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KROME, the best-selling synth focused on packing the nearly usable sounds into an easy to use platform, has received a major refresh. Updated to meet the needs of the current music scene, KROME EX has a special accent on sounds that tin can immediately fit into productions of all types.

In addition to standard sounds that will never grow old, KROME EX provides numerous new programs and PCM data, including piano programs prepared specifically for this product. This instrument provides high-quality and immediately-usable sounds that take full advantage of the KROME's loftier performance specs. The new body also features a newly revamped build and look to accompany the new sounds.

A music workstation for gigging musicians and producers of all stripes. The KROME EX.

KROME EX - Overview

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Keeping up with a worldwide music scene that evolves daily is a challenge for whatsoever musical instrument designer that Korg is excited to take on. KROME EX answers the question "What sounds should be provided past today'south get-to workstation synth?"

First nosotros focus on EDM (Electronic Dance Music) that has conquered the world. Rich, effect-laden polyphonic sounds that evoke massive rooms, articulate and crisp synth leads, and punchy drum kits that go listeners moving are some of the new staple sounds that nosotros've added. Indigenous instruments such every bit steel pan, kalimba, and kokyu, too as Hollywood-type sound effects frequently used in movie trailers or commercials are also newly provided. KROME EX features a musical catalog for today, where users can just select a program and immediately brainstorm composing fresh-sounding tracks.

Having staff of life-and-butter sounds that are always usable is a summit priority for our sound designers. The KROME EX is equipped with sounds that are intended for longevity, such as the piano and electric pianoforte that are the foundation of any keyboard, besides as drums that are indispensable for a workstation.

Piano sounds are critically of import for well-nigh every keyboard instrument. The KROME EX is equipped with new 1000 piano sounds. These sounds were recorded under the supervision of Seigen Ono, the authority on DSD recording and mastering, and provide a beautifully clear sound that builds on the success of the "German D Thousand" that exemplifies the original KROME, further expanding the range of piano sounds. An upright piano frequently used in popular is too newly included.

For many keyboardists, a realistic electric pianoforte audio is only as critical as an artisanal audio-visual piano sound. KROME features 3 types of electrical pianos. 8 velocity levels take been used to ensure faithful expression response. Lavish amounts of PCM retention take been used for this purpose, to the extent that merely one of these electric piano types contains more than sample data than the entire audio memory of a typical PCM synthesizer. In improver, the vintage amps, cabinets, and archetype effects and then important to these timeless sounds accept been painstakingly modeled, offering a fully immersive electric piano experience.

When producing on a music workstation, the born drum kits play a major role. The KROME EX provides a massive drove of more than 2,500 drum samples to ability its 48 preload kits. One of the notable kits is "Jazz Ambience Drums." Its generous audio takes advantage of KROME EX'south loftier-capacity PCM memory to deliver a completely new level of clarity and realism. Adjusting the mix residue betwixt the directly sound (a mic placed near the caput or cymbal) and the ambience sound (recorded from a afar mic to capture the resonance of the room), allows you to create a rich drum sound that has exactly the residuum and character that you want.

Just pressing a unmarried push turns on the Drum Rail feature, providing realistic grooves played past professionals using the KROME EX's studio-quality drum sounds. Play forth or comprise them into your music production. In addition to more than 600 preset patterns inherited from KRONOS, at that place's plenty of space for saving user patterns besides. Drum patterns can be created and used with the sequencer, as well equally providing a rhythm guide while y'all play, or they tin can be used creatively in your live performances.

In add-on to piano, electric piano, and drums, KROME EX has a plentiful array of sounds to embrace a broad range of styles that volition meet a wide diversity of needs. Stimulate your creativity by selecting whatsoever of the 896 Programs or 512 Combinations. Each i has been carefully created by professional studio and performing musicians to provide exceptional real-world utilise for both rich clean bankroll parts or soaring solos. Plus you can tweak, customize, create, and salvage your own sounds as well.

In Combination fashion or Sequencer fashion, two arpeggiators tin can be run simultaneously. In addition to standard arpeggio patterns, these arpeggiators can generate guitar or bass riffs, drum patterns, or they can even be used as edifice blocks for sound design, to create pads, synth sounds, and audio effects that include subtle motility. Y'all're besides free to edit any of the patterns to create your ain custom originals.

KROME EX has a full complement of the features y'all've come to expect from a KORG Music Workstation, starting with the 16-rails sequencer. Just there's much, much more. KROME EX comes complete with a rich suite of tools to jumpstart your creativity. There'southward the user-friendly Auto Song Setup function; if inspiration strikes while you're playing a programme or combination, just press the REC switch to start recording immediately. Each Template Song assigns pop sounds to sequencer tracks through pre-routed effects to match a specific musical genre. Achieve lightning-fast arrangements using KORG's Cue Listing, and build an armada of instant-admission patterns using the RPPR (Realtime Pattern/Play Recording) feature. Go back and you tin can make whatever changes using the convenient piano-scroll editing.

73 Fundamental Model

KROME EX 61 and 73 models feature a semi-weighted keyboard; with not bad experience and response that are ideal for playing any fashion of piano, to dynamic organ operation, to pyrotechnic synthesizer solos. KROME EX 88 is equipped with KORG's NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard, ensuring that every nuance of your playing dynamics will be expressively reflected when playing sounds such as piano or electric piano.

Wrapped in dark colors, the body of KROME EX features flowing lines that use curves on the sides and a lustrous aluminum front end panel surface. This distinctive design volition stand out fifty-fifty on a crowded stage, leaving a strong impression on the audience for its advent likewise as its clear sound.

KROME EX'southward huge 800 ten 480 pixel TouchView Color display tin show numerous parameters at once, ensuring great visibility. Only touch the screen to alter sounds or edit parameters. Finger-elevate editing is also supported, allowing yous to utilize the on-screen sliders and knobs directly. Numerous functions take advantage of the TouchView interface, such as the piano roll editor, a stopwatch that's convenient for keeping track of a live performance, and a figurer keypad that is user-friendly for inbound numerical values.

You can connect KROME EX to your figurer via USB to easily transfer MIDI data. Y'all can as well use an SD card (commercially available) to manage the KROME EX's information files.

* Please note that we don't accept plans to make a sound editor for KROME EX.

The KROME EX comes with a diverse variety of music software from Izotope including "Ozone Elements" which lets you not but create songs but as well principal them using AI, "Skoove" which will help you amend your keyboard playing skills, "Reason Lite" DAW software, as well as software synths from KORG and other brands.

In other words, the moment you get your easily on this synthesizer yous'll have a diverseness of tools to assist you take your music to the next level.