How Do The Krome Acoustic/Elec Pianos Compare to M-50?

nitekatt2010 · Post by **nitekatt2010** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:31 pm

Hey. I have a Korg M-50 88 and haven't tried a Krome yet. How does the new Krome acoustic piano compare to the M-50 and the electric pianos?
Thanks kart

Ajbbklyn · Post by **Ajbbklyn** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:00 pm

Katt - I haven't played the Krome. But, based on the specs the pianos are bound to be a significant improvement over those found on the M50. That said, it's really a subjective call. You'd need to play it for yourself.

In Krome's favor is the fact that the samples are taken from Kronos:
"Kronos-derived full length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage" (Source: KORG USA web site)

Also, the Krome has 120 voices of polyphony to the M50's 80 voices. And, it has the sequencer from the M3 Xpanded - and a large color touchscreen.

That covers most of the differences between the two boards in a nutshell. In most other respects (except for maybe the respective semi-weighted keybeds), the Krome would probably be quite similar to the M50. That includes the pricepoint.

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:57 pm

The other big difference would be that I can run Karma on the M50 and it looks like there will be no Karma available for Krome unfortunately..

countrycreek · Post by **countrycreek** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:44 am

I just got a krome 88 today and ab'd it to my kronos and the piano and ep are as close as it gets

djcactus · Post by **djcactus** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:41 am

csteen wrote:The other big difference would be that I can run Karma on the M50 and it looks like there will be no Karma available for Krome unfortunately..

After some poking around, i've been led to believe that karma didnt launch with the korg m50. It might have been promised in the launch though, which I dont think is true.

That being said, I wouldnt find it totally impossible for krome to get karma.

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:21 pm

If you want an M50 with Karma, try the M3.

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:22 pm

djcactus wrote:
csteen wrote:The other big difference would be that I can run Karma on the M50 and it looks like there will be no Karma available for Krome unfortunately..
After some poking around, i've been led to believe that karma didnt launch with the korg m50. It might have been promised in the launch though, which I dont think is true.

That being said, I wouldnt find it totally impossible for krome to get karma.

You would be mistaken on karma and krome unfortunately. Karma does not belong to Korg it is owned by Stephen Kay. I have asked him about this and there are no plans for Karma for Krome as he is too busy with several other projects. I use Karma on my M50 almost every single day of the year.

It really expands the M50 capabilities.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:56 pm

Stephen wrote:If you want an M50 with Karma, try the M3.

Where does that come from?