NEW RELEASE! Vox Continental 73 Keyboard - First Look & Demo with Luke Edwards

[@MusicBlackJack]

Is the legendary VOX Continental and the first demo without to show the most important !!!! THE ORGAN SOUNDS

[@martenrichens237]

+1 Why gloss over the main thing that people are going to want from this? It's a Vox Continental for chuff's sake, show us the organ! Also have to agree with other commenters, why the 'normal' keys and not the reverse ones of, oh I dunno, a VOX CONTINENTAL!?

[@thomaspick4123]

This is a good keyboard. 73 keys. Quality sounds, tweekable.

[@Pulse2AM]

Nice! Wish I could play like him.

[@dnashofficial]

OH YEAH, the TRAINING MONTAGE!!!!! one of my favourite synth 80's sound track bits. thank you, you are awesome!!! total easter egg :-)

[@richr9251]

The negative Nelly's on here seem to be missing the point. Some people might appreciate a keyboard with vintage sounds without endless menu diving. Simplicity is the appeal for me. I'm an old fart and Wurly or Vox at the push of a button makes me want one.

[@officialWWM]

Rich R same.

[@richardwilson1643]

Needs reverse color keys.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Holy shit that's a good idea. Kudos to Vox and Korg for thinking of it. I already want one. I probably can't afford it but I want one.

[@raistaparta]

"That nice FM piano" are words that should never be heard in a demo of a reissue of the Vox Continental. Or anywhere else. Ever.

[@vforvillain77]

i was gonna add, "or anywhere ever" but you beat me to it. DX pianos should have died a long time ago. The only people that like them are the guys that choose factory presets for your synth

[@therealborischang]

+vforvillain77 Fvcking A man. I owned a real DX7 in the early eighties and detested the FM piano sounds. In fact most FM instrument sounds were trash to me. It was the synth sounds that attracted me to it in the first -lace.

[@peterstanton4283]

raistaparta, you are exactly right, it's because Korg likes to pretend they're selling something new, when it's the same thing under a red painted, actually very pretty looking synth. I'll stick with my Kronos, i just buy 3rd party sounds whenever I need to sound like something else, either a VOX or an orchestra, don't matter, all these sounds are available without having to spend another 3 grand on a copy of what was made a life time ago. The VOX organ is great, don't get me wrong, but this is not a true remake. And exactly as you said, what's a demo of a VOX doing using FM piano sounds as part of their selling point? Reminds me of this blonde who'd keeping dying her hair red, as if to say she could be my "FM" or "VOX" any day of the week, LOL

[@robertjameson4101]

Yea, like what the fuck?! Just remake transistor organs w germanium

[@koolade76]

Timmy Mallet again doing PMT demos

[@joakimwennberg8843]

2:51 I was thinking of Layla

[@Sohnjcofield]

It was layla

[@m.b.g.musicproduction9658]

I've been looking for a 2nd keyboard to compliment my Kronos for live work.......I think I may have found it!

[@peterstanton4283]

NO!!! M.B. G, your Kronos can sound better and more realistic without having to fork out another 3 grand. Don't you realize you have a full fledged 30G sampler inside your Kronos? Just hunt out 3rd party sounds, and for a few hundred bucks, your Kronos is now a VOX and it will sound much more authentic then this pretty red box of a synth. Kronos has horrible VOX samples inside when you first buy it, but not to worry. There are enough 3rd party sounds for sale, all cheap, that turn your Kronos into a VOX, a better Hammond, or full orchestra, just youtube search "korg kronos sounds" or something like that, a whole line of 3rd party sounds will pop, take your pick, they are fantastic and turn your Kronos into a $10,000 workstation, even better! No need to buy anything else :)

[@SandeepSharma_Sunny]

Kindly tell me is there transpose function is available in this Baord I am planning for this Baord so pls ..

[@skeene_6824]

I would make the white keys black and the the black keys white with this. And it would be beautiful

[@guitarvibe75]

It's hard to like the offerings when the Electro is such a success.

[@sravoon]

What's the song at 2:50 ??

[@eliechevarria7889]

Layla

[@cascal7503]

Pretty hard to see blinking red lights against a red background...

