Krome vs Kronos

[jayjahed]

Hey guyz,

I am a newbie here, this is my first post. I am a keys player in a Progressive Metal Band.
I am looking to get new synths, and the Korg dealer in my country (UAE) has the following: M3, M50, Krome, and Kronos.

I reached the point where i could either get the Krome, or the Kronos. My main idea is try to save by getting the Krome, and use the savings to get many other needed stuff for my gear. I know how amazing the Krome is, but still.

I know i won't get the dynamic switching or the playlist mode in Krome. What else i won't get in the Krome? Your help / advice would be super appreciated, as I am purchasing today

My main concerns are the ease of use on Live performances (switching, playlist, splits, etc). I play the synths in an Progressive band, so you can tell Loops and drum beats etc. are not my main interest.

Thanks !!

[Nelly the Electron]

Sorry to have missed the deadline Jay but had I seen your post earlier I would have been able to remind you of the Kaoss Pad functions which are available on the screen of the M3 which might be useful in a live situation. I'm sure a lot of forum readers would be interested to hear what you eventually bought and how you are finding it, do let us know.

Neil

[Vlad_77]

Jay,

Sorry I missed the deadline too! As a prog rocker, the Kronos is a much MUCH better way to go. Krome is nice because it does have those cool Korg sounds and it is a capable midrange workstation but to compare it to Kronos is not really fair; Krome does what it is meant to do and does it well from what I've read. I am not sure if you are doing old school prog like Yes and King Crimson or the "new" prog." But, the Kronos's nine engines (plus Wavestation in HD-1) provides far more sonic possibilities than Krome. And no, I am not bashing Krome, it's a hell of a keyboard! But just consider the three VAs in Kronos for a moment and you get the picture that for sound design, Kronos allows you far more flexibility and infinitely more power no matter what you are playing. Add in STR-1 and MOD-7 for really experimental territory.

I don't have an M3 or its sibling M50. I've auditioned both pre-Kronos era and while I liked them - especially the M3 - I decided to go a different route altogether. M3 is derived from OASYS as you know and it is a feature rich workstation. Add in the Radias EXB and you would have a very powerful instrument.

I too am interested which route you took. You seem like you have considered all available options and narrowed down to four. That's a lot more thoughtful than "this is my first synth, what should I get?"

Welcome to Korg Forums Jay!

Vlad

[jayjahed]

Hey guyz !! No issues on the deadline hehe.. well, i couldn't resist the Kronos could I !!
I got the Kronos (oh it is not my first synth. Played in a band for 4 yrs on an N5 EX, and then back again to a band now in my 3rd year and was using the N5 EX also. Quite an old machine, but does the job perfectly... old school )

Well... how am i finding the Kronos ? I feel like such an ignorant in front of it. Such an amazing an powerful monster ! The kronos is actually intimidating me, so much new stuff to learn, made me feel i'm not even a musician heheh.

I have a million questions tho, and i am still learning.. Will start shooting those Kronos Noob questions soon.

Thanks for your welcoming concern guyz, glad to join the forums

[michelkeijzers]

Welcome to the forum, and you don't have too know much to be able to play it

[Synthoid]

the Korg dealer in my country (UAE) has the following: M3, M50, Krome, and Kronos.

I'm surprised they still have the M3 and M50... they were discontinued quite awhile ago.