Korg Krome Synthesizer Keyboard Workstation Review & Demo

Gaz from PMT Newcastle reviews the Korg Krome Keyboard Workstation series including the 61, 73 and 88 key models.
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In the hunt for the best keyboard workstation of all time, Gaz puts the Korg Krome 61 to the test and shows us why this amazing workstation should be on your must try list!
If you write music, perform live or produce, the Korg Krome Keyboard workstation is a fantastic option for professionals, offering a world of pro-level sounds and an entirely user-friendly workstation to create music.
The Korg Krome keyboard workstation is one of the most budget friendly options out there, but don’t let that fool you as this contains an impressive array of sounds and features usually associated with keyboards at least twice the price.
The acoustic piano sounds will impress the most ardent of keyboard workstation fans thanks to the inclusion of the popular German D Grand sound library as well as 88 full-length, unlooped stereo samples with damper resonance for realistic dynamics and perfect response.
A host of electric piano sounds, studio quality drum sounds, vintage amps, cabinets and an assortment of classic effects are built-in to provide the music producer an entire studio’s worth of instruments at their disposal. In addition, the 800 x 480 pixel TouchView colour display monitor ensures great visibility on stage.
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[@cube206]

am I seeing correctly that the Krome inscription is printed crookedly? :D made in china ??

[@DookiedoohdahPRO]

I guess all I could say about it is that it’ll really suck if you accidentally unplug/turn it off because it takes like 30 seconds for it to boot up which is quite long. But still its a really good durable keyboard

[@marioadriano7552]

Can this keyboard's arpeggiator transmit its data to an external sound modules? Thank in a advance.

[@prosanis1216]

Your nickname is not ‘Speedy Gonzales’ by any chance? My Lord, I thought this was some sort of tutorial but no, it was Speedy explaining how much gadgets there were on this instrument! 🥴😱

[@damianrjames]

Great, thanks!

[@retronicsmythe2320]

Is this a step up from the M50 or a sideways step? And how much better is the Krome EX compared to the Kross 2 ?

[@annieuzer2568]

How do these compare to the Korg Kross I?

[@hankgalt]

I’m a guitar player, but I’m looking at adding something like this to learn to play the various piano/synth sounds in my favorite rock songs. I also have two young boys who show an interest in music. Would it be best to get the 88 key version so they can grow up learning the whole keyboard? That’s my thinking. And also in my searching around, this seems like a good option for being able to play most any sound heard in my favorite songs, but also not breaking the bank while giving my boys something useful to use in the years ahead. Any other options I should look into? Thanks for the help, I know next to nothing about the non-guitar world. 🤘🏻🎸

[@officialWWM]

Hi mate, my story is almost exactly the same as yours, except I have just one son :) I've decided to go with this option but others you may consider would be the Yamaha MX or the Juno. I've decided not to get an 88 key version cause I don't want to learn classical piano, so don't need the extra octaves or weighted keys. Size and weight are more important to me.

[@TheAllFupa4481]

Are you able to connect it to a laptop

[@rivubose1182]

Dude one question. Is there any difference in the depth of sound between the 61 key and 88 key model?

[@GianlucaBucalo]

Rivu Bose no

[@jaysangaming3002]

It's the same engine, it cannot have a different sound. However, there may be differences in keyboard feelings and quality between 61 lightweight portable version against a heavier weighted keyboard of the 88 version.

[@szabolcsmate5254]

Hammer action is usually considered more expressive - if played by the same player. Otherwise it comes down to personal preference. I am a bad player but I still prefer hammer action. (I have an M3 with GH3)

[@anonymoss100]

Can it be used as midi controller thru usb ?

[@officialWWM]

Yes.

[@twelvmnkys]

I like your review, but I have a real struggle with something. If you have any advice I'll be grateful. I have a Krome 73, which is fine for personal and studio use. But it's horrendous on stage with my band. Many of our songs have more than one tone; some have three. For example, I might be in prog A 23 for an intro, combi C 44 for the main body of the song, and prog B 15 for a bridge. I have to shift instantaneously, seamlessly, back and forth between patches. But that's impossible on Krome. If I need to go from Prog A 23 to Combi C 44, I have to first push "combi," then "C," and then "44." Those three distinct steps can take several seconds. By the time I've switched tones, the train has left the station and I've missed it. Is there a remedy for this? Or is a Krome simply not good for live shows with multiple patches, unless you have two or three more keyboards stacked around to compensate?

