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The velocity problem seems to be 'normal' for some and abnormal for others. Mine struggles to get over 110 on the 9 setting. There was some talk about it maybe being related to the new rubbers. Thanks -- btw are you one of the Kronos owners who had the repair, or are you someone who's never had to ...

I recently had my Kronos keybed issue (the infamous double trigger one) successfully repaired. That said, I'm not 100% sure the velocity is responding correctly...but I'm also cognizant of the fact that this may very well be a case of me reading about a 'symptom' and suddenly coming down with it ...

So I just wanted to write a postscript for this issue - the previous owner worked with Korg to get the contacts replaced and the OS upgraded. I no longer seem to have the double-trigger issue. That said, I'm concerned that the velocity response might not be quite right. More specifically, when I ...

FWIW I was able to record my existing Kronos 61 (which I planned to sell) and new Kronos 88 via MIDI, using the same keyboard phrase, and in MIDI event viewer you can actually see notes sporadically "double hitting" on the K88, which I believe is what's causing the cutoffs (i.e., the 2nd hit - which ...

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Let me clarify - I'm trying to find out:

--is Korg still offering a *free* repair of the early SN keybeds?

--will it matter that I'm not the original owner, or that it's out of warranty?

Thanks in advance,

David

Hi, I just purchased a second-hand Kronos 88 (SN 001857). Unfortunately I didn't notice the cutoff issue until I got it home. I thought maybe I was imagining it, but it's definitely there, across any patch I use. I perused the big thread here on the keybed problems with some of the original Kronos ...