No new Workstation @ namm

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 4:59 pm

almost everyone discusses/requests specs and features, controls, and functions.

Thats half the equation. I am more interested in high level Korg sound development. They made Kronos/Oasys sing.

danatkorg · Post by **danatkorg** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:58 pm

Sharp wrote:
No, Behringer have a different approach. They have almost no dependency on third party suppliers because they do have the ability to manufacture everything in house. They even pulp their own paper for speakers.

Behringer is geared towards being a hardware manufacture from the ground up, that’s why they are so competitive on price. Most of their costs are all under their own roof, and not twith hird party suppliers.

I wonder if you are misinterpreting their marketing copy. I've read it, but I see nothing in this that would indicate "almost no dependency on third-party suppliers." They talk about some specific components that "they" make specifically for their products, but of course things like metal frames (one of the parts mentioned) are almost always custom made! They have their own factories, but so do most other large-ish companies. Just a perspective.

Bachus · Post by **Bachus** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:25 pm

There are some rumors about a Kronos X2

2 x 76 keybeds and a bigger screen..

Might be called the KORGan..

BobTheDog · Post by **BobTheDog** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:12 pm

Add another and we could have Korg Trikron.

hans1966 · Post by **hans1966** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:30 pm

Hi Bachus, that sounds good or it could also be a Pa-Kronos, a workstation complete with the sound engines of the original kronos + the Pa4x arrangements section with a 10-inch screen that contains information and moving images of instruments emblematic and famous artists, as well as tips and tricks from important sound engineers for better use and performance of the new flagship. Cheers

Post by **Sharp** » Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:17 pm

Hi Dan.
It’s possible. I have in the past watched the factory tour video’s on YouTube of Behringer City as they call it. There’s quite a few video’s. It certainly gave the impression that they do vast amounts of work on site that’s far beyond normal assembly.

Kind regards
Sharp

billysynth · Post by **billysynth** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:12 am

Seems like we are aren’t satisfied with Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Kurz...maybe the software vst giants should develop a work station solution to run their software.

I’d love to see Arturia collection, pigments 2, team up with pianoteq , and 8Dio and manufacture a super hybrid Workstation with significant knob, button, slider controls, 10” touch screen in 88 and 76 key versions. Premium quality build with premium price.

Without the superior control surface it’s useless!! Upgradable path also for internals-drives/ram etc and obvious software upgrades. Give it a 10 year path...Kronos has been a 10yr path nothing much has happened. The software manufacturers would make plenty happen in that 10 yr path I’m sure of it. The depth of the Moog One software should be included in this product.

For that price it should have the quality of a Moog One...Moog are moving these synths without problem irrespective of the price.

I can feel if you give a superior Moog control surface on a work station it will sell.

Regards
Billy

afr · Post by **afr** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:02 pm

On gearslutz the forumer D2ba wrote:

Korg have at least 3 really good high end products to unveil very shortly in next week or so.
What I can say it will be the best and most exciting stuff they have ever done in the past 10 years

Unfortunately I don't know the reliability of the source, I follow the forum randomly

Narioso · Post by **Narioso** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:51 pm

I like the thinking behind MatrixBrute - true matrix crossmodulations that is very easy to manage - each source to 16 destinations with unique amount.

Exploring - that is the key.
- what happends if.....

So a poly synth with those abilities and patch saves - knobs for everything. Mono synths does not do it for me, as I discovered.

So hoping for a synth as well....Prologue on crossmod steroids....

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:58 pm

afr wrote:On gearslutz the forumer D2ba wrote:

Korg have at least 3 really good high end products to unveil very shortly in next week or so.
What I can say it will be the best and most exciting stuff they have ever done in the past 10 years

Unfortunately I don't know the reliability of the source, I follow the forum randomly

ask him to define ' high end ' is ?

$500 ? $1000 ?

burningbusch · Post by **burningbusch** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:33 pm

Korg has already posted teasers for two synths. The first looks like it could be a Prologue level synth and the second sure looks like it will be the 2600.

Busch.

afr · Post by **afr** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:51 pm

burningbusch wrote:Korg has already posted teasers for two synths. The first looks like it could be a Prologue level synth and the second sure looks like it will be the 2600.

Busch.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B63ecVkBFa5 ... 1jh1j6n1mz

burningbusch · Post by **burningbusch** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:14 pm

Lest anyone should think this is a teaser for a workstation, it was posted on the ARP FB page, so the 2600.

Busch.

Bachus · Post by **Bachus** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:26 pm

burningbusch wrote:Korg has already posted teasers for two synths. The first looks like it could be a Prologue level synth and the second sure looks like it will be the 2600.

Busch.

This doesn’t sound exciting to me..

afr wrote:On gearslutz the forumer D2ba wrote:

Korg have at least 3 really good high end products to unveil very shortly in next week or so.
What I can say it will be the best and most exciting stuff they have ever done in the past 10 years

Unfortunately I don't know the reliability of the source, I follow the forum randomly

So my money is on the 3rd product..

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:56 pm

‘Best and most exciting stuff in the past 10 years’...so, one analog reissue, one (possibly) analog/digital hybrid newcomer, and maybe one digital newcomer?
It makes me wonder if perhaps a workstation could be around the corner, the current KRONOS being 9 years old, plus there was a recent KORG microkast about KORG workstations, coincidence?
The PA4 also is due for a replacement.