[@tedl7538]

Hey twelve, I don't have the Krome but obviously you've asked an important question. Hope you get a good answer. Meanwhile, looking at comments under the various Krome KZbin videos, I see you're not the only one bothered by this issue. Good luck!

[@robertshare5212]

i have a krome and use it on stage a lot. there are a number of solutions available: one - you create a combi and split the board up into different zones for each sound, two - you get a second midi board and plug it into the krome or three - you save all of your favourite sounds into the f (program) or d (combi) bank. if you use a mixture of both programs and combis then save ALL of the sounds you use into seperate combis - never leave combi mode, even if you are only using a single program within the combi. you can organise the combis into the best practical order within the the d bank (there is a free program called pcg tools for organising your files via the sd card too)

[@radarriffk7336]

Play Country music!!

[@fredscott6372]

Lord he talks a lot

[@soynelsonlopez]

The Krome EX 61 IS NOT SEMI-WEIGHTED! I own the Krome EX 61; it is not semi-weighted by any stretch of the imagination!!! The keybed feels amost exactly like that of the old M50. Misinformation is not very nice, dude! Having said that, the truth is that the Krome EX 73 IS semi-weighted. Jesus!

[@miguellowe2407]

DO NOT BUY THIS KEYBOARD!! It has serious functionality issues with the piano sounds. People have complained to Korg about it and they've merely brushed it aside. Some folks have experimented and managed to 'fix' theirs, but others like myself are still frustrated to hell. Mine (far cry from proud owner) is packed away in a box just waiting to be thrown out because the dealer won't refund and Korg won't fix. I think Korg is the music industry version of the Star Wars franchise... they can't replicate past successes and they've fallen irrecoverably on this one. This actually means that it's within their power and certainly in their interest to effect a recovery (aka recall, service pack, upgraded internal SD Card... or whatever), but instead they choose to click IGNORE! Like... to hell with y'all. Well... this goes both ways. I'm encouraging everyone to BOYCOTT ...yeah, I said it... BOYCOTT Korg products until they learn to treat the customer with respect. They are the ones who put crap out there. If the keyboard was merely sub-standard then one could excuse them and say well, it's what you get for the price. But it's blatantly DEFECTIVE straight out of the box! And they have the nerve to be marketing a new version of the keyboard - KROME EX!

[@abohsukampret]

Care to elaborate more on your issue with the piano sounds?

[@miguellowe2407]

@@abohsukampret It's akin to a polyphony shortage, only more annoying, because when polyphony is low on a board you would already know by the specs. How it's different though is even when playing moderately note-populated chord progressions there are obvious drop-outs of single notes or entire chords accompanied by popping or crackling sounds. You'll find similar complaints if you check forums like kromeheaven.com

[@unclemarcwolin1637]

I’ve had the same poppig and crackling noises as well.

[@quackstk6418]

The heart of the crome is an intel atom computer, extremely disappointed; as you could buy an amazing Mac and a Midi key for the same price tag, above it is crafted with "Super Cheap" plastic keys. I have started loving Yamaha....

[@officialWWM]

@@quackstk6418 ha, don't expect the Yamaha to be any better. Look into how many keybed problems they have had! I think the Juno88 is probably pick of the bunch in the cheap synth wars.

[@curtcoller3632]

why does nobody talk about FILE NAMING AND FILE ORGANISATION. Well, he can't even play a keyboard, what does he know?

[@joshuasimonemogano3869]

Curt coller, chill your old for negativity

[@beepboopboop4537]

don't be an asshole, he made a good review. Keep up the good work PMTVUK

[@dylanknollenberg4615]

It is very easy to name and record your patches via the on screen keyboard. You can also download KromaTool for windows and organize your patches, save them and copy or move them to another keyboard via SD card, which is very great for a keyboard in this price range. Say if you were to fly out to do a gig and you had to rent a Krome, you could take a SD card with all of your patches and very easily transfer them.