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Korg Kronos 88

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Korg Kronos 88
Korg Kronos 88
2 800.00 street price

The synthesizer incorporates 9 sound engines, up to 2GB of PCM RAM (varies depending on the use of Expansion PCM libraries and User Sample Banks; 760 MB is available when shipped from the factory), KARMA features, the Open Sampling System, the onboard sequencer (16 MIDI tracks + 16 audio tracks). Effects of premium quality can be applied up to 16 simultaneously. Smooth Sound Transition feature allows for seamless tone or mode change while notes are held.

KRONOS offers SSD (solid state drive) capacity of 60GB (expandable with a second SSD) making it possible to carry a huge library inside of the keyboard including Karo sound libraries. Kronos is packed with Karma technology including Karma wave-sequencing, note mapping and 8 scenes per layer. Drum Tracks are borrowed from M3 and M50 workstations. Open Sampling System allows for using Kronos to sample an external audio source or resample the actual outcome of Kronos.

12 Insert effects can be applied to individual or multiple timbres in a combination, or to individual or multiple tracks of the sequencer; there are also 2 Master effects and 2 Total effects. Each of them features 185 effect types including reverb, chorus, delay, guitar amp and cabinet modeling, vocoding and etc., and each effect provides 72 adjustable parameters.

The instrument has a RH3 (Real Weighted Hammer Action 3) 88-note keyboard. The large color TouchView 8” display delivers easy operating with tones and settings.

The 9 famous Korg engines include:

SGX-1 (premium piano) offering German D piano and Japanese C model sampled at 8 velocity levels for each key reproducing every resonance nuance, subtle mechanical noise of pressed keys or a released damper pedal;

EP-1 (MDS Electric Piano) recreating six most popular electric pianos featuring the Multi-Dimensional Synthesis technology which presents a stunning dynamic range, smoothes out the transition between sample velocities making the looped samples behave natural;

CX-3 (Tonewheel Organ) modeling the Korg’s classic instrument and reproducing the vacuum tube amp, vibrato/chorus effects as well as a rotary speaker replicating the instability and noise of the tonewheels;

HD-1 (High Definition Synthesizer) offering superior sound quality, low-aliasing sample playback oscillators, full‐bandwidth multimode resonant filters, quick running polished envelopes and LFOs, wave sequencing feature and Ambient Drums;

MS-20EX (Legacy Analog Collection) representing an analog modeling sound engine reproducing that dense sound with expressive filters while extending the number of patch panel functions and rendering the whole MS-20 legacy in polyphony;

PolysixEX (Legacy Analog Collection) representing another analog modeling sound engine reproducing the self-oscillating 4-pole filter, analog oscillator + sub, and a specific chorus/ensemble effect together with the classic arpeggiator;

AL-1 (Analog Synthesizer) reviving the premium analog modeling sound engine from Korg OASYS;

MOD-7 (Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer) allowing for combining of variable phase modulation, waveshaping, ring modulation, samples, and subtractive synthesis using the impressive sampling manipulation and the possibility of DX synths sounds import;

STR-1 (Plucked Strings) featuring a physical modeling sound engine which lets you create unprecedented tones produced by nonexistent instruments – you can pick any environment, part and mode making a surprising hybrid out of it.

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Usage area
Workstation 
Usage Design/ Form Factor
With Keys 
Archetype
Digital (D) 
Polyphony
Voices200
Multi Timbral Capacity16 part(s)
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Technology of Sound Generation PCM
KORG
HD-1 (High Definition Synthesizer) 
AL-1 Analog Synthesizer 
CX3 Tonewheel Organ 
STR1 Plucked String Synthesizer 
MS-20EX Legacy Analog Collection 
PolysixEX Legacy Analog Collection 
MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM (Variable Phase Modulation) Synthesizer 
SGX-1 Premium Piano 
EP-1 MDS Electric Piano 
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count (Multisamples)1505
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count (Percussion)1388
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform ROM314 Mb
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Wave sequence count165
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Single Voice Preset1536
User-defined Single Voice1664
Multitimbral Preset480
User-defined Multitimbral1792
Drum Kits Preset78
Drum Kits User-defined152
MIDI Voices/ Tones256
MIDI Percussion/ Drum Tones9
Effects
FX Units16
Insert Effects12
Master Effects2
Effects overall185
Equalizer
Bands3
Sampler
Sample Memory879 Mb
Resolution 16 bit/ 48 kHz
Resolution 24 bit/ 48 kHz
Sequencer
Tracks count16
Max Events Count400000
Sequencer Resolution480 ppqn
Tempo (min value)40
Tempo (max value)300
Max number of songs200
Preset patterns697
Output Format SMF 0
Output Format SMF 1
Preset Songs Templates18
User Songs Templates16
Audio Recorder
Recording Format PCM
Recording Format 44.1 kHz/ 16 bit
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Arpegiator 
Accompaniment
Accompaniment Styles697
RAM
RAM Size1024
MIDI
General MIDI (GM) 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Balanced Hammer Effect
Velocity Sensitivity 
Size7.5
Number of Keys88
Display
Display type LCD
Resolution: Horizontal800
Resolution: Vertical600
Resolution: Diagonal8
Touch Screen 
Built-in controllers
Ribbon Controller1
Joystick 
Knob/ Switch2
External controllers
Foot Controller2
Damper pedal 
Audio out
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)6
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified1
Digital: optical1
Audio in
Analog 1/4"2
Digital: Optical1
Computer Interfaces
SSD: SSD size30
USB USB PC Link
USB USB Storage
USB MIDI through USB
External drives/ memory cards
USB 
OS
Linux-based 
Power
Power Supply Built-in, internal
Power consumption60 W
Dimensions
Height145 mm
Width1455 mm
Depth411 mm
Weight23 kg
Case/ body
Metal&wood 
Color
Black 
Production start2011
Production ended

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