[@peterstanton4283]

Anyone know how to get that great VOX sound on my Kronos? It has 9 synth engines, why didn't they include this VOX organ as well? What exactly is making the VOX sound like that, it has the standard drawbars, but a very unique sound to it, anyone know how to set up the Kronos to sound the same, besides using the HD to record the VOX, obviously that would work. Do you know anyone who is selling such sounds? Lots of Hammond organ sounds for sale, even free, why not VOX? Such a great, classic organ, just wish my Kronos would sound as good! help! :)

[@TheOrganist007]

Please build a remake of a farfisa compact ( duo)

[@MexlycanFilmico]

Now Farfisa needs to do the same.

[@martenrichens237]

As Vox are now owned by Korg, Farfisa are owned by Bontempi. Will we get Bontempi to release a combo? Doubtful.

[@vforvillain77]

i wish, farfisa>vox

[@jaygold4467]

Where are the Continental Organ sounds???

[@WARDISWARD]

is this sampling or modelling ?

[@sandravalenci7738]

Should I get this or a sv 1 ? So torn I always here that sv 1 e pianos are great but the price range is so similar could a 10 year old keyboard still be be better

[@officialWWM]

Get an SV2.

[@Nikkibausch]

Now is it Vox Korg Roland & boss or

[@letMeSayThatInIrish]

Yep, it's a Nord.

[@gastank111]

NIKKI REAGAN I

[@ericjsanchez]

A Vox Continental without reversed keys is not a Vox Continental

[@therealborischang]

Lol

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

EXACTLY what I was thinking

[@robertjameson4101]

Some fucking idiot designed this thing. The yamaha YC is cooler

[@DanielS10291]

@@robertjameson4101 tiny keys and not enough keys though! Im considering this tbh

[@kokia333]

Digital piano touching?

[@Nikkibausch]

I so want that guy to play in an 80s rock style band lol give me a call man :)

[@BatchMark]

NIKKI REAGAN song at 4mins 27?

[@Slonie]

When you're demoing for Korg but you also want to play the Rocky IV training montage. Love it.

[@FacundoMansilla]

white keys???????? why???? WTF!!!!!!

[@peterstanton4283]

Fully agree, that's what made the VOX stand out, yet Korg doesn't even realize that? lame. But it does sound pretty close, and light to carry around, so I'd get one, but I have the Kronos, working on how to get a good VOX sound out of it, surprised it doesn't have it (Kronos has a VOX organ, but it's horrible, not even close!).

[@jumbosilverette]

There's few things as cool as an original vox continental organ. This sounds great but little cool factor.

[@TAYLORStudiosGallery]

The new VOX Continental looks innovative in ways and certainly sounds classic, but what's with the traditional key coloring? After all, the BLACK naturals and WHITE accidentals were a major quirk that made the original so visually appealing. This is a detail that the new VOX keyboard sorely lacks. Ya didn't go far enough!

[@nyc1rob]

Vox is clearly trying to capitalize on the Continental name....

[@officialWWM]

nyc1rob um, yes. What's your point?,

[@horowizard]

Interesting.. They're trying to compete with Nord.

[@abwdoc]

...not to mention that there are no reverse color keys, as on all of the original connies. At NAMM show of the last few years, it had reverse color keys. What gives, KORG.?? Make a real connie, not a NORD !!

[@miv-7776]

My summerband teacher has one, we can't touch it unless he says so which is damn understandable

[@abwdoc]

Where are the famous Vox Z-chromed legs ? Without them, it's a NORD !!

[@chrishopkins2054]

A reissue?? That's like calling a YouRock guitar a reissue of a Dobro

[@therealborischang]

+Chris Hopkins Bwahahahahahaha

[@jamescurran1375]

Seems like just a fancy electric piano to me

[@fouellet1701]

Nice, but it's a Korg with a VOX logo that is far from the original Continental...

[@digitalghosts4599]

I'm tired with endless digital remakes of the old good instruments like Hammond, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer 200A, Yamaha DX-7, CP-80 etc etc. Why do big companies just keep remaking instead of inventing new sounds like they used to back in 70's and 80's? I wish I could live long enough to see a new boom in development of musical instruments.

[@chieftp]

you realize all the instruments you listed were imitations of something else, right? how exactly do you "invent" a sound? also, whenever a company does come up with a new instrument, people always complain "it isn't as good as the old stuff! it doesn't sound as good as the old stuff! why can't you just remake the old stuff?!!?" they can't win.

