Korg KROME EX vs Yamaha MODX: Sound vs Sound COMPARISON!!!

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@gerardog6695 3 жыл бұрын

I have both Krome EX and Yamaha MODX. Also, I own Roland Integra 7, Krog Kross 2 and Yamaha MX61. In my opinion, the sound, patches, dynamics and sample quality of the Krome EX is much better than any of the other synths, you hear it very clearly. In fact, I'm very dissapointed by the Yamaha MODX as the emulation of the acoustic and analog instruments is not realistic, it sounds dull and with a "plastic sound". I bought the ModX as I was very impressed by the Yamaha MX61 sound quality for its price, easy use and light weigth. So I was expecting something better for the MODX. Unfortunately, the MODX not only has very bad emulation of classic synths, sax sounds, strings but there is a lack of classical patches (for example, in the Krome you have many presents of famous songs like brass of "Jump", "In your eyes" Peter Gabriel, "Echoes" PInk Floyd, "Chariots of fire", and so on). In that sense, even the half-priced MX61 or Kross 2 are much better. Krome EX is even better that the Integra. The only frustration aspect of the Krome is the weight and maybe some workflows are easier in the MODX, but not patch editing. Also, the Krome has a free patch/comb editor while for the MODX you need to buy it. There are many Krome patches are available for free, while MODX most of the banks are not free. So, in conclusion, although in the paper the MODX sounds like a better idea (due to more memory, controls, super knob, etc.), the sounds are not good for a synth in such price range. In fact, I bought the MODX after the Krome after reading in the internet that it was "MODX to be much better", but it is not, sounds in the KROME are much better.

@fotispolychronopoulos6267 3 жыл бұрын

I ve bought a modx one year ago. I m not a keyboard player, my idea was to have one synth to do it all so i will not need to buy vsti libraries that sometimes is difficult for me to find for my old mac i have in my studio set up. It has a lot of functions but i dont like at all a lot of sounds. The ethnic section is awful, instruments that are played with a pick sounds piano like a hammer hit, bowed instruments sounds like synths etc. I also dont like ay brass instruments and the orchestra ones are lacking power and expression. It has very nice guitars but i am a guitarist so i don't care so much. My thoughts are to sell my modx and buy a krome. Do you think i should do that move? One thing i like in the modx is that i can use the usb to record multitracks straight in the daw to mix it later, can the krome do this?

@Jason75913 2 жыл бұрын

@@fotispolychronopoulos6267 Krome won't do that

@jithinjoseph1057 7 ай бұрын

I know one thing you don't have any of these keyboards.. You wouldn't say Yamaha modx sounds bad than korg..

@robyartic Жыл бұрын

I have both… Modx is better than Krome for piano sounds. For all the rest of patches Krome is better than Yamaha

@jimjamz7393 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video. I’m very close to buying the MODX7 but I was curious how it compares to the Krome. Both are very good sounding keyboards but I think the Yamaha is the one for me.

@stephenlennartz3466 3 жыл бұрын

You will LOVE the MODX7!!!! 🎹

@alancummings5651 3 жыл бұрын

Krome doesn’t even have seamless sound switching but does have a much better sequencer. But I can’t stand switching between sounds and having cut offs so I go with modx. Also the modx has sliders to fade in sounds and the macro to color the sounds as you wish.

@skylark128 Жыл бұрын

Thaks for a very good comparison! Well, Korg sounds more fat, deep, maybe it's a little darker than modx. Yamaha sounds more clear, dry - maybe sits better in the live mix. I think Korg sound is more interesting and complex. Didn't touch the modx but I'm a bit dissapointed its sound when I listen to this video. I do prefer Korg.

@thatlovejones 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you need. I need great acoustic piano sounds with semi weighted keys, bought the MODX 7 Plus, had problems updating the firmware (so did the big online seller I bought it from on a few others, so be aware), so I returned it. Replaced it with the Korg Krome 73, so glad I did. The Krome blows the MODX away when it comes to Acoustic Piano sounds, no comparison. The semi-weighted keys on both are pretty lame, I like the Korg a little better as the keys are truly full sized, on the MODX the black keys are a bit narrow.

