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leo200

Today my brother received his K-61 and I give a try. Since Kronos being lunched I'm, as probably most of O owners, were in doubt-should I change O for K or not.

Now I have an answer-at least at this time for me.
I'm staying with my lovely O.

Why? Very simple. First and very important problem is a font's. I simply can't read the screen in some situations. I can take eyeglasses,but it's not comfortable. With OASYS I don't need it at all!

Sound quality as expected, generally the same.

May be for somebody it will be funny or doesn't matter but overall impression of the overall quality (knobs,sliders,joystick's,panels etc) is as after Mercedes S class you are entering to A Class. Still Mercedes but so big difference..

I'm sure missing drum track knob on my O the same as I hate Function knob on it,but I don't want to live without real pads.

As some one told on O forum- Don't sell your Oasys!
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Bruce Lychee · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 856

Just read the Sound On Sound review. The reviewer is also an OAYSYS owner since 2005. While he does prefer the physical design of the OASYS, he otherwise describes the Kronos as a "more flexible and in many respects more powerful" update to the OASYS at a much lower price. He points to the SG1X pianos, the EP1 engine and set lists as a few of many upgrades in the Kronos.

I'm not sure that existing OASYS owners need to jump ship, but I do think there is enough there to make the switch a natural choice for some people. As for the car analogy, I think it's more of a S550 v C63 AMG comparison... The S is made of much finer materials and offers superior comfort and ergonomics, but the C63 AMG cost a lot less and gives you more performance.
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nitecrawler · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject:

I had the opportunity to play a Kronos 61 at GC yesterday. As an Oasys owner, I was curious to see and hear the differences. Basically, very similar to the Oasys. The EP's and Ac Pianos are a definite step up in quality sound. No difficulty reading the screen, although a little more difficult to make proper contact with the touch screen. Set list and drum pattern play are cool. I miss the cool blue color from the vector joystick! The keyboard is very nice. Great feel and weight for a synth keyboard. Having 9 engines is a great advantage. I feel even more ignored; knowing I still have to pay for additional engines that I may want for my Oasys! Crying or Very sad

The Kronos is very appealing visually, like the color. But the Oasys is going to stay with me for the time being. For those of you that are looking for a quality instrument at a competitive price point, I don't see how you could go wrong with this keyboard. i give it a "thumbs up". Great addition Korg!! Nice instrument!! Cool

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Kontrol49 · Platinum Member Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 1280

robinkle · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject:

I do not own any Korg Keyboard atm, but if I'm not mistaken the Oasys got a mechanical HDD. And those won't last forever. Would it be easy to replace it? I would be serious about taking backups because when they suddenly becomes defect it would be hard to get the data back.

Chriskk · Senior Member Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 349

EvilDragon · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject:

Bruce Lychee · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 856

As a piano player, the new pianos and electric pianos seem like a significant difference in the boards. The action available in the 88 is also important to me. I can see why those things aren't so important to some people, but the opportunity to have a single keyboard that can replace my CP1 and a premier workstation like OASYS, was an opportunity too good for me to pass up. I would have paid a premium to get nicer materials and a bigger screen but not at the expense of the new things that are available on the Kronos.
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robinkle · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:17 pm Post subject:

billysynth1 · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:33 pm Post subject:

That's why i have never moved my Oasys. It has been sitting in my music room since August 2005.

I'm purchasing the K88 for moving around, i'm going to trash it, i dont care lol. Band work, evening practice on the coffee table in the lounge, out in the backyard on sunny days, take round to a friends house for some fun jamming. In the kitchen while im cooking lol

Billy
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robinkle · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:48 pm Post subject:

panrixx · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:06 am Post subject:

nitecrawler · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:41 am Post subject:

Billy[/quote]

For those who suddenly got a HDD defect on a Oasys, what will they do? If it's not behind a slot on the back of Oasys, but instead being built in, you might have to deliver it to a Korg certified service station, and you might have lost the data as well. I would've bin nervous about this.[/quote]

Thats why I back up to a USB attached hard drive. S**t happens, so its always good to backup your work. You will be out of commission while your board is at the shop, but you won't lose anything that can't be replaced. Wink

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McHale · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:52 am Post subject:

If the OASYS HDD fails, you put in a new one (it's just a laptop HDD) and load the OS from the included discs. Couldn't be easier. Probably one of the first things I'm going to do with my KRONOS is put in a laptop hard drive, load the OS from the discs and put it away for safe keeping.
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