Kronos and the need for super-human eyesight

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:16 pm

Jordan Rudess mentioned in an interview that he continues to use the OASYS in studio for programming because he has difficulty reading the Kronos screen. Personally, I don't really have a problem with it.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:06 pm

Bruce Lychee wrote:Jordan Rudess mentioned in an interview that he continues to use the OASYS in studio for programming because he has difficulty reading the Kronos screen. Personally, I don't really have a problem with it.

Well I can imagine the Oasys makes it easier and he can afford to have both.

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:19 pm

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rrricky rrrecordo · Post by **rrricky rrrecordo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:24 pm

SeedyLee wrote:Not knowing anything about reading glasses (the Kronos being the first and only time I've needed them!), should I be looking at a particular strength/diopter to focus ~18-24 inches?

1.5 should be ok, but since reasonably good quality reading glasses can be found at many "dollar stores" these days, why not splurge on a few different sets (1.75, 2.0, 3.0)? You're not getting any younger and you'll use them all eventually

Keymangerbo · Post by **Keymangerbo** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:05 pm

Korg had to make a video/vga/dvi connector on the back of the Kronos
so you can add a computer screen and all problems with reading
where solved !!

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:57 pm

Keymangerbo wrote:Korg had to make a video/vga/dvi connector on the back of the Kronos
so you can add a computer screen and all problems with reading
where solved !!

A lot has been written about it. Someone claimed even he could make it work but nothing was heard of it. Probably the editor will make it possible to use a (big) PC screen but it takes a bit more time than expected to be published.

Val · Post by **Val** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:46 am

I do find the font annoyingly small. You would think that a simple "zoom" option would have been available for the screen so that at least you would have the option of enlarging the font. Even my cell phone has that!

I have had great eyesight all my life but have hit the "over-40" mark, so now the font is bothersome. I wear 1.5 magnification reading glasses to work on it for long periods of time at home. On stage, I refuse to wear glasses

But I work from the AWESOME "set list" page when I play live, and have no trouble reading that!

RonF · Post by **RonF** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:55 am

One thing that doesn't get mentioned much is the "learning curve" of the Kronos "on screen OS"....and how this relates to the font size. I have found that now that I really know how to navigate the OS, the font size has taken on a much lesser relevance in my programming sessions. Sure, at first its an issue trying to decipher where certain parameters are, or what they do. But once you know it....you know it.....and THEN the Kronos small screen become blisteringly fast. In fact, I prefer its compactness in my space constricted studio, over the Oasys which I previously owned. Its just a really fast and remarkable interface to program on. But you need to learn it, and become proficient on it. Compared to my Triton Studio, or Fantom G....Kronos interface (both the on screen visuals, plus the hardware interface which interacts with it, and the general intuitiveness of it all) kicks butt, and is super fast!

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:30 am

RonF wrote:One thing that doesn't get mentioned much is the "learning curve" of the Kronos "on screen OS"....and how this relates to the font size. I have found that now that I really know how to navigate the OS, the font size has taken on a much lesser relevance in my programming sessions. Sure, at first its an issue trying to decipher where certain parameters are, or what they do. But once you know it....you know it.....and THEN the Kronos small screen become blisteringly fast. In fact, I prefer its compactness in my space constricted studio, over the Oasys which I previously owned. Its just a really fast and remarkable interface to program on. But you need to learn it, and become proficient on it. Compared to my Triton Studio, or Fantom G....Kronos interface (both the on screen visuals, plus the hardware interface which interacts with it, and the general intuitiveness of it all) kicks butt, and is super fast!

I think the learning curve also learns most people to find each parameter soon, and maybe even more important: the most important parameters can be found without really having to read the screen or only certain tabs/words.

The best is, that since the X5 (and probably M1) the structure really hasn't changed that much. Ok lots of screens are added, and more tabs, but the structure is always the same (EXIs are maybe an exception). However, every screen and every part has the same structure: main tabs below, 2nd tabs above, then parameters. You press a parameter, and you can use almost any kind of controller to change its value.

Press record to save it works for any page, exit to go back to the main screen.

On the M1/X5 you had pages (up/down) and parameters (left/right). This has changed by tabs and sub tabs but also: similar structure.

Btw, even in 50 years when there would be 1000s of pages (let's not hope so), by adding a 3th tab you can have that (10 for the first 10 tabs, 100 for the 10 first x 10 second and 1000 for 10 firxt x 10 second x 10 third tabs).

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:52 am

RonF wrote:One thing that doesn't get mentioned much is the "learning curve" of the Kronos "on screen OS"....and how this relates to the font size. I have found that now that I really know how to navigate the OS, the font size has taken on a much lesser relevance in my programming sessions. Sure, at first its an issue trying to decipher where certain parameters are, or what they do. But once you know it....you know it.....and THEN the Kronos small screen become blisteringly fast. In fact, I prefer its compactness in my space constricted studio, over the Oasys which I previously owned. Its just a really fast and remarkable interface to program on. But you need to learn it, and become proficient on it. Compared to my Triton Studio, or Fantom G....Kronos interface (both the on screen visuals, plus the hardware interface which interacts with it, and the general intuitiveness of it all) kicks butt, and is super fast!

100% agree

music_avijeet · Post by **music_avijeet** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:18 pm

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DrPopper · Post by **DrPopper** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:25 am

The fonts could be bigger but I've found using my normal reading glasses makes reading them easy enough

padking · Post by **padking** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:35 pm

I don't have a very good eyesight so the fonts
are a drag, can't work very long, and the angle
has to be almost perfect, not easy when you
have two keyboard on a rack.

Possibility of a second monitor (vga....)
would be heaven.

Padking