Well the Roland was lovely but in just 20mins or so I saw how I would run out of sounds (other than pianos) pretty quickly. I came home, had a bash on the Krome and sat back confused again.
Has anyone played the Krome Piano from another keyboard ideally a piano weighted one?
That may be the answer for me as I would love the Roland but its a few hundred more than I could sell my Krome for and aside from build quality and keybed I seem to be losing a lot more than I am gaining.
Krome Keybed Problems
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mando_steve
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Thanks to KromeCity for his review of the Korg Krome. I agree with his comments, and yet I still bought the Krome despite its keybed. I also own an M50, which also has a krappy keybed. I started on acoustic piano, but I've got to move out of the 19th century. I love my old Yamaha P80 professional electric piano with its weighted hammer action. Weighted hammer action makes the P80 heavy but the keyboard action is wonderful, a cross between a grand piano and an upright. When I move over to the Korg Krome I am pounding the keys until I warm up by playing some light jazz tunes with a Rhodes-like voices to get me into the light synthesizer frame of mind.
My cheap $169 (list) M-Audio Oxygen-49 midi controller has much better keyboard action than the Krome. Why does this cheap keyboard have better action and keys that work at the top?. I play my friend's cheap Casio and it has a much better keyboard action. So I've been using the Oxygen keyboard to play the Krome, although I'm still figuring out midi issues. After seeing KromeCity's review, I bought the Krome hoping to use a midi controller. And I've had some success.
I do not regret my Krome purchase. I love the voices and the improved user interface. I love that I can carry the Krome and all the gear in one trip, because I've got several more stringed instruments. My old keyboard rig meant two trips and was very heavy.
But dammit, Korg, put a better keybed on the next Krome2 model When I show off my new Krome I say "Hey listen to this. It's got great sound but a krappy keybed" in the same breath.
Hey Korg, do you think my review will sell more Krome keyboards?
Steve
My cheap $169 (list) M-Audio Oxygen-49 midi controller has much better keyboard action than the Krome. Why does this cheap keyboard have better action and keys that work at the top?. I play my friend's cheap Casio and it has a much better keyboard action. So I've been using the Oxygen keyboard to play the Krome, although I'm still figuring out midi issues. After seeing KromeCity's review, I bought the Krome hoping to use a midi controller. And I've had some success.
I do not regret my Krome purchase. I love the voices and the improved user interface. I love that I can carry the Krome and all the gear in one trip, because I've got several more stringed instruments. My old keyboard rig meant two trips and was very heavy.
But dammit, Korg, put a better keybed on the next Krome2 model When I show off my new Krome I say "Hey listen to this. It's got great sound but a krappy keybed" in the same breath.
Hey Korg, do you think my review will sell more Krome keyboards?
Steve
Proud new (used) Korg Krome owner
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mando_steve
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Thanks to KromeCity for his review of the Korg Krome. I agree with his comments, and yet I still bought the Krome despite its keybed. I also own an M50, which also has a krappy keybed. I started on acoustic piano, but I've got to move out of the 19th century. I love my old Yamaha P80 professional electric piano with its weighted hammer action. Weighted hammer action makes the P80 heavy but the keyboard action is wonderful, a cross between a grand piano and an upright. When I move over to the Korg Krome I am pounding the keys until I warm up by playing some light jazz tunes with a Rhodes-like voices to get me into the light synthesizer frame of mind.
My cheap $169 (list) M-Audio Oxygen-49 midi controller has much better keyboard action than the Krome. Why does this cheap keyboard have better action and keys that work at the top?. I play my friend's cheap Casio and it has a much better keyboard action. So I've been using the Oxygen keyboard to play the Krome, although I'm still figuring out midi issues. After seeing KromeCity's review, I bought the Krome hoping to use a midi controller. And I've had some success.
I do not regret my Krome purchase. I love the voices and the improved user interface. I love that I can carry the Krome and all the gear in one trip, because I've got several more stringed instruments. My old keyboard rig meant two trips and was very heavy.
But dammit, Korg, put a better keybed on the next Krome2 model When I show off my new Krome I say "Hey listen to this. It's got great sound but a krappy keybed" in the same breath.
Hey Korg, do you think my review will sell more Krome keyboards?
Steve
My cheap $169 (list) M-Audio Oxygen-49 midi controller has much better keyboard action than the Krome. Why does this cheap keyboard have better action and keys that work at the top?. I play my friend's cheap Casio and it has a much better keyboard action. So I've been using the Oxygen keyboard to play the Krome, although I'm still figuring out midi issues. After seeing KromeCity's review, I bought the Krome hoping to use a midi controller. And I've had some success.
I do not regret my Krome purchase. I love the voices and the improved user interface. I love that I can carry the Krome and all the gear in one trip, because I've got several more stringed instruments. My old keyboard rig meant two trips and was very heavy.
But dammit, Korg, put a better keybed on the next Krome2 model When I show off my new Krome I say "Hey listen to this. It's got great sound but a krappy keybed" in the same breath.
Hey Korg, do you think my review will sell more Krome keyboards?
Steve
Proud new (used) Korg Krome owner
It really sucks to hear that the keybed is so bad. I've yet to try it in a store, but truly bad keys are truly bad keys and nothing's probably gonna change this.
Does anybody have a good alternative? It seems that MOXF7 doesn't exist, and 61 keys of MOXF6 seems not to be enough. As well, Krome73 has just 8 kilos which is perfect if you take it with you once or twice a week to a rehearsal.
Well, let's hope they make a better model in this price range before I get to buy it. :(
Does anybody have a good alternative? It seems that MOXF7 doesn't exist, and 61 keys of MOXF6 seems not to be enough. As well, Krome73 has just 8 kilos which is perfect if you take it with you once or twice a week to a rehearsal.
Well, let's hope they make a better model in this price range before I get to buy it. :(
I own: Yamaha CP-50 with 2xMSR100
Problem is
We all want a Kronos that weighs 15 pounds and costs $1000.
Nice keybeds cost money and add weight. Pick your poison.
I have requested that a manufacturer make a keyboard with a great sound module and several different keyboards, a 61 key, a light 73 key, and a heavy solid 88 key weighted that we all love.
Then you could pick your keyboard based on your gig, plug it in and play....
You could even buy it with cheaper keyboard and upgrade the keyboard later.
No one listens to me. LOL
I do agree the Krome is not a great keybed, but I love it when I carry it to my car or up some steps.
Nice keybeds cost money and add weight. Pick your poison.
I have requested that a manufacturer make a keyboard with a great sound module and several different keyboards, a 61 key, a light 73 key, and a heavy solid 88 key weighted that we all love.
Then you could pick your keyboard based on your gig, plug it in and play....
You could even buy it with cheaper keyboard and upgrade the keyboard later.
No one listens to me. LOL
I do agree the Krome is not a great keybed, but I love it when I carry it to my car or up some steps.