Intel D510MO motherboard with a dual-core Atom D510 at 1.66GHz running 32bit Linux, 2Gb RAM, 60-120Gb SSD
16 MIDI + 16 audio track audio sequencer
9 synth engines (HD-1, SGX-2, EP-1, CX-3, AL-1, MOD-7, STR-1, PolysixEX, MS-20EX)
100 dual stereo voice polyphony (400 mono voices)
each Program Sound can have two component sounds of same or different synth engines
each Combination sound can have up to 16 Program Sounds
“Smooth Sound Transitions” (Nautilus and Kronos 3 only?)
8“ TouchView display
12 insert, 2 master, 2 total FX
sampling and resampling
73 and 88key models have RH3 hammer action, velocity and aftertouch
61 key models are semi‑weighted keyboards
NB.
Korg Nautilus keyboard synth is a cut down version of the Korg Kronos 2 with added Italian Grand Piano but no after touch (a later AT version adds this)
Korg Kronos 3
released 2025 although disappointingly, not a massive upgrade over the 2014-2015 Kronos 2
faster boot time and 120Gb SSD instead of 60Gb
adds an Italian Grand Piano (from the Nautilus?)
2nd gen Karma engine
faster touch screen response
“ultra‑low‑aliasing oscillators and refinements”
updated deep FX
reported issues with Korg Kronos synths
very slow boot time although improved on the Kronos 3
better FM than Roland and Yamaha, the added features of waveshaping and ringmod and audio input make it a real powerhouse.
better smart voice allocator than Roland and Yamaha - “you can make 200 voices do wonders”
“cheap chinese output 1/4 inch jacks break if you gig allot and plug in weekly. you loose a channel off and on and have to open it up and try to resolder new 1/4 jack to single layer cheap little board.
Korgs sound vsts sound amazing
cheap joystick results in coarse, uneven data transmits
” vst library's require you to be a fader player, not a musician. Its impossible with the Korg joystick as it springs back to center and you get some bend cc data too”
no DC input - requires 60W AC power