Still have mine here in December 2020. I bought it when they first came out. So in 2021, it'll be 10 years old. I keep finding more and more and more possibilities for creativity this far along. I have composed over 25 full songs, with my virtual singers that I created right from the stock library in the unit. It's the best investment I ever made.

@@hoozerob Just saying they are literally the same you're not really missing out its the same machine! bigger SSD installed as standard - Maximum RAM installed as standard - New serigraphy with red X Faster loading speeds? Thats it lol this dude just wasted his money on the same machine rather than improving on his gear

@@tuneunleashed On the newer version, up till now, the only other difference, is that they don't have the libraries in the same locations. That's all. I should do some minor maintenance with my Kronos though. Maybe put a new key cushion under the keys, J, Y stick because its getting a bit loose and clicky sounding. But other than that, It works as good as it always has. Some people talk about how much the Yamaha seems "built for performance", based upon the buttons and other surface controls. But have no complaints about my Kronos. Also, look at all the artists over the years who are using it and love it.

well, this is my que to ditch the video midway through

Kurzweil K2600 has an out of tune middle c that sticks out badly too.

Amazing - thanks for including the exact values!

Dave Bellamy 1 - Depends on how you're going to use them. Personally, MOST of my usage is through headphones. When I make sounds, I feel like I can get them more accurate with headphones, but this is entirely a personal feel thing. Good monitors sound good, good headphones sound good. The stereo separation with headphones is more drastic, but personally I tend to be focused more on headphones. 2 - The string resonance I'm referencing isn't a function of the sympathetic string resonance, but rather the resonance the piano they sampled made when they initially sampled it. I could tell based on velocities; It would resonate pretty badly while playing a specific velocity layer, but play louder or more quiet and it wasn't a problem. 3 - Nope. I don't have a Nord Stage 2 and don't really have a lot of experience with them. When I've played them, they sounded great but until you do a direct A/B comparison with similar playing and such, it's hard to remember anything other than how it made you feel at the time unless there's something glaringly wrong. The Berlin Grand (Any pianos with an S appended after it's name) uses stretch tuning. I agree though that one of the notes that was sampled sounded a bit flat compared to the rest. I have to admit, the Berlin is starting to grow on me... But then as soon as I hear that resonance, it just rubs me the wrong way and I switch back to the German grand.

Meld Magic Hahahaha haha

The keyboard is a personal thing. You dont give that away for free and you can keep an older model for sounds that the new model plays differently. Every Keyboard is different.

I DO I would love to have the 2nd KRONOS :)

Not quite; The Kronos 1 has a smaller hard drive, comes with 2 GB of ram instead of 4, and is missing the EXs17/18 that ships with the Kronos 2.

They're factory on the Kronos 2 but can also be downloaded!

Skip to 7:30 -- there I saved you 7 and half minutes of your life

@@laurajohnson4086 I started at the beginning so i wasted over 7 minutes of my life.

Yup! The Kronos 2 has all of the sounds as the Kronos 1, and they're identical. The sounds are just in different places on the Kronos 2

@@AudoraAudio Got it, Thanks a lot!

Kent A. Vander Velden Thanks! That's a good question. The more I use it, the more it grows on me. I like it for the solo piano playing but in a band mix I find it feels punchy with a too-fast decay. That said, it could just be the live settings and amps I've been going through. I still tend to fall back to the Oasys piano sound for live stuff that isn't too nuanced. If you need a raw piano sound, I end up with the Oasys... But I find myself going to the Berlin for the Berlin Dark, turn up the reverb and it feels like I'm playing in a huge hall somewhere. So it depends. It's growing on me after using it for 4-5 months now, though personally I wouldn't spend $150 on the expansion for my older Kronos.

+David Champagne I auditioned a Korg New Kronos recently, and completely agree with you about the center-octave resonances in the Berlin Grand voice. E above middle C was most annoying, with the piece I was playing. The German Grand, though, is clean and sweet - one of the best piano samples I've heard.

It could have been the stand it was on, the other stand I have with just the 88 key Kronos doesn't sound nearly as loud.

Fred Liviou It's never been a problem. Every keyboard I've owned has made noise. The Kurzweil 2500/2600 was the most noisy, the PC3K8 was better. Yamaha S90 was the most quiet, but I didn't like the action of the keyboard. The Kronos is the best in between in terms of how it plays but the loudness will vary by what you have the board placed on. Just remember all keyboards make noise. Even pianos do but you can't turn down the volume of a piano. It's never been a problem ever for me, and keep in mind that the mic on my phone at the time is most sensitive to the vocal range which is around the same frequency that the noise is so it'll sound louder than it is.

Thank you David.

I usually play that loud I can't hear the keyboard noise. The people who live three streets away think it sounds great.

