mauriziodececco Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What is the general feeling about the KingKorg ? Is it getting interest around ? [i haven't found a thread, but may be i haven't understood the search page well :-> ] Maurizio Quote Nord Wave 2, Nord Electro 6D 61,, Rameau upright, Hammond Pro44H Melodica. Too many Arturia, NI and AAS plugins http://www.barbogio.org/ https://barbogio.bandcamp.com/follow_me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I only tried it out for 20 minutes at the local GC two weeks' ago. My feeling was that it will have a same kind of history like Yamaha's ANX1, cool VA synth, few understood it, people will pick it up cheaply later as used units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I couldn't get past the krappy keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 It sounds great and I like the interface, but I'm with D-Bon on this one. The keys are really awful. Even my VR-09 has better keys than this! They are loose allowing sideways motion and the pivot point is set too far forward. I have seen toy keyboards from radio shack with better keys. Quote Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Walked up to one at GC yesterday, played an Ab triad, and the only note that sounded was middle C. The Ab and Eb keys wouldn't play because the blacks are hinged so poorly. It has absolutely the worst keybed I've ever played on an instrument costing over $1000. The King Korg is for all practical purposes unusable in any kind of professional setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Walked up to one at GC yesterday, played an Ab triad, and the only note that sounded was middle C. The Ab and Eb keys wouldn't play because the blacks are hinged so poorly. Exactly right. And this is supposed to be a performance keyboard? Doesn't matter how good it sounds if you can't play it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3Nut Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Inexcusable. Absolutely inexcusable. I've said it before: what is the point of a musical instrument if it is unpleasant to play? It betrays a lack of respect for the musician. King schming. Bah humbug. Quote --- Todd A. Phipps "...no, I'm not a Hammondoholic...I can stop anytime..." http://www.facebook.com/b3nut ** http://www.blueolives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 And I thought my Radias keybed was bad... Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I was going to complain about the KingKorg key bed but didn't want to get the reputation to complain about every possible bad keyboard out there... But I agree, if a keyboard costs over $900 and the key bed is crap, best avoid such products. Now, you could maybe get them cheap later and use them via another MIDI controller... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyyd Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Man - this thread is drag. I really thought the KK was going to be the VA for me. Guess not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 More junk we don't need. Quote Korg Kronos 61 (2); Kurzweil PC4, Roland Fantom-06, Casio PX-350M; 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 Mac Mini (Logic Pro X and Mainstage), GigPerformer 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 How do you think this guy feels? He should sue them for sullying his reputation. http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/k/king_kong_1933_still.jpg Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyyd Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Man, that girl is HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkFloydDudi Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 No experience with the keyboard - but will vote for it for "Worst keyboard name ever". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Table top version any time soon? Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Well this friggin sucks because I have been really liking some of the demo on a certain YouTube synth channel. For crying out loud price the thing $200-$300 more and put a keyboard on it. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Well this friggin sucks because I have been really liking some of the demo on a certain YouTube synth channel. For crying out loud price the thing $200-$300 more and put a keyboard on it. Yeah that was my thought too, and I think another $100 would have done it. Aren't they marketing this synth to players? If not, then who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Aren't they marketing this synth to bedroom studio "players"? Fixed that for ya. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Bedroom studio "players" aren't interested in this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yes, if they aim for bedroom producers they are just confused about the layout and really want a real analog system. If they aim for the gigging keyboard player, the non-good key bed is a big minus. Sad as I liked the sounds, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I don't recall seeing mention of the keys in Keyboard's review; either I missed it or once again Keyboard has failed to call out a manufacturer on a krappy product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 So a guy opens a thread to ask for opinion on an instrument - then another guy slams *one* particular aspect of it (the keybed), and voilà, in a few posts it has become a "krappy product". Scary. I've played the KingKorg for about an hour last week. I found it a very decent instrument with a solid feel. The keybed did feel amateurish to my fingers, but the overall construction felt very reliable, the knobs were precise and the layout seemed logical and clear. The analog-style oscillators sound like a variation on the Radias sound to my ears, with some added beef and clarity. Having 3 oscs per voice certainly helps. The filters sound nice but not great, and the resonance adds character without thinning out the sound. With its sampled waveforms and effects onboard, The KK could serve multiple purposes in a small rig, and not just the "analog" portion. It sounds like a VA, a good one. Then you add all the modulations and extra waveforms, it's a nice little synthesizer. Not for me to be sure, but I wouldn't call it crappy by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/k/king_kong_1933_still.jpg Scary. No need to be scared. It's not the REAL King Kong... he's only on Skull Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekewaka Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I just played the KingKorg again over at GC. I liked the sounds, the UI is cool. The key bed is not fun for a >$1k keyboard. Now, there were other keyboards at the GC store with worse key beds but I won't mention those products again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnXYZ Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'd be interested in it for live work, but I won't even get as far as lifting a finger on the 'crappy' keys to try it. Just knowing it has a separate power supply is enough reason to ignore it We'll all be back to sound modules soon. Use your favourite (probably older than 10 years) controllers, and away ye go.. Quote Keyboards - Kurzweil PC3X, Korg Triton Extreme + Moss, Roland JX8P, Roland V-Synth. www.xyzband.info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 So a guy opens a thread to ask for opinion on an instrument - then another guy slams *one* particular aspect of it (the keybed), and voilà, in a few posts it has become a "krappy product". Scary. I stand by my statement: Doesn't matter how good it sounds if you can't play it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Just knowing it has a separate power supply is enough reason to ignore it This is becoming less and less of an "exception" and more of the rule. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 So a guy opens a thread to ask for opinion on an instrument - then another guy slams *one* particular aspect of it (the keybed), and voilà, in a few posts it has become a "krappy product". Scary. I stand by my statement: Doesn't matter how good it sounds if you can't play it properly. I stand by my statement too. The only way I could get the blacks to trigger properly (or at all at times) was to hit them on their very tips - which would mean (for me at least) that I would have to modify my playing style too radically to be comfortable playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Exactly, its could have been a really great product. Like I wrote, the user interface and VA sounds are top notch. It's really sad that what could have been really something is saddled to those keys. The first time I played one I didn't notice it. I was just plunking away in C in a loud GC. When I finally sat down to play it days later, I came to the same realization you did Bill, only I was playing a song in B! It was like I was trying to play a chord on a monophonic board! Quote Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Makes me wonder just how much more that M3/Kronos 61 keybed costs to include, or how much weight it adds. Maybe it requires more metal? That keybed is magnificent. Quote I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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