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shawnhar · Full Member Joined: 28 Aug 2011 Posts: 160

I'm curious which of the many Kronos engines people like best, and which you find yourself using most often?

For me it is a tossup between MS20 and EP1 (with props to runners up MOD7 and the wave sequencing portion of HD1)

Morshu · Senior Member Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 312

I dont own a kronos but i think the polysix engine is the coolest cuz it can make epic plucks

RonF · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:32 pm Post subject:

Its a tough list to pick from......a better answer for me would be: all of the synth EXi's (AL1, Mod7, STR1, P6, MS20).
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popmann · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject:

I can easily pick the the EP1, SGX1, and HD1 as my favorites...I'm not much of a synth guy--and frankly the synthy sounds I like, I'll be programming and bringing in samples into the HD1. I've never "gotten" the proper musical context for FM and analog synths.

As the "most used"...since I have a Hammond C3 and yamaha U3 piano, in terms of what will be "most used on final recordings" here--easily the EP1 (the main selling point for me) with occasional HD1. I love the SGX1 and Cx3 emulations, as much--and will be using them for writing demos and such...but, I doubt they will get used on final recordings just due to the real thing being here. But, the SGX1 is good enough for that--should I really want to track something and the U3 isn't in tune enough.

runningman67 · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:41 am Post subject:

How do you know which synth engine us being used. Does it tell you on the display with the sound. Can you mix them in a combi,,,
A question for all of us waiting?

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QuiRobinez · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:46 am Post subject:

runningman67 · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:12 am Post subject:

Thanks for that.
Presumably the same goes for recording on the sequencer. Just got to keep an eye on polyphony ?

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synthguy · Platinum Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 661

When I finally do get my Kronos, it's going to be AL-1 by a margin, though I don't intend to ignore the others. And what else would you expect from a synth guy? Wink

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Cpilot · Senior Member Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Posts: 427

So far I seem to be the only CX-3 fan. I got the Kronos 61 specifically for the CX-3 since I can't get a real CX-3 any more (though someone offered me a mint A100 for nothing - didn't have the room for it). And I use MOD-7 and EP-1 quite a bit. For an organ I've mostly been using B4 on a laptop with a FastTrack Pro and a couple of amps but it was too fiddly to keep setting it up, and none of my other keyboards came close to a B3. I took a look at the electrical specs for the Kronos and immediately put the amps away. It's now connected straight into my stereo amp, no pre-amp, 600W per channel into a pair of large full range speakers. It's the only way to listen to the Kronos. The quality of the sound is simply amazing.

phattbuzz · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: