New/Updated Kronos on the Way?

narf · Post by **narf** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:20 am

https://instagram.com/p/BMa0FAND7OU/
So there's a Full sized Arp Odyssey coming soon apparently. Check out the Kronos below though... It looks like a Kronos 2 with black sides, I don't know if it's a dark maroon color or possibly just the standard black that looks different given the lighting.

SteelBreeze · Post by **SteelBreeze** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:07 pm

It seems like a Kronos 2 with light-weight 88-key weighted action. There's a picture of another one like this that looks like a 76 synth action version.
Great news indeed!

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:18 pm

SteelBreeze wrote:It seems like a Kronos 2 with light-weight 88-key weighted action. There's a picture of another one like this that looks like a 76 synth action version.
Great news indeed!

Controls, buttons look identical to my 5 yr old Kronos. So far, I think the color variation is due to lighting, reflected, the photo.

How can you tell its a light weight 88 ?

SteelBreeze · Post by **SteelBreeze** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:23 pm

There are more clear pictures of that event circulating in a Facebook group that clearly show that this is called "Kronos LS" and it is written "Kronos with light-weight action 88 keys". I don't know how much can I share from that group, but SynthJam also posted on their Instagram about the Kronos LS so it's a thing.

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:33 pm

SteelBreeze wrote:There are more clear pictures of that event circulating in a Facebook group that clearly show that this is called "Kronos LS" and it is written "Kronos with light-weight action 88 keys". I don't know how much can I share from that group, but SynthJam also posted on their Instagram about the Kronos LS so it's a thing.

which FB group ? Enthusiast workshop ?

SteelBreeze · Post by **SteelBreeze** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:46 pm

GregC wrote:
SteelBreeze wrote:There are more clear pictures of that event circulating in a Facebook group that clearly show that this is called "Kronos LS" and it is written "Kronos with light-weight action 88 keys". I don't know how much can I share from that group, but SynthJam also posted on their Instagram about the Kronos LS so it's a thing.
which FB group ? Enthusiast workshop ?

Exactly

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 12:58 pm

SteelBreeze wrote:
GregC wrote:
SteelBreeze wrote:There are more clear pictures of that event circulating in a Facebook group that clearly show that this is called "Kronos LS" and it is written "Kronos with light-weight action 88 keys". I don't know how much can I share from that group, but SynthJam also posted on their Instagram about the Kronos LS so it's a thing.
which FB group ? Enthusiast workshop ?
Exactly

I am not in that FB group

I did see the 2nd photo with the Kronos LS ' sign' or placard.

At this point, I don't see exactly how its light weight. I recall Korg did a Triton LE.

Curious where the photos originated from.

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:31 pm

So far the KRONOS has been a success for KORG, so I am not really surprised to see KORG expand the KRONOS family.
The TRITON series also featured a rack version, so I wonder if a KRONOS rack will be forthcoming also.

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:47 pm

Jan1 wrote:So far the KRONOS has been a success for KORG, so I am not really surprised to see KORG expand the KRONOS family.
The TRITON series also featured a rack version, so I wonder if a KRONOS rack will be forthcoming also.

I don't know.

The triton rack came out in 2000 and I read it sold poorly, possibly due to high price. These days, a used rack can be found for $299

Given the success of IOS apps, I would prefer some type of Kronos app.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:49 pm

You mean kinda like Korg Module?

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:49 pm

Or more like iMS20? or iPolySix?

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:57 pm

SanderXpander wrote:You mean kinda like Korg Module?

if that would be more robust, I guess

afr · Post by **afr** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:40 pm

http://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthread ... sip_Odysse

Here some more pics

Synthee · Post by **Synthee** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:40 pm

It looks exactly like Kronos 2 except for the colors.
Light-weight keybed seems to be the only different.
What does light-weight keybed means? That its not Piano like?

drama1 · Post by **drama1** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:49 pm

I HOPE the 76 key version has the same synth action as the current Kronos and not the Krome.