This is the limited edition white Kross 2, a 61-note synthesizer workstation from Korg. Over a thousand programs ship with it, from layered acoustic and electric pianos to thick strings and current drum kits. Band players and producers who want one keyboard to cover most of the job are the target.
The sound library
Polyphony reaches 120 voices, up from 80 on the first generation. Program count climbed from 809 to 1,075 over the same span. Multi-layered pianos are joined by strings that sit properly in a mix, plus kits aimed at styles such as EDM. Preset PCM memory holds roughly 128 MB, made up of 496 multisamples and 1,014 drum samples.
Room to expand
Expansion memory adds another 128 MB. Optional Korg libraries load into that space, so the instrument can be pointed wherever your material goes. Check which titles are current before you plan a set around one.
Engine and effects
Sound generation uses the EDS-i engine, inherited from Korg's professional instruments. Seven effect units run at once, five inserts and two masters. Of the 134 types available, the familiar delays and reverbs are only the start, since amp modelling, vintage boxes and a vocoder are in there as well.
Hands on control
Knobs in the realtime section reach the main parameters without digging through pages. Tempo for the arpeggiator and sequencer sits there too, as do the vocoder settings. Turn the category dial to piano or organ and the list narrows immediately. How quickly do you need to find a sound on stage? Quickly, usually.
Favourites, splits and the sequencer
Favourite slots number 128, twice what the original offered, and each recalls a program or combination at one touch. Live players lean on that hardest. A dedicated button builds a layer or a split, so two sounds stack or divide across the keys in seconds. Recording falls to a 16-track MIDI sequencer, which captures playing, controller moves and pad sampler hits.
See it in action
Specifications
| Keyboard | 61 keys (velocity sensitive, no aftertouch). Normally C2 to C7, adjustable in the range C1...C6 to C3...C8. |
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| Maximum Polyphony | 120 voices, 60 voices in single mode. Actual polyphony varies with oscillator settings such as stereo multisamples and velocity crossfading. |
| Preset PCM Memory | Approximately 128 MB (calculated as 48 kHz / 16-bit linear PCM data equivalent) 496 multisamples (including seven stereo), 1014 drumsamples (including 49 stereo) |
| Expansion PCM Memory | Approximately 128 MB (48 kHz 16-bit linear PCM equivalent), used when loading optional PCM libraries |
| Program Oscillator | OSC1 (Single), OSC1+2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported 4 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 voice (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject) |
| Modulation | For each voice, two envelope generators (Filter & Amp), two LFOs, two key tracking generators (Filter & Amp), and two AMS mixers. In addition, pitch EG, common LFO, and two common key tracking generators |
| Combination Timbres | Up to 16 timbres, switchable via key zone or velocity zone, layer and crossfade supported, Tone Adjust function allows program settings to be offset |
| Drumkits | Stereo and mono drumsamples. 4-way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes (Linear, Power, Layer). |
| User Combinations | 896 Combinations (384 Preload) |
| User Programs | 1280 Programs (768 Preload) |
| User Drum Kits | 58 Drum Kits (42 Preload) |
| Preset Programs | 265 Programs (256 GM2 Programs + 9 GM2 Drum Programs) |
| Favourite memories | 128 (16 favourites x 8 banks) |
| Insert effects | 5 Insert Effects In-line processing, stereo in - stereo out. |
| Master effects | 2 Master Effects Two effects sends, stereo in - stereo out. |
| Effects types | Total of 134 types (select from 74 types for insert effects, 101 types of master effect 1, and 120 types for master effect 2) |
| Effects Control Bus | Stereo side-chaining for limiter, gates, vocoders, etc. |
| Arpeggiator (Program mode) | One arpeggiator |
| Arpeggiator (Combination mode) | Two arpeggiators |
| Arpeggiator (Sequencer mode) | Two arpeggiators |
| Preset arpeggio patterns | UP, DOWN, ALT1, ALT2, RANDOM |
| User arpeggio patterns | Number of arpeggio patterns: 1280 (1024 preload) Number of tones: 12 tones, Number of steps: up to 64 steps |
| Tracks | 16 MIDI tracks |
Specifications from Korg. Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.
