Just wondering ----?

drama1 · Post by **drama1** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:14 pm

With a $500 rebate on the SV-1 and $200 rebate on the M50's, might Korg be trying to clear their inventory and introduce something new at NAMM? I'm putting my order in right now for the semi-weighted 73 key C-C Kronos. Like that will ever happen.

PinkFloydDudi · Post by **PinkFloydDudi** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:24 pm

Kronos Rack!
(they'd make a killing IMO)

RKfan · Post by **RKfan** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:44 pm

Think it might have more to do with the worldwide recession so to shift product you've got to drop your prices - dont think it is to clear inventory.

MartinHines · Post by **MartinHines** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:51 pm

It is fairly normal for Korg USA to have a year-end promotion on some items. This is to increase sales and does not necessarily have any relationship on the release of replacement products.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:55 pm

The guitarist of my band (who also has a studio) asked me yesterday after the rehearsal if there was a Kronos Rack. He (and other members of my bend) were surprised by the sound quality of the Kronos.

Kontrol49 · Post by **Kontrol49** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:26 pm

PinkFloydDudi wrote:Kronos Rack!

Hmmm...

Does that mean it will be Known as "Krack"

RonF · Post by **RonF** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:09 pm

Kontrol49 wrote:
PinkFloydDudi wrote:Kronos Rack!

Hmmm...

Does that mean it will be Known as "Krack"

HAHAHAHAAAHAAAHAAA :3drofl:

danmusician · Post by **danmusician** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:38 am

[quote="Kontrol49"][quote="PinkFloydDudi"]Kronos Rack![/quote]

Hmmm...

Does that mean it will be Known as "Krack"[/quote]

It might as well be Krack - the thing is pretty addicting!

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:02 am

Maybe Kronox (Kronos in a Box) is a better name then?

Korgstream · Post by **Korgstream** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:20 am

PinkFloydDudi wrote:Kronos Rack!
(they'd make a killing IMO)

+1
Its first time i agree with you, Dudi.
Kronos rack will be GREAT decision for all of us.
But this Kronos rack will be a problem for Korg profit, i shure.
They cant earn much money on rack units by some reason.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:34 am

However, if they want to keep the display, it will be quite a big device.

Probably they will reduce the number of controllers and decrease the display (no edit screens?)

Korgstream · Post by **Korgstream** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:12 pm

michelkeijzers wrote:However, if they want to keep the display, it will be quite a big device.

Probably they will reduce the number of controllers and decrease the display (no edit screens?)

Yes, may be. But we have simply example with roland v-synth xt. Its have big display with touchscreen but unit not quite a big itself.
If Korg will make Kronos rack with similar design i will buy it immidiately.
I am ready to pay 2000$ for this, for example.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:43 pm

I wonder if it can be made so cheap, mostly the difference between a rack and normal (61) version is not 33% if I'm right.

PinkFloydDudi · Post by **PinkFloydDudi** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:15 pm

michelkeijzers wrote:However, if they want to keep the display, it will be quite a big device.

Probably they will reduce the number of controllers and decrease the display (no edit screens?)

Not really...quite a few major keyboard racks have the screen still on them:

<img src="http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.vol ... 1319152043">

As for controllers, yeah you get rid of most of those...the whole point of a rack is to control it via a controller...not to reproduce the keyboard (controlls and all) on a rack module.

As long as it can accept the midi messages, can be accepted, the limitation is on the controller, not the rack module.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:40 pm

Yes I assume it's not so difficult to make.

However, if you don't need to gig, mostly a software synth can take over, so that's probably why racks are not really that profitable anymore to make/design.