The semi-weighted design has a fair degree of ‘clack’ to it, delivering far more response than your typical ‘synth action’ keyboard. IVORY PALETTEĪs for the keyboard, Korg has done a nice job with the ivories.
KORG M1 REVIEW SOFTWARE
My only gripe regarding the software is the size of the onscreen information - it’s incredibly small -on a high resolution screen you may `find yourself reaching for a magnifying glass. It’s a no-brainer to pull up the plug-in and the Krome behaves as though it were a virtual instrument. The Krome version instigates as an audio instrument and all MIDI communication is via the Krome’s dedicated USB connection. Korg is pretty clever when it comes to instrument plug-ins. The software quickly synchronises with the data held within the Krome whether via the standalone software or the plug-in.
KORG M1 REVIEW MAC
In the case of Apple machines, Korg stipulates an Intel-based Mac and OS X 10.5.8 as a minimum requirement, however, the software also installs and functions perfectly on superseded Power PC-based Macs.
KORG M1 REVIEW WINDOWS
The software supplied by Korg functions with Windows XP and up and OS X 10.5.8 and up. Both allow complete control over the keyboard.
KORG M1 REVIEW FREE
On the interconnection side there’s an SD card slot for saving program and sequence data, and a USB port for communication with computers using both the free standalone editing software or editing and playback plug-in. It’s clearly laid out and simple to navigate. Altering everything, from program selection through to arpeggiations, and editing of programs and ‘Multis’ (Korg-speak for program combinations spread across the keyboard). The Krome features a seven-inch colour touchscreen providing access to the inner workings of the workstation. To start with, Korg has been in the touchscreen game long before the phone manufacturers got in on the act. TOUCH & CONTROLįiscal comparisons aside, let’s have a gander at what the Krome has on offer. The 73- and 88-note models cost $1499 and $1999 respectively. Way back in 1988, the M1 would set the aspiring electronic instrumentalist back $3699 in Australia, whereas the 61-note Krome will cost you a mere $1299 - utter peanuts by comparison. Whether you find it relevant or not, it’s interesting to note how far the technology has moved forward over the years less weight, more notes, and astoundingly more affordable. To look at this in a slightly different light, you’d need around 100 kilograms of M1 workstations to create the same amount of noise.
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Just for your reference, the 61-note Korg M1 weighed 13.5kg - and offered a paltry 16 notes of polyphony - the Krome will extend to 120 simultaneous notes. Sporting trickle-down technology from Korg’s behemoth Kronos workstation, and weighing in at a mere 7.2kg for the semi-weighted 61-note model (the unit I have here for review), 8.2kg for the 73-note model, and 14.7kg for the 88-note unit offering Korg’s Natural Weighted Hammer Action keyboard, the Krome can be easily tucked under your wing while you head to the next wine bar, wedding, birthday or bar mitzvah. For this demographic the Korg Krome is quite likely to be exactly what the doctor ordered. However, I’d neglected to consider the swarms of gigging musicians across the globe who require as many sounds as they can get their mitts on, along with sequencing capabilities, crammed into the lightest unit they can carry.
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Being part of the computer and DAW demographic I figured the big three synth manufacturers would have moved on also. The concept has been kicking around since Korg let loose the M1 way back in 1988 (ahh… what a year that was).
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I’m surprised there’s still a market for the music workstation. When it comes to workstations, more is definitely more. Korg introduced the planet to the workstation concept and continues to develo p the concept.