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The biggestadvantage of the Kronos, for me, is that it's a much more stable instrument. They're basically good for triggering static samples or keyboard group switching stuff (which I don't mess with).ħ. If you are hoping to use the sample pads a lot, just know that they are not velocity sensitive.

A lot of functions are buried in places that don't make sense - not that Korg is particularly good in that area IMO (trying to match up modulation sources to controllers etc).Ħ. The Kronos has much better onboard recording facilities if you are into that as well the Fantom has no linear sequencer, just a pattern-based sequencer.ĥ. Much more button presses and menu diving to do what you would do in Program mode on the Kronos.Ĥ. Basically it's like having the Kronos stuck in Combi mode all the time. If you want to have just a single sound, you still have to save a new Scene with just that one tone in it. The Roland also stays completely in 'Scene' mode all the time - so there's just more red tape in the way of just picking a sound or two when casually using it. It's usable for sure, but it's more cramped and doesn't have a lot of the features you'd expect it to have.ģ. The set list feature on the Roland, called 'scene chain', is not as nice as the Korg Set List setup IMO. The Kronos keeps splits and layers when triggered over midi, while the Fantom cannot.Ģ. I see zero reason to change to a Fantom 8 (especially since it's heavier as well, but I know you didn't want that factored in).ġ. Here are the main reasons I think you'd be best off having the Kronos as your main board. I think that the Kronos is a more fully-developed main board that is more versatile overall (sounds are subjective but in other ways).

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My instinct would be to swap the Jup-80 for the Fantom, you'll have more key real estate plus you'll have less reprogramming to do in both the keyboards and in your head/fingers as to what controllers (knobs and sliders) and sounds are where, just my $0.02Ĭan you expand on this a little? I apologize if you specifically addressed this in a previous post. Seems to work well for me, but I didn't answer your question either. And then I can play those through either the Fantom 8 and blend them with the internal sounds, or the synths and orchestral stuff through the Komplete Kontrol. So, imagine my 2nd tier keyboard is Komplete Ultimate, Arturia V Collection, and a bunch of NKS Kontakt instruments. On the second tier, my Komplete Kontrol has the browser capabitilty for all of my NKS compatible plug ins, quick auditions of patches and parameters mapped consistently. On the Fantom 8, the bottom keyboard gives me ability to control parameters of LPX and Mainstage within the touchscreen of the Fantom.

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So, for a home studio, picture this - for me - I have both the Fantom 8 and the Native Instruments integrated to my Mac laptop with Logic Pro X and Mainstage. I don't really care for the Korg RH3 actions, and never have, but I wouldn't kick a Kronos 88 out of bed for eating crackers either. If you have played an RD2000 you either like it or not, but it's up there for me. So maybe that is an advantage to Korg.įor me the PHA50 piano action with wood keys on the Fantom 8 is a piano players action.

I was really happy with the Fantom 7 (and Jupiter X) actions and I will start with saying I prefer the Roland actions for BOTH piano and the flagship synths to Korg, although the aftertouch on the Fantoms isn't really good. The top board I have over my Fantom 8 is the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 MK2, and that's kind of the answer why I do this.īoth actions on the Fantom are terrific and you have a choice between an excellent piano action or an excellent synth action, so neither suck. Everything you've said here is the dillema and I only use mine at home. I'm not going to make this answer easier but I owned a Fantom 7 and exchanged it for a Fantom 8. But factoring size/weight out of the equation, which would you prefer?Īny other advantages using either board as the bottom 88 controller over the other? I know the Fantom 8 is a beast in terms of size/weight, so I’m leaning towards keeping the K88 on the bottom and getting an F7 for the top, which isn’t too much difference in schleppage than my existing rig. However, I’ve heard the Fantom has controller functions comparable to the Kronos, and playing the Fantom 8’s V-Pianos directly from its own keybed is very appealing. I can program the Kronos in my sleep, so there’s a comfort level using the K88 as my main controller. I definitely want to use a weighted action as my bottom board, for playing piano. I would like to replace the Jupiter-80 with a Fantom, but not sure whether to go with the Kronos 88 on the bottom and a Fantom 7 on top, or a Fantom 8 on the bottom and the Kronos 61 on top. My current live rig is a Kronos 88 (bottom) with a Jupiter-80 (top).