what can the oasys do that the kronos can't??

soundsailer · Post by **soundsailer** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:49 pm

what can an oasys do that the kronos can't ?
would the two together make the ideal setup?
Got to be a good thread concerning this but I can't find it

Bachus · Post by **Bachus** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:54 pm

soundsailer wrote:what can an oasys do that the kronos can't ?
would the two together make the ideal setup?
Got to be a good thread concerning this but I can't find it

There is not to much difference between the two, i would not choose both of them in my setup but add another synth with a diffeent sound pallette like the Jupiter 80, A Motif or a true solo synth.

cello · Post by **cello** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:08 pm

I agree with Bachus - I rejected getting a Kronos in favour of a JP-80 instead. I saw that with only technical differences between the two (and of course that the K is supported and the O isn't) the Kronos only duplicated what I already had in the OASYS.

There are only a few (minor) things that I can think of that the O does 'on board' that the Kronos doesn't - the O has a CD burner but you have to buy one for the Kronos, and the O has mechanical pads and the K has software pads. I much prefer the mechanical ones. Then of course the O has that wonderful big screen...

I think too that the O has 4 audio inputs but the Kronos has 2 (someone please confirm - this might be my memory playing tricks on me!).

Other than that, the K brings lots of hard/software improvements over the OASYS (Setlist, SSD, SST, etc).

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:13 pm

@Cello: confirmed, the Kronos has only two audio inputs, each input has a Mic/Line button and a knob for the gain.

Kevin Nolan · Post by **Kevin Nolan** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:13 pm

Sonically - nothing (there are of course the physical control surface differences mentioned in other posts)

Sonically, the Kronos has all the capabilities of the OASYS, and then some. So stick to the Kronos and add to it it with another type of keyboard (or instrument altogether).

I'm an OASYS user and I find it as wonderful today as the first day I played it so I'm not knocking it in any way - I adore it - but you have all that it delivers already in the Kronos and as you know a lot, lot more. So I would argue against getting an OASYS. You'd feel you were repeating yourself yet with new, important bits missing!

If you're looking for more, surely another make of synth, some plugins or perhaps even an electronic drum kit would compliment it.

My personal recommendations - add Monotribe, Wavedrum-mini and iMS20 to your Kronos / Computer setup - now there's a potent combination.

As an aside, I gave a demonstration on synthesis to a 4th year College AV degree class last week. Side by side I had a Moog LP (which I very much like) and a Monotribe. It's the first time I put the Monotribe through a (very high quality) PA and it was absolutely magnificent. In my opinion, its core sound was stronger than that of the LP. If only Korg would put a keyboard on that synth engine - then you'd have THE perfect playable instrument to go with your Kronos. But in earnest - to shake it up - look at a monotribe.

Kevin.

SeedyLee · Post by **SeedyLee** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:24 pm

Kevin Nolan wrote: As an aside, I gave a demonstration on synthesis to a 4th year College AV degree class last week. Side by side I had a Moog LP (which I very much like) and a Monotribe. It's the first time I put the Monotribe through a (very high quality) PA and it was absolutely magnificent. In my opinion, its core sound was stronger than that of the LP. If only Korg would put a keyboard on that synth engine - then you'd have THE perfect playable instrument to go with your Kronos. But in earnest - to shake it up - look at a monotribe.

Kevin.

A little off-topic: not sure if you're aware, but it's relatively trivial to add a MIDI input to the Monotribe that allows control from a regular MIDI controller.

RichF · Post by **RichF** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:56 pm

Hi all,

The Kronos actually has six audio inputs- Two analog mic/line ins, two optical S/PDIF ins, and software inputs via USB.

Just to add to the list, OASYS also has additional control surface LEDs, more analog outputs, optional Word Clock/ADAT I/O, and two phantom-powered mic preamps. Also, remember that in Kronos OS v1.5, you can now add a nanoPAD (or any other class-compliant USB controller) to regain the physical pads found in the OASYS.

Hope this helps,
-Rich

soundsailer · Post by **soundsailer** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:18 pm

cello wrote:I agree with Bachus - I rejected getting a Kronos in favour of a JP-80 instead. I saw that with only technical differences between the two (and of course that the K is supported and the O isn't) the Kronos only duplicated what I already had in the OASYS.

There are only a few (minor) things that I can think of that the O does 'on board' that the Kronos doesn't - the O has a CD burner but you have to buy one for the Kronos, and the O has mechanical pads and the K has software pads. I much prefer the mechanical ones. Then of course the O has that wonderful big screen...

I think too that the O has 4 audio inputs but the Kronos has 2 (someone please confirm - this might be my memory playing tricks on me!).

Other than that, the K brings lots of hard/software improvements over the OASYS (Setlist, SSD, SST, etc).

NO Smooth Sound Transitions (SST) technology
how about them graphic track meters like the M3 so you can see which tracks are active?

robinkle · Post by **robinkle** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:57 pm

You can adjust the angle of the display. That is a big plus in my opinion.

Shakil · Post by **Shakil** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:09 pm

RichF wrote:Hi all,

The Kronos actually has six audio inputs- Two analog mic/line ins, two optical S/PDIF ins, and software inputs via USB.

Hi Rich,

Can those six audio inputs be used independently at the same time? So that we could record them to separate audio tracks in the sequencer?

Sina172 · Post by **Sina172** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:30 pm

Post by **Sharp** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:49 pm

Sina172 wrote:I have 4 88's and 4 61's now, and I'm doubling that to be able to load in the new KARO Libraries when I purchase them.

OASYS is now a secondary Workstation, which is what I use to transfer M50, Triton, Tritnity, and Yamaha and Korg Arranger Sequences to add, reassign, or combine sounds before I take them to the DAW.

Sina

Wake up Sina and stop dreaming

Yuma · Post by **Yuma** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:21 pm

Sina,

I think everyone is waiting for you to upload some pictures of your hardware.
You claimed earlier you didn't want to give away any details of your new studio out of privacy reasons,
but you should be able to make some pictures of your equipment without giving away any details about your location.

Please mind that I'm not saying you're lying to us (for all we know you might be a millionaire with lots of cash to burn),
but without proof it's getting harder and harder to believe what you write.

billysynth1 · Post by **billysynth1** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:32 am

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:58 am

Yuma wrote:(for all we know you might be a millionaire with lots of cash to burn)

If i was a milionaire never in hell would i have a doubbled Synth, never
2 of the same one...what the flock am i gonna do with 4 Oasys?
Are you crazy???

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