@al-fredd9351 Жыл бұрын

En realidad en calidad cual te párese mejor teclado hablando de las teclas cual es mejor o se asemeja mejor a un teclado de altagama sabiendo que las teclas del modx son más estrechas (flacas) dirías y que me dices de largor saludos.

@duncanmackay7053 3 жыл бұрын

The MODX clearly has more accurate authentic sounds than the Korg, which is what I need - the reason I have a Yamaha arranger workstation and not a Korg. However others may prefer the other things the Korg has to offer. It is down to personal choice really.

@Google_Was_My_Idea_nr.1 3 жыл бұрын

Very difficult, both have their own features, it comes down to personal preference.

@daeone1514 11 ай бұрын

Whoever said the Yamaha piano sound was better is just a Yamaha fan or have bad hearing. That sound like a PSR piano. See I listen for resonance and damper noises and string harmony, you know characteristics of a piano, and that Krome is delivery’s f crazy as if it’s an actual piano. I can hear the clear sample loop effect on ModX. Man kross one sounds better than ModX piano😂😂

@jithinjoseph1057 7 ай бұрын

You mean kross sounds better than modx? If so you r not even a keyboard player. May be a random listener that's all.

@daeone1514 7 ай бұрын

@@jithinjoseph1057 yes!!! I mean that!! The Kross piano Sounds better. Mod X sounds like the PSR pianos. That piano on kross kinda new sounding. And I play keyboard. I have like 13. I only have one Yamaha. They don’t sound off like korgs neither.

@davdroneflights9207 6 ай бұрын

It’s a Krome not a Kross

@followyourpassion8378 6 ай бұрын

The CFX piano on MODX is very far (in sample size and sound) from a PSR piano sound. However, it doesn't have VRM (resonances), so partially you are right, because it does have that in common with the PSR range.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

Is it a sound bug on 00:37?

@geoffk777 3 жыл бұрын

It's not even close. The MODX sounds much cleaner, more realistic and professional in literally every case. The difference was especially marked on piano, FM EP, flute, brass and strings. The Krome is usable, but it actually sounds much closer to the cheaper Yamaha MX than the MODX. However, pricing on the Krome is only a couple of hundred dollars less than the MODX and far more than the MX, so it's very expensive for the sound and features that you get. The MODX just blows it away.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

what about Electronic sounds? Krome have own warmth character of sound, MODX have a more plastic character as I heard, but all depends from hands of sound designer, both instruments are great, here is no winner

@geoffk777 3 жыл бұрын

@@NatLifeSounds The MODX is the winner here too. It has a wide range of synth sounds and a very powerful synth engine that lets you modify individual synth engines and then stack them up to 65 deep in a single voice for incredibly thick and powerful analog sounds. The filter and LFOs are very versatile, and overall, it's one of the most powerful synths on the market. Plus it has the very flexible and powerful FMX engine, giving you an unprecedented range and ability for FM sounds. On electronic synth capabilities and sound, the Krome brings a knife to a gun fight here. I don't think that the MODX sounds plastic (it *IS* all plastic, but it doesn't sound that way). It's warm and natural, and the analog synth sounds are deep and powerful. I agree that most instruments are distinctive, usable and have some character of their own. But some are still better than others, objectively. An old upright and a concert Steinway grand are both distinctive and usable pianos, but one is worth 1000 times the price of the other. Sound designers also make a difference, but both Yamaha and Korg have talented designers working for them.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

@@geoffk777 I'm working with PC synthesizer more than 20 years, and I know the means of plastic sounds, and modx is closer here than Krome, that have a real character. I not saying it bad, but it's more VST than hardware - if clearly said. And about winner - check my Krome demos for electronic music, and find me something like that for Modx.

