Korg KRONOS 2 specs

Name: Korg KRONOS 2
Brand: Korg

The KRONOS 2 is Korg's 2014 revision of the flagship workstation, running KRONOS System Version 3.0 and upgrading the piano engine from the SGX-1 to the SGX-2 with the Berlin D piano and modelled string resonance. It keeps the nine-engine architecture - SGX-2, EP-1, HD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1, MOD-7, MS-20EX and PolysixEX - with about 2 GB of PCM RAM, a 60 GB SSD with room for a second drive, and a 16-track MIDI sequencer alongside a 16-track audio recorder. It was succeeded by the NAUTILUS.

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Brand: Korg

Status	legacy
Keys	88
Key action	RH3 (Real Weighted Hammer Action 3) on the 88-key and 73-key models; Natural Touch Semi Weighted on the 61-key
Polyphony	400
Sound engine	Nine sound engines: SGX-2 Premium Piano, EP-1 MDS electric piano, HD-1 PCM, AL-1 analog modelling, CX-3 tonewheel organ, STR-1 plucked strings, MOD-7 VPM, MS-20EX and PolysixEX component modelling
Effects	16 internal effects (12 insert, 2 master, 2 total) with 185 effect types, plus a 3-band EQ per timbre, sequencer track and audio track
Speakers	None (line out only)
Bluetooth	No
USB audio	Yes
Pads / faders	no
Weight	24.1 kg
Dimensions (W×D×H)	[1443, 371, 148] mm
Battery power	no
System	KRONOS System Version 3.0
Storage	60 GB SSD with optional second internal SSD
Pcm Ram	Approx. 2 GB
Released	2014

Manuals & documentation

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Strengths

SGX-2 Premium Piano engine with the Berlin D piano and modelled string resonance
Nine engines plus KARMA and a 16-track MIDI and audio recording section
Approx. 2 GB PCM RAM and a 60 GB SSD expandable with a second internal drive
16 effects at once from 185 types with EQ on every timbre and track

Weaknesses

24.1 kg and a very large footprint
No published voice or preset total to compare against rivals
Superseded by the NAUTILUS, and the thin 240 x 64 dot secondary displays feel dated