Thanks for this video, it really helped me. Although I liked the Kross 2's sound, I ended up buying a Juno DS 61 instead because of the latter's dedicated split and dual buttons. Meanwhile on the Kross 2 I'd have to go into the menu interfaces and navigate more than one page deep for the same functions. Keep up your good work!

Zdecydowanie Roland. Mam ten instrument od pół roku. . Chociaż po odpakowaniu i pierwszym kontakcie z klawiaturą wydaje się dla pianisty typową kayboardowa, po 5 min grania uznałem, że jest po prostu świetna . Naprawdę kompromis pomiędzy ciężką hammer action a typową kayboardowka, w sam raz. Fajne smyki, lead, pady. Za te pieniądze, bez konkurencji !!!

Came for the comparison and got distracted by how talented you are as a musician, plus great choice of melodies!

As amostras de piano do Kross 2 parecem mais brilhantes nos agudos e graves além de não sei se por conta de um reverb de fábrica no timbre, parecer ter uma resonancia acustica da corda do piano nas teclas médias. Por outro lado o Juno Ds Tem um timbre mais pesado e seco com uma ambiência melhor no som estéreo.

Seriously, Preferring which one is like arguing about what's your favorite color

Korg is close to Yamaha kind of piano sound. Which i prefer. (warmer sound) Used a roland arranger with piano sounds unsatisfactory. Roland has more of brighter tones. Korg has more depth to the tone especially in lower end.

The real test of pianos come when you play three note chords at the lower half of the keyboard. High notes on piano sound good in almost all the models. Considering the lower notes, which piano feels good? Korg or Roland?

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPARE SO I CAN PURCHASE WISELY. GENERALLY I PREFER THE ROLAND EXCEPT THAT (AS A VIOLINIST). I BELIEVE THE KORG HAS LESS ELECTRONIC SOUNDING STRING PATCHES. BECAUSE THEY HAVE LESS GAIN AND LESS ATTACK AND SOUND MORE NATURAL, IN MY OPINION.

My favourite is Kross 2, looks better, modern and the sounds are better too (more bass and weight)

I have both of them. Juno 88 & korg 61... both of them are really great and have very good price within range.. only thing I didn’t like about kross 2 is the joystick.

Both sound good. I like the Korg a bit more.

Hi, I found the Korg Kross's piano more full-bodied. I had a Roland XPS-10 and the sound looked like a live toy. however I already had a Korg M50 that had an excellent live punch.

Juno Ds has bright piano sound perfect for worship songs.

2 days ago I bought korg kross 2 in India. It's really nice keyboard & the quality of all the preset sounds are very good.. if you have the budget under 55K go for it..

I want to get the Korg but honestly most sounds I hear from the lower keyboard just sound better to my ear. Way more vibrant.

OK, a question for gigging musicians: which one of these, or perhaps a closely matched and priced competitor, would prove to be most useful on stage? I think I would be happy with the sound of either one; what about play-ability, changing bank/registers, on the fly adjustments, splits and layers and switching thereof, etc. Thanks for any useful info anyone can provide! Oh, and can I run my bass guitar through any of them? On several songs I swap back and forth, using the Right split and output for keys bass. Tone and volume I can match really well with my Casio, each going to the amp separately, but it would be nice to take both through the same effects chain.

I recently purchased the Korg Kross 2 88 key. Played a few Rolands (I like Roland keyboards had one since 1991), but considering that Korg instruments are much cheaper but do as much as the Roland does, have full sized keys (most Roland keys are shorter than a normal piano), I'm pretty sure that this workstation is adequate for my needs but what is lacking in all modern piano action keyboards is keybeds that have a really fast repetition rate on one note. I tried everything and they all are slow (some pianos don't repeat well either).

Muy igualados en general.De Korg me gusta el efecto Leslie, acordeón más natural, de Roland piano, leads,...me costaría elegir uno

Classic Piano is not the main advantage of the Korg Kross: it has wonderfull Electric Piano and Organ (which are not awesome on the Roland)... But after all, it's just Preset sounds. These machines are synthesizer, up to you to create your own sounds... May be easily to do on the Roland... But very powerfull on the Korg !

