Plunged in "-M3" "+Kronos"

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:26 am

Hi all

Sold my immaculate M3-61 at 11am
Bought Kronos-61 at 1pm

Awesome!!!!
Just messing around in 1.0.7 factory OS level and already loving it - what a machine!!!

FRUSTRATING:- having difficulty downloading 2.0.6 - Korg.com best rate is about 9KB/sec !!!
My internet is running fine everywhere else - is there anywhere else I can download it from (current ETA ranges from 3-8 hours intermittently and has already dropped out once).

Going to read the 1000+ pages of manual to resolve my 1000+ questions - but may get back here for some lazy quick answers if that's OK.

Thanks

Pete

maxipf · Post by **maxipf** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:12 pm

+1
sold my immaculate M3-73 at 10.30
pick up K61 at 11.00
OS 1.0.08
now i'm updating to 2.0.6 and then go into the "lord of the rings" manual.
Cheers.
Max

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:44 pm

Hey Max

Great - you were faster than me !!!

Eventually got the 2.0.6 and all updated nicely.
Now, like you, I am studying the epic.

Pete

DennyC · Post by **DennyC** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:40 pm

Congratualtions to both of you. Very quick transitions from the M3 series.
They're not too bad a keyboard in their own right.

maxipf · Post by **maxipf** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:03 pm

Thanks Karmathanever,
Thanks DennyC,
The transition was been very quick, but was months that I thought to move to Kronos, first because it's a great machine, and second because of the weight and dimensions.
I've had a big discount because it's not the "X" version, so I decided last week and....et voilà! the Kronos is now under my fingers! amazing sounds, amazing all! It's REALLY a step forward.
It'going to join the NS2 73 compact that I have from 2 years, amazing KB so......
But now it's time to play and learn

.
I'll come back soon with other feedback.
Cheers.
Max

QuiRobinez · Post by **QuiRobinez** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:49 am

congratulations KarmaThenEver and Maxipf.

It's a big step up from the Korg M3 since you have now so much extra synthengines to play with. I never regret that i upgraded from the M3 to a Kronos.

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:04 pm

Hey Max
Have you checked out Qui's sound libraries - awesome - had to get them and now having lots of fun with them - worth every cent IMHO.
He has many free downloads including some brilliant tutorial videos.
http://www.quirobinez.nl

Cheers

Pete

(Are you getting any sleep???

)

lotty1 · Post by **lotty1** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:03 pm

I went from my M3M and Korg Pa2xpro to Kronos never even looked back now I had to have a Kronos. Owned a 73 for two years never got to grips with it but oh what a joy trying

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:37 pm

Welcome and congrats on your Kronos's.

I went to the Kronos from my Triton.

No contest. Triton is gathering dust

JuneauUnderground · Post by **JuneauUnderground** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:32 am

Well I kept my M3 with the Kronos. It still delivers the goods!

maxipf · Post by **maxipf** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:04 am

Thanks to all,
unfortunately I've spent only few time on Kronos because the big amount of work, so I've had time to prepare some combi for the bands only.
BUT I've to say that it's more "confortable" than M3 to build the combi, e.g. now I ADD the effects copied from programs to the existing ones.
I've bought a 2 Gb ram from Crucial, so I'll load all the expansions plus more sounds downloaded.
I now QR's site, he's a great man! I had his combi on M3 also; i think that all QR's combi are a "must to have".
Now I've a week-end to explore it.......I'll come back soon...
Ciao.
Max

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:42 pm

Hi JuneauUnderground

You still have your M3 and:-

KORG: Kronos 61, (EXs 54, 60, 61, 63, 90; KRS 01, 02, 04, 05, 55, 57, 59, Catalyst); M3-88 loaded, MS-2000R, M1REX, Wavestation SR
ROLAND: Jupiter 80, V-Synth, Fantom XR, XV-5080, XV-5050 x 2, XV-3080, JP-2080, JP-1080, JD-990 x 3 "stacked", D-550, R-8 MII, PMA-5
OBERHEIM: Matrix 1000
YAMAHA: Motif Rack XS, DX7II, DX-7, TX-802
NORD: Piano-88, Lead 1 Rack
ARTURIA V Collection (seriously cool); All Things Spectrasonics & Camel Audio (Alchemy)
EWQL: Fab Four, Symphonic Voices, Voices of Passion, Dark Side
UAD-2 Satellite Quad Omni; APOGEE: Ensemble; Duet x3; AXIOM Pro 49 & 61
Eilers Duo-Tonal Upright Grand (stunning)

That's more than my local music store !!

(Awesome collection - I'm jealous really !!)

Pete

apex · Post by **apex** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:32 pm

karmathanever wrote:Hi JuneauUnderground

You still have your M3 and:-
KORG: Kronos 61, (EXs 54, 60, 61, 63, 90; KRS 01, 02, 04, 05, 55, 57, 59, Catalyst); M3-88 loaded, MS-2000R, M1REX, Wavestation SR
ROLAND: Jupiter 80, V-Synth, Fantom XR, XV-5080, XV-5050 x 2, XV-3080, JP-2080, JP-1080, JD-990 x 3 "stacked", D-550, R-8 MII, PMA-5
OBERHEIM: Matrix 1000
YAMAHA: Motif Rack XS, DX7II, DX-7, TX-802
NORD: Piano-88, Lead 1 Rack
ARTURIA V Collection (seriously cool); All Things Spectrasonics & Camel Audio (Alchemy)
EWQL: Fab Four, Symphonic Voices, Voices of Passion, Dark Side
UAD-2 Satellite Quad Omni; APOGEE: Ensemble; Duet x3; AXIOM Pro 49 & 61
Eilers Duo-Tonal Upright Grand (stunning)

That's more than my local music store !!

(Awesome collection - I'm jealous really !!)

Pete

yes, that is quite a bit of gear for sure.

JuneauUnderground · Post by **JuneauUnderground** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:03 am

Thanks guys. Sometimes I just can't help myself. I suffer from chronic gear acquisition syndrome. I have been very fortunate to have acquired some nice pieces of kit.