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Bring Your Music to Life with the Korg Kross 2





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The Korg Kross synth workstation has been a huge hit at Sweetwater. Now the Korg Kross 2 raises the bar with more power, more presets (1075), more polyphony (120 voices), a new sampling engine, sample trigger pads, and more. Still amazingly affordable, the Korg Kross 2 61 packs 61 synth-action keys, a boatload of class-leading sounds ? including Sweetwater's exclusive KR2-B3 Organ and Bonus Banks ? and a bevy of intuitive and powerful production tools into a svelte, eye-catching chassis that weighs in at under 10 pounds. It will even run on six AA batteries, for impromptu busking in the park. With a mic input, a built-in audio recorder, a 16-track MIDI sequencer, drum track, arpeggiator, and Electribe-derived step sequencer, the Korg Kross 2 61 will bring your music to life.





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Korg Kross 2 is the only instrument you need





The Korg Kross 2 is the only instrument you need. With its class-leading soundset, Kross 2 is your one-stop music production machine. Korg Kross 2 delivers a broad range of sounds that leave even previous-generation flagship models in the dust. And the quality is simply stunning, bolstered by PCM data that's approximately twice as large as predecessors like the X50 and the PS60. For your gigging pleasure, Korg has lavished attention on frequently-used sounds such as rock/jazz organ, strings, brass, and synth sounds. But you also get ear candy flavors like toy piano, accordion, combo organ, church organ, and even a vintage tape sampler, along with cutting-edge dance music/electronica sounds ? unique sounds you won't find in any other synth at this price. And with Sound Selector and a favorites function, finding and organizing your sounds for instant onstage deployment is a piece of cake.





Korg's pro-level EDS-i sound engine with 134 killer effects





Korg's EDS-i is a studio-grade sound engine distilled from the EDS/EDS-X sound engines found on Korg's most advanced instruments. EDS-i lets you use a total of seven effects simultaneously: five insert effects plus two master effects. You get essentials such as delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, and rotary speaker, but there's also amp modeling powered by Korg's REMS modeling technology. There's even a robot voice vocoder! With 134 different high-quality effects onboard, you'll never run out of sonic inspiration.





Gorgeous sounds to make your music sound lush





Korg Kross 2 61 is loaded with piano, electric piano, and drum sounds that have been taken from flagship Korg instruments used by the pros ? giving the Korg Kross 2 a soundset that surpasses other instruments in its price range. The grand piano, for example, includes lavishly-sampled decays with three different levels of velocity. Korg has even sampled damper pedal noises, juicing your performances with the ultimate in realism and nuance. And for the ultimate in sonic versatility, we've included Sweetwater’s KR2-B3 Organ and Bonus Banks.





Sweetwater-exclusive KR2-B3 Organ and Bonus Banks





Your Korg Kross 2 comes with Sweetwater’s KROSS II Bonus SD card that includes our Director of Product Optimization Daniel Fisher's gig-worthy B-3 Organ simulation, four Bonus Expansion Program Banks (with 512 additional Programs), up-to-date owners manuals and guides, and USB drivers for both Mac and Windows. To kick-start your creativity, you'll also get 24 of Daniel's full-fidelity, stereo WAV files of Blues/Jazz jams, in all 12 keys, at both slow and fast tempos. That's a truckload of extra premium content ? only available at Sweetwater!





Korg Kross 2 61 Synth Workstation Features:


Great-feeling 61-key synth-action keybed


Pro-quality EDS-i sound engine built-in, with a total of seven effects available simultaneously


1075 killer presets, including amazing piano, EP, and drum patches


Includes Sweetwater-exclusive KR2-B3 Organ and Bonus Banks


120 voices of polyphony eliminates note stealing


Many sounds utilize twice as much PCM memory as previous instruments


Powerful sampling engine and sample trigger pads


Ideal for a broad range of musical styles


Extremely lightweight (under 10 pounds); may be powered by 6 AA batteries


Ideal for a broad range of musical styles


Sound Selector makes it easy to find the sound you're looking for


Favorites function lets you register 64 sounds or audio songs for one-touch access during gigs


External input jacks let you connect a mic or external audio source


Quick Layer/Split function for on-the-fly versatility


Stereo audio recorder allows you to record and overdub your performances and vocals


Step sequencer inherited from the Electribe


Onboard 16-track MIDI sequencer, drum track, and arpeggiator


Connects to your computer via USB for plug-in integration with your favorite DAW


Stylishly distinctive red and black two-tone design looks great onstage


Kross 2 Editor and Plug-In Editor may be downloaded from the Korg website