Kronos sounds ?

EQula · Post by **EQula** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:05 am

Hey guys,
I wonder does any body know how Korg made sounds for Kronos and PA3x
Is it PCM or real samples ?

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:12 am

I don't understand the question. PCM is "real" samples. In addition the Kronos has a whole bunch of engines that don't use samples at all. What do mean "how Korg made sounds"? The programming?

EQula · Post by **EQula** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:39 pm

what I mean Kronos samples are digitally looped and created
Not real sampling form real instrument, like violin is not real one but digital shaping of a wave sine or what ever,
am I correct ?

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:45 pm

The Kronos has nine different sound engines. Five of those use samples (recordings from a real instrument) in some way or another. Sometimes those samples can be looped after the attack portion, which is pretty normal. They're still recorded from real instruments and not generated sine waves or whatever.

SGX2, the piano engine, uses entirely unlooped samples. HD1, MOD7 and STR1 can use unlooped samples, but many of the stock samples use loops.

rogie67 · Post by **rogie67** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:51 pm

The Kronos has nine engines. The HD-1, SGX1 (and SGX2 engines) of which have real sample material, the SGX engine even unlooped material from a real german grand piano for example.
The other engines calculate their sounds in software in real time.

Look here at the Kronos specifications: http://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/kronos2/

Edit: sander posted faster (and more detailed)