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kb420
Total Posts: 726
Joined 04-11-2004 status: Guru |
I didn’t mean to come off like a complainer, or someone who is trying to “bash” Yamaha. I apologize to any of the forum members who replied to this thread and felt that way. FWIW, I’ve decided to just wait. At some point, I believe Yamaha will release a new Motif. When that happens, I’ll make my decision. I still consider myself a Yamaha guy too. |
abdol
Total Posts: 318
Joined 05-30-2012 status: Enthusiast |
“If you don’t like it don’t buy it”
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motidave
Total Posts: 426
Joined 10-03-2010 status: Enthusiast |
i’ve been reading that “Yamaha will release a new Motif soon” for a very long time here at motifator |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Eventually it will likely be true, even if it won’t be called “Motif”. Â :-) |
Michael Trigoboff
Total Posts: 647
Joined 09-05-2011 status: Guru |
I almost bought a Kronos. I actually had one on order. But then I noticed that they have an annoyingly audible cooling fan, which was a deal-breaker for me. Given my experiences with the XF7 I bought instead, I consider noticing the Kronos fan to have been a lucky break. |
jazzpel
Total Posts: 4
Joined 04-06-2012 status: Newcomer |
I’d like to just mention that total sample memory vs. available sample memory is subjective. If you read the specs on the Kronos, it clearly states:
RAM CAPABILITY
As for the comparing of sounds, well, the Kronos sounds great and the MOXF or MOTIFXF sound great, BUT THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURES. So really, as pointed out before, they can’t be compared. For my money (which I like to keep a lot of), both my MotifXF and MOXF sound better and better the more I dig in and create. Just saying. |
keymangerbo
Total Posts: 3
Joined 02-19-2014 status: Newcomer |
hi,
I played the Kronos 2 (I have a kronos 1) in a music store
after 5 minutes I sat down at the motif xf and the sounds and performances are much better .
then I discovered the moxf8 and played for an hour almost every performances . I was impressed how good they are just the music
I find the moxf8 much more better then the kronos 2 !!
I’m waiting now for more then 1.5 years for the new Yamaha top synth.
I can’t wait to see ,hear and buy one !!
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Michael Trigoboff
Total Posts: 647
Joined 09-05-2011 status: Guru |
I don’t know if Korg has any forums that are like this one. If they don’t, that would be another reason to prefer the Motif… |
motidave
Total Posts: 426
Joined 10-03-2010 status: Enthusiast |
If I hadn’t bought my XF7 now many years ago, before Kronos came out, today i’d probably buy a MOXF and a VR-09 or FA-06, neither of which were out either. At that time, I didn’t like the mid-range stage performance boards at all. it was a fricken Gaia, or a workstation sort of option. MOXF would give me everything I need / use in my XF for much less, and I’d add a decent clonewheel or a second alt synth station. despite all fans and advocates, I find the B3 abilities of the XF rompler to be utterly inadequate. The clear market trend is in affordable stage performance keyboards imo. I think thats why we haven’t seen MOTIF XXX ON STEROIDS, but what the heck do i know… |
motidave
Total Posts: 426
Joined 10-03-2010 status: Enthusiast |
If one’s primary priority is the sound(s) coming out of a hardware, than thats perhaps the most important comparison of all. HOW the board creates those sounds is completely irrelevant to me. |
kb420
Total Posts: 726
Joined 04-11-2004 status: Guru |
The ram isn’t as important as you may think in the Kronos because it streams the larger patches from the SSD. The Berlin Grand is 9 Gb. So, Kronos definitely isn’t loading that entirely in to ram at all. |
kb420
Total Posts: 726
Joined 04-11-2004 status: Guru |
http://www.korgforums.com/forums-frame.htm Scroll down and you’ll see the Kronos forum just under “Korg Digital Synths / Workstations”. |
MrMotif
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Joined 10-02-2002 status: Administrator |
Not by anyone who has any authority and/or who knows anything, though! |
kb420
Total Posts: 726
Joined 04-11-2004 status: Guru |
i’ve been reading that “Yamaha will release a new Motif soon†for a very long time here at motifator I agree. That’s the point of this thread. |
5pinDIN
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Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Since those who know aren’t saying anything here, doesn’t that actually make this thread kind of pointless? |