First of all, I'd say you made a great purchase. Korg synthesizers are, in my opinion, the best. Regarding the track, I'd say that, as always, your music is very personal, alternative, and never banal. Then reading and seeing that, like a child receiving a toy, you started playing with your new synthesizer is undoubtedly very cute. Dear Patrick, it's true that we're now heading towards an irreversible old age. But we also have every right to live our dreams and our hobbies. So, a big round of applause for everything. The music is, in any case, very beautiful and of high quality. Franco

Grazie mille, mio ​​caro amico.

(Si dice spesso che gli uomini, anche a una certa età (per tua informazione, compirò 63 anni il 13 febbraio), rimangano bambini nel profondo.) Ho avuto difficoltà finanziarie negli ultimi tre anni, certamente non senza casa, visto che ho la mia casa di campagna, ma non potevo permettermi nulla e ho dovuto riscaldare troppo poco la casa per due inverni (solo tra i 7 e i 12 gradi Celsius, ho persino avuto terribili congelamenti che sono durati settimane). Quest'inverno, sto mantenendo il riscaldamento moderato per risparmiare ancora di più. Da quando sono in pensione il 1° dicembre, mi sto godendo di nuovo la vita e sto iniziando a concedermi qualche sfizio di tanto in tanto, una volta che ho risparmiato per qualche mese, quando posso... E siccome sono molto paziente, riesco sempre a ottenere ciò che desidero di più, lo ammetto, ci vuole tempo, ma è così che si fanno i buoni affari, lol! Quindi ho ordinato una Yamaha MODX m7 perché costa la metà. Costoso, ma ho annullato l'ordine perché dopo un mese e mezzo non era ancora arrivato al negozio di musica, e in realtà non sarebbe arrivato prima del 12 marzo. Così, anche se l'avevo già pagato, ho ricevuto quello che volevo inizialmente: questo fantastico Kronos 3, che non ha nulla a che vedere con un Montage m (che ha lo stesso prezzo) o un MODX m7... Ero appena tornato a casa, mercoledì 4 febbraio, nel tardo pomeriggio, che l'ho disimballato, l'ho collegato al mio piccolo ma potente impianto PA, l'ho acceso e, come molti altri, ho iniziato a suonare i set dalla pagina SET LIST predefinita. Ho iniziato verso le 18:30 e ho suonato fino alle 4:00 del mattino, e avevo già registrato due tracce in modalità Block utilizzando la funzione dedicata: la modalità Karma – straordinaria, esalta davvero le improvvisazioni – e una traccia più lunga, il tutto senza nemmeno sapere come usare questa workstation completa. E unica nel suo genere. Molti lo usano sul palco perché è l'ideale per quello, ma non solo...

Allora, amico mio, queste sono le mie attività da giovane pensionato, lol, assecondando la mia passione per la musica in generale, e ancora di più per la creazione libera di musica, come mi dici spesso, lol, e lo stesso vale per la mia passione per le moto. Tra qualche mese, ho intenzione di vendere la mia attuale moto elettrica, per la quale ho realizzato parecchi video con la mia musica, proprio come con le mie altre due ruote, e di comprarne una prestigiosa e rivoluzionaria. Sarà una sorpresa...
Grazie ancora, amico mio, e anche la tua musica è fantastica. Faccio fatica a trovare tempo, sia per me che per i miei altri amici e colleghi, perché passo circa 5 ore al giorno su YouTube e sono iscritto a oltre 400 canali. Quindi, tra la visione di qualche video ogni settimana, le mie attività personali e gli sport che continuo a praticare, avrei bisogno di almeno 48 ore al giorno, e anche così...
Grazie ancora, amico mio, e saluta Sandro. Amichevoli saluti

Thank you so much, my dear friend.