I'm with the other commenter on this: this is essentially personal flavor. However something seems to be sealing the deal for me, with is the fact that the Roland Juno DS also exists in 76 format, not just 61 or 88 like the Korg Kross. That's literally it. I don't really care much for piano sounds and the synth/string stuff in the Korg sounds so much better in my ear, not to mention more tools for sound designing, but not only I cannot afford such a high price right now for the Kross 2 88 version... I just wouldn't use the extra keys most of the time and it'd be a hindrance in live situations. Guess I'll play around with the Roland and then get a Korg Nautilus if I have the chance some day.

The Roland sounds brighter to me, but good definition in the low end. I prefer the Juno, it sounds more natural to my ear.

They are both great

Muy buena la comparación 👌,saludo desde mi hermosa Colombia 🇨🇴😍

Dude, your demos made me buy a Juno DS-76. Thanks!

The Juno DS has such a full piano body sound.

Which one has the best keybed? The sounds are a crapshoot they both sound wonderful. Don’t care about the sequencers. I have MPC and Maschine for that.

The Roland has a more full sound but is a bit thin around E5 or so. The Korg has a more intimate sound but the samples do not seem to be as long as on the Roland.

Juno Ds top

Definitely the Kross 2 for my taste. Thanks for the demonstration 😊

In my ears, KORG KROSS 2 sounds much better.

I would have liked to hear more sounds from both keyboards such as hammond b3 sound like Gregg rolie from Santana and a good fender Rhodes sound for jazz

SALUDOS, Me parece que el sonido y el golpe de la tecla se escucha mejor y más exquisito en el Roland DS- En el minuto 1:53 se puede apreciar el Roland con más presencia mientras que el Korg requirió más fuerza en el golpe para poder asimilar al Roland pero no lo igualó

Comparing these two are subjective. I have always felt the Roland pianos sound more “metal”; Korgs have a more “woody” sound which I prefer better, because it feels more expressive in my ears.

Juno hammer sound is great.. Kross piano is sweet

Is easy to see, you play to make sound more full the Roland, you give it more volume, any pianist can realize that, Anyway good video

The Juno DS sounds better to me

I recommend using only one earing to compare cause I think the left ear side doesn't work well for the kross 2

El Roland se le puede armar secuencias?? Para música worship cuál recomiendas?

the accordion tuning is wetter on the korg. I would prefer that for the tex-mex sound that I sometimes want.

Thanks...you have enlightened me in choosing keyboard piano...nice demonstration

Juno DS sem sombras de duvidas bem melhor que o Korg Kross na minha opinião, tem maior expressividade sonora, maior presença de palco e recursos que otimiza a perfomance em palco, timbres de pianos da Roland são ligeiramente melhores que a Korg, mais realistas, acho que só perdem pra Yamaha que tem uma qualidade de Timbre melhor na minha opinião porem não tem o mesmo peso de som nos palcos...#CASIOFOREVER

Korg sounds = soft Roland sounds = blazing

the sounds of JUNO DS much better

Juno sounds much livelier and bright.

Juno! No discussion!

Faz um do krome 61 vs roland fa 06

Roland Juno DS Sounds better!

It seems Roland is closer to Steinway and Korg is closer to Bosendorfer?

I think the Kross has many more features but it seems to lack the expression of the DS, especially evident in piano sounds. When playing sharply (sorry I don't know the correct musical expression) they sound identical. But when played softly the Kross barely changes, whereas the DS plays a much softer note, allowing for much more expression while playing. So I prefer the sounds on the DS but would prefer to own the Kross for the sequencer. If you don't need a sequencer then go for the DS, which is exactly what it's meant to be - a performance keyboard. If you want sequencing and editing I think the Kross is the best option. If you want to play live then the DS is best. They're two different types of synth, meant for very different uses and they both excel at what they're meant for. The user must decide what their needs are before judging these two amazing machines.

I am a proud owner of a Juno DS61. But Unfortunately I cannot get that beautiful sound of yours. Well I think I should practise more.

Thanks for that ! it's a big help to choose the one to buy.

Korg kross has a lot of Advantages

Is Roland Juno DS 61 the same as Roland XPS 30??

