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My only question is does this have the Herbie Hancock Chameleon bass preset like the Kronos does? It would save my band about $1400 for live performances.
@@NURREDIN There is 'Chameleon bass' preset, but I don't know is it the same you talking about. Besides, it's ridiculous one sound could determine a purchase. Just program this bass sound with a synthesizer you already have or use different bass. I mean, everyone around knows you are not Herbie Hancock.
@@alicaramba7680 It's for a show band here in Vegas. I'm not the keyboard player. If this wasn't Sweetwater,I'd tell you what I think about your reply,but I'll just chalk it up to abject ignorance on your part.
I own a Kronos 88LS synth-action keybed I bought from you guys & to me that is the ultimate synth that I will never have to replace! I've owned it for several years & don't think I've heard everything it can do yet! Most of the sounds you are playing are in my Kronos.
Was stuck between the new Roland O and this, pulled the trigger on the Nautilus 88, the difference in build quality and sound quality along with the clean interface sold me… Can’t wait to get my hands on it….
It’s exactly a streamlined Kronos. I think it’s going to see a lot of traction after a while. I own a few Korg workstations this gives me a little brother feeling. Nice 👍🏾
The face he makes at 11:12 - I picture Ross Geller from friends doing the hand motion to signify the performance has ended and it is time to applaud his genius HAHA so good!
@@kylew706 I own both the Modx (88) and the Kronos (88). I love how the Modx sounds overall,, keybed pretty good (GHS), considering it's a synth and not a digital piano. Great keyboard for the price. Kronos is a beast, complex and sounds spectacular. You can literally do everything you want. By tweaking, modifying and retouching certain parameters you get impressive sounds. The Kronos is in a different league. The Nautilus is a joke for the price, utterly unacceptable for what you get. My recommendation: test and play both by yourself before making the decisive move. The Modx sounds beautifuly out of the box and right off the bat without modifying anything. I got mine (brand new) for 1275e a few years ago, a little bit more expensive nowadays but after doing a proper research and waiting for the right time you'll get it for less than 1300e easy.
Nice---impressive and Finally!!---I'm totally sold on this!! This will be my next investment. This is coming after 13 years of production on the Korg M3 88keys and recently the Korg Krome Ex 66 keys. The Nautilus seems to be exactly what I've been waiting for from Korg as a back up to the KorgM3.
@@gcmproductions3499 Nautilus arguably is better, that's why it's more expensive. But put it in perspective - it's better for pro performers and studios. If you are a 'bedroom' producer and songwriter MODX is more than enough for your needs. Nautilus has additional 2 stereo outputs, full midi sequencer, 16 track audio sequencer, integrated sampler, plenty of patch expansion options (paid third party sound libraries), more extensive effects system and step better physical keyboard quality. If you don't need these features Nautilus isn't gonna be better than MODX for you. On the other hand MODX has better integration with PC/Mac with multiple parts streaming Nautilus lacks (only stereo in/out). It's basically down to features you need or not (and price, and look and other minor things).
@@alicaramba7680 Great answer Ali, You seems to know your profession.. I was looking at Kurzweil PC4-7 almost made a purchase after I sold my Roland FA-06 but this Nautilus is definitely my go to choices after all the research. Love the fact that its got 16 tracks of audio recorder plus 16 of midi sequencer, I don’t have to bring my laptop with DAW to the gigs with one board it covered plus with massive of sound and effects sampling capabilities it’s endless features..
well i miss some live performance buttons... Registrations are only working by tipping on the screen - not useful for me - the display also seems to be a bit small
i bought a Jupiter-X but sent it back because it didn't seem worth the money, think i'm leaning toward a Nautilus now, those piano sounds are beautiful.
I wish Korg had spent few more bucks to make the screen a little bigger. So much space there and yet they slapped a baby 7" screen on it. Other than that it is a kick @$$ workstation. 🎹👍✌
Korg hasn't released a sound module in a long time. I hope they make a module that includes Nautilus sounds and more, and if possible, a sampler feature.
Jacob, you are having way too much fun with this new board. Awesome down scale version of the Kronos. More of the features that the Krome lacks (set list etc) at a more reasonable price.