(It's often said that men, even at a certain age (for your information, I'll be 63 on February 13th), remain big kids at heart.) I've been struggling financially for the past three years, certainly not homeless, as I have my country house, but I couldn't afford anything and had to underheat my home for two winters (only between 7 and 12 degrees Celsius, I even had terrible frostbite that lasted for weeks). This winter, I'm keeping the heating moderate to save even more. Since I retired on December 1st, I'm enjoying life again and starting to treat myself from time to time, once I've saved up for a few months when I can... And since I'm very patient, I always manage to get what I want most, admittedly it takes time, but that's how you get good deals, lol! So I ordered a Yamaha MODX m7 because it's half the price. Expensive, but I cancelled the order because after a month and a half, it still hadn't arrived at the music store, and in reality, it wouldn't have arrived before March 12th. So, even though I'd already paid for it, I got what I originally wanted instead: this fantastic Kronos 3, which is nothing like a Montage m (which is the same price) or a MODX m7... I'd barely gotten home on Wednesday, February 4th, in the late afternoon, when I unpacked it, connected it to my small but powerful PA system, turned it on, and, like many others, started playing the sets from the default SET LIST page. I started around 6:30 PM and played until 4:00 AM, and I'd already recorded two tracks in Block mode using the dedicated function: Karma Mode—extraordinary, really enhances your improvisations—and a longer track, all without even knowing how to use this complete workstation. And one of a kind. Many use it on stage because it's ideal for that, but not only that...

So, my friend, these are my activities as a young retiree, lol, indulging my passion for music in general, and even more so for creating music freely, as you often tell me, lol, and the same goes for my passion for motorcycles. In a few months, I actually intend to sell my current electric motorcycle, for which I've made quite a few videos with my music, just like with my other two-wheelers, and buy a prestigious and revolutionary motorcycle instead. It'll be a surprise...
Thanks again, my friend, and your music is great too. I have trouble finding time, both for myself and my other friends and colleagues, because I spend about 5 hours a day on YouTube and am subscribed to over 400 channels. So, between watching some videos weekly, plus my personal activities, and the sports I continue to practice, it I'd need at least 48-hour days, and even then...
Thanks again, my friend, and say hello to Sandro. Friendly greetings

Wow Patrick, I totally understand you. That sounds so amazing – incredible! Those choir samples are so cool! And the way you improvise all of that – it's truly amazing! Top video, great new synth, beautifully played, and fantastic sound! 💯💯💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👌👌👌👌👌👑👑👑👑👑💯💯💯💯💯

Stay healthy, see you soon, and greetings from Sylvio 😎

Great sound experience, very well done, I like it. 👍 ❤️

Great sound experience, very well done, I like it. 👍 ❤️

Thank you very much

Wow Patrick, I totally understand you. That sounds so amazing – incredible! Those choir samples are so cool! And the way you improvise all of that – it's truly amazing! Top video, great new synth, beautifully played, and fantastic sound! 💯💯💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👌👌👌👌👌👑👑👑👑👑💯💯💯💯💯

Stay healthy, see you soon, and greetings from Sylvio 😎

Hey mein Freund,
vielen Dank für deine nette Nachricht und es freut mich sehr, dass dir diese Improvisation gefallen hat…
Ich möchte klarstellen, dass es sich hier nicht um Samples handelt, sondern um Sounds im Combi-Modus. Das bedeutet, dass sie in den Werkspresets standardmäßig kombiniert sind, du sie aber nach Belieben anpassen kannst.
Und alles kommt oft direkt von der SSD-Festplatte des Kronos. Wenn ich spiele, kannst du sogar sehen, wie die LED am Knopf blinkt, um auf die Festplatte zuzugreifen. Was den Sampler-Teil angeht: Der Kronos spielt die Sounds nicht in einer Schleife ab; sie werden immer von der Festplatte kontinuierlich abgespielt. Deshalb kannst du sie auch beliebig bearbeiten, und wenn du sie abspielst, zum Beispiel bei einem arpeggierten Sample, ändert sich die Geschwindigkeit nicht je nach gespielter Oktave, wie es bei vielen anderen Samplern der Fall ist.

Hey my friