General
With its 88 weighted keys, the Kronos 88 is king of Korg's Kronos series. The workstation features an impressive collection of sounds - no fewer than 21 GB of separate waveforms - and nine independent sound engines, each with its own area of expertise. No less than 62 GB is available for your own samples, or for sounds that can be downloaded from vast online libraries. To provide you with a clear overview of all these options, Korg has equipped the Kronos 88 with a multi-colour touch screen for easy control. That way, programming complex live or studio sets won't pose any problems. Describing this Kronos as a studio dressed up as a synthesizer isn't all that far-fetched. It can even serve as a host for external MIDI controllers!
Korg Kronos 88 model 2015: a sea of sounds
The Kronos offers a sound for every style and occasion. In order to reproduce these sounds in all their glory, the workstation has been equipped with a top-grade HD-1 PCM engine, which delivers the PCM samples in high quality without any chances of aliasing. It's also possible to apply high-grade filters to your own samples. The acoustic piano sounds are handled by an SGX-2 engine. Every minute detail of the workstation's pianos and grands is accurately reproduced and you can even adjust characteristics like string vibration and pedal performance. There are separate engines for electric pianos and tonewheel organs, and for synthesizer sounds too. Additionally, various sounds and synths from the Legacy Analog series are at your disposal as well.
Perfect for studio and stage
With their famous Karma technology, Korg was always at the forefront of workstation development. Redesigned and enhanced, Karma technology is once again featured on the Korg Kronos 88 model 2015, ensuring tight drum patterns, key phrases and backing tracks. You can create your own samples by means of the Open Sampling System, but it's also possible to import them from your computer. The Kronos is perfectly compatible with most popular DAWs, but also features an internal sequencer for 16 MIDI tracks and 16 audio tracks. Finally, no fewer than 12 FX engines can be applied to your sounds, 2 FX additional engines can be configured as send/return, and 2 more FX engines can be used as master effects. That means you have a total of 16 simultaneous effects at your disposal!
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