KORG - This is "Rediculous"

geoelectro · Post by **geoelectro** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:25 am

OK. I bought a Kronos 61 back in 2012 and it has been great! I put all the updates in it every time they became available. I use it every week.

Here's my problem... Why is there only 61 Keys!?! Sure it's a K61 and I get all that, but 61 keys? Why not 62 or 63? Do you know what we could do with two extra keys!!!

I could program a special sound on the extra key while still having a full 5 octave organ or synth! It seems that KORG has looked to the past rather than the future on this. I guess it's just easier to copy old engineering drawings than to actually think and draw something new! Really? Here's some of the things we could use extra keys for;

1) I could program a backing track to trigger from an extra key and still have a full 61 note keyboard.
2) If the extra keys were placed on both ends of the keyboard I could program a warning sound to remind me I was getting to the ends.
3) Say I have a cat that is bothering me, I could use an extra key to program a dog bark and use it to scare him off.
4) I could say to my musician friends that only have 61 note keyboards that mine was better!!!!

I'm sure there's way more things here and I hope others chime in.
C'mon KORG, if you're reading this, make it right!

Geo (tongue firmly in cheek)

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:07 am

geoelectro wrote:OK. I bought a Kronos 61 back in 2012 and it has been great! I put all the updates in it every time they became available. I use it every week.

Here's my problem... Why is there only 61 Keys!?! Sure it's a K61 and I get all that, but 61 keys? Why not 62 or 63? Do you know what we could do with two extra keys!!!

I could program a special sound on the extra key while still having a full 5 octave organ or synth! It seems that KORG has looked to the past rather than the future on this. I guess it's just easier to copy old engineering drawings than to actually think and draw something new! Really? Here's some of the things we could use extra keys for;

1) I could program a backing track to trigger from an extra key and still have a full 61 note keyboard.
2) If the extra keys were placed on both ends of the keyboard I could program a warning sound to remind me I was getting to the ends.
3) Say I have a cat that is bothering me, I could use an extra key to program a dog bark and use it to scare him off.
4) I could say to my musician friends that only have 61 note keyboards that mine was better!!!!

I'm sure there's way more things here and I hope others chime in.
C'mon KORG, if you're reading this, make it right!

Geo (tongue firmly in cheek)

U are not thinking big enough. Get an 88 key

benny ray · Post by **benny ray** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:22 am

Korg was thinking that's why they have a kronos88 that will serve all your needs and more.

Good luck with your problems and I hope you get them solved and that's why I bought a K88 not to be funny but I was thinking ahead. But each person has their way of doing things.

snoitan · Post by **snoitan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:27 am

63 keys would be the bomb.

Rich Z · Post by **Rich Z** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:20 am

Cut off the pinky finger on each of your hands and the 61 key will be just perfect for you.

Umut Erhan · Post by **Umut Erhan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:43 am

GregC wrote:U are not thinking big enough. Get an 88 key

If he had K88, he would need a 90 key version

ronnfigg · Post by **ronnfigg** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:43 am

this is a ridiculous discussion.

Niarf · Post by **Niarf** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:55 am

I have a 69 keys edition, but this is an extremly rare edition

Pedja · Post by **Pedja** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:58 am

Rich Z wrote:Cut off the pinky finger on each of your hands and the 61 key will be just perfect for you.

Great man !!!!

djcactus · Post by **djcactus** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:04 am

Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:00 am

You can buy another Kronos 61 and have 61 'effect' keys.

Post by **karmathanever** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:03 am

Couldn't agree more - Korg should make an OS upgrade enabling a selection of sizes and then design a range of clip-on extensions to the K61 - easy solution

I'd go for a 77key add-on clip-on (77 is my lucky number)

Grate topic!!!

JohnDonovan · Post by **JohnDonovan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:04 am

djcactus wrote:Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

Bloody hell - I had no idea anyone made a 97 key controller!

UKSimon · Post by **UKSimon** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:16 am

JohnDonovan wrote:
djcactus wrote:Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

Bloody hell - I had no idea anyone made a 97 key controller!

Unfortunately it's over £4000 to buy!!!

runningman67 · Post by **runningman67** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:25 am

I want a board with only white keys.

Never forgotten a grump old man at the club I was resident at telling me 'when are you going to play the black notes and stop flicking the other notes'

I was 17 playing a Hammond C3 for £20 a night, I was heart broken, until I was informed that he was the resident W*****

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