An ideal workstation for any style of piano playing with expertly created, in-demand sounds. The Krome Music Workstation provides full-length, unlooped samples of each key for an amazing piano sound. This 61-key keyboard workstation redefines what it means to be an instrument in this class. Taking its title from the Greek word meaning "color," Krome provides users with aural excellence in a gigging musician’s keyboard, enabling a limitless palette of sound to bring vivid inspiration music. In addition to Korg’s well-vetted workstation features, Krome boasts a meticulously chosen selection of the highest quality sounds available today for indispensable keyboard instruments such as piano and electric piano, as well as essential and dynamic drum kits, giving users the absolute best of the basics. These highly useful piano, electric piano, and drum sounds alone set Krome apart from the competitors. With sound quality and functions normally found in far more expensive instruments, Krome aspires to set a whole new standard of value, and become a one of a kind and irreplaceable partner for real-world musicians. Piano sounds are essential for nearly every keyboard instrument. Krome borrows from the impressive "German D Grand" which was created for the Kronos flagship. In addition to the rich full sound of 61 full-length un-looped stereo samples, damper resonance has also been included. In fact, the amount of PCM memory taken up just by this "German D Grand" alone takes up several times – even several tens of times – more memory than the entire PCM memory found in a typical workstation or PCM synthesizer. Unless the original sound is perfect, no amount of parameter tweaking can create an accurate playing experience. The Krome’s piano is an prime example of Korg's passion for every musician to have great sounds played on great instruments. This resonant, authentic, and realistic piano epitomizes a huge increase in the standard of quality for this class of keyboard. For many keyboardists, the electric piano sound is every bit as critical as the acoustic piano sound. Krome features three styles of electric pianos. Eight velocity levels have been included to ensure accurate response to the player's expression. Abundant amounts of PCM memory have been utilized for this purpose, to the extent that just a single one of these electric piano styles contains more sample data than the entire sound memory of other PCM synthesizers. In addition, the vintage amplifiers, cabinets, and classic effects so integral to these classic sounds have been realistically emulated, making sure that everything from the touch to the final sound will be breathtakingly realistic. The included drum kits play a huge role in song production on any music workstation. Krome has included the same Jazz Ambience Drums that are on the Korg Kronos. Making use of the high-capacity PCM memory, these sounds feature a dramatically high level of response and realism. Setting the mix balance between the direct sound (close mic'ed) and the ambient sound (recorded from a distant mic to capture the tone of the room), enables users to create a rich, full drum sound that has the exact balance and character desired. In addition to piano, electric piano, and drums, Krome has a wide array of sounds useful for a broad range of musical styles. Stimulate creativity by choosing any of the 640 Programs or 288 Combinations. Each one has been skillfully crafted by professional studio and performing musicians to provide impressive real-world use for both rich full backing parts or ripping solos. Users can tweak, customize, create, and store their own sounds as well. Simply pressing a button activates Drum Track function, which provides realistic grooves played by professionals using the Krome’s high-quality drum sounds. Play along for practice or use them in music production. In addition to more than 600 preset patterns taken from the Kronos, there's plenty of room for saving user patterns. Drum patterns can be made and used with the sequencer, as well as providing a rhythm guide while users play, or they can be used creatively in live performances. In Combination mode or Sequencer mode, two arpeggiators can run simultaneously. In addition to standard arpeggio patterns, these arpeggiators are able to generate guitar or bass riffs, drum patterns, or can even be used as building blocks for sound design, to generate pads, synth sounds, and sound effects which include subtle motion. Users are also free to edit any of the patterns to create custom originals. Krome features a full range of the features that users come to expect from a Korg workstation, beginning with the 16-track sequencer. But there’s so much more. Krome comes complete with a rich array of tools to jumpstart the creative process. There's the convenient Auto Song Setup feature; if inspiration strikes while play