I haven't lost my programs and combis?
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dfindr · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Posts: 8

As far as I can tell my 61 is working properly. The couple of things I have checked based on other threads were not issues. However, I haven't dug to deeply into the thing yet, but I remain optimistic nontheless.

sparkie · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject: