I read the comments while listening to this demo, only looking up at the video when there was a sound that I loved. Every time I looked at the video he was playing the Roland. This is how everyone should do these videos; if one sounds better to your ears without looking at brand names, etc. you will love that instrument.

I just bought the DS 88 and I must say, the sampling feature, the ability to upload other Roland boards into as well as sample sounds from other boards like Nord and Kurzweil, wins it for me! It also has a step sequencer and the ability to layer sounds and control their volumes in real time! #TeamRoland

Roland Juno-DS has the best sound to my ears except for String sounds, i think KORG is the boss in this category of sounds!

Played the Juno DS at the store couple weeks ago, very impressive. It sounded a lot more like a classic synth than I thought it would be. Definitely a good choice. From what I gather in this video, the Korg does well in the cosmic, crystalline like sound.

I'm really surprised by the comments. I watched, listened and then turned to the comments. I expected everyone to prefer the Korg. I sure did, but this wasn't the case.

Finally... Someone with a keen sense of digi-timbre... thank you. Love Roland but Kronos2 has a very keen edge on most sounds... Cheers, Dan.

Both of these are incredible Machín es!!! . It would be a matter of personal choice.

I own a Roland DS 61 for the price its amazing I've had it since 2017 and still enjoy playing it

After listening and view a lot of reviews to the casio px5, Kurzweil sp88x, korg kross and Juno ds88 i decided by Roland, about the pads sounds and key sensibility and i love it. Totally recomended.

A really useful comparison. Maybe Kross 2 is more of an all-purpose workstation with better acoustic instruments and Juno DS is more capable as a sound-editing synthesizer. Just speculating - I would like to have them both.

If you're playing live with guitar & drums the Kross 2 has a little more sonic clarity - it will hold it's own better. I also hear way more subtle nuances and effects layering with the Kross 2.

Just ordered the Roland based off of this. Got it used for 540 with shipping... Fingers crossed!

I like the Korg sound but the feel of the key action feels cheaper than the price that it's at. Between these two models, for playing I'd choose this Roland but if somebody else is playing I'll make them choose the Korg, lolz.

If you play simple choose roland If you play complicated sound ( for example for covering dream theater band ) choose korg

They're both good. Just the Roland sounds like mix. The Korg sounds like mix and master

*_Definitely one of the better videos!_* Would like to have seen the screens of each to really know the comparison of sounds. Both have their weaknesses and strong points.

I own the Juno DS and I love it!

I needed an 88 to update my workhorse Yamaha. I went with Korg. The weighted keys feel great, sounds are amazing. I own a couple small Korg snyths and am totally happy with them too. I'm sure the Roland rocks too. Enjoy!

Korg strings sound feel fabulous

I have the Juno 61. That baby gets it done. I use it stand alone and also in combination with the Akai MPC One and FL Studio. It is a Monster. I also realize, when I get to messing with it time doesn't matter till it hits me...I gotta go to work in the morning...I be all night on the Roland

I see mixed opinions all over. i declare a tie! 🤣

I watched many reviews of all the latest synthesizers out there and what I discovered the best bang-for-the-buck was the Roland Juno ds88 got a nice deep keybed with weighted keys excellent piano sounds excellent layering capabilities although it is limited in the sequencing you can only sequence 8 bars at the max so it's not really meant to be a workstation but you can use it with your recording unit and have as many tracks as you want but all in all it's a great piano now I just need to learn how to play but there is a huge learning curve so basically. you have to be a scientist to know how to use these things.But the keybed is why I chose it and its midi capabilities.

i still choose korg kross 2, than roland ds.... even thouht korg is a little bit complicated to use it but if you knw the features better.. maybe you will love it! hehehe :-)

Both for me ! Juno for Piano/organ sounds....they have more "presence"..;the Korg for the Synthetic sounds, strings, aso... great gears !

I just complained about you not comparing piano sounds but realize you have a different video comparing just piano sounds...sorry hehe GREAT VIDEO!! and thank you!

Both sounds fine. Korg add a 16tk sequencer and step sequencer

Korg sounds natural in a way that I would surely consider best. Overall feartures weigh higher on Korg plus it's sound engine. So better Korg which sounds original.

Seems that the velocity settings was higher on the Korg. Listen and watch it carefully ;-) Anyway, the Roland sounds more digital and compressed. I would prefer the Korg sound in music production because its more natural and have an "open" feeling, the programing of effects sounds also much better to me

Yo tuve un Kross 2 y honestamente los órganos y los strings se me hicieron mucho mejores que los del Juno DS, aunque no me arrepiento de haber obtenido el Juno, pues es buenísimo en sus sonidos en cuanto a piano acústico y piano eléctrico hablamos

Both have great accordion sounds. Very tough choice.

In argentina the kross 2 costs around 750 uSs. Roland around 1200 uSs

It seems that both timbres are the same after each other with minimal differences, is there any competition here, that after the release of one instrument and its listening by a competitor. A second synthesizer came out to catch up, but from a different company? And who came out to whom? Who rolled it from whom? Who came out the winner in the end? Question for the pros: which one of them has an easier and simpler synthesizer control?

Korg is great but Roland sounds more authentic as far as for key tones

Hmmm to me the Roland sounds more assertive, more harmonic content and dare I say sounds more expensive (at least on the BT speakers I'm listening on - could be totally wrong ;-), not much on it but the sequencer on the Korg wins it for me. I've already got decent synths and keyboards and just want a cheap portable (battery powered) 'do it all' workstation that I can take to a quiet room and records some ideas without having to piss about with cables, laptops or any other gear.

I think Korg's pianos and e-pianos aren't strong as the same sounds in Roland, but more realistic. Organs are better on Korg, but leslie simulation on Roland is more clear and realistic. Synths are better on Roland. I have a problem :D

Mindblowing performance.

I've started looking at these as I am gigging with a korg karma which I love, but know it's age is getting on a bit. I have a Roland Fantom and a Trinity V3 in my studio which are awesome synths but very heavy to gig with. I think both the kross and DS would do the job with no problems. My residing factor will be the key action. So I will be making a trip to try them out myself. Great video.

Korg for Me!

👇 People who prefer Kross2

Wszystko zależy od zespołu i jego tendencji do brzmienia w pewnych pasmach. U mnie w kapeli lepiej się klei Korg, bo mój basista brzmi bardzo tłusto i Motif i Roland giną w miksie. Jak kręcę eq, żeby się wbić w pasmo, to podcinając dół tracę pewne ładne artefakty, które nadają brzmieniu charakteru, gdy brzmi solo. W tym porównaniu Rolanda sample podobają mi się bardziej, są mniej przenikliwe i słodsze, ale wiem, że w moim zespole lepiej zagadałby Kross.

I'm a drummer, but just checking out the boards. I have Bose headphones on and they sound awesome. I couldn't find the word to describe the one I liked a tad bit more, which is the Roland. It sounds warmer..

maybe the best comparison is to see if you can make them both sound like the other. I'm guessing the Roland would be easier to make sound like the Korg and possibly the Korg can't be made to sound like the Roland.

I recently acquired the juno. Infact i debated, researched as much as i could on these exact 2 models. I knew they would both have great feeling sounds. It boiled down to vocoder/pitch control, ease of using the interface and the learning curve. After a few videosand live in-store sessions i was drawn to the ease of the roland to get in and out manipulating anything then get out and play. I am sour about its usb step for sampling since korg can plug and play samples. However if you are not familiar with an intro synth, the roland wiĺl be quick fun and rewarding to learn. Ive had it about 2 weeks and the Sounds are sweet. My main gripe is the manual is literally only 15 pages long???? Everything else is a pdf file for paremeters etc. If you really are interested in dropping 700 dollars on a piece of plastic this machine truely has some awesome effects tweaks and customization abilities to make it your own. Off topic, what is the name of that keyboard stand???

To my ear the Korg has more definition and presence.

I own the Korg Kross 2 White Edition. I think these keyboards sound great, but I am not a fan of the All-Plastic Frame.

Esse som de cordas do krog kross 2 é lindo demais !!!

Roland ds ! you can edit and save a patch with layer of 16 and 16 split and the memory is morethan 200 or 220 can save in his bank But the korg kross2 is 512 buit in memory can save your edited patch so u can save a 512 a different song in the bank About the sound you can edit both So i take the keyboard who can realy high memory that i can save so many patch song Both is good sound

Korg has more insert effects than Roland... but you cannot assign a Reverb and a Delay at the same program/combi , The Sound Cutting at a program/combi change bothers some ppl...DS has the same problem, but only in performance mode, Two great Machines, I'd love to get a Kross2, but I have not decided yet.

You did not play any piano sounds. I have had Roland's keys and Korg and without any doubt Korg doesn't have the best piano sounds. I've had many Korgs all the way too blue Triton extreme work station. Roland has always beat the piano sounds if you don't believe me go to music store and try them urself the Roland Juno DS 61 keys to start is a good buy. It has great sounds. The first piano sound on list is grand piano and you can hear how beautiful it sounds add strings and you sound like you shud be playing in a heavenly choir that's how good Roland keyboard sound. Korg still my 2nd choice to have on the aside.

I've just purchased a Juno DS 76 .I'll let you all know. The sounds on both keyboards are amazing. The Roland Aira system 8 is fantastic,tried that, too. Just wanted a bigger board

I own Juno ds61. The piano sound is amazing

I own both - sort of. My DS is the DS88 - weighted and heavy. My Kross is a 61. The Kross sounds better on most patches - particularly piano, organ and e-pianos. I think the strings, brass and synths are equal. I am looking to dump the DS and get something different. The Kross is more versatile. If they were the other way around (88 key Kross and DS61, I would keep the DS).

Funny, he's playing I'm A Believer by the Monkees on both keyboard. In our band, I also have a Korg Kross 2 and I play I'm A Believer live on it. I love my Kross 2 and am thinking about buying a Roland DS 76 for my bottom board.

if he rolland dont have a sampler and step seq its a no brainer although the rolland does have a warmer sound to me.

I own a Korg Kross 2, but to me the Roland sounds a bit warmer, which I tend to like better...

Best demo so far.

Very nice comparison indeed! And nicely played. To me, the Roland sounds better!

👇 People who prefer JunoDS

Love the Strings part...I'm a Roland fan so...

how do the key beds feel comparatively? Everyone seems partial to the sound which means it comes down to the feel and the UI. I feel this is the case with most models excluding analog

I think the Kross sounds better. Thanks

Using a headset makes it easy to see how Korg has a more sophisticated sound. I doubt the quality of the instrument and the best mechanics of the keys to play.

The keyboard manufacturers don't publish key sizes. The Korg appears to have larger keys.

Honestly the only reason I found myself preferring the Juno was because of the sounds feeling bigger than the Korg’s. However in reality the tones from the Juno just seemed larger to me because it felt like they were panned harder to the left and right than the Korg. Once that notion got into my head I couldn’t shake the feeling that the Juno’s sounds were all left and right with much less center, and that’s what did it for me. Korg.

Korg has more tweaking capabilities than the juno ds. I sold my ds to get the kross 2.

What the dealbreaker could be is the ivory feel keys vs the gloss top keys. I don't know if korg picked up on that but roland keys are so aesthetic flat

BOA TARDE EU TENHO UM XPS 30, GOSTO DE TOCAR COM ACOMPANHAMENTO AUTOMATICO, TAVA PENSANDO, TROCAR PELO KROSS 2 ELE TEM ACOMPANHAMENTO AUTOMÁTICO DE RITMOS. EU NÃO TENHO FACILIDADE PARA PROGRAMAR TECLADO, TOCO MAIS EM CASA.

Trudne zadanie w sensie oceny. W mojej opinii k jest bardziej miękki a co za tym idzie elastyczny. R natomiast ma lekką agresję. Ma jednak przewagę w sensie modulacji nie tylko w sesji ale nawet na żywo. Myślę że ostatecznym rozstrzygnięciem będzie konfrontacja obok na żywo. Innej możliwości nie widzę.

Korg Kross better than Roland juno

I like strings in Roland

Roland has way more to offer. I mean the sequencer and looper The ability to be creative is what it’s all about today. Roland put 3,000.00 in this keyboard for only 999.00 I traded my Yamaha Mx88 for Juno ds 88 I’m very glad I did 💯 BUY A JUNO TRUST ME !!!

I think if i could i would use both

Extremely useful thank you. Now I know it is the Roland the one I want ❤. Didn’t like the Koray sounds at all. Thanks very much

Hello guys i just want to ask if you already played or seen the 76keys juno ds? I just want to know regarding with the size of the keys, if it is the same with 61keys or the 88 keys? Thank you sir🙏

Hello thanks you for the démo ! Somebody Can Say me actually, for 61 keys, which as the best electric piano sounds... ? I like reface CP but not enough place to use a master keybord+ a reface CP... Thank you !

*Korg* ❤

Which is better to use live? Is one more user friendly, louder , etc?

To me I think Korg sounds better with real instrument sounds like orchestral strings etc. But roland sounds better with synth sounds.

Good to hear this. It would be much better if you would write down the names of the voices you use so we’d know

Hola amigos. Les pregunto. cada video de cada teclado que suben al youtube. Los sonidos del teclado son los de fabrica o editado por ustedes???

korg wins.

I prefer piano sound from Roland, but for live i think kross strings, pads and leads are better

Having a hard time deciding on the roland Go keys, VR09, jv30 and juno ds 61. which one has the best hammond sound. Can't remember which one has the stops

I own a Roland Juno G and Juno DS and love the sounds for me is Roland all the way ...

The Roland Juno DS-88 wins especially since I have one. LOL

ciao mi daresti un consiglio tra yamaha mx88 e kross88?Grazie e complimenti

Can I download Roland tones for my korg kroos

I had them both. I only kept the Korg. Much easier to use. Both sound good, but the Juno DS UI is complex and difficult to use. The Juno DS doesn't have a proper seuqnecer either.

I'm looking for a really good hammond b3 sound like Gregg rolie from Santana and fender Rhodes and grand piano sounds for jazz

i like them both very much but my pick is ROLAND!

Cual tiene mejor teclas?

Can you tell me about key bed as in Kross 1 keys were sticky and feeble like a toy so please elaborate further for any improvement in kebed as it matters the most. Juno ds keys are tight but I haven't tried kross2.

Roland sound bigger

Can you make a demo of how the Kross 2 Update and VST plugg-in works on Cubase? (Or any DAW). I'd like to know whether I can use the Kross 2 sounds while recording with another external DAW like Roland Quad Capture or if losing the "Audio USB" functionality and using the Kross 2 as MIDI controller would unable me to use its internal sounds as VST. Or no demo but telling me if you can do so.

Question. Does sustain pedal works switching presets for both? Cos I have Moxf8. If i chage saved presets previous sound cuts off..

KK2👍👍👍👍😎😎😎🎹

kross 2🍻

Witam. Czy w Roland JUNO DS można załadować własne sample perkusyjne przypisując je np. do dzwięków C1, D2 itd. i tworzyć swoje DrumKits ??? Dziękuję za odpowiedź oraz świetne prezentacje instrumentów... Pozdrawiam.

I have played both, Korg hands down

I need to hv both!!!