Members Casio Man Posted August 30, 2012 Members Share Posted August 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Bernard Jesus that looks like...hhnnnnggghhh....{censored}ing september 4, so far away... If it also had knobs for that sequencer, it would make me craz...ier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted August 30, 2012 Members Share Posted August 30, 2012 i'm aiming low, i'm hoping for a new Monotribe - with some different drum sounds and maybe different synth architecture, like their little guys. i'd be perfectly happy for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted August 30, 2012 Members Share Posted August 30, 2012 Originally Posted by zoink What would be your most off-the-wall prediction for Korg's upcoming announcement? I am aiming very high... I hope they do a full review session on the micro KORG.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted August 30, 2012 Members Share Posted August 30, 2012 They've finally found where they misplaced a batch of 500 PS3300s at the end of the '70s. They'll be selling them for the original list price-adjusted for inflation of course. Start saving your pennies, it's only 19 grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ramkeys Posted August 31, 2012 Members Share Posted August 31, 2012 Only one way to go.....KRONOS MICROSTATION 88 Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triton76 Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't think most of us would consider a new midrange rompler a major announcement. But an analog synth would qualify. Even if it used the existing tech like a monotribe/ monotron delay /and microsampler all integrated into a new chassis with 37 keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 If Korg released a full featured analog synth and it was a good one, it would be a truly revolutionary move for a Big Three company. And I know it would sell well. I would buy one.It's time for larger companies to realize that analog is back. Moog and DSI (to name just two) are posting solid sales and releasing new models all the time. Even Arturia has a new analog on the market.Meanwhile Roland obviously doesn't see the potential in it, as evidenced by the numerous missed opportunities to release an updated analog Jupiter. To me, the irony is that they have the most robust legacy in 80s analog synthesis. And they won't even release a mid-level VA, much less something analog.But Korg is just edgy and weird enough (in a good way) to try something like this. They've been flirting with analog for a couple of years now, and I have to believe it's all for some reason. It would also give them a chance to leave Roland soundly in the dust. Korg would be the company that "gets" it.If their big announcement turns out to be the Kronos Lite, it would be more evolutionary than revolutionary. Nice, I guess, but not a big deal.I want an AnaTribe analog drum synthesizer and an AnaTribe desktop analog groove synth, or something like the EMX-1 that combines both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally Posted by ramkeys Only one way to go.....KRONOS MICROSTATION 88 Richard Funny, but if there was a 73-key Microstation with aftertouch, for say $699, I'd buy it. Even better if it had speakers (could be detachable) and if it could run on battery. (The bigger chassis of a 73 would provide the space to add speakers and battery.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Why is this timed for the 4th? Why miss the labor day sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally Posted by RetroVintageOld Why is this timed for the 4th? Why miss the labor day sales? Announcement on the 4th usually means availability some weeks (at least) after. Why give people reasons to not buy all the existing Korg products that are actually in the stores during the labor day sales? You'll never see a new product announced the week before Xmas, either. ;-) Actually, after Labor Day is probably where you would plan to start building product awareness for people's Xmas purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally Posted by zoink It's time for larger companies to realize that analog is back. Moog and DSI (to name just two) are posting solid sales I wonder, really, whether all the Moog and DSI sales combined represent any more than a blip on the radar for Korg, Yamaha, and Roland. Originally Posted by zoink Meanwhile Roland obviously doesn't see the potential in it...they have the most robust legacy in 80s analog synthesis. And they won't even release a mid-level VA. Although not dedicated to just VA, the Jupiter 50 with the iPad app might qualify. (Or maybe even the new Integra-7 module with the app.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keybdwizrd Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally Posted by AnotherScott I wonder, really, whether all the Moog and DSI sales combined represent any more than a blip on the radar for Korg, Yamaha, and Roland. I doubt it. If they believed they could make any money in the analog synth business, they'd do it. You also have to figure that sales of ALL hardware instruments have been whacked by software instruments. These forums attract gear enthusiasts, but 99.99% of keyboard musicians are not on these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liliththekitten Posted September 1, 2012 Members Share Posted September 1, 2012 Originally Posted by donaldcrunk i'm aiming low, i'm hoping for a new Monotribe - with some different drum sounds and maybe different synth architecture, like their little guys. i'd be