KorgKrome 61 Keyboard Workstation

Korg Krome 61

The Korg Krome Keyboard is a powerful workstation that open the door to immersive methods of sound creation. The unit features an array of precisely-crafted sounds, each sampled from a full-length, unlooped source to bring users the most dynamic and versatile sounding voices possible. The Krome’s sound palette consists of pianos, electric pianos, and drum kits—each of which aspires to the realism and authenticity of their acoustic counterparts. All of this combined with an extensive effects section, dual polyphonic arpeggiators, and a touch interface make the Krome a desirable choice for both the studio and stage. 

This is the 61-key version.

Krome 61 Features

• 61-key: Natural Touch Semi Weighted keyboard (*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported)
• EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)
• Kronos-derived full-length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage
• Electric pianos with eight-level velocity switching for unmatched expressive power
• Clear, intuitive control with Korg’s exclusive 7" color TouchView display
• Drums offering separately mixable direct and ambient sounds for studio-grade quality
• Drum Track plays back realistic, inspiring grooves at the touch of a button
• Expertly created, in-demand sounds including 640 Programs and 288 Combinations
• Powerful Effects with 5 Inserts, 2 Master, and 1 Total FX, plus per track/timbre EQ
• Distinctive aluminum panel design exudes a sense of quality
• USB connection to your computer, plus an SD Card slot for data storage
• You can use the Krome editor to edit sounds on your computer
• 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 such as stereo multisamples and velocity crossfading
• PCM Memory: 3.8GB (In case of 48kHz, 16-bit Linear PCM converted); 1,077 Multisamples (Including 7 stereo multi-samples); 1,609 Drumsamples (Including 116 sereo 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, 24dB)
• 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
• Combination

Timbre

• Max: 16 Timbres,
• For each Timbre: keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfades
• Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function
• Master keyboard functionality
• It’s available for controlling external MIDI devices
• Drum kit
• Stereo and mono drum samples
• 8 velocity zones switch (crossfades and layers)

Combination / Program / Drum Kit

• User: 512 Combination (288 Preload)
• User: 768 Program (640 Preload)
• User: 48 Drum Kit (32 Preload)
• Preset: 256 GM2 Program + 9 GM2 Drums Program

Effects

• 5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out)
• 2 Master Effects (stereo in/out)
• 1 Total Effect (stereo in/out)
• 3-band EQ per in 1 Timbre / in 1 Track
• Effect Types: 193 types, Modulation, Dynamic Modulation, 2 Common LFO, Effects Control Busses, Stereo side chain (Limiter, Gate, Vocoder, etc)
• Effect Preset: 32 presets per effect

Polyphonic Arpeggiator

• Program Mode
• 1 unit
• Combination, Sequencer Mode
• 2 units are available.
• Number of pattern
• 1,028 User Arpeggio pattern (900 Preload)
• 5 preset Arpeggio pattern

Drum Track

• User: 1,000 patterns
• Pattern created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user pattern
• Configurable “Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone”
• Preset: 637 patterns
• Common with the preset pattern of the Sequencer mode

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
• 637 Preset / 100 User pattern (Per song)
• RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play and Recording)
• 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

User Interface

• Display
• Touch view graphical User Interface
• 7" 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

Inputs/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
• MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
• USB; USB-MIDI Interface (TYPE B) x 1S
• SD Card Slot
• Max: 2GB / SD Memory Card is supported
• Max: 32GB/ SDHC Memory Card is supported
• (SDXC Memory Card is not supported)