Roland Juno Ds > Korg kross

Thank you for making this I listened over and over and these are my conclusions: First impression was wrong. Then it started to clear up. MX resonates sweetly - this is especially aparent in the last segment of this shootout. Kross is different - big and close up but also empty, no sweet harmonies like in MX. I don't think Kross piano can sing quite like MX, the Kross is just too sterile. Nevertheless MX does let down in sound department somewhat, compared to its predecessors.

please tell me Roland xps 30 vs korg kross 2 who is best

Amigo, graças a você sem qual teclado comprar, obrigado

Me gusta más los sonidos de piano de lo Roland, de todas maneras el kross suena muy bien

Great- I like Juno DS61 ^!^

Roland is a Monster since the beginning lol... I still have the Juno 6 and it works like a dream and I bought mine in the late 80s it was like 1299 then or 899 something like that I love the effects on it so I kept it even since and I still use it with my other keyboards

When I take output the sound quality of kross 2 sucks whether I take one or two outputs the quality is very bad. But it works perfectly with headphone. Does anyone know about this

Roland juno ds the best

Olá, faz o comparativo korg kross 2 vs korg krome ex, obrigado

Roland вроде получше звучит

kross. it has a slick nice resonance.

For me 2 piano patches from my Roland EM-30(arranger from the 90s) sounds better that the whole bunch of pianos of my 2018 Kross 2.... just the pianos

Hello guys 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 guys.

How it works For rhythm pattern and quick change of instruments for a live performance. Does anyone knows?

Juno sounds much better to me.

Only Juno DS! Kross sound and keyboard cheap plastic! Thanks for the review!

Gosto demais dessas comparações! Me tira uma dúvida, entre o Kong Kross1 e o xps30 da roland, qual é melhor em timbres e funcionalidades? Ou alguém que já testou os dois, poderia me dizer também. Desde já agradeço.

Interesting, on the highest notes (1:10 onwards) I can hear some noisy 'gated reverb'-like effect on the Korg. I wonder if it's Korg's reverb or is it baked in the sample itself. I'm not sure how noticeable this would be in the real world scenario but it's possible that it's one of those cases when once you've heard something, you'll never unhear it again. Also, Korg seems to have more panning range between lower and upper octaves, sort of like if you were listening from inside the piano which to me sounds a bit unnatural. Having said that all, I preferred the tone of the Korg more than that of the Roland because of elevated, more metallic, upper-mids on the latter which I guess can quickly get annoying. But again, I usually like uprights and soft pianos most of all :) Also, great choice of music to demo the keyboards! I'm so tired of the usual rock'n'roll and boogie-woogie demos with performers bashing on the keys!

Sem sombras de dúvida...Juno Ds the best

Juno DS always and forever but on the piano I gotta give it to the Kross

The ds has the richer sounds but the keybeds are smaller than the kross.

Kross Sounds better and more expressive...

You need to play more than just mp/mf dynamics. And please let the notes ring out longer before you overlap them with the other board.

Qual dos dois é mais resistente?

For you sir you that playing what is more best sounds? Juno ds or kross 2?

Juno muito melhor sem duvidas nesse combate 👍🏼

Korg❤

I think Roland is the winner

I don't like the rubber surface of the kross. And when it comes to the 88 key Version the keyboard of the juno is the best ever. But when you only compare the piano sounds I think they are near by and only the personal taste matters.

Which has the better key action? Please reply tnx.

How much does each keyboard actually weigh in pounds

Witch is better in this both keyboards

Hi buddies! Anyone knows if Juno DS has aftertouch keys? Thank you very much!

the Roland is way better

Roland ds es mejor en todo desde los sonidos hasta la maquinaria, botones, pantalla, volúmenes, etc

Roland 4ever

Which has better quality keys? (For someone with a hard touch)

Wow you played kyary pamyu pamyu song!

Thank you for review sound,like sequencer wich is better?thank you

What is better Juno DS88 or MOX8 ?

Juno all the way :-)

Roland for the win

what patch did you use in juno ds first patch? plsss anybody?

top sound is more human touching

O Korg tem um som mais natural

I like the leads on the korg, but all round the juno