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OK. I bought a Kronos 61 back in 2012 and it has been great! I put all the updates in it every time they became available. I use it every week.

Here's my problem... Why is there only 61 Keys!?! Sure it's a K61 and I get all that, but 61 keys? Why not 62 or 63? Do you know what we could do with two extra keys!!!

I could program a special sound on the extra key while still having a full 5 octave organ or synth! It seems that KORG has looked to the past rather than the future on this. I guess it's just easier to copy old engineering drawings than to actually think and draw something new! Really? Here's some of the things we could use extra keys for;

1) I could program a backing track to trigger from an extra key and still have a full 61 note keyboard.
2) If the extra keys were placed on both ends of the keyboard I could program a warning sound to remind me I was getting to the ends.
3) Say I have a cat that is bothering me, I could use an extra key to program a dog bark and use it to scare him off.
4) I could say to my musician friends that only have 61 note keyboards that mine was better!!!!

I'm sure there's way more things here and I hope others chime in.
C'mon KORG, if you're reading this, make it right!

Geo (tongue firmly in cheek)

geoelectro wrote:OK. I bought a Kronos 61 back in 2012 and it has been great! I put all the updates in it every time they became available. I use it every week.

Here's my problem... Why is there only 61 Keys!?! Sure it's a K61 and I get all that, but 61 keys? Why not 62 or 63? Do you know what we could do with two extra keys!!!

I could program a special sound on the extra key while still having a full 5 octave organ or synth! It seems that KORG has looked to the past rather than the future on this. I guess it's just easier to copy old engineering drawings than to actually think and draw something new! Really? Here's some of the things we could use extra keys for;

1) I could program a backing track to trigger from an extra key and still have a full 61 note keyboard.
2) If the extra keys were placed on both ends of the keyboard I could program a warning sound to remind me I was getting to the ends.
3) Say I have a cat that is bothering me, I could use an extra key to program a dog bark and use it to scare him off.
4) I could say to my musician friends that only have 61 note keyboards that mine was better!!!!

I'm sure there's way more things here and I hope others chime in.
C'mon KORG, if you're reading this, make it right!

Geo (tongue firmly in cheek)

U are not thinking big enough. Get an 88 key

Korg was thinking that's why they have a kronos88 that will serve all your needs and more.

Good luck with your problems and I hope you get them solved and that's why I bought a K88 not to be funny but I was thinking ahead. But each person has their way of doing things.

63 keys would be the bomb.

Cut off the pinky finger on each of your hands and the 61 key will be just perfect for you.

GregC wrote:U are not thinking big enough. Get an 88 key

If he had K88, he would need a 90 key version

this is a ridiculous discussion.

I have a 69 keys edition, but this is an extremly rare edition

Rich Z wrote:Cut off the pinky finger on each of your hands and the 61 key will be just perfect for you.

Great man !!!!

Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

You can buy another Kronos 61 and have 61 'effect' keys.

Couldn't agree more - Korg should make an OS upgrade enabling a selection of sizes and then design a range of clip-on extensions to the K61 - easy solution

I'd go for a 77key add-on clip-on (77 is my lucky number)

Grate topic!!!

djcactus wrote:Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

Bloody hell - I had no idea anyone made a 97 key controller!

JohnDonovan wrote:

djcactus wrote:Play your Austrian Grand patches unhindered while you're at it

Bloody hell - I had no idea anyone made a 97 key controller!

Unfortunately it's over £4000 to buy!!!

I want a board with only white keys.

Never forgotten a grump old man at the club I was resident at telling me 'when are you going to play the black notes and stop flicking the other notes'

I was 17 playing a Hammond C3 for £20 a night, I was heart broken, until I was informed that he was the resident W*****