The Shift control is also used sparingly, which is greatly appreciated.

The buttons give off a solid tactile click when pressed, and are spaced apart well enough that misclicks are rare. Navigation is done primarily with knobs and buttons, and the layout, despite not having backlit labels, is still easy enough to work with even under low-light conditions. Fortunately, you can adjust the brightness or turn the illumination completely. The back has a Korg logo that is backlit. The surfaces on all variants are matte-black and avoid fingerprints quite nicely. On the 88-key variants, this upper space is used as a storage compartment, but these don’t seem to be all that useful.Įven small footswitch damper pedals don’t fit in here, so you’ll probably be using these to store extra batteries (which both models support).Īpart from that gripe, I’m quite happy with the overall construction. This lengthens the keyboard and ends up feeling like there’s a bit of wasted space. Unlike the 61-key Kross 2, the 88-key versions have their pitch and modwheels placed right to the left of the keys, as opposed to the upper left of the front panel.

Full specs can be found on Korg’s official site hereīelow you can check the availability and current price of the Korg Kross 2 in your region:.

Connections: Audio In jack (1 x 1/8″), Mic In jack (1 x 1/4″), Line outputs 1/4″ (L/Mono, R), Headphone jack (1 x 1/8″), USB type B (MIDI + Audio), MIDI In/Out ports, SD card slot, 3 Pedal jacks (damper, assignable switch, pedal).

Modes: Layer, Split (up to 16 timbres, velocity zones and crossfade supported).

Pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, SW1 and SW2 buttons.

772 drum patterns, 1280 arpeggio patterns, pad sampler.

Audio Recorder: 48kHz/16bit stereo, WAV.

Sequencer: 16-track MIDI, 128 songs, 16 user template songs.

Effects: 134 Types, 2 x Master Effects, 5 x Insert Effects.

Preset PCM Memory: Approximately 128 MB.

Polyphony: 120 Notes (mono), 60 Notes (stereo).

61 (synth-action) keys – KROSS2-61 | 88 (natural weighted hammer action) keys – KROSS2-88.

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