Its not just about playing the piano he is explaining the main differences between the two generation keyboards

Thank youuuuu 🤭

Most of the preset and sounds that come with the original disks are stored on the hard drive under Preload and Extra Sounds or Extra Options. I forget what it's called. To load the sounds, it really depends on how they programmed the sounds. If they use samples, there's a loading process for that. If there's just the PCG, there's an additional process for that. (Check out my channel, I talk a bit about loading sounds and using things like PCG Tools which is an important tool) And I check in frequently, have started a company (www.audora.ca) and also give out private lessons for the Kronos so if you ever get completely stuck, I might be able to help!

Thank you for the speedy and helpful reply!

+lyniseuk He bought a 2nd Kronos just to compare it for us :)

J. B. Taylor Just want to echo want JB said. I have an early US Kronos, and it had the double hammering problem. Korg replaced the keybed, no charge, outside of warranty. Just contact product_support at korgusa dot com and tell them what's happening.

J. B. Taylor Does the Kronos 2 also have that problem or any other keyboard issues.

Dihelson Mendonca You mean that's now how you're supposed to play?

+David Champagne You did not understand. You captured audio through a mic, not a direct line out, so, mic captured the keys noises, it´s anot a problem as you play, is a techincal sound capture problem. You don´t need to be rude !

+Dihelson Mendonca I completely understood. I replied sarcastically, not rudely. Don't be so sensitive.

There is a list here: www.korg.com/download/global/kronos2/KRONOS_VNL_EFGSJ3.pdf Also, When in Program mode, you can do a search in the top right side, just below the tempo indicator on the screen. There's a search function where you can type in the name of something and it'll show all instance of that item in that mode.

+Manuel Giorgi Not really - I didn't record the sound from my Kronos directly so what you're hearing is from the keybed directly. Admittedly it sounds to be in the peak frequency that the phone records at so it sounds louder, but it's not really that loud in person. (Especially now that I've had it for 9 months, I don't notice it at all compared to how loud it sounds in the video.)

I hadn't actually planned on it to be honest. I already have the two kronos boards, so getting a third would be a little... superfluous maybe?

Just having 2 Kronos's to begin with,seems superfluous...but since you are running a sound design business,thought perhaps...that you would have a purpose for having a third.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I could totally USE a third. I just can't justify spending money on a third. Perhaps my back would disagree? I'd love to sell my K73 and upgrade to the K2 88 LS and maybe use that live instead but it's still a cost investment unfortunately. Otherwise... I would very seriously consider it!

Selling your K73 would make perfect sense actually(IMHO)...as upgrading to a lighter,less expensive Kronos with the latest & greatest OS features,seems ideal.I am really impressed with the LS...so much so,I am considering returning my Krome,but I'd prefer to keep it and eventually have 2 Korg keyboards(as I have 2 PC's) and I need the Krome as a midi controller for my main PC.Yeah...no matter how you slice it,buying a Kronos is a major investment and I'm not sure I could float the payments on one,at this point in time.

David Champagne wouldn’t lack of aftertouch on LS bother you?

Gary Holdsworth I found out that they actually did that intentionally, because of copyright issues (Not with the song, but with another sound making company) so yeah. If you check out purgatory creek's sounds: purgatorycreek.com/styled/styled-4/page3.html They have those for free which was the soundset I couldn't remember but had loaded while filming.

Just change the apeggiator, setting, google and there are post that show you simply to correct it

Tatjanaundklaus Markwald I totally agree. Yes the piano sounds are good, but it's a bit overkill right?

Yep, not only piano sounds but jazz piano style. Im a rock keyboard player and would like to hear other sounds that are on the Kronos.

Korg help you when I get

Does korg kronos have touch problem?

The Polysix is, but the Prophecy isn't no.

Thank you very much!

Which one would you use on stage Eva?

I haven't looked into it specifically, but my understanding that, besides the color, it's identical to the Kronos 2

Great thanks!

Korg Kronos Platinum is a limited platinum colored version of the same Korg Kronos 2, I have one and It's amaizing :) www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/kronos2_platinum/

I think its on one of the expansion packs from Korg.

+Venatt1 It can absolutely be edited. The Kronos is all about being able to edit and manipulate sounds in the most flexible way possible. So yes, it can be edited.

David Champagne Also wanted to ask you, can the wrong notes from Sweet Dreams be corrected ?

+Venatt1 Totally can yup. I don't have the directions at the moment, but you're going to need to look at the step sequencer that's controlling the pitches. But yes, it can be fixed.

David Champagne I currently own a Yamaha Motif XF but I think the Kronos has a clear edge on many things and I am considering selling it to buy the Kronos 3.

The screens are exactly the same size. The Kronos 2 has a small bezel surrounding the screen that the K1 does not, but they're identical otherwise.

Dave Champagne thank you buddy, I’m actually gonna apply for a loan next month to get a new Kronos...it has been too long without my previous one and I miss it every day 😂