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NIO0850
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 Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 4:34 pm Post subject: Zues to become the Kronos successor??? |
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In Greek mythology, Cronus /ˈkroʊnəs/ or Kronos /ˈkroʊnɒs/ (Greek: Κρόνος, krónos) was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus.
So do you guys think Korg will follow mythology and call the Kronos successor "Zues" ? Possibly the Krome successor is called Tartarus where features and sounds of Kronos are imprisoned? Haha just a curious fun thought.  |
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afr
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| I don't know if it will be called Zeus or M5 ( which is a name that I would like ) or whatever, but for sure after the release of Montage, in Korg can sleep very quietly, I do not see montage as a serious competitor of Kronos |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't recall the name Oasys in any ancient Greek story or mythology. |
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NIO0850
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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True but maybe Oasys = "sky and earth". something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast. Earth is an Oasis of green in our solar system of desert.
| metallo wrote: | | I don't recall the name Oasys in any ancient Greek story or mythology. |
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NIO0850
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone else excited about the 2017 Korg Zues? |
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I don't think Korg is going to release a Kronos successor anytime soon (2017? I don't think so) because there is no need to. First, there is no real Kronos competitor on the market which could force Korg to defend their market share and develop the Kronos-concept further. Second, there's rather shrinking interest in high priced consumer electronics. The market seems quite saturated at the moment.
And last, I'm sure they won't ever name it Zues. It simply doesn't sound as powerful as "Kronos" (which afterall is the sense behind naming the instrument Kronos, it alludes phonetically and mythologically to the power of the machine in order to attract customers). But of course this is only my opinion and I could be wrong. |
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Korg would spell it right if they did use the name Zeus.
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Hera would be even better 
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With a nod to James Bond i vote for MI6, MI7 and MI8!  |
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| marc1 wrote: | I don't think Korg is going to release a Kronos successor anytime soon (2017? I don't think so) because there is no need to. First, there is no real Kronos competitor on the market which could force Korg to defend their market share and develop the Kronos-concept further. Second, there's rather shrinking interest in high priced consumer electronics. The market seems quite saturated at the moment.
And last, I'm sure they won't ever name it Zues. It simply doesn't sound as powerful as "Kronos" (which afterall is the sense behind naming the instrument Kronos, it alludes phonetically and mythologically to the power of the machine in order to attract customers). But of course this is only my opinion and I could be wrong. |
you are right about "zoose" .
But I don't agree with the passive , overly cautious approach.
Korg did not have to launch the Kronos. The workstation market was shrinking into nothingness. But Korg jumped on the weakness.
High priced consumer electronics ? Like a big screen TeeVee ? No comparison.
I think Korg should push forward in 2017. Establish more ' mind share'. Don't stare in the rear view mirror.
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Interesting approach to naming keyboards, starting out with the Kronos, then the lliad and the ARP Odyssey, and maybe next, something to house them all ... The Korg PANTHEON
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| Quote: | | you are right about "zoose" |
I just picked up the spelling of the initial poster, but in the end wether it would be "zoose" or "zeoose", from a strict phonetical standpoint I don't think Korg would earn much from it except some serious head shaking.
Strangely, this reminds me somehow. Where's my b**ze?
Aahhh, here it is 
With high priced consumer electronics I mean virtually anything that's not an iPhone or iPad. People bought good computers or notebooks 5 years ago and they're still content with it... no need to invest into new power, which you're not going to use most of the time. The second hand market is full of Kronos and Kronos X and I can assure you that people are not selling them in order to get the Kronos2. People keep telling me over and over that the Kronos is simply too expensive and that they rather go for software (at least home and studio musicians). That's why I also think that the Montage will not be a success for Yamaha. People are more critical of these things, especially in light of potentially new economic crisis. |
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| Bertotti wrote: | | With a nod to James Bond i vote for MI6, MI7 and MI8! |
I'm with you, MI7
I like the idea to go on with the m (m1/m3) |
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GregC wrote: | Quote: | | Korg did not have to launch the Kronos. The workstation market was shrinking into nothingness. But Korg jumped on the weakness. |
That's your interpretation of the situation back then. I rather think they understood that the Kronos would be their last resort in order to keep the workstation concept alive. And even at that time (as revolutionary as the Kronos truely was) people kept complaining over and over about it.
And from a pure sonic point of view I can even understand them. Most people in the western hemisphere possess a computer anyway, so if you intend to make music, you buy a controller, a daw and some special sound libraries and your done with half of the price of a Kronos and still sound great.
Ultimately, that's what most of the people see: price-performance ratio.
That's why the Kronos is largely aimed at live musicians with SSD, SST and Setlist mode. |
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| marc1 wrote: | GregC wrote: | Quote: | | Korg did not have to launch the Kronos. The workstation market was shrinking into nothingness. But Korg jumped on the weakness. |
That's your interpretation of the situation back then. I rather think they understood that the Kronos would be their last resort in order to keep the workstation concept alive. And even at that time (as revolutionary as the Kronos truely was) people kept complaining over and over about it.
And from a pure sonic point of view I can even understand them. Most people in the western hemisphere possess a computer anyway, so if you intend to make music, you buy a controller, a daw and some special sound libraries and your done with half of the price of a Kronos and still sound great.
Ultimately, that's what most of the people see: price-performance ratio.
That's why the Kronos is largely aimed at live musicians with SSD, SST and Setlist mode. |
That was my reason for getting mine. I was using a laptop running Komplete 7 and Omnisphere. (Korg Triton/Yamaha P-80) But, I had a stationary playing job at Church so I didn't have to move much. My new position was a Church meeting in a school meaning setup and teardown each week. I opted for the Kronos 61, which I had been watching, to replace the computer setup. I've had it three years now and never looked back. I only had to sample a few sounds from Omnisphere and I'm not missing anything. Every now and then I think it might be cool to add my laptop to the K61 with a single USB cable and add all the Komplete/Omnisphere sounds etc. but I really love the simplicity of just runjning the K61 with the P80 as a controller. Love SST, love Setlist!
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