Funktions
Drum Track delivers realistic grooves
Simply pressing a single button turns on the Drum Track feature, providing realistic grooves played by professionals using the KROME’s studio-quality drum sounds. Play along or incorporate them into your music production.
In addition to more than 600 preset patterns inherited from KRONOS, there's plenty of space for saving user patterns as well. Drum patterns can be created and used with the sequencer, as well as providing a rhythm guide while you play, or they can be used creatively in your live performances.
Dual polyphonic arpeggiators
In Combination mode or Sequencer mode, two arpeggiators can be running simultaneously. In addition to standard arpeggio patterns, these arpeggiators can generate guitar or bass riffs, drum patterns, or they can even be used as building blocks for sound design, to create pads, synth sounds, and sound effects that include subtle motion. You're also free to edit any of the patterns to create your own custom originals.
Features
Natural Expression
KROME 61 and 73 models feature a semi-weighted keyboard; the great feel and response are ideal for playing everything from any style of piano, to dynamic organ performance, to pyrotechnic synthesizer solos.
KROME 88 is equipped with Korg’s NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard, ensuring that every nuance of your playing dynamics will be expressively reflected when playing sounds such as piano or electric piano.
Distinctive aluminum panel design exudes a sense of quality
The dramatic dark colored body provides KROME with an elegantly curved profile. The top control panel is made using two aluminum panels of differing design.
The result is a distinctive appearance that projects an unmistakable presence, even on a cluttered stage. In both looks and sound, KROME will make a strong impression on the audience.
- Keyboard
- KROME-61
- Semi Weighted Keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard C2 - C7 (transposable in the range [C1...C6]-[C3...C8])
- KROME-73
- Semi Weighted Keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard C1 - C7 (transposable in the range [C0...C6]-[C2...C8])
- KROME-88
- NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard A0 - C8 (transposable in the range [A-1...C7]-[A1...C9])
* The NH keyboard reproduces the touch of an acoustic piano, with a heavier feel in the low register and a lighter feel in the upper register.
- System
- EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)
- Maximum Polyphony
- 120 voices (120 Oscillators) / Single Mode
60 voices (120 Oscillators) / Double Mode
*The maximum simultaneous voice polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings, velocity crossfading and whether you are using mono or stereo multisamples.
- PCM Memory
- 3.8 GB (In case of 48 kHz, 16-bit Linear PCM converted)
583 multisamples (including 12 Stereo multi-samples)
2,080 drumsamples (including 474 Stereo Drumsamples )
- Oscillator
- OSC1 (Single); OSC1 + 2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported 8 velocity zones per oscillator with switching, crossfades and layers
- Filters
- Four types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24 dB)
Two multi-mode filters per oscillator (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)
- Driver
- Per-voice nonlinear driver and low boost
- EQ
- Three bands, with sweepable mid
- Modulation
- For each oscillator: two envelope generators (Filter & Amp)
Two LFOs
Two key tracking generators (Filter & Amp)
Two AMS mixers
Pitch EG
Common LFO
Two common key tracking generators
- Timbre Number
- Max: 16
For each Timbre: keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfades
Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function
- Master Keyboard Functionality
- Krome can act as a Master Keyboard able to control external MIDI devices such as sound modules.
- Drum Kit
- Stereo and mono drum samples
8 velocity zones switch (crossfades and layers)
- The number of Combination / Program / Drum Kit:
- User Combination
- 512 Combination (288 Preload)
- User Program
- 768 Program (640 Preload)
- User Drum Kit
- 48 Drum Kit (32 Preload)
- Preset Program
- 256 GM2 Program + 9 GM2 Drums Program
- Insert Effects
- 5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out)
- Master Effects
- 2 Master Effects (stereo in/out)
- Total Effects
- 1 Total Effect (stereo in/out)
- Timbre / Track EQ
- 3-band EQ per in 1 Timbre / in 1 Track
- Effect Types
- 193 types
(Usable as insert, master, or total effects. However, double-size effects cannot be used as a total effect.)
- Modulation
- Dynamic Modulation, 2 Common LFO
- Effects Control Busses
- Stereo side chain (Limiter, Gate, Vocoder, etc)
- Effect Preset
- 32 preset per effect
- Program Mode:
- 1 unit
- Combination, Sequencer Mode:
- 2 units are available.
