Adam Blackstone meets the Korg Kronos!

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that was pretty uneventful...
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Re: Adam Blackstone meets the Korg Kronos!

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Who is this Adam?,

This video is pure crap!

"Kronos" seems to be too much Synth for this Guy.

I like to hear "Kronos" on a real Musician "hands". Lol!
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Wow, that's kinda judgemental don't you think? Why don't you compare your discography with his: http://www.adamblackstone.com/discog/
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DaveBoulden wrote:Wow, that's kinda judgemental don't you think? Why don't you compare your discography with his: http://www.adamblackstone.com/discog/
All of which he did NOT play keys on.

The video did nothing for me. It didn't tell me anything (except "This is a game changer, yo") or show me anything (a couple HD-1 patches playing nothing impressive). The video really served no purpose other than to show some random person liked the Kronos. I could care less who this guy is or what he thinks - he's a bass player that the vast majority of the Kronos buying public has NO idea who he is. It certainly didn't make me want the Kronos any more.
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I have to agree. Absolutely Useless. I don't care what "Talent" he's "produced".
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Very boring. I could've produced a similar video with an M1.
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I havnt seen the video...thanks gents for your comments and saving me wasting my time watching this lol

I'll wait for Akos' vid.

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+1. Lame. How not to emulate a real string section. This guy should read through some orchestral scores. Oh, that's right, reading makes you less funky. & then most of the video was spent pounding at what sound like very pedestrian 808 samples we've heard a million times and which can be had for free from many sources.

However I am liking the Korg videos each dedicated to one of the 9 engines. Hope they do one on the analog engines.

Hey Adam, I know you're a big-time MD but can you read a viola clef? Can you read at all?
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McHale wrote:
DaveBoulden wrote:Wow, that's kinda judgemental don't you think? Why don't you compare your discography with his: http://www.adamblackstone.com/discog/
All of which he did NOT play keys on.

The video did nothing for me. It didn't tell me anything (except "This is a game changer, yo") or show me anything (a couple HD-1 patches playing nothing impressive). The video really served no purpose other than to show some random person liked the Kronos. I could care less who this guy is or what he thinks - he's a bass player that the vast majority of the Kronos buying public has NO idea who he is. It certainly didn't make me want the Kronos any more.
Do you really not understand the concept of artist endoresement then?

Clearly I should have been more specific ... I was responding to Flash & The Pan's comments that were seemingly belittling the man and attempting to discredit his worth as a musician. I know he is primarily a bass player, but you don't get to be MD for big named artists without being a superb musician, and quite often a multi-instrumentalist. I agree the video really was uneventful, though.
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billysynth1 wrote:I'll wait for Akos' vid.
Thanks but without translating all my words to English this may be a similarly boring demo for all of you... :lol:
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Wow tough crowd...the MD for Jay Z checking out the Kronos. I guess I missed the part where he's supposed to be selling YOU on KRONOS.
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Akos Janca wrote:
billysynth1 wrote:I'll wait for Akos' vid.
Thanks but without translating all my words to English this may be a similarly boring demo for all of you... :lol:
What? You spoke Hungarian at a demo in Budapest? C'mon Akos. That's totally unfair! :wink: :wink: :lol:
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Devnor wrote:Wow tough crowd...the MD for Jay Z checking out the Kronos. I guess I missed the part where he's supposed to be selling YOU on KRONOS.
I think his "gee whiz" response to the Kronos is supposed to do that. :wink:
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Devnor wrote:the MD for Jay Z checking out the Kronos. I guess I missed the part where he's supposed to be selling YOU on KRONOS.
Maybe Jay Z's tailor, driver, and body guard can take a look at it too. I'd love to also hear their equally worthless opinions...
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