perfectly happy for that. I have a Monotribe and I would definitely buy a Monotribe Duo or Delay (or whatever) too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RetroVintageOld Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 I think they will announce that Yamaha, Roland and Korg have all been bought by Casio. The new company will be called Super Global Fun Keyboard Corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Tomorrow they are going to release the NEw ultra realistic Mariachi and polka styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zzzxtreme Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 already the 4th here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members playstation Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 They are going to copy Roland and announce Kronos Rack with old EXB Triton expansion board sounds thrown in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members conundrum23 Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 I just hope it's something more than a boring home stand for the pa3x. A stand for the Kronos would make more sense... (But still not qualify as a "Major Announcement".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Originally Posted by keybdwizrd I doubt it. If they believed they could make any money in the analog synth business, they'd do it. True, but I have to wonder why a company like Korg is making inroads into the low end analog market. I can't help but think that the Monotron and Monotribe are building into something functional. I also wonder why a company like Roland would go to the trouble of making something as elaborate and specialized as the Jupiter 80 knowing full well that it's not going to post record sales. In other words, clearly everything they release is not about the immediate sales volume. The return they'll get on the JP80 against the cost of R&D hardly seems worth it. But still they did it. And then there's Korg with the Oasys. Granted, Korg spun off a lot of Oasys technology into the M3, Radias, and Kronos, to recoup the cost. But still they took the leap, and the hit, in developing it in the first place. Roland also took a chance in inventing the groove box 15 years ago. The design was a nostalgic nod to their own 80s style drum machines, which they noticed were still highly sought after on the used market. The thing to remember about the groove box is that its appearance was timely. It was clearly a response to a growing trend. And they sold a LOT of MC303s and 505s. The analog synth market keeps growing every year, and the real kicker is that this growth is feeding off of the low-end VA market. I've met quite a few synth players who started with low to mid range VAs and eventually graduated to analog. Rather than being strictly an alternative to analog, VAs are now the gateway drug to analog synthesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cresshead Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 so guesses along the lines that it is indeed a range of real analogue synths/drum machines? and what pricing? ms20 with midi maybe $1999 poly six at $1500 korg 770 $599 korg trident at $3000 kpr 77 analogue drum machine $300 BOTTOM LINE a major announcement for me reads as a new range of music products, the company folding up, korg being bought by yamaha, or korg buying another company such as m audio or alesis/akai personally i believe it's one of the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cresshead Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 or.... Originally Posted by DSpec1 Ipad app kronos lite on ipad with in app purchases for sound banks i remember someone looking inside the Kronos case and it's really just a laptop in it so the ipad 3 could do most of that. the main cpu is an intel atom inside the kronos so no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnotherScott Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 Originally Posted by cresshead i remember someone looking inside the Kronos case and it's really just a laptop in it so the ipad 3 could do most of that. the main cpu is an intel atom inside the kronos so no problem] First, the iPad is not nearly as capable as a laptop. For one thing, even the new iPad has only 1 gigabyte RAM (the original Kronos came with 2), and the older iPads have even less. It also has limitations in multitasking and streaming. (Also, look at those Kronos pics. It's not "really just a laptop" in there.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Casio Man Posted September 3, 2012 Members Share Posted September 3, 2012 What atom is it? Is it off the shelf? Does it have any DSPs?(I remember, that some body said, that Oasys and Kronos does not have DSPs, but I have hard time believing, that Windows would be SOOOO heavy, that Kronos pushes 9 engines with legions of polyphony and, what, 16 audio tracks, lots of effects, while my 4 core PC starts coughing, when I add second effect to just one synth!!!)And while talking analog, lets go straight to PS-3300. Like 4 voice version for mortals, and 48 for Beatles members in heaven. Or what ever place they are making songs nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted September 4, 2012 Members Share Posted September 4, 2012 New MJ patches ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted September 4, 2012 Members Share Posted September 4, 2012 Com'on everyone, you know it's part two of micro Korg demo to follow the last event... That's Major... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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