Specifications
- Keyboard
- KROME-61
- Semi Weighted Keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard C2 – C7 (transposable in the range [C1…C6]-[C3…C8])
- KROME-73
- Semi Weighted Keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard C1 – C7 (transposable in the range [C0…C6]-[C2…C8])
- KROME-88
- NH (Natural Weighted Hammer Action) keyboard
*velocity sensitive is supported, after touch is not supported
*Standard A0 – C8 (transposable in the range [A-1…C7]-[A1…C9])
* The NH keyboard reproduces the touch of an acoustic piano, with a heavier feel in the low register and a lighter feel in the upper register.
- System
- EDS-X (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-eXpanded)
Sounds
- Maximum Polyphony
- 120 voices (120 Oscillators) / Single Mode
60 voices (120 Oscillators) / Double Mode
*The maximum simultaneous voice polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings, velocity crossfading and whether you are using mono or stereo multisamples.
- PCM Memory
- 3.8 GB (In case of 48 kHz, 16-bit Linear PCM converted)
583 multisamples (including 12 Stereo multi-samples)
2,080 drumsamples (including 474 Stereo Drumsamples )
- Program
- Oscillator
- OSC1 (Single); OSC1 + 2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported 8 velocity zones per oscillator with switching, crossfades and layers
- Filters
- Four types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24 dB)
Two multi-mode filters per oscillator (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)
- Driver
- Per-voice nonlinear driver and low boost
- EQ
- Three bands, with sweepable mid
- Modulation
- For each oscillator: two envelope generators (Filter & Amp)
Two LFOs
Two key tracking generators (Filter & Amp)
Two AMS mixers
Pitch EG
Common LFO
Two common key tracking generators
- Combination
- Timbre Number
- Max: 16
For each Timbre: keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfades
Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function
- Master Keyboard Functionality
- Krome can act as a Master Keyboard able to control external MIDI devices such as sound modules.
- Drum Kit
- Stereo and mono drum samples
8 velocity zones switch (crossfades and layers)
- The number of Combination / Program / Drum Kit:
- User Combination
- 512 Combination (288 Preload)
- User Program
- 768 Program (640 Preload)
- User Drum Kit
- 48 Drum Kit (32 Preload)
- Preset Program
- 256 GM2 Program + 9 GM2 Drums Program
Effects
- Insert Effects
- 5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out)
- Master Effects
- 2 Master Effects (stereo in/out)
- Total Effects
- 1 Total Effect (stereo in/out)
- Timbre / Track EQ
- 3-band EQ per in 1 Timbre / in 1 Track
- Effect Types
- 193 types
(Usable as insert, master, or total effects. However, double-size effects cannot be used as a total effect.)
- Modulation
- Dynamic Modulation, 2 Common LFO
- Effects Control Busses
- Stereo side chain (Limiter, Gate, Vocoder, etc)
- Effect Preset
- 32 preset per effect
Polyphonic Arpeggiator
- Program Mode:
- 1 unit
- Combination, Sequencer Mode:
- 2 units are available.
- Number of pattern:
- 5 preset Arpeggio pattern
- 1,028 User Arpeggio pattern (900 Preload)
Drum Track
- Preset Patterns
- 637 patterns
(Common with the preset pattern of the Sequencer mode)
- User Patterns
- 1,000 patterns
(Pattern created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user pattern)
- Configurable “Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone”
Sequencer
- Tracks
- 16-track MIDI Sequencer + 1 master track
- Number of Songs
- 128 Songs
- Resolution
- 1/480
- Tempo
- 40.00 – 300.00 (1/100 BPM resolution)
- Maximum memory
- 210,000 MIDI events
- Template Song
- 16 preset / 16 user template songs
- Cue List function
- 20 Cue List
Songs can be arranged consecutively or repeatedly in up to 99 steps, a cue list can be converted back into a song.