This would be a massive upgrade from my second gen kross, I’m still hesitant because of the lack of faders which would be nice to control the drawbars in real time which I could ignore as it’s for my own amusement at home and possibly recording. I may kick in the extra for a Kronos but they appear to no longer be available at any of the main music stores here in montreal Canada. Anyone know if Korg is planing on releasing a new workstation as an upgrade to the Kronos? I find it strange that there are very limited places that I can purchase a new one here or online. Anyone else using one of these for studio only? I’m not looking at gigging any time soon and would like something with a better sound engine than the kross (not that it was bad, it served me really well as a gigging board). *****EDIT***** I pulled the trigger on the nautilus, have had it for a couple of weeks now and I’m absolutely blown away with it. It sounds amazing, feels great and the sounds are easily accessible and tweakable to suit my needs. I was indeed correct that it is a massive upgrade from my kross. I don’t really miss the drawbars as I don’t play enough organ at the moment to use them so the adjustments on the touch screen are more than fine enough. I understand for some the boot up time might be long and could be an issue for gigging if the power goes out but it would definitely be an improvement for my bar gigs as the samples are much better and the lossless sound between switching patches is a huge benefit. This is more than adequate for my needs as a writer/producer of my own rock/blues music as well as a gigging board for the classic rock bar band I was part of. It is a decent bit heavier than the kross but feels much more solid especially the keybed but not crazy that it would be difficult to bring to a gig.
I owned a Kronos 88 and an OASYS 73, didn't like either one.. I purchased a Korg Krome and thought the horns on the M50 were better as well as the guitar sounds. I now own a Kawai MP7, Yamaha MODX7 and a Nord Electro 2 73 and I wouldn't change those for any Korg.. I still have a Korg N series rack mount which I use with the MP7.. But as far as ever buying another Korg workstation, they have a lot of catching up to do with their sounds IMO..
Unfortunate that after about 8minutes in, the left / right channels collapse into mono destroying All the beauty and space of pingpong delays, lush moving pads, Leslie simulations, chorus Rhodes, spacious reverbs and in many cases, the collapsed stereo field puts some sounds completely out of phase all together. It’s a shame as The Nautilus clearly is a capable and powerful machine, this does this beautiful instrument absolutely no justice. Please consider reposting this after the sound is fixed, it deserves it.
Modx. Nautilus. That’s where I am. I make a broad range of soundscapes. Maschine(Komplete)/MPC/Studio One/Roland MC 101. Which one will help round out that core.
Huh... WAIT A MINUTE!! @25:25 --> What happened there?? The sound just completely cut when you chose a new sound! Isn't this synth supposed to have "Smooth Sound Transitions that eliminate dropouts when changing sounds, regardless of mode" as in the description?
GREETINGS...... PLEASE, is there gonna be another Model of the 61 key version of the Nautilus WITHOUT THE CURVY ENDS. Can't wait for another model 61 KEY without those curvy ends. 😔
Nice demo. I hear a lot about all those engines... I loved the sounds from the Triton like for example Dolphin ride etc... Can these engines pull this off?
Why is A0 the teeny tiniest bit shorter in length??!! At first I thought maybe it was the angle, but you can notice it from both the bird's eye view and side view.
Comes down to the intended goal. To make an independant film--digital keyboard like this KORG or hybrid. You have a band that needs electronic sounds--KORG. There's no point in buying an acoustic piano unless that is exactly what some one is looking for in the home. You can't put an acoustic piano into "silent mode" to those around you. Best they can do is muffle the sound. Which few people want. Vs a full colume (controllable) simulation. or the sound from the real thing.
It honestly went downhill the moment he turned reverb on the piano, it was decent just dry but the samples in my Electro 6 will walk circles around the Nautilus.
@@NOLASkaGuitarist I take your point, and maybe the Electro 6 has better sounds. I still find it hard to believe that Korg would put out such a terrible sounding machine. There's more to this story than meets the ear.
Saw elsewhere someone said the video from about 8 minutes on is in mono which may explain a bit but still even in the beginning with the piano I wasn't impressed. Maybe bad audio post production too
GREETINGS...... Peter here. Thx for a vivid review of the Nautilus. My humble question is..... Will the sound cut when you enter Global Mode for a KEY TRANSPOSE. Or is there a dedicated button for Transpose.
Hi, Peter! Thanks for your interest. Since there isn't a dedicated transpose button on the Nautilus, you would have to enter the Global menu in order to access the Key Transpose feature. One potential workaround for this would be to create a preset Program or Combination that is already transposed ahead of time. For more details, you can see Korg's complete user manual for the Nautilus at this link: cdn.korg.com/us/support/download/files/578e536d4b5c82bd2da8866f84776d5d.pdf Feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Fantastic demo Jacob, although it has to be said that Korg lied when they said that this Nautilus wouldn't be replacing the Kronos. Because now the Kronos is being discontinued.
yea it makes me mad because kronos been out for years and still is the best keyboard in my opinion. i really hope they just make a upgraded version of the kronos with faders and more features
Hi, thanks for your interest! The Nautilus does come with a software editor, which provides deeper control over settings on the instrument when it’s connected to your computer. You may also be able to convert sample libraries from other formats, such as Native Instruments Kontakt, to the format accepted by the Nautilus - I’m not aware of an officially supported method for doing this, but there do seem to be some folks who have had success with it on the Korg forums: www.korgforums.com I hope this helps a bit - feel free to contact me directly with any further questions, and thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
Please launch Yamaha genos with 61 keys because first time I saw this keyboard I got inspiration and it brings lots of ideas please launch this keyboard please with 61 keys and with same feature and it's easy to understand for every keyboard player
When I read the specs it looks as though the Korg Nautilus will actually work with USB MIDI controllers like the Novation Launchpad X, the Korg microKEY, and the Roli Lightpad Block. Can anybody confirm that this is so? Usually USB MIDI controllers are just for use with a DAW.
When will these be available? Given that it has many Kronos sounds and engines - it seems parallel to when Korg did the Triton LE . I've had the Krome for 8 years. I like the pianos, Rhodes. The B3's are decent but there is really only 1 great drum kit. Is Korg planning a successor to the Kronos? Its as if they are partially coming out with this as they have already sold to the segment to pay for a $3k board.
Never really loved the bass patches on these keyboards, outside of just a couple the Triton used to have one called dark R&b bass which was pretty badass but everything else didn't sound very realistic
I was about to pull the trigger till I went and tried one. It takes almost exactly 3 mins and some seconds just to boot up! I rather get a new MacBook to be honest
Do you know if piano and EPiano engines are based on sampling or virtual acoustic modelling? Unfortunately the video actually seems to sound really..."synthetic".
Well, it is either my TAD speakers or the Korg itself: one of them sounds a bit stressed and harsh when it comes to overtones as in strings and tbh it's most likely not my speakers. The pianos and keys where okay for my liking which brings us to the next point: You checked the bread and butter preset sounds that it holds and apart from hitting "solo" in the mixer when a pre-arranged sequence played, nothing is in this "demo". Come on, where's all the other stuff that it does? I'd rather watch this one in a "no talking" video.
I think that the sound in their studio was corrupted because their Mike got overloaded. They were probably turned up a little too loud and probably needed to just line in the keyboard to the mix instead of recording the room
does this keyboard include the "legendary" programs that come with the Kronos? I mean those sounds that replicate the instruments of some classic pop songs (Imagine, Supertramp, Journey, Beatles, etc)?
Hi, thanks for your interest! Yes, the Nautilus will include the cover-focused presets from the Kronos, as well as a variety of newly designed sounds using the Kronos sound engines. Feel free to contact me directly with any further questions! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
On the Nautilus 61 AT - Does it have Windows software or an editor to control the keyboard from the computer? I believe when it first came out it did not have this software. Up at Korg, I think I see something that looks like it exists?
Have the Kronos's weak sounding 1990s sounding guitar programs been improved to compete with the likes of Yamaha's Motif and Montage that have fabulous acoustic and electric guitar sounds for a keyboard? The demoed slap bass program also sounded like something out of an early 1990s rompler. Come on Korg haven't you got multi gigabytes of samples in this keyboard? If Korg can give their PA arrangers great sounding guitar programs, surely they can do the same on their top of the line workstations.
I’m under the impression that the Nautilus replaces the Kronos. Therefore it’s the new flagship Korg. Just sold my old triton. It didn’t have a realistic acoustic piano
Hello! Yes, the Korg Nautilus 88 is a fully metal chassis (with wooden endcaps). If you've ever seen the Korg Kronos in person, they're built in a very similar way. If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest! Nick LaMendola, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1660, nick_lamendola@sweetwater.com