@geoffk777 3 жыл бұрын

@@NatLifeSounds "I'm working with PC synthesizer more than 20 years". Good for you. I've been working with synthesizers for over 40 years. My first synth was a genuine Moog (a Sonic Six) and I've had lots of analog and digital synths since then. I currently own a Montage 8 and Behrenger Poly D, among many others. And I don't find the Montage "plastic" sounding at all. Whenever I use it, the depth and quality of its sound just blows me away. Incidentally, I also have a Kronos 2-88, which sounds much worse to me than the Montage (and sounds and feels much more to me like a collection of VSTs--which is basically what it is). You're entitled to your own opinion, but I definitely don't share it. The MODX is basically a flagship Montage with very minor differences. But the Krome is a long way from the Kronos (you'd have to step up to a Nautilus for that). So they're barely comparable, and the Krome is just not in the same league as the MODX. I'm sorry, but it's true.

@Jason75913 3 жыл бұрын

@@NatLifeSounds I doubt that the Yamaha has as much modulation capabilities as the Krome, but extremely few people will make custom patches for themselves that take advantage of that.

@toplespecah666 2 жыл бұрын

Can modx do rock lead as krome? With wah effect

@ProficiencyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

it SHOULD be able too, but i'm not sure.

@t33lo 3 жыл бұрын

One and a half years ago I was faced with exactly the same choice - whether to buy Korg Krome EX or Yamaha MODX. I chose MODX and I don't regret it :-) In my opinion, MODX is much better than Krome EX, but of course, every instrument, even the one with fewer possibilities, can sound beautiful in the hands of talented musicians - you showed it nicely :-)

@vaughnpinder6779 3 жыл бұрын

Ik it's ur opinion haves played a montage before but the korg have a great organ pack the montage may have to but the killer organ pack am talking bout

@PeterPrism 3 жыл бұрын

Korg x ever

@aedmusic01 2 жыл бұрын

The perspective of the photography in this video does not allow you to fully enjoy the demonstration. It is important to be able to see the keyboard clearly.

@ProficiencyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wish I could do that, maybe someday

@traslashuellasdelmesias 2 жыл бұрын

Yo tenía un modx8 y no lo vale el precio si quieres sonidos de piano son muy apagados y se oyen plásticos, en eso le gana el Krome Ex que acabo de adquirir. Krome ex 88 $1800 Yamaha modx8 $2000 Fuente: Sweetwater

@piperodriguezposso6867 2 жыл бұрын

Bro yo estoy en la misma duda, tu que tuviste ambos me puedes ayudar a decidir? Es mejor el Krome solo por los sonidos de piano o por el resto de bancos también?

@traslashuellasdelmesias 2 жыл бұрын

@@piperodriguezposso6867 amigo, ya con más experiencia y meses de tocar y haber teñido ambos te digo, el modx8 es una máquina y muy rápida como un mac enciende rápido, el krome ex se tarda un minuto en encender esa es unas diferencias de software, y los sonidos del modx8 son muchos y tiene más útiles que el krome ex8, pero la carcasa del modx y sus teclas son muy baratas es el costo beneficio, el krome ex es más barato y tiene menos funciones en los raders y faders, por eso el precio un poco más barato, es más sencillo de usar por decirlo así. Pero ahora que lo pienso si tienes la plata cómprate el modx y si quieres un sustituto más barato que se da duro para la alabanza el krome ex pero Para producir, editar, música es mejor el modx por su amplio sistema poderoso

@piperodriguezposso6867 2 жыл бұрын

@@traslashuellasdelmesias Muchas gracias

@majestyconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yamaha MODX tones look naturalistic, clear and looks soulful . KORG krome tones look technical, loud, artificial in sounds.

@itbmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Overall the sound of this video seems to be heavily compressed which is not helping for the accurate perception. Anyway, MODX has an undeniable sonic and expression superiority, on top of much greater controller depth and flexibility, and incomparable effects and routing power. Krome sounds like 10+ years old synth, muffled and drown in reverb to hide the lack of quality. It is so far off from the 2021 sonic soundscape. it's hard to imagine anyone can consider using it for anything but garage band rehearsals.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

Really? I always thought that Krome have such a big polyphony and panoramic sound plus it have own character, in other side - I know a few VST synths that can sounds absolutely same clear like and MODX, so what is more real in this case?

@itbmusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@NatLifeSounds We are comparing MODX to Krome, right? At least that's what I thought... If you like Krome more, by all means, use it! My vote still goes to MODX.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

@@itbmusic yeas, but why you said it sounds like 10+ synth, do you know that 40+ synth know cost from 2000 to 10000eur? Maybe because it's bad?) It sounds as it sounds, it have own character, modx have own(more VST than hardware). That's all. You want to use modx - use it, but it's not giving you rights to say that other synths bad) like and for me too. I just said about character of sounds.

@itbmusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@NatLifeSounds Completely irrelevant... Old *analog* synths and their prices as vintage value have nothing to do with the fact that we are comparing digital sample synths here and none of them will ever have it's value going up. Saying Krome sounds like a 10 years old digital synth means it's comparable to Motif SX/MOX at best.... 3 generations older than MODX/Montage. And yes, I have the right to say something sounds bad if it sounds bad to *me*. That's my opinion, there's nothing wrong if you don't share it.

@NatLifeSounds 3 жыл бұрын

@@itbmusic hah) you really said that none of them will ever have it's value going up?) or you joke or you dont know that people searching for old digital sound from 80' and 90' and paying much for it. I have enough of analog and enough of digital synths and more than enough of VST's, so i'm not addicted to anything. I think soberly. plus to all - i working with a synths 20+ years and released alot of soundbanks for absolutely different synthesizers from different worlds, so i can say - MODX not better than Krome, as same as Krome not better than MODX. Modx just more clear plastic sound, Krome just more dirty character sound, closer to analog than MODX. And thats all.

@EdMiran 7 ай бұрын

Yamaha & Korg are sister Companies.They share the same technology.

@marcelomartins167 2 жыл бұрын

tenho os 2 e em termos de timbres da empate técnico, em termos de tecnologia e recursos modx ganha

@adrianoanselmodeoliveira7473 2 жыл бұрын

Beleza Marcelo??? Quais dos 2 é mais simples de mexer? Tenho um korg kross 1 e acho ele um pouco complicado de futricar haha E os timbres de piano e orgão não acho bons ...

@marcelomartins167 2 жыл бұрын

@@adrianoanselmodeoliveira7473 , o modx é bem mais prático e fácil de mexer, misturar sons, salvar favoritos, mudar sons ao vivo.

@adrianoanselmodeoliveira7473 2 жыл бұрын

Valeu mano.

@egkapong 3 жыл бұрын

Korg krome ex big piano sound 4 leyers! 👎 . Modx piano sound 8 layers 👍. And piano sound from korg krome original is 10 layers 👍👍👍 .

@charlieldc17 3 жыл бұрын

On the contrary, I find the sounds of the Yamaha Modx much more "true" than all the Korgs put together (this is moreover a reality repeatedly highlighted by many specialists and players). The sounds of the Korg are much more synthetic, where it makes up for it is of course on the synthesis, where it dominates. But the classic sounds (piano, organ, guitar) are purer and more realistic on the Yamaha side.

@gabrielirlanda 2 жыл бұрын

MODX eats Krome. Unfortunatelty... Korg guy here. Korg has that annoying high frequency and the factory instruments really s#&$, you have to edit the instruments to make them sound good, Yamaha by default has very rich and real sounds.

@daeone1514 11 ай бұрын

Gotta run that thang thru a mixer and turn the highs down. It’s gonna cut thru it enough to make it sound more analog like due to that mixer having the highs down. It works for me

@gabrielirlanda 11 ай бұрын

@@daeone1514 yeah, that's a good trick but not enough, I was thinking in a upgrade to Nautilus but I don't think it worth either. I'm using LogicPro with Kontakt and the KromeEx as midi port, I'm happy with it so far, it is a new world. 🤙

@blackforestghost1 9 ай бұрын

@gabrielirlanda BS! Completely BS! It`s the other way around! The factory presets of the Yamaha suck!

@gabrielirlanda 9 ай бұрын

@@blackforestghost1 Yamaha has much better strings, drums, st-guitars, choirs, organs, saxs, flutes etc. The only instrument that is good in Korg are some pianos and some annoying leads to play live.