I finally decided to let go - selling my Kronos. No reserve!

[bigrobuk]

I can look after your Kronos for you if you like ?

[spumoni]

I'll tell you what, if the bids don't get any higher, I may jump out the window. I'll give you my address before I do, and you can come and take it!

[iixorbiusii]

Hi. Just my 2c worth : if you're worried about the eBay bids not reaching a decent total and letting the K go for peanuts, just kill the auction?! You've made your mind up about selling it - and that's entirely up to you of course - but if you're not desperate for the cash injection now, then remove the listing and reconsider the best move for parting with it. Don't forget that eBay and Paypal take a sizeable chunk of the final outcome !
Good luck.
iix.

[SanderXpander]

Fair enough, Spumoni. It was just those posts so soon after each other that created the confusion. Funnily, I always thought "the sounds" were the weak point of Ableton. But if it's the workflow of a DAW you were looking for I can definitely see why the Kronos isn't a good match for you. Enjoy your new toy and good luck selling the old one!

[spumoni]

Thanks again for the advice. I was concerned about the sounds, but I've been listening to some of the samples from Abelton, and they seem to be rather impressive to me. I really like some of the drum kits they have. I'm not claiming the sounds are better than the Kronos - I must admit in the short time I played the Kronos, the sounds were truly mind boggling. But, I already ordered the Akai MPK88 which seems to work nicely with Abelton, a copy of Abelton Suite, and the AVID Mbox Pro. I'm fairly confident the money I get from the auction will cover this expense, and hopefully leave me a little extra...

I have no choice now!

[kingtj]

In my own situation, I've owned several variations of the Korg Triton over the years (first a Classic and then a Studio, which got stolen, and finally an Extreme). I jumped in with both feet on a Kronos, really, under the assumption that it was similar enough to a Triton that I'd like it and feel comfortable getting around on it, and knowing I liked a lot of the specs and demos I heard on YouTube.

As I play around with it more now, I find that all of that is indeed true, and I love the product -- BUT, I'm definitely not too patient doing a lot of programming or tweaking on that little touch-screen. Too often, I press something and it doesn't respond the first time around, and things are drawn so small on it, it's VERY picky about pressing just the right spot.

In that respect, I FAR prefer sitting down at a comfortable computer chair and desk and working with a full-size computer screen, complete with a mouse.

I also have the latest Ableton Suite though, and interestingly? I've never been able to really get the hang of using that product very effectively! Just as you're saying the Kronos just doesn't feel "right" for you with the design choices they made on it, I run across the same with Ableton.

I've tinkered w/Ableton off and on again for many years, too, as copies of Live always seemed to come bundled with various recording gear I purchased, etc. Every time, I got lost in their interface and it never felt like it worked, or was laid out, the way I think. (Especially for simply making music from sample loops, the old ACID Pro software made perfect sense to me and I got really good with it, but Ableton just stopped me in my tracks every time.)

I understand what you're saying. Normally when I purchase a new piece of equipment, I learn everything I can about it before it arrives. This is the first exception.

Unfortunately I move too fast. I already ordered Ableton Suite along with an Akai 88 key controller... and some other things. Hopefully the amount I get for the Kronos will cover this expense.

Don't get me wrong, I know the Kronos is the best thing out there, but I really think I made the wrong choice.

BTW, according to KORG the warranty is NOT transferrable, so I added that note to my eBay listing.

[spumoni]

It's amazing how many requests I've gotten through eBay asking why I'm giving up. I feel like such a quitter! But I must admit, I'm already making tracks and burning them to disk with Abelton - for some reason I was able to learn that much easier than I was the Kronos. Also, I must admit the Abelton sounds are better than I was expecting, especially the drum kits.

Hopever the electric pianos and real pianos don't compare to the Kronos. I'm certainly going to miss that!