[@digitalghosts4599]

Wurlitzer and Rhodes were imitations of a real piano but at the same time they sounded totally different and interesting that's partly why they became so sucessful. Now we have nearly perfect digital imitations of those oldies but they don't sound any more interesting or different than the originals. It's a boring perfection - that's what I mean.

[@Razerblue6]

Even more so annoying when the digital remakes sound and play extremely horrible and cheap compared to the originals..

[@colbalt95]

Digital Ghosts the Hammond was an alternative to the pipe organ but the top repplier is correct. You're not going to get many new sounds out of a stage instrument because it is made to have a highly sampled few instruments triggered in the fly. Check out workstations like the Korg Kronos or Yamaha Motif if you want a new sound or to build a new one.

[@ianginn5172]

Kronos 2 all day long...........

[@RTB88KEYS]

Send me one Ill give you my opinion in a week !

[@boboladouche5268]

Can’t they find that poor product specialist guy a Vox tee shirt?

[@blib3786]

Why can't any of these demos ever show the actual Vox Continental sounds? You know, the only reason anybody would be interested in buying this? I don't give a shit about the FM E piano or the strings.

[@therealborischang]

Clearly a nostalgia trip thing. There seems to be little resemblance to the vintage Connie. They clone a Nord Electro and put a Vox sticker on it. I am not impressed. No more than if Alfa Romeo put out a roadster with a prancing horse emblem.

[@resultant64]

Like the Electro but cheaper... Piano not good ... pipe organ very good eps nice....

[@peterstanton4283]

btw, I should just say Korg pretty much just ripped off all us Kronos owners by forcing us to spend another nearly 3 grand, when they should have put those fabulous VOX samples as standard when you buy your Kronos. I outbeat them on this, I just found a great 3rd party selling the VOX soundset, loaded them last night, and presto! I'm now playing a white keyed VOX! and it didn't cost me $2,999 either, LOL!

[@vforvillain77]

Guarantee they'll have a reverse key model in a few months after all this complaining. Maybe as a special edition, or maybe permanent, but I wouldn't get too worked up. switching keys is the easiest modification the manufacturer could do to this thing.

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

So you aesthetically market a keyboard towards the millennial vintage bearded keyboard player market and you stuff it with the absolute worst 80s Chicago piano sounds which are never used anymore. The new price this thing at the same price as the Nord Electro. Pretty shameful

[@saintjames9388]

nope

[@marcusarnstrom7211]

Total rip-off of the Nord Electro. Nothing new.

[@thomastimlin1724]

So today it's not good enough to be a musician, now you have to be a technician and magician...how sad...as you empty your checkbook for all those sounds you don't need.

[@debbiekachman2777]

Swing and a miss!

[@lundijuno106]

Absolutely overpriced considering its shitty plastic black part of it and considering that the only really innovation is touch drawbars here. I've tried it in person. Not worth more than 1300 euros

[@tamasleskovics4100]

non bad,,,,organ sound casio wk 7600 plastik sound non vox organ factory ?????????????,,,,made in china???,

[@ricdiclemente6616]

Too much $ & xtra sounds

[@Laserguy2009]

The keys are the wrong color!!! FAIL.

[@Razerblue6]

What is this shite? Ruining the reputation of a brilliant and legendary line of combo organs I tell ya!! I do have to say the drawbar touch screen thing for multiple controls is really interesting and cool, but I don't like much else about this honestly... As others pointed out, I guess it's supposed to be a rival to the Nord Electro series, but honestly; using the old Continental line as an excuse to fool customers and people to have the same red color as Nords and tricking people into thinking the original line was superb and this new product must be too, that's a bit low to me. For the 1800-2000 euro price point, it offers nothing what would favor this over a Nord Electro other than the innovative drawbar touchscreen. The Nord line offers more and better sounds. TL;DR A bad attempt at selling a product that tries to compete to something it can't beat and doing that so with carrying over a legendary name. ( also no black keys >:C )

[@peterstanton4283]

fully agreed, very well said!

[@peterstanton4283]

The fact they have to add other sounds (Hammond, EP, synths) seems to say the VOX sound isn't all that great. VOX never had to add additional synth sounds, because the organ itself was so incredible. Korg did ok here, but truth is if you want VOX, buy a real one, not a fake like you have here, its not a VOX!!!