kronos came in today!

RC-IA · Post by **RC-IA** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:22 pm

BillW wrote:
jemkeys25 wrote:not yet,just wasn't ready yet, trading in my M3,and need samples and sequences from it, had to check finances, so i'll be picking it up monday afternoon(6/6/11).
Let us know when you get it! Mine is shipping to me tomorrow...should have it by Thursday.

What store please? Thanx a lot

synthguy · Post by **synthguy** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:36 pm

ozy wrote:I'd appreciate very much testing such a machine with YOUR money

Well.... could you float me a loan?? I'm good for it, trust meee...

But seriously, I'd say unless someone is really picky, the CODE with a couple of those optional filters and Overdrive would replace four or five synths without a fuss. Lord knows what the price would be... but...

Moog filter
Oberheim filter
ARP 2600 filter
CS-80 filter
Up to eight voices... two oscs with a sub, and all waves available at once...

Gah, I'm doing it to myself again! I'm hopeless.

Zeroesque · Post by **Zeroesque** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:01 am

panrixx · Post by **panrixx** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:04 am

Looks great. What stand are you using? Have you a photo that shows it - a little further back?

jahrome · Post by **jahrome** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:51 am

Zeroesque, can you check out the sturdiness of the data wheel. My data wheel keeps popping out.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:01 am

Did you carefully inspect the internal of the wheel?
Maybe there is a hairline flaw/crack and is loosing retention..

amosdef · Post by **amosdef** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:12 am

Are there two thin strips of double sided tape forming an "X" on the bottom of the knob? It seems to help on mine to keep it in place for the most part. I can see possibly adding more tape if needed to get a better grip on the inner mechanism, but so far it's held on nicely for me

JPWC · Post by **JPWC** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:15 am

The data wheel on the Kronos looks similar to the data wheel on the microX. Not the highest quality, but I've had no problems with it in 3 years of use. I can't get mine off of the microX. Seems to be glued in place. You need to talk to your dealer, maybe it can be repaired. Did it receive an impact, Which just fractured the glue bond?

synthguy · Post by **synthguy** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:11 am

Zero, keep your hands from shaking when you take pics.

kimu · Post by **kimu** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:25 am

so zero, give us a little review of Kronos!

BillW · Post by **BillW** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:32 am

RC-IA wrote:
BillW wrote:
jemkeys25 wrote:not yet,just wasn't ready yet, trading in my M3,and need samples and sequences from it, had to check finances, so i'll be picking it up monday afternoon(6/6/11).
Let us know when you get it! Mine is shipping to me tomorrow...should have it by Thursday.
What store please? Thanx a lot

I looked on Ebay yesterday and Pro Audio Star in NYC had 5 listed there. I called them and snagged the last one for $2699. It is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.

RC-IA · Post by **RC-IA** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:19 pm

okay, thank you bill

BillW · Post by **BillW** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:49 pm

RC-IA wrote:okay, thank you bill

No problem. Sorry I didn't see your post earlier, but I don't think there were any left anyway.

twstone1983 · Post by **twstone1983** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:19 pm

Hey Zero, I have that same keyboard (computer keyboard that is...sadly

wish I was referring to the workstation)

Zeroesque · Post by **Zeroesque** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:56 pm

panrixx wrote:Looks great. What stand are you using? Have you a photo that shows it - a little further back?

It's the Quik Lok WS-550 and a few of the options (aka WS-500). They are rock-solid for large, heavy keyboards, though I have yet to come up w/ a really good 2nd tier. I'll need to try one of the other options, but I'm not sure how steady it will be. I also have another monitor stand, but I'm no longer using two monitors. For use w/ two keyboards, the monitor arm (not a QL product) was too short.

jahrome wrote:Zeroesque, can you check out the sturdiness of the data wheel. My data wheel keeps popping out.

It seems like the MicroX wheel. I guess they liked that better than the older flat style w/ the finger dimple. It hasn't popped off and I wouldn't think it would other than your report, but I haven't used it much. I'm not too keen on trying to pry it off to examine the mechanism. Time will tell.

synthguy wrote:Zero, keep your hands from shaking when you take pics.

LOL...yeah, I never get good shots w/ my phone! I'll take a better one w/ the 88 controller on the bottom, which is how I usually play anyway. Maybe we can start a "show us your Kronos" thread.

kimu wrote:so zero, give us a little review of Kronos!

I really only played the SGX-1 and EP-1 presets for a few hours and only a few minutes of the other engines. Here's what I can say: these sounds are gorgeous; very, very playable. If I had the Kronos in one hand and <a href="http://zeroesque.com/tim_gear.aspx">every other synth I've ever owned</a> in the other (including software -- but never an Oasys), I'd take the Kronos. Absolutely a "desert island" keyboard.

The pianos are simply wonderful to play. I liked them after an hour and loved them after three (faster than I've ever acclimated to a new piano sound). I'll have to compare them to my other options but I might actually prefer them for recordings now. The EPs are awesome and a ton of fun w/ a rhythm track rolling in Karma. Best EPs I've played. All the other engines sound great, too, as we all know. I never spent more than an hour or two on an Oasys, so that will be a fun adventure over the coming months and years.

I know there's been a lot of talk about build quality and the screen. The box was well packed/protected. The keyboard itself is definitely sexy and feels very sturdy just moving it around. No flex or anything. It's a metal chassis and every bit as good as you would think of a flagship workstation.

The control layout is compact and seemingly well thought out. Might need a light or some bright tape for markers if you need to access buttons on a dark stage, but that's the case with all dark keyboards

The screen is very good and shows a lot of info...I think it will be fine for anyone that can read. Seriously, however you read books (reading glasses, etc), that's what you will use for deep editing of the Kronos. Just like using a computer, unless you're one of those people who jacks-up the font size and runs 640x480 on a 27" monitor. That person will have difficulty, but I'm sure they would have difficulty editing w/ most touchscreen synths (I'm NOT making fun of anyone with this comment). Set-list will be perfect for stage use. Basically, this touchscreen is great, and I wouldn't change it. I wouldn't even want it bigger because I like how compact the whole package is. It's shorter than my Karma.

I hope to hear opinions from the rest of you as you get your Kronoses (sp?) in the coming weeks and months! Lots of cool music to be made. Thanks again to Korg, Stephen and the artists for the closest thing I've seen to a perfect keyboard instrument.

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kronos came in today!

This thing smokes...