KORG: Major Announcement?

[asynchro_nous]

So does this mean Korg will come out with a complementary synth called KREME that will have everything but PCM-based synthesis in it?

[Jesse381]

Originally Posted by asynchro_nous

So does this mean Korg will come out with a complementary synth called KREME that will have everything but PCM-based synthesis in it?

And another called KRISPY?

[asynchro_nous]

Please, Korg, make us KREME

[sensorfold]

There are Drug Companies who manufacture medication to combat "digitalis toxicity". Some are: DSI, Doepfer, MacBeth, MFB, Moog, Studio Electronics, Arturia. Lots of modular companies producing generic meds. We should maybe support these outfits instead of waiting for Godot, even if some of their synths don't have such critical features such as " pre-gain on the filter". Otherwise be prepared to suffer from larger, perhaps permanent, bouts of digitalis.

[cane creek]

Originally Posted by energizer bunny

That's very interesting, Ill keep an eye on that. If you get one could you start a thread with a few words about it. Cheers.

I sure will, I have the money ready im just pondering my options how to get one over to the UK.

[laikenf]

So wait a minute, the Krome's not analog!?!?!... I'm sooooooo disappointed , I was really looking forward for Korg to release a Full analog audio path workstation... meh

[Persemone]

Isn't there another announcement in a few hours' time (19:30 here in the UK) or am I misinformed? Perhaps there is something more interesting than a few midcycle model rehashes.

Anyway, if Korg can't see the interest that a Minibrute competitor (or fuller featured monotron) would generate... by gauging the forums, visiting the internet, reading customer feedback, seeing the Arturia frenzy at NAMM..... Well, perhaps they don't deserve to make one.

[ozy]

Originally Posted by Persemone

Isn't there another announcement in a few hours' time

"KROME withdrawn due to lousy reponse from Gearslutz"

"It was indeed a bad joke. We will retry tomorrow with a better idea" - says Failuro Kamikaze, VP for New Products at Korg Inc.

"Indeed we have several new ideas, but we can't make our mind up. So we tried asking for advice to the potential clients".

"We use Photoshop for testing the ideas on the Internet. Publishing a picture and a specification sheet is way cheaper than, say, really producing analogue polysynths, or Kronos rack modules, or a new and better mousetrap, teh waiting for clients to buy them".

"And photoshop models have a consistely lower failure rate on - say- keybeds. That makes for better image campaigns".

"Today much of the strategic work is done in simulators. I wish my grandfather, Try-and-Eror Kamikaze, the unsung hero of Midway, could have used them instead of diving himself on the Yorktown THREE times in order to test a new diving maneuver he had just invented. It was a huge loss in terms of Zeros".

"The maneuver was later perfected by another bomber pilot using paper planes. He is still alive and well, he is in his late 90s, has 23 grandchildren".

"Unfortunately he moved to America and won't work for Korg. He met Ray Kurzweil at a scientific Congress, and he contributed to Kurzweil's projects on longevity his famous idea: "First Thing, in Order to Live to 120, Try Not To GET Killed at 20"".

"Our branch on the family has always been great at Suicide Missions. I am very proud of the responsibility Korg has been placing on me. I hope I won't disappoint them again".


In the meantime, in another universe:

Apple invited media to a product announcement on Sept. 12 [Wall Street Journal, 5 minutes ago]

A black iPad, rumours say.

[KevWest]

A new workstation? Really Korg Kronos came out what 2 years ago at best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91uw...layer_embedded

[NoVi]

The interface/ keyboard etc still looks much like that of the Triton (that I owned > 10 yrs ago).

[bug2342]

Originally Posted by sensorfold

There are Drug Companies who manufacture medication to combat "digitalis toxicity". Some are: DSI, Doepfer, MacBeth, MFB, Moog, Studio Electronics, Arturia. Lots of modular companies producing generic meds. We should maybe support these outfits instead of waiting for Godot, even if some of their synths don't have such critical features such as " pre-gain on the filter". Otherwise be prepared to suffer from larger, perhaps permanent, bouts of digitalis.

Honestly I don´t care if it´s digital or analog, but that stuff is boring!

If they sold a MOD7 Engine with nothing else (maybe FX) for a reasonable price I would have stopped saving money instantly.

If they would have thrown in the string thingie or the VA thingie from the Kronos with that I might even have joined a line waiting in front of a shop.

Analog could have been nice, an Electribe with a bit more complexity would have been great.

As is, the arranger is maybe the most interesting product. Even the Kitty thingie misses Big plastic 3D Stuff and a lot of pink.

[Jamon]

It seems to be, that Korg threw a 10th birthday party for its "micro" line. They invited the public to celebrate, and threw in some party favors, like special color versions of some micro gear. They also included a twist on the synth that started it all, the microKORG XL+. There's some party games, like a video contest, and other little things. They also used this time to unveil a new keyboard workstation, just adding to the festivities.

You were invited. This is the microKORG's birthday party, and it's a celebration of what turned out to be a successful idea. But you showed up, early, snatched up your bag of gifts, and started complaining about how it's all junk. "Nothing new here! Where's my cake! I WANT CAKE!"

They didn't even have the celebration with you yet, and already you're booing saying it was lame. The message you heard was in Japanese, for someone else. You don't even know what is going to be said in your language. You assume any announcement has to be about you. Well maybe it's not.

Maybe Korg is excited for them. Because although they are a corporation, they employ people, and those people spent a big part of their lives working to bring you the microKORG, and other micro products. It's not easy to come up with an idea, and work out all the practical details to make it possible to purchase all over the world in local shops.

I don't know what the party is going to be. I only know what happened in Japan. But I do know, that they promised me nothing, and if they want to celebrate 10 years of micro-success, while throwing in some goodies, then there's nothing to cry about. I wasn't aware it's been 10 years already. That counts as a major announcement.

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[Analog Prophet]

Originally Posted by Jesse381

Korg announce Krome Workstation | MusicRadar



KORG KROME MUSIC WORKSTATION

To me it looks like just another M1 with an upgraded display. Don't they have any designers at Korg?

[danielb]

Originally Posted by Analog Prophet

To me it looks like just another M1 with an upgraded display. Don't they have any designers at Korg?

I knew I'd seen it before somewhere!

[ozy]

Originally Posted by Analog Prophet

To me it looks like just another M1 with an upgraded display. Don't they have any designers at Korg?

now, when you say that,

I start thinking I could get one. I like the M1.

Let me see:

Korg t3 = 300 euros

display = 500 euros (Do I need it? No)

further enhancements = 500 euros

Price = 1300 euros

Did I correctly guess the price?

[ozy]

just saw the price now:

1000 euros

I retract everything I said about kamikazes and the like.

A full-stuffed, UPDATED Korg rompler for 1000 euros is a decent deal.

640 Programs and 288 Combinations
Effects with 5 Inserts, 2 Master, and 1 Total FX, plus per track/timbre EQ

I don't need one, i is not a top-of-the line synth, but as far as romplers go, and considering you could spend 400 euros to buy and refurbish a bad T3, or 500/550 for a triton...

... it is a decent deal.

Of course: no modeling, no VA, no mention of vocoder or external sound processing, rompled B3...

The pc3 is still a bargain in comparison

[Steve Morley]

All I can say to this 'Big' announcement is....YAWN zzzzzzz

God what a let down by Korg again LOL - Does the world really need another M1 clone? Or another Micro thingy??

What happened to the real synths...Ok no analog, too much work...but a really cool VA at least?

[SonicBern]

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Keyboard

KROME-61

61-key: Natural Touch Semi Weighted keyboard

*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported

*Standard C2 - C7 (transposable in the range [C1...C6]-[C3...C8])

KROME-73

73-key: Natural Touch Semi Weighted keyboard

*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported

*Standard C1 - C7 (transposable in the range [C0...C6]-[C2...C8])

KROME-88

88-key: NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard

*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported

*Standard A0 - C8 (transposable in the range [A-1...C7]-[A1...C9])

* The NH keyboard reproduces the touch of an acoustic piano, with a heavier feel in the low register and a lighter feel in the upper register.

System

EDS-x (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-expanded)

Sounds

Maximum Polyphony:

120 voices (120 Oscillators) / Single Mode

60 voices (120 Oscillators) / Double Mode

*The maximum simultaneous voice polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings such as stereo multisamples and velocity crossfading.

PCM Memory:

3.8GB (In case of 48 kHz, 16-bit Linear PCM converted)

1,077 Multisamples (Including 7 Stereo multi-samples)

1,609 Drumsamples (Including 116 Stereo Drumsamples)

Program:

Oscillator

OSC1 (Single); OSC1 + 2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported

8 velocity zones per oscillator with switching, crossfades and layers

Filters:

Four types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24 dB)

Two multi-mode filters per oscillator (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)

Driver:

Per-voice nonlinear driver and low boost

EQ

Three bands, with sweepable mid

Modulation

For each oscillator: two envelope generators (Filter & Amp)

Two LFOs

Two key tracking generators (Filter & Amp)

Two AMS mixers

Pitch EG

Common LFO

Two common key tracking generators

Combination:

Max: 16 Timbres,

For each Timbre: keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfades

Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function

Master Keyboard Functionality available for controlling external MIDI devices

Drum Kit:

Stereo and mono drum samples

8 velocity zones switch (crossfades and layers)

The number of Combination / Program / Drum Kit:

User: 512 Combination (288 Preload)

User: 768 Program (640 Preload)

User: 48 Drum Kit (32 Preload)

Preset: 256 GM2 Program + 9 GM2 Drums Program

Effects

Insert Effects:

5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out)

Master Effects:

2 Master Effects (stereo in/out)

Total Effects:

1 Total Effect (stereo in/out)

Timbre / Track EQ:

3-band EQ per in 1 Timbre / in 1 Track

Effect Types:

193 types

(Usable as insert, master, or total effects. However, double-size effects cannot be used as a total effect.)

