New Korg Kross 2 88 MB

[Mighty Motif Max]

More new patches including a new acoustic piano.

 

[BernMeister]

I'm guessing it has the same sloppy keybed? I suppose you can't ask for too much, given its price range.

[ElmerJFudd]

The cheap roland and krog keys always have poop for keyboards.

Lots of sounds typically, just lousy feeling to play.

[Mighty Motif Max]

Looks like there are a few demos out now. Also, there appears to be a 61-note version of the MB but it's not on the US website???

 

The new piano has string resonance (!).

 

[video:youtube]

 

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Not sure if this demo I just found (from a week ago) is actually of the new sounds in the MB version or if they are simply normal Kross 2 sounds, or something else. The title translates to "Korg Kross 2: Demo of new sounds in the updated version".

 

[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rppidAdDyq8

[Mighty Motif Max]

Well, this keeps getting more confusing by the second. Korg released three expansion packs for the Kross 2 on Sept. 13th, which when installed make your Kross 2 equal to this new version. But if you have a Kross 2 SE (the bright candy-colored limited edition ones from earlier in the year), you don't need to install the expansions; the SE already has the same PCM as this new 88-MB keyboard. The only difference is that there are a few programming differences on a couple of programs. If you want those changed you can clear the pre-installed expansions and just load these. But it looks like you can't go back if you do that (maybe you can do a backup first?).

 

https://www.korg.com/us/news/2019/0913/

 

 

KROSS SE (*1) is pre-installed with the same PCM and almost the same programs, and the KROSS 88 MB (*3) is pre-installed with the same PCM and programs.

 

*1: For customers of KROSS SE (KROSS Special Edition)

KROSS Special Editon contains the same PCM as EXPCM001, 002, 004, and almost the same programs (*2), so you do not need to install these libraries.

 

When loading KORG format sample data (such as .KSC or .KMP files) or converting pad samples to programs, you may feel that there is not enough free space in the expanded sample memory.

 

In that case, on the EX PCM page in GLOBAL mode, delete EXPCM in the expanded sample memory, and then load some of the EXPCM001, 002, 004 required to load it. You can increase the amount of free space in the sample memory (but if you load all of them, it will be almost the same as when shipped).

 

*2: Differences between KROSS SE and EXPCM001, 002, 004 programs

KROSS SE Program No.017 and 018 are piano and synth layer sounds, but if you replace them with EXPCM, the piano uses the EXPCM001 sample and the synth uses the EXPCM004 sample. EXPCM001 includes the same programs as Program No.017 and 018, but we replaced the layer tone with preset PCM, it will sound even without EXPCM004.

 

*3: For customers of KROSS 88 MB

KROSS 88 MB contains same programs and PCM as EXPCM001, 002, 004, so you do not need to install these libraries. As with KROSS SE, please use these if you have deleted pre-installed EXPCM.

 

 

 

 

[rickzjamm]

Pass.