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GregC Platinum Member
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 9451 Location: Discovery Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:41 pm Post subject: What happened to the free Kronos sounds by Jack Hotop ? |
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Last April/May, I recall Jack mentioned he was working on a new set of sounds.
It was a Facebook conversation originated on the Kronos Enthusiasts page
Jack mentioned he was hoping for late May/June.
I dug around FB trying to find a way to follow up, but couldn't pin down a better way to reach Jack.
I have admired Jack Hotop for some decades and was looking forward to this new set.
Did I miss his sounds or is the project hung up somewhere ?
Thanks _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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CharlesFerraro Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Greg thanks for bringing this up. I was thinking about reaching out to Jack myself. Would you like me to contact him? |
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GregC Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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CharlesFerraro wrote: | Hey Greg thanks for bringing this up. I was thinking about reaching out to Jack myself. Would you like me to contact him? |
That would be great ! Thank you, Charles _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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Mike Conway Approved Merchant
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 2433 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: What happened to the free Kronos sounds by Jack Hotop ? |
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GregC wrote: | I have admired Jack Hotop for some decades and was looking forward to this new set.
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He is amazingly talented. I look forward to anything he puts out. I believe he programmed a patch called "Into the Night." It's not in the factory preload, but it is still one of my favorites. |
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CharlesFerraro Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Patches are done and Korg is just waiting to release them. My guess is they'll put them out in tandem with the latest firmware upgrade. |
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GregC Platinum Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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CharlesFerraro wrote: | Patches are done and Korg is just waiting to release them. My guess is they'll put them out in tandem with the latest firmware upgrade. |
that makes sense. It will be something to look forward too. Like a nice
Xmas present.
Thanks ! _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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kekule
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:04 am Post subject: |
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CharlesFerraro wrote: | Patches are done and Korg is just waiting to release them. My guess is they'll put them out in tandem with the latest firmware upgrade. |
A new firmware is coming ? |
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robbie50 Senior Member
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Lightbringer Senior Member
Joined: 07 Jan 2018 Posts: 356 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm.... so the mighty Kronos may mightier become?
That would be like a dream come true. |
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marc1 Full Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Well, an update sounds good. But I don't think there's anything spectacular to be expected, unfortunately. |
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GregC Platinum Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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marc1 wrote: | Well, an update sounds good. But I don't think there's anything spectacular to be expected, unfortunately. |
thats what my old tea leaves predict. An update is reasonable in a few months.
A successor keyboard seems like 2020, or 16 months away.
Korg has a lineup of keyboards to sell. Grand stage and LS are obvious derivatives. I suspect thats their focus- selling what they have.
And the K2, even with its limits, is a lot of fun with plenty of challenging areas to dig into. _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
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marc1 Full Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | An update is reasonable in a few months. |
I think it's safe to assume that we will see this update winter Namm 2019.
Quote: | A successor keyboard seems like 2020, or 16 months away. |
That's what I think too. They will introduce new technology with the start of the new decade.
Quote: | And the K2, even with its limits, is a lot of fun with plenty of challenging areas to dig into. |
Absolutely, still the best Keyboard out there, imho. |
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