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hans1966 · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 5:50 am Post subject: New Krome EX

KROME, the best-selling synth focused on packing the most usable sounds into an easy to use platform, has received a major refresh. Updated to meet the needs of the current music scene, KROME EX has a special emphasis on sounds that can immediately fit into productions of all types.

In addition to standard sounds that will never grow old, KROME EX provides numerous new programs and PCM data, including piano programs prepared specifically for this product. This instrument provides high-quality and immediately-usable sounds that take full advantage of the KROME's high performance specs. The new body also features a newly revamped build and look to accompany the new sounds.

https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/krome_ex/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2UZR7Gx-Cg
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narkosys · Joined: 13 Mar 2017 Posts: 25

So the new Krome is the old Krome but with more PCM memory and added sounds. Woopty f*ck*ng do. And it still has that dumb ass SD card slot. You would think that Korg would have figured out USB by now.

They could have, and should have, made something to compete with the MoDX and whatever Roland is coming out with but Korg failed miserably.

marc1 · Full Member Joined: 04 May 2015 Posts: 119

jimknopf · Platinum Member Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 3374

This, one more ridiculous pseudo-"upgrade" from Korg for serious music making, will not help selling Kromes against the much better Yamaha offer one bit.

It's obviously more important to Korg to sell east coast synth noise in Volcas, available through a silly tiny controller UI.
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Joe Gerardi · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:56 pm Post subject:

Completely underwhelming, and again, a crappy keyboard. The first Combi could be so much more with the ability to use aftertouch to control the volume of different parts, but in the great quest to neuter the originality of keyboard players, it's not there...

Honestly: in my opinion, people that want all this automation would be much better off with a Lowrey or Wersi organ. They have all those drums and bass stuff, and the sounds are pretty much on a par with these. ( I would have included Yamaha Electones, but they're not available in the US any more.)

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Kronos2ison · Full Member Joined: 18 Feb 2017 Posts: 123

There is always next year... Laughing

I'm sure when Korg finally releases something new it will be great. But for now yawn.

Bachus · Platinum Member Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 3126

Big dissapointment, seems allready a lost battle against the modx..
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padking · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:53 am Post subject:

weird!
Korg is doing what Yamaha did with the Motif series. They are trying to buy time ?

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Koekepan · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Posts: 617

I see nothing whatsoever in this announcement to make me want to trade in my Krome.

It's a solid system, very usable, it has served me well.

But the same may be said for the Kronos. Krome and Kronos, they just put fresh lipstick on the girls and sent them back out.

At least the two Volca entrants are more interesting in their own right. I might well pick up one, or both.

Mr_SamDoogie · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:07 pm Post subject:

We'll this one I would want to collect for sure.

https://youtu.be/-ympDOMrzUY
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GregC · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 4:01 pm Post subject:

shrike · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:58 am Post subject:

Shame how Korg failed to recognize what performers wanted from first Krome.
Many performers went through a great deal to use custom samples. Not all markets use bread and butter sounds only.
If Korg only enabled sample loading (not sampling itself, that would raise the production costs probably), Krome EX would be a hit, I'm certain of it.
The technology is there - SD cards are huge now and cost peanuts, so there is no reasoning in not allowing maybe 1GB of user samples to be loaded; even few hundreds of MB would be enough for most musicians. The engine is there - even first Krome can be and is being tricked to load user samples.
So omitting such a simple, easy and probably inexpensive upgrade is just lazy.
Shame. I like Krome and would buy even first one if it had sample loading.

Kronos2ison · Full Member Joined: 18 Feb 2017 Posts: 123

The Krome was never and will never be a hit because of its faulty key bed. You cant fully depress the keys like normal. They hinge improperly or like an organ key. So if you are an Organ player it will feel wonderful until you feel the wobble of the keys as they are cheap flimsy and exactly why I had bought a Kronos to avoid those flaws.

dfahrner · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:15 pm Post subject:

Kronos2ison · Full Member Joined: 18 Feb 2017 Posts: 123

I own a Yamaha MODX6 and yes the keyed isn't as premium as the Kronos or Montage but it's much more sturdy/playable than the Krome. The Krome's keybed is so bad I refused to buy it just because of the cheap chimpsy feel they have. I've played cheap $300-500 Casio that are 2x the quality and is satisfactory compared the the Junk bed in the Krome. Heck I bought an Clearanced $50 EMU Xboard61 controller that felt better than the Krome. I could go on for hours as the Kromes key bed is imo the worst playing keys ever right next to mini keys of the MS-20