Modulation:

Dynamic Modulation, 2 Common LFO

Effects Control Busses:

Stereo side chain (Limiter, Gate, Vocoder, etc)

Effect Preset:

32 preset per effect

Polyphonic Arpeggiator

Program Mode:

1 unit

Combination, Sequencer Mode:

2 units are available.

Number of pattern:

1,028 User Arpeggio pattern (900 Preload)

5 preset Arpeggio pattern

Drum Track

User: 1,000 patterns

Pattern created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user pattern

Configurable "Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone"

Preset: 637 patterns

Common with the preset pattern of the Sequencer mode

Sequencer

Tracks:

16-track MIDI Sequencer + 1 master track

Number of Songs:

128 Songs

Resolution:

1/480

Tempo:

40.00 - 300.00 (1/100 BPM resolution)

Maximum memory:

210,000 MIDI events

Template Song:

16 preset / 16 user template songs

Cue List function:

20 Cue List

Songs can be arranged consecutively or repeatedly in up to 99 steps, a cue list can be converted back into a song.

Pattern:

637 Preset / 100 User pattern (Per song)

RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play and Recording):

1 pattern set per song

Format:

KORG (KROME) format, SMF format 0 and 1

Media

Road, Save, Utility, Data filer functionality (Save and Load MIDI System Exclusive Data)

Controllers

Joystick, SW [1], SW [2]

Realtime Control

[SELECT] Switch: REALTIME CONTROL (TONE, USER), ARP - 4 Knobs

REALTIME CONTROL: Real-time Modulation, Arpeggio control

Drum Track: [DRUM TRACK] Switch On/Off

Arpeggiator: [ARP] Switch On/Off

User Interface

Display:

Touch view graphical User Interface

7 -inch Color TFT LCD, 800 x 480 pixel

Onboard LCD brightness control

Mode Switch:

[COMBI], [PROG], [SEQ], [GLOBAL], [MEDIA] Switch

VALUE controller:

[VALUE] Dial, [INC], [DEC] Switch, 10 key block ([0] - [9], [-], [.], [ENTER], [COMPARE])

BANK Switch:

[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F] switch (in Combination mode, [A], [B], [C], [D] switch are available)

SEQUENCER switch:

[PAUSE], [REW], [FF], [LOCATE], [REC], [START / STOP]

TEMPO:

[TEMPO] knob, [TAP] switch

Others:

[PAGE] switch, [WRITE] switch, [ExIT] switch, [VOLUME] knob, Contrast knob

Outputs

AUDIO OUTPUT (L / MONO, R):

6.3mm (Mono) Phone jack, Unbalanced

Output Impedance: 1.1[kO] (L / Mono terminal: in case of Mono output, = 550[O])

Maximum level: +16.0 [dBu], Load Impedance: more than 10 [kO].

Headphone Output:

3.5mmStereo phone jack

Output Impedance: 33[O], Maximum level: 60 + 60[mW] (In case of 33[O] Loaded)

Control Input

DAMPER pedal (Half Damper supported)

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL

MIDI

IN/OUT

USB

USB-MIDI Interface (TYPE B) x 1

SD Card Slot

Max: 2 GB / SD Memory Card is supported

Max: 32 GB/ SDHC Memory Card is supported

SDxC Memory Card is not supported)

Power

Power supply (DC12V 3.5A), POWER switch

Dimensions (W x D x H)

KROME-61 = 40.43 x 12.32 x 3.5 inches / 1,027 x 313 x 89 mm

KROME-73 = 46.89 x 12.32 x 3.5 inches / 1,191 x 313 x 89 mm

KROME-88 = 57.01 x 15.08 x 5.16 inches / 1,448 x 383 x 131 mm

Weight

KROME-61 = 15.87 lbs. / 7.2 kg

KROME-73 = 22.49 lbs. / 10.2 kg

KROME-88 = 33.51 lbs. / 15.2 kg

Power Consumption

KROME-61 / 73 / 88 = 12W

Accessories

AC Adapter

Quick Start Guide,

Accessory Disc (KROME Operation Guide PDF, Parameter Guide PDF, Video Manual)

Option

xVP-10: Expression/Volume pedal

ExP-2: Foot Controller

DS-1H: Damper Pedal

PS-1, PS-3: Pedal Switch

System Requirements for "Computer with the KORG USB-MIDI Driver"

Windows OS:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional SP3

Windows Vista SP2

Windows 7

Requires USB port

Macintosh OS:

Mac OS x 10.4.11 or later

Requires USB port

System Requirements for "KROME Editor, KROME Plug-In Editor"

Windows OS:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional SP3

Windows Vista SP2

Windows 7

Note: So far "Windows 7 and Windows Vista (64-bit edition)", KROME Editor only can work.

