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ozy · Guest

uhm...

can't vote, my position is missing from the choices:

"I have not yet made my mind about the purchase, and the forum contributed to the uncertainty".

Even if the main uncertainty comes from the rigid format of the machine itself [I'd immediately buy a rack. I am thinking hard WHICH keyboard I should remove from the rig in order to make room fior the kronos: the vl-1? uhm... the prophet? uhm... the pc3 uhm... if only the kronos was semiweighted and had full master capabilities...]

Maybe the T3.

But I can't vote here

robinkle · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:05 am Post subject:

I was conviced once I realized what MOD-7 was all about. Oasys never grabbed my attention because of it's price. MOD-7 does all I need. If there was a synth based on the MOD-7 only, it would cover my needs. I guess there will be a Kronos for me, unless the Norwegian prices are too high, or a MOD-7 based synth is announced. No Pre-Orders available here yet. The forum is helpfull, thanks to Rich and Dan.

If the price is high, I might not buy Kronos. Amercian prices looks good though.

panrixx · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:25 am Post subject:

Sharp · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject:

Quite interesting results so far.
I’d be interested in hearing comments from those who say the forums play no part in their decision to proceed with buying one, or not buying one.

Like… what are you using the forum for if that's the case. What motivates you to even read about the Kronos here if it plays no part in you buying or not buying?

Regards
Sharp.
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BillW · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:38 pm Post subject:

McHale · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:26 pm Post subject:

robinkle · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject:

McHale · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject:

robinkle · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject:

Randelph · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject:

Yes, this forum has helped in making the Kronos buying decision.

When I was looking into buying the Motif XS, one of the things that impressed me the most was Motifator.com. A lot of forum traffic, lots of power users that were willing to help, 2-3 factory reps weighing in on a regular basis, and a full fledged store for Motif related soundsets/products.

Motifator.com not only heavily influenced my buying decision, it gave me a lot of confidence that the product was professional and had a lot of support.

Unfortunately, the XS was not for me- hated the UI, and was uninspired by the sounds. Even the M3 easily trumps the XS for musicality- but the M3 forum is not exactly inspiring. I guess the M3 never had the numbers, and at least for the last year and a half that i've been visiting it, there's not that many power users and Korg reps hardly ever show up.

Based on what I've seen so far for the Kronos forum, I'm guessing this one'll be very active and enthusiastic- this is obviously an important board for Dan (even though this apparently is not his job description like it is for Bad Mister), and there's already lots of interest/activity from high end users that contribute a lot.

I do wish there was a store attached to this forum. Not only to have a place to distribute sounds/etc., but because it would attract more traffic overall and contribute to making Korg Forums: Kronos even more vibrant.

There has been some negativity in the Kronos section, but I see that on almost all forums, and Sharp is willing to police it- it was kind of ridiculous on Motifator- there were folks like foleycore that defined a troll, including a lot of harsh, denigrating language, and from what I saw they did nothing to ban these idiots / destroyers-of-the-commons. One thing I think could help would be for people to use their real name for their signature- being anonymous for some people is just an invitation to be abusive.

I think it makes a lot of sense for Korg Forums to be sponsored by Korg USA, perhaps in a joint venture like Yamaha and Twiddlybits have for Motifator: not only servers, but help in establishing a store front, and some compensation for all the work that Sharp and company puts into this forum.

Kronos is going to be huge- nows the time to take this forum to the next level!
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ScoobyDoo555 · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:00 pm Post subject:

McHale · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:03 pm Post subject:

McHale · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject:

KapnKrunch · Junior Member Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 88

Some time ago, when I purchased my M3, the Korg Forums were a deciding factor.

The free interchange of ideas, active user participation, and especially contributions by outstanding authorities like Stephen Kay, Rich and Sharp gave me confidence that a strong, established support community was in place, and my purchase would give me years use and enjoyment.

The same holds true for my M50 purchase, and my K-88 pre-order.

This forum rocks!

KapnKrunch · Junior Member Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 88