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Francois Approved Merchant
Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 4854 Location: Northants - UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:48 am Post subject: Why Kronos ? |
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Where does the name come from, any reason as to why it was chosen ?
I can suggest:
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peter_schwartz Full Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 206
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Hi Francois,
I asked the same question when I got to NAMM, "is Kronos an acronym for something?" And the answer was...
(brace yourself)
"No" |
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CfNorENa Senior Member
Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 437 Location: SF Bay Area
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:57 am Post subject: |
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In the very first introductory video, towards the beginning, you can see on the synth, fairly clearly, not "Kronos," but "Chronos" (gotta love this sort of thing). Definitely not an acronym then. Probably chosen initially because it sounded cool. As you may know, "chronos" is the word for "time" in Greek. But then someone probably decided that Korg Kronos was cooler, and the change was made. Go figure... _________________ Korg gear: Kronos 73.
Other gear: Oberheim SEM | SCI Prophet 5 | Roland MKS-70 | Waldorf Microwave XTk |
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macalister Guest
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Why Kronos ? |
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Francois wrote: | Where does the name come from, any reason as to why it was chosen ?
I can suggest:
Korg Release Outstanding New Original Synthesizer |
Kronos (Cronos) from Latin Kronos= God of Time |
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Francois Approved Merchant
Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 4854 Location: Northants - UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:40 am Post subject: |
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CfNorENa wrote: | Korg Kronos |
So long as it's KK and not KKK, I'm OK with that !
Yes, from my days of ancient Greek at school, I knew Χρόνος was the personification of time, but the idea of an acronym was more fun.
Still, somebody must have coined the word at some point during development. |
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Melodialworks Music Platinum Member
Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Posts: 522
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: |
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I love the name Kronos. Very cool! |
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cminor Senior Member
Joined: 22 Apr 2010 Posts: 299 Location: Romania Bucharest
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: |
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I believe that comes from:
- the keyboard that try to get inside it the most famous korg synth engines (9 of it), like a "time traveler".
But maybe the answear is "No" _________________ Korg M3-61, Korg i40m, Kurzweil SP76 |
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orpheus2006 Platinum Member
Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 597 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say this exercise was done already!
Just re-read the over 98 pages long thread "Korg Kronos?" in the announcement section and you will find many many interpretations of the word KRONOS. _________________ www.soundcloud.com/orpheus2006
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ozy Guest
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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orpheus2006 wrote: | I'd say this exercise was done already!Just re-read the over 98 pages long thread "Korg Kronos?" |
forget it, orpheus
nowadays, people don't study their Classics anymore...
No wonder the world is falling apart... |
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rfoshaug Senior Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 290 Location: Norway
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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CfNorENa wrote: | In the very first introductory video, towards the beginning, you can see on the synth, fairly clearly, not "Kronos," but "Chronos" (gotta love this sort of thing). Definitely not an acronym then. Probably chosen initially because it sounded cool. As you may know, "chronos" is the word for "time" in Greek. But then someone probably decided that Korg Kronos was cooler, and the change was made. Go figure... |
Mmmm, just like the Korg Komponent system or Korg Kaoss (which looks way cooler than Korg Chaos).
Edit: Not to mention Radias which is a word invented by Korg!! _________________ For covers, synth tutorials, and my own compositions, check out my YouTube channel. |
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orpheus2006 Platinum Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Chronos and Kronos are different guys in Greek Myth.
Here is a summary for your convinience:
Kronos = youngest of the first generation of Titans
Chronos = personification of time
There's more to learn from the Classics (= other thread!), as Ozy and I told you before. _________________ www.soundcloud.com/orpheus2006
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CfNorENa Senior Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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ozy wrote: | forget it, orpheus
nowadays, people don't study their Classics anymore...
No wonder the world is falling apart... |
Professional classicist here (my text of Homer ->) _________________ Korg gear: Kronos 73.
Other gear: Oberheim SEM | SCI Prophet 5 | Roland MKS-70 | Waldorf Microwave XTk |
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MartinHines Platinum Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3036 Location: Topeka, KS (USA)
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Why Kronos ? |
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macalister wrote: |
Kronos (Cronos) from Latin Kronos= God of Time |
Incorrect.
Chronos (with a "h"), in GREEK mythology, is the personification of time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos
This is different than "Cronus" or "Kronos" the leader of the Titans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus |
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Jan1 Platinum Member
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 765
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Why Kronos ? |
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Francois wrote: | Where does the name come from, any reason as to why it was chosen ? |
Any word from KORG (Dan? Rich?) on the choice of the name of the new workstation? |
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