Korg Krome EX61

On Stage. On the Go. On Top.

Offering full-length, unlooped samples of every key for a spectacular piano sound, this new keyboard redefines your expectations for an instrument in this class. Taking its name from the Greek word meaning ""color," KROME is the new standard for sonic excellence in a gigging musician’s keyboard, providing a limitless palette of sound to bring vivid inspiration your music. Introducing the KROME Music Workstation.

The KROME, KORG’s premium standard in music workstations, is now available in a new eagerly-awaited color. With superb sound that overturns expectations for its class and a stylish new platinum color, this model is the perfect way for you to stand out in your music production or on stage.

3.8GB High-capacity PCM memory
KRONOS-derived full length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage
The Korg workstation ideal for any style of piano playing
Electric pianos with eight-level velocity switching for unmatched expressive power
Drums offering separately mixable direct and ambient sounds for studio-grade quality
Drum Track plays back realistic, inspiring grooves at the touch of a button
Expertly created, in-demand sounds including 640 Programs and 288 Preload Combinations
Distinctive aluminum panel design exudes a sense of quality
Clear, intuitive control with Korg’s exclusive 7-inch color TouchView display
USB connection to your computer, plus an SD Card slot for data storage
You can use the KROME editor to edit sounds on your computer

Natural Expression

KROME 61 model feature a semi-weighted keyboard; the great feel and response are ideal for playing everything from any style of piano, to dynamic organ performance, to pyrotechnic synthesizer solos.

Distinctive aluminum panel design exudes a sense of quality

The dramatic dark colored body provides KROME with an elegantly curved profile. The top control panel is made using two aluminum panels of differing design. The result is a distinctive appearance that projects an unmistakable presence, even on a cluttered stage. In both looks and sound, KROME will make a strong impression on the audience.

Intuitive TouchView interface

KROME’s huge 800 x 480 pixel TouchView Color display can show numerous parameters at once, ensuring great visibility. Simply touch the screen to change sounds or edit parameters. Finger-drag editing is also supported, allowing you to use the on-screen sliders and knobs directly.

Numerous functions take advantage of the TouchView interface, such as the piano roll editor, a stopwatch that’s convenient for keeping track of a live performance, and a calculator keypad that is convenient for entering numerical values.

USB and SD Storage

You can connect KROME to your computer via USB to easily transfer MIDI data. You can also use an SD card to manage the KROME’s data files.

Stand-alone and Plug-in KROME Editing Software

The KROME Editor and KROME Plug-In Editor allow you to edit your KROME from your computer while viewing large numbers of parameters simultaneously, or to use KROME in your DAW as if it were a software synthesizer.

Features

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])

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) : 40.43 x 12.32 x 3.66 inches / 1,027 x 313 x 93 mm
Power Power supply (DC12V 3.5A), POWER switch
Power Consumption : 13 W (KROME-61)

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

1,024x768, more than 16bit Color

Others

Computer with USB ports support “Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista”.

Mac 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

1,024x768, More than 32,000 Color

Others

Apple Macintosh computer with USB ports support Mac OS X.

SKU	KOR-KROMEEX61
Brand	Korg
Weight	23.800000

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