Korg Kronos

[Tony Scharf]

I know most of you have absolutely no interest in a big megaworkstation from Korg, but I got one and I have to say - it's absolutely awesome.
Aside from the synthesis capabilities, which are staggering, today I discovered the USB ports on it are for more than just storage devices.  You can connect up to 8 devices (via a hub) and you can then use those devices as pad controllers or additional keyboards or...whatever for the internal engine.  It even provides bus power. 
But that's not the coolest bit.  
I picked up the camera connection kit for my iPad today after reading that the Kronos is class compliant MIDI and audio.  With the camera kit, the Kronos can route audio and midi to and from the iPad.   The iPad essentially becomes another extension of the instrument allowing for synths like Thor or a sequencer like Loopesque to be controlled and processed through the (extensive) fx section on the Kronos.  All I had to do was plug it in, and it all just worked. 
I am sure Jay is going to point out that the Kronos is basically a linux workstation in a keyboard shape.  This is true, but try finding a linux workstation that you can just power up and go with and don't need to futz with anything.   
I can't think of anything that I have every wanted to do with a synthesizer that the Kronos doesn't (Ok, it doesn't have a modeled percussion EXi, but I wouldn't doubt Korg making one).  This really is a 'desert island' type of synth.  
I really wonder what the next generation is going to do...
Tony  		 	   		  
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