Korg Kronos 2025 88
Product information "Korg Kronos 2025 88"
The KORG KRONOS 88 is, even in the 2025 edition, the ideal stage and studio instrument for anyone who needs great flexibility without compromising on sound quality, reliability and features.
The Kronos still offers nine different sound engines:
- SGX-2: Grand piano and upright sounds
- EP-1: Vintage electric piano sounds
- CX-3: Organ sounds
- Polysix EX: Analog-style synth sounds
- MS-20 EX: Synthesizer sounds like the Korg MS-20, including a virtual patch panel via the TouchView display
- AL-1: Synth sounds for pads, leads and basses
- STR-1: Physical-modeling engine for, e.g., virtual plucked and bowed instruments
- MOD-7: VPM/FM sounds
- HD-1: Sampling engine for drums, percussion, choirs, etc., including comprehensive internal sampling functionality (via USB stick or audio and microphone inputs)
The on-board sequencer offers 16 MIDI and 16 audio tracks, making it a practical playback source for click and backing tracks on stage.
The flexible effects section provides 16 effect slots, including 12 insert effects, 2 master and 2 total effects. You can choose from a total of 197 different effect types. In addition there is a 3-band EQ to tailor the sound perfectly for stage and studio.
The KARMA function generates complex musical accompaniments in real time that can be intuitively controlled and adjusted via the faders and buttons of the controller section.
The KORG KRONOS offers a variety of performance aids that enable expressive playing. The RH3 hammer-action keybed features aftertouch; the control surface also includes freely assignable faders, rotary knobs and buttons, an X-Y joystick, an additional vector joystick and a ribbon controller.
The third generation of the Kronos, the KRONOS 2025, achieves significantly faster operation thanks to its optimised system architecture, which is noticeable, among other things, in a markedly reduced start-up time. The workflow is made smoother and more natural in particular by the faster-responding TouchView display.
The extensive collection of preset sounds in the KRONOS 2025 is expanded by hundreds of additional tones from various musical styles, so the instrument is ready to use straight after switching on—whether for studio productions, band use or captivating solo performances.
- Aftertouch: yes
- Color/ Finish: Black
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 1457 x 148 x 370 mm
- Display: 8" TouchView Color Display
- Effects: 16 Effect Slots (12 Insert, 2 Master and 2 Total Effects; 197 different Effect Types; Separate 3-Band EQ for each Timbre / Track)
- Includes: Workstation, Power Cable, Quick Start Guide
- Keyboard: RH3 Hammer action with Aftertouch, graduated weighting in four zones
- Keys: 88
- Memory: 120 GB SSD (internal)
- Other in/outputs: MAIN OUT (L/Mono, R, 6,3 mm Klinke, symmetric), Phones (6,3 mm Klinke), S/PEIDF IN/OUT (optisch), AUDIO IN (6,3 mm Klinke, symmetrisch, mit MIC/LINE-Umschaltung und Gain-Regler)
- Pedal/Controller Connection: Damper (with half-pedal function), Button, Expression Pedal
- Playing Aids: 8 Rotary Knobs, 9 Faders, 16 Buttons (+2 freely assignable buttons), X/Y Joystick. Vector Joystick, Ribbon Controller
- Polyphony: 16-fold multitimbral
- Power supply: Power Cable
- Sampling: Internal sampler with time stretch and time slice function
- Sequencer: 16 MIDI and 16 Audio Tracks
- Subcategory: Work Station
- USB / MIDI: MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, USB to Host, 2x USB to Device
- Weight: 23,4 kg
- Integrated Audio Interface (2 In, 2 Out)
- Smooth sound transition (prevents sounds from being torn off when switching sounds)
- Optionally expandable with KRONOS Sound Libraries
- KARMA function for complex accompaniment Tracks generated in real time
- Setlist function for clear organization of sounds
- Drum Track for each sound program / combination
- Roadworthy Metal Housing with black colored Wooden side Panels
- sound generation: 9 Engines (SGX-2, EP-1, CX-3, Polysix EX, MS-20, AL-1, STR-1, MOD-7, HD-1)
The Japanese company Korg INC is one of the most renowned manufacturers of our time when it comes to electronic musical instruments and accessories. Among musicians the company is often simply referred to as Korg. The company was founded on 28 August 1963 by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai. The nearly 300 employees at Korg INC are mainly engaged in the manufacture and marketing of synthesizers and samplers, drum machines and sound modules, keyboards and electric pianos, but also USB controllers, electronic drums as well as handy little helpers for guitarists. Worth mentioning here are clip tuners (Pitch-Clip), tuners (CA-50, GA-50, Pitchblack) and metronomes (MA-2) as well as guitar and bass effects.
