A lot of impressive responses and setups. I'm glad folks are still enjoying their Kronosai
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Sometimes I get caught in the gear chasing race but at the end of the day I always just end up sticking to what works best for me. The Kronos offers a lot of creative freedom. I find the sequencer to be very "open" when it comes to being creative. I had purchased a new MPC X SE that I played with a bit. Great sequencer but at the end of the day it's just a "loop" machine. You set your bars and make your beat and just make variations of it to complete a song.
Not really my style. The Kronos sequencer is more like a multi track recorder on steroids. On one hand I can quantize stuff if I want too and on the other hand I have audio to completely do my own thing. Love the MPC's but it's always a battle to make it sound "non robotic". The Kronos lets you sound alive because it's not relying on "loops" if that makes any sense.
I find a lot of gear these days makes you feel like you're trapped inside a box. I never felt that way with the Kronos it has so many options for you. It's a PITA to learn but some amazing sounds can be made on it.
I think for a lot of us if (I may say that) you get acquainted with an instrument and it just becomes your go to. I remember when I first got my Kronos it sat for a year unplayed because I was intimidated and overwhelmed by it but then I just jumped into it and have been using it almost daily ever since. That was about? 5 years or so ago? I dunno whenever I made this account here.
I had my Triton (and still do) since it debuted and I played that for years because I was in love with it. People think the Triton is old you really don't see them in studios anymore but it's still fresh to me. There's loads of cool sounds on there create.
These are just cool instruments. Their only restriction is your imagination. While I think my biggest complaint about the Kronos was streamlining it's workflow and giving it more processing power (to avoid note stealing) I've never been dissatisfied with the sound this keyboard can make.
I don't want to make this a long post but if you guys remember the "Triton" had a distinct sound to it. You could hear it in a song and recognize it. You'd say oh I know that sound that's from the Triton. The Kronos doesn't seem to have that. It sounds like whatever you want it to be. You get into the parameters and effects this Keyboard can sound like anything. You wouldn't enough it was a Keyboard making the sounds.
So for me as long as the Kronos can bring in creative fun it's never old imo. I only wish that Korg still actively supported it with updates and features. She still had some gas in the tank before they axed her.
