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Megakazbek · Junior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 92

Rudess IMHO is just taking advantage of the situation where EVERYONE want him to demo their products. JR can come unprepared (he didn't even prepare any musical pieces, as he himself said he just improvised something random on the spot, and improvisation isn't JR's best thing), talk some obviously advertising speech which seemed more like a parody than a sincere opinion, etc, and Korg would still pay him lots of money for his appearance.
JR is capable of so much more, but why would he bother, if he can do total crap and still receive lots of money? That's, I think, why his demos are not so good. He just doesn't bother and waste time to make them good if it pays him anyway.

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McHale · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:20 am Post subject:

Check out the demos on the korg.co.uk site. They are fantastic...
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Teh Mick · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:52 pm Post subject:

Here's a video where Jordan discuss honestly about the Kronos without Korg marketing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9BX_v8y5rM
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SoulBe · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:09 pm Post subject:

Of course it is a marketing strategy to bring well known artists into touch with a new product. But to be honest, who buys an instrument because of f.e. JR is playing it and not for its sound etc? I doubt that someone would spent money just for having the same synth like JR or JMJ ...
And I think there is nothing wrong with artists presenting a special branch/keyboard. If you want to know more about sound etc you better try the synth by yourself in the stores.

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SoulBe · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject:

Hi Peter,

to be honest I discovered JR playing the OASYS when I was looking for videos of OASYS on youtube, didn´t know that he was playing it before Very Happy

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best regards SoulBe

Ajbbklyn · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately, we did not have the benefit of seeing/hearing Herbie Hancock's performance - probably due to some contractual wrinkles regarding broadcast/diffusion rights.

I would think his playing has sufficient airiness to properly showcase the Kronos board.
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peter m. mahr · Platinum Member Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1030

I prefer watching and listening to Mr. Hotop's presentations and demos. He is not only a great musician he is also a very good sound programmer. Which does not mean that I do not like to listen to Herbie Hancock or Greg Ph. - on the contrary.
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SoulBe · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject:

McHale · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject:

Give these official demos a listen. They're more what you're looking for:

http://www.korg.co.uk/products/workstations/kronos/ws_kronos.php
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