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zahush76 · Junior Member Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 98

Hi everyone.

After trying to figure out if i want to replace my nord stage with a nord stage 2 or a korg kronos - i decided i'm going for the korg kronos, and already pre-ordered the 73 model.

But then i started thinking wether i really need it or not.

To explain:

The kronos sure sounds great.
The thing is, that if i'm being a little honest with myself - the fact of the matter is that since my baby was born, more than a year ago, i rarely gig anymore. About once in a couple of months. I mainly play at home, to myself, and make some music on my pc with cubase 5.

My current rig is a nord stage at the bottom, a poly evolver keyboard on top, and a pc full of goodies (such as komplete 7, omnisphere, trillian, alchemy and such).
So i'm asking myself what would the kronos give me in that context.

The answers i thought of were:
1) First of all - if my computer happens to crash or something, i always have something to play with.

2) I don't have ivory - and i think the acoustic pianos on the kronos are better (or at least as good as). Same goes for the ep's.

Other than that, when only thinking about a home studio context - all the other stuff (hd-1, mod-7, al-1, polysix, ms-20) have their alternatives on the pc, and even better. Komplete 7 alone gives me massive, absynth, reaktor, fm-8, kontakt-4 and the list goes on.

So what i'm asking - in your guys opinion - is this a good move? Or should i take that money and invest it in something that will add or improve the studio, like maybe a UAD card for better proccessing, or a moog slim phatty for adding different analog goodness that the pek and vst's don't give me?

What does the kronos give me, if i'm only using it in the studio?

Kevin Nolan · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject:

Take it from an OASYS owner - the answer to your question is 'Yes' !

The question is - does your music deserve the best there is? If the answer to that is yes, then you need Kronos.

(and if the best instrument is good enough for Itzhak Perlman or Herbie Hancock, I'll buy into that approach too - (I need it far more that they do!!)).

Kevin.

Devnor · Full Member Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 222

Aren't you tired of softsynths? I sure am. When these new boards show up I'll probably never use SS again except for Superior drummer and Omnisphere.
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zahush76 · Junior Member Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 98

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cello · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject:

As another OASYS user, I would say no contest against SS!

Completely different sound world - and a different way of working within it.

It also has Karma which you don't get with SS...

If you prefer SS and enjoy working with them, then stick with them. The Kronos is entirely different.

To answer your question about what do you get with the Kronos over SS, I'd answer a new soundworld, different controls beyond your imagination, Karma, permanent grin on your face when you play (O users have had this since 2005!) and, I guess, Korg Kronos Kudos Wink

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zahush76 · Junior Member Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 98

I'm pretty sure now, i've made the right move, pre-ordering the kronos, and that it'll have something unique to contribute to the studio.

The only thing i'm having second thoughts about is the model.
Again, taking in consideration i probably won't be gigging with it and only use it in my home studio - should i change the order from the 73 model to the 61?
It has it's pros and cons. I'm not talking about what you can or can't play with or without weighted keys. Assuming it's only for studio work - as a controller it'll have some cons. Like when you have samples with key switches for articulation changes. 61 keys might be too short (but then again, take less space). But on the other hand, a 73 key version will leave me about 500$ short...

Opinions?

Bertotti · Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:02 pm Post subject:

I can honestly say that if anyone qualifies for the doesn't need it's me! I havn't learned to play one yet and this will be my first real keyboard. I'm doing it anyway. I'm on the 61 and 88 list with sweetwater. I'll decide which I'll go with before they arrive but I would be willing to be it will be the 88. I only wish they made a 96 dual combo keybed! HAHAHAHA Laughing

Scott · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Oct 2009 Posts: 1015

I think one advantage of the Kronos over a combination of soft synths will be the ease of use from a dedicated and consistent interface that is also designed to allow all the components to easily work together.