Since its groundbreaking debut in 2011, the Korg KRONOS has been the gold standard for professional musicians, evolving through continuous innovation and feedback from artists performing on the world's biggest stages and studios. Widely regarded as the ultimate performance keyboard, KRONOS has set new benchmarks in power, versatility, and sound quality.
Now, by popular demand, KRONOS returns—refined, reimagined, and ready to take center stage once again. With intuitive controls, access to over 300 premium sound libraries, and a host of exclusive features, the latest KRONOS pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, delivering an unparalleled experience for musicians in any studio or live performance.
Features
- Nine distinct sound engines: includes SGX-2 for premium piano sounds, EP-1 for electric pianos and MOD-7 for FM synthesis, among others
- Enhanced SGX-2 piano engine: features new Italian Grand and Berlin Grand sounds for realistic expression
- Intuitive TouchView display: large 8" color touchscreen with touch-drag capability and parameter search with improved touch response
- Set List mode: streamlined live performance with color-coded presets, realtime performance notes and built-in EQ
- Seamless Sound Transitions (SST): eliminates audio dropouts when switching sounds
- Built-in 16-track MIDI and audio recorder: high-quality 48 kHz audio recording with integrated editing tools
- Advanced control surface: realtime performance controls including sliders, knobs and joysticks
Specifications
- Model Name: Kronos 3 73-Key Music Workstation
- Vendor: Korg
- Aftertouch: Yes
- Analog Digital: Digital
- Built In Speakers: No
- Included From Manufacturer: Power cable
- Keys Weighted: Hammer Weighted
- Number of Keys: 73
- Key Size: Full Size Keys
- Midi: In, Out, Thru, and USB
- Mono Poly: Polyphonic
- MPN: KRONOS373
- Product Unique Features: 8" 800×600 SVGA color TFT with TouchView graphical user interface, adjustable brightness
- Key Action: Korg RH-3 Real Weighted Hammer Action
- Number of Patches/Programs:
2,560 user memory programs (1,152 come preloaded)
1,792 user memory combinations
264 user memory drum kits (80 come preloaded)
128 set lists with 128 slots per set list
- Voices of Polyphony:
SGX-2: 100 voices (100 dual-stereo notes, equivalent to 400 mono voices)
EP-1: 104 voices
HD-1: 140 voices
AL-1: 80 voices
CX-3: 200 voices
STR-1: 40 voices
MOD-7: 52 voices
MS-20EX: 40 voices
PolysixEX: 180 voices
Multitimbral Capability: 16 parts maximum
Keyboard and velocity splits, layers and crossfades of up to 16 programs and/or external MIDI devices
- Effects:
12 insert effects
2 master effects
2 total effects
197 effect types
783 effect presets
3-band EQ per timbre/track
2,047 Karma-generated effects presets
Dynamic modulation and common LFO
Stereo side-chaining for compressors, gates, vocoders, etc.
Additional internal effects per sound engine
- Sequencer:
16-track MIDI sequencer + master track
200 songs
718 preset patterns / 100 user patterns per song
1,000 user drum track patterns, 718 preset drum track patterns
Programs created in sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user patterns
- Sampling:
Korg Open Sampling System with resampling and in-track sampling
16,000 sample storage locations
4,000 multisample storage locations (128 indexes per multisample)
3GB PCM RAM capacity
314MB preset PCM (1,505 multisamples, 1,388 drum samples)
598 user Wave Sequences, 207 preloaded
Formats: Korg format, Akai S1000/S3000 data (with advanced program parameter conversion), SoundFont 2.0, AIFF, WAV
Editing: time stretch, time slice, crossfade loop, other standard editing features
- Internal Storage Capacity: 120GB 2.5" internal solid state drive, 16-track hard disk recorder + 1 master track
- Audio File Playback: 16-track playback, 4-track simultaneous recording
- Arpeggiator: Korg Karma, PolysixEX engine includes MIDI-synced arpeggiator with adjustable range, mode and latch
- USB Port (to Host): Audio/MIDI interface
- USB Port (to Device): Storage, MIDI controllers, QWERTY keyboards, Ethernet adaptors
- Audio Inputs: 2 × 1/4" balanced inputs with mic/line level switches and level knobs, S/PDIF digital optical input
- Audio Outputs: Dual 1/4" balanced main output, 4 × 1/4" balanced individual/assignable outputs, 1/4" stereo headphone output, S/PDIF digital optical stereo main output
- Control Connections: 1/4" damper pedal input (half damper supported), 1/4" assignable footswitch input, 1/4" assignable expression/continuous pedal input
- Onboard Controllers: Vector joystick, Ribbon controller, 2 × assignable control switches
- Width: 49.02"
- Depth: 14.57"
- Height: 5.83"
- Product Weight: 44.97 lb