CPU: Intel Pentium III / Greater than 1 GB, Pentium D or later Core Duo recommended.

Memory: More than 512MB (Greater than 1 GB recommended)

Monitor: 1024x768, more than 16bit Color

Others: Computer with USB ports support "Windows 7, Windows xP, Windows Vista".

Macintosh OS:

Mac OS x 10.4.11 or later

Note: It can't support "64-bit" DAWs "64-bit Plug-in".

CPU: Later Apple G4 800MHz (Intel Mac supports), G5 or more than Core Duo recommended

Memory: More than 512MB (Greater than 1 GB recommended)

Monitor: 1,024x768, More than 32,000 Color

Others: Apple Macintosh computer with USB ports support Mac OS X

* KROME Plug-In Editor supports "for Windows: VST, RTAS/ for Macintosh: VST, Audio Unit, RTAS"

* The KROME Plug-In Editor must also support the operating requirements of your host application.

* It is not possible to run multiple instances of KROME Editor or KROME Plug-In Editor on the operating system. This means that it is not possible to use these editors to simultaneously edit two or more KROME units.

* All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

* Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement.

More Information
Image Gallery
Main Krome Info Page
Technical Specs
Audio Samples

Find an authorised KORG Dealer

Please Note: Cosmetic and Technical specifications are subject to change without notice

KORG

17-08-2012

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[SonicBern]

Korg USA - live streaming video powered by Livestream

[tjporter]

Live stream only announced Krome ugh

[Polarelch]

right then. More money left for vintage, Vermona, MacBeth and Analogue Solutions.

[Space Station]

brilliant, the guy demoing it made them cut the stream while he puked up..probably from the sight of the Krome thing

[flat earth]

[SonicBern]

Tough crowd... Go easy he is a great guy...!

[Analog Prophet]

Originally Posted by SonicBern

Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function

How do you mean?

[ozy]

Originally Posted by SonicBern

after touch is not supported

Maximum Polyphony: 60 voices (120 Oscillators) / Double Mode

2 Oscillators

Two multi-mode filters per oscillator (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)

Modulation two envelope generators (Filter & Amp) Two LFOs

"no aftertouch": I shouldn't have corrected my initial stand.

I'll keep my T3.

And: there's no match with the Pc3. No way. Less physical controls, less synthesis depth...

It IS an m50 after all.

Ok, my "Failuro Kamikaze" joke is back in vogue

[ozy]

Originally Posted by Analog Prophet

I don't understand. Can you please explain?

it's a feature from the M3

Korg M50: Tone Adjust - In The Studio with Korg - YouTube

here's rich formidoni explining it.

Basically, you can edit paramenters from the 4 panel knobs ...

OR...

... you can select menus for deeper editing!!!

You still there?

There's more: you can save those changes.

Yes!!!

Not only you get PATCHES!!! You can EDIT THEM!!!

[SonicBern]

Originally Posted by Analog Prophet

How do you mean?

@ Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function


They must be saying to adjust program settings go to the ''Tone Adjust function''

[Jamon]

I hope he doesn't feel embarrassed about it. We've all been sick and/or nervous before. It's just unfortunate he had to suffer through it. I sensed him trying hard to hold it together, so I felt physically ill too and couldn't concentrate on anything he was saying. I'm just glad he finished and could get away! Hope you feel better now.

But you have to admit it's kind of funny how disastrous this is turning out to be so far. First people were building up for days, expecting a major announcement to happen today... but we didn't realize they were going to do it local in Japan first, so really the announcement was yesterday.

There were only 500 viewers for this, and everything was awkward, with people walking in front of the camera, and the guy demoing the keyboard trying to find things to say.

... and now it's over?

It was only 19 minutes long. They said nothing about anything. They just appeared, talked about the Krome, played it for a few minutes, and said that's it, the end. Gone.

? They didn't even talk about how it was 10 years of micro, and didn't mention a microKORG XL+. So really the announcement was the Japan one, so why bother USA?

Maybe they had to cancel early because he wasn't feeling well? Couldn't someone else just step in to take over? It doesn't seem like it was worth streaming this at all.

[SonicBern]

Originally Posted by ozy

"no aftertouch": I shouldn't have corrected my initial stand.

I'll keep my T3.

And: there's no match with the Pc3. No way. Less physical controls, less synthesis depth...

It IS an m50 after all.

Ok, my "Failuro Kamikaze" joke is back in vogue

It's you money... have fun with what ever you choose...