KORG KROME EX - Overview 

I don’t think they are interested. if they have common sense they would not release ex krome in 2019 with zero upgrades. I bought it in 2011 knowing nothing about keyboards but it’s missing sampler, I would add 12 buttons for manual sequencer and microphone in… roland fa has it and it’s better choice, korg is stuck in last century with krome

I've owned many Korg synths, from when they first started, & they were good, but since Yamaha came out w the Motif, they kinda took over the lead... imho

Save money and buy a second hand regular Krome ;-))

Did you get yourself the Yamaha or did you end up with the Krome? I'm also on the route and thought of getting a Korg but it seems like the Krome is a no go area.

The lack of Krome's aftertouch is a massive shame - I have a Korg TR61, and recently tried to sell it. I got stupid low offers, then went back to play it and realized how great it actually is!!

:D

The only thing is for me .I had a Yamaha MODx briefly but no sequencer in it. I wish it had a sequencer and returned it. I may check this Korg out. I still hope they can improve this Krome ex .

Isn't the korg $200 cheaper than the modx?

LOL!!!!!! Well,. it's def. up there with my flagship SG-Rack! :oP

What meth are you smoking to think any 90s synth can match the Krome ?

Agreed 100%

Jansen Wilder ...yep

wooooow ! and there you have it…..

Keep in mind that the OASYS, Kronos and Kronos II use the exact same processor (An Intel Atom board with the CPU built into it. This is also why the Kronos II can only accept a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. The memory controller on that board doesn't have 64 bit adresses). Korg does that cutting cost thing even to their high end flagships. It's a bit sad that even the cheapest SSD PCs nowadays boot faster than a flagship 7 grand workstation. Heck, the Nord Stage 3 boots in 3 seconds...You can boot about 50 Stage 3s by the time it takes the Kronos II to finish its 2:30 minute boot.

@@crimsun7186 Yes, i agree. I have a Kronos X 73... and the startup is too long, too long.... too looooooong! ;)

spot on, he just looked so bored, Luke will go somewhere else now, i love Korg products, but its almost like hes trying to convince himself!!!!

I have the 76 key KromeEX with ver. 2.00. and it's a bit different. Is he running ver 1.0 ?

That was the Nautilus.. Still out of reach for me..

@@Zushikikato But that runs about three times the cost of the Korg Krome Ex (at least with the 61-key versions).

@@toxicmeme Agreed! Tried the 88 version yesterday.. Everything was upgraded.. The screen was way alot more responsive..

This is the EX been out for a few years. it's an updated Krome. i have one and for the price it's nice. I have the 73 key.

@@Zushikikato Me too and it loses alot of what the Krones had. Too bad you cant buy a krones anymore.

They should put setlist overwise it becomes difficult to manage in real-time

@@sachindevgir Why is it so difficult? I've been playing since the early 80's, never had a "setlist" on any of my synths, and at one point I was using a rig that included 6 different boards.

@@looneyburgmusic but that's precisely the issue here: setlist mode makes It a lot easier to play with a single keyboard. And let's face It, save for the lack of Smooth Sound Transition and Aftertouch, Krome has enough resources and sound quality to cover for a 6 keyboards rig. Although thinking about It, a couple of drawbars and waterfall keybed would bem pretty nice as well.

@@BRbassedu those features would have raised the price though

Digital Diezel I brought a Moscow last month and returned it because I felt I needed a sequencer onboard. I think this might be good for me and my son.

Cool Breeze678 Cool! I hope it works out for you! Seems like a piano musician could have allot of fun with it. There are allot of nice boards available so make sure this one has what you’re looking for.

ModX has that in version 2.0

The Nautilus is Korg's effort to compete with the Montage - MODX, lower price, same engine strategy. Kronos - Nautilus

I might pull the trigger on this instead of the MPC keys. Pair this with my MPC one and I think it's the better deal

Its actually the entire flash series theme it began with that theme all the way back at episode one of season one

no

can i ask sir .what krome ex you return.is it 61 keys.73 keys or 88keys . because of not good keybed

@@leilad9721 i returned krome 61. 73 key version has the same keybed. you should probably try them in a store and see how it feels for you.

Yes

Do you hear yourself??? Or have you never used a Montage or Fantom before???

Korg PA 700 is arranger keyboard. It is destined more for entertainment. It helps to play generic music (styles) and substitutes whole band. Performers usually uses that type of keyboard for weddings, in bars, to create musical background. You can produce with it generic songs or soundtracks for commercials, videos or similar, where there is no high requirements for music originality. Likes of Krome EX (competitors Roland Fa, Yamaha MODX) are music workstations to create songs from scratch. The most you have is rhythm templates and arpeggiator, that's it. You need separately write/create all other parts of arrangement. Krome EX is definitely more professional instrument, but you need to decide by yourself - are you ready to work with your brain and make original music measure by measure, or maybe arranger keyboard is good enough for a generic production. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cuc99gh91OA.html Of course, you can create generic music with workstation, but arranger will make it much easier. And also you can create original music with arranger by ignoring styles and by using external sequencer. You should identify what is your production destination and choose keyboard accordingly.

Better piano sounds, some new sounds, no PC editor, no digital mixdown. It is slightly renewed version of Krome. It is impossible to tell it's better or worse. It is just newer.

For The Love Of Noise 😂

LOL!

If you replace the internat SD card with a decent SD card from a reliable brand it will not become corrupt ;-))

Yes, and if you have Kromatic (free software) you can download your own wav sounds into bank F!!!!!

Nop, there are not audio inputs, you can find it on Kross. Nautilus and Kronos

I combine my red Krome 61 with a MOXF8 and an Integra 7, best of 3 worlds :-)