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61 key - $1999
73 key - $2399
88 key - $2699
That’s a lot of power for the price, I’m impressed. It’s a fair bit more expensive than the MODX but seems to do/have a lot more. The physical controls are a bit lacking but everything else certainly makes up for it.
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Wow. Now let’s hear a proper demo…
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All of the demos sound like early-80s smooth jazz… (“with a modern sound engine - now here’s some Spyro Gyra”*)
Also, does it Wavesequence?
(*not knocking Spyro Gyra. Just a weirdly dated-sounding set of demos…)
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I’m always surprised to see new workstation synths, to my mind they seem like a 90’s concept, but obviously there must be a pretty large market for them given how many of them are available.
I get the concept that a gigging musician wants a lot of quality sounds in a fairly portable keyboard, but then they tend to have a bunch of them (workstations that is), which begs the question why not instead buy a controller or two and a bunch of modules, seems kind of obvious to me, but maybe I’m missing something?
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I get why people want them, but I do wish I could buy the features ala cart. For isntance, if Korg offered a workstation that can be customized with a customer-defined set of sound engines. I have no need for umpteen piano samples, but I would like a good keybaord sampler. If that sampler can also include their FM engine and wavesequencer, I’d be all in. But then again, I guess that’s what an iPad or latop would do.
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No aftertouch and nothing really to advance on Kronos.
Bah!
Keeping my Kronos.
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This is very true. So much sounds on it that i would never ever use. I think a modular workstation where like you say you could pick the parts you want, and build the station from the ground up utilizing that great screen and interface.
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…oldfashioned name…oldfashioned concept…oldfashioned mindset…ain’t selling this year…
Why not with 37 minikeys … for the ultramobile artist
Might look plain but “old-fashioned” it is not. Show me a keyboard from 20 years ago with 9 different synth engines, a full sequencer, any-time sampling engine with 60gb built in SSD.
(sorry I didn’t mean to bump the thread with my edit lol)
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I am a huge keyboard workstation fan. With the recent Nautilus price drop (non-AT models), I am seriously considering whether to obtain a 61 key version and retire my classic Korg romplers while they are still in decent working condition. As a sound module, the Nautilus has a lot of overlap with my Akai Key 61, Roland Fantom-06, and Yamaha MODX6+; but its 9 synth engines still offer a few unique sound design options. It should be a fun studio addition.