- Pattern / RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play and Recording)
- 637 Preset / 100 User pattern (Per song)
1 pattern set per song
- Format
- KORG (KROME) format, SMF format 0 and 1
Media
- Media
- Load, Save, Utility, Data filer functionality (Save and Load MIDI System Exclusive Data)
Controllers
- Controllers
- Joystick, SW [1], SW [2]
- Realtime Control
- [SELECT] Switch: REALTIME CONTROL (TONE, USER), ARP
4 Knobs; REALTIME CONTROL: Real-time Modulation, Arpeggio control
- Drum Track
- [DRUM TRACK] Switch On/Off
- Arpeggiator
- [ARP] Switch On/Off
User Interface
- Display:
- Touch view graphical User Interface
7 -inch Color TFT LCD, 800 x 480 pixel
Onboard LCD brightness control
- Mode Switch:
- [COMBI], [PROG], [SEQ], [GLOBAL], [MEDIA] Switch
- VALUE controller:
- [VALUE] Dial, [INC], [DEC] Switch, 10 key block ([0] – [9], [-], [.], [ENTER], [COMPARE])
- BANK Switch:
- [A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F] switch (in Combination mode, [A], [B], [C], [D] switch are available)
- SEQUENCER switch:
- [PAUSE], [REW], [FF], [LOCATE], [REC], [START / STOP]
- TEMPO:
- [TEMPO] knob, [TAP] switch
- Others:
- [PAGE] switch, [WRITE] switch, [EXIT] switch, [VOLUME] knob, Contrast knob
Outputs
- AUDIO OUTPUT (L / MONO, R)
- 6.3mm (Mono) Phone jack, Unbalanced
Output Impedance: 1.1[kΩ] (L / Mono terminal: in case of Mono output, = 550[Ω])
Maximum level: +16.0 [dBu], Load Impedance: more than 10 [kΩ].
- Headphone Output
- 3.5mmStereo phone jack
Output Impedance: 33[Ω], Maximum level: 60 + 60[mW] (In case of 33[Ω] Loaded)
Control Input
DAMPER pedal (Half Damper supported)
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL
Others
- MIDI
- IN, OUT
- Interface
- USB-MIDI Interface (TYPE B) x 1
- SD Card Slot
- Max: 2 GB / SD Memory Card is supported
Max: 32 GB/ SDHC Memory Card is supported
(SDXC Memory Card is not supported)
Principle Specifications
- Dimensions
(W x D x H)
- KROME-61
- 40.43 x 12.32 x 3.66 inches / 1,027 x 313 x 93 mm
- KROME-73
- 46.89 x 12.32 x 3.66 inches / 1,191 x 313 x 93 mm
- KROME-88
- 57.01 x 15.08 x 5.16 inches / 1,448 x 383 x 131 mm
- Weight
- KROME-61
- 15.87 lbs. / 7.2 kg
- KROME-73
- 18.08 lbs. / 8.2 kg
- KROME-88
- 32.41 lbs. / 14.7 kg
- Power
- Power supply (DC12V 3.5A), POWER switch
- Power Consumption
- 13 W (KROME-61 / 73 / 88)
- Accessories
- AC Adapter, Quick Start Guide, Accessory Disc (KROME Operation Guide PDF, Parameter Guide PDF, Video Manual)
* All product, company, and standard names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
* Appearance and specifications of products are subject to change without notice
System Requirements for “Computer with the KORG USB-MIDI Driver”
- Windows
- OS
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition／Professional SP3
Later Windows Vista SP2 (all editions includes 64-bit edition)
Windows 7 (all editions includes 64-bit edition)
- Computer
- With USB port (Intel USB Host Controller recommended）
- Mac OS
- OS
- Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Computer
- With USB port
System Requirements for “KROME Editor, KROME Plug-In Editor”
- Windows
- OS
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition／Professional SP3,
Later Windows Vista SP2 (all editions includes 64-bit edition),
Windows 7 (all editions includes 64-bit edition)So far “Windows 7, and Windows Vista (64-bit edition)”, KROME Editor only can work.
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 / Greater than 1 GHz, later Core Duo recommended.
- Memory
- More than 512MB (Greater than 1 GB recommended)）
- Monitor
- 1,024×768, more than 16bit Color
- Others
- Computer with USB ports support “Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista”.
- Mac OS
- OS
- Later Mac OS X 10.5 or later (32-bit kernel Mode and 64-bit Kernel Mode supported)
*It can’t support “64-bit” DAWs “64-bit Plug-in”.
- CPU
- Intel Mac supports
Later Core Duo recommended
- Memory
- More than 512MB (Greater than 1 GB recommended)
- Monitor
- 1,024×768, More than 32,000 Color
- Others
- Apple Macintosh computer with USB ports support Mac OS X.
| * KROME Plug-In Editor supports “for Windows: VST, RTAS/ for Macintosh: VST, Audio Unit, RTAS” | |
| * The KROME Plug-In Editor must also support the operating requirements of your host application. | |
| * It is not possible to run multiple instances of KROME Editor or KROME Plug-In Editor on the operating system. This means that it is not possible to use these editors to simultaneously edit two or more KROME units. |