- Number of pattern:
- 5 preset Arpeggio pattern
- 1,028 User Arpeggio pattern (900 Preload)
Drum Track
- Preset Patterns
- 637 patterns
(Common with the preset pattern of the Sequencer mode)
- User Patterns
- 1,000 patterns
(Pattern created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user pattern)
- Configurable “Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone”
Sequencer
- Tracks
- 16-track MIDI Sequencer + 1 master track
- Number of Songs
- 128 Songs
- Resolution
- 1/480
- Tempo
- 40.00 - 300.00 (1/100 BPM resolution)
- Maximum memory
- 210,000 MIDI events
- Template Song
- 16 preset / 16 user template songs
- Cue List function
- 20 Cue List
Songs can be arranged consecutively or repeatedly in up to 99 steps, a cue list can be converted back into a song.
- Pattern / RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play and Recording)
- 637 Preset / 100 User pattern (Per song)
1 pattern set per song
- Format
- KORG (KROME) format, SMF format 0 and 1
- Media
- Load, Save, Utility, Data filer functionality (Save and Load MIDI System Exclusive Data)
Controllers
- Joystick, SW [1], SW [2]
- Realtime Control
- [SELECT] Switch: REALTIME CONTROL (TONE, USER), ARP
4 Knobs; REALTIME CONTROL: Real-time Modulation, Arpeggio control
- Drum Track
- [DRUM TRACK] Switch On/Off
- Arpeggiator
- [ARP] Switch On/Off
- Display:
- Touch view graphical User Interface
7 -inch Color TFT LCD, 800 x 480 pixel
Onboard LCD brightness control
- Mode Switch:
- [COMBI], [PROG], [SEQ], [GLOBAL], [MEDIA] Switch
- VALUE controller:
- [VALUE] Dial, [INC], [DEC] Switch, 10 key block ([0] - [9], [-], [.], [ENTER], [COMPARE])
- BANK Switch:
- [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F] switch (in Combination mode, [A], [B], [C], [D] switch are available)
- SEQUENCER switch:
- [PAUSE], [REW], [FF], [LOCATE], [REC], [START / STOP]
- TEMPO:
- [TEMPO] knob, [TAP] switch
- Others:
- [PAGE] switch, [WRITE] switch, [EXIT] switch, [VOLUME] knob, Contrast knob
Outputs
- AUDIO OUTPUT (L / MONO, R)
- 6.3mm (Mono) Phone jack, Unbalanced
Output Impedance: 1.1[kΩ] (L / Mono terminal: in case of Mono output, = 550[Ω])
Maximum level: +16.0 [dBu], Load Impedance: more than 10 [kΩ].
- Headphone Output
- 3.5mmStereo phone jack
Output Impedance: 33[Ω], Maximum level: 60 + 60[mW] (In case of 33[Ω] Loaded)
Control Input
DAMPER pedal (Half Damper supported)
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL
Others
- MIDI
- IN, OUT
- Interface
- USB-MIDI Interface (TYPE B) x 1
- SD Card Slot
- Max: 2 GB / SD Memory Card is supported
Max: 32 GB/ SDHC Memory Card is supported
(SDXC Memory Card is not supported)
Principle Specifications
- Dimensions
(W x D x H) - KROME-61
- 40.43 x 12.32 x 3.66 inches / 1,027 x 313 x 93 mm
- KROME-73
- 46.89 x 12.32 x 3.66 inches / 1,191 x 313 x 93 mm
- KROME-88
- 57.01 x 15.08 x 5.16 inches / 1,448 x 383 x 131 mm
- Weight
- KROME-61
- 15.87 lbs. / 7.2 kg
- KROME-73
- 18.08 lbs. / 8.2 kg
- KROME-88
- 32.41 lbs. / 14.7 kg
- Power
- Power supply (DC12V 3.5A), POWER switch
- Power Consumption
- 13 W (KROME-61 / 73 / 88)
- Accessories
- AC Adapter, Quick Start Guide, Accessory Disc (KROME Operation Guide PDF, Parameter Guide PDF, Video Manual)