Another Krome Demo...

alfredokiwi · Post by **alfredokiwi** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:50 pm

I understand perfect german, basically the video shows the similarities between the Krome and previous versions (M50, etc). Unfortunately the Krome doesn't integrate a digital output which means that all the issues related to analog noise (50hz hum, HF interferences and leveling mismatch) in DA to AD conversion affects recording quality. The integration of a DAW interface would be welcome, anyway I want to share an interesting post about the Pa3X issues when sound is recorded from analog outputs to a mixer.

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=76109

I found another great video about Krome (I can hear a small hum noise when Krome is played)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgpaeitO ... re=related

uniformedservices1969 · Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:53 pm

uniformedservices1969 · Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:13 pm

alfredokiwi · Post by **alfredokiwi** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:21 pm

uniformedservices1969 wrote:Just an afterthought...the only leveling mismatch that I ever experienced in running audio from the main analog outputs of a workstation,was my former Kurzweil PC3LE6.
As for the Korg workstations I've had,this was never a problem.

Unfortunately the quality of AD/DA converters will not change the main problems recording 100% analog, noises such antialiasing components, clock jitter and quantization errors on the conversion process are always present and this affects quality.

A DAW digital interface in other words 100% digital domain is superior in quality avoiding all the implications/limitations working with DA/AD conversions on the recordings.

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:06 pm

This converstation can easily be summed up in three words.
PURIST - vs - REALIST

uniformedservices1969 · Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:12 pm

mocando · Post by **mocando** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:56 pm

uniformedservices1969 wrote:For us non-professionals,practical & pragmatic applications take precedence over being puritanical about 100% digital rendering..recordings of which you would need analyzing software to be able to see the differences.

Perhaps the Krome's D/A conversion is not very pristine,but we are talking about a budget keyboard.

The most convenient way to achieve all digital recordings,it to be 100% software-based and eliminate hardware workstations altogether...but that's not something I'm particularly interested in.

Ditto. For the market target the Korme is designed for, analog outs will serve us well. And it has been servicing tons of pros using analog outs during gigging.

kimu · Post by **kimu** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:23 pm

just get a good DI....

levis · Post by **levis** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:59 am

http://www.supportimusicali.it/lab/demo ... Korg+Krome

Low Class · Post by **Low Class** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:46 pm

This demo goes through quite a few sounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX_s-fwnnFk[/url]

mocando · Post by **mocando** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:45 am

Low Class wrote:This demo goes quite a few sounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX_s-fwnnFk[/url]

Awesome. I love how this guy plays. I hardly understand a thing, but I love to watch him demo keyboards.

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:49 am

I love it when he chuckles in japanese and he gets so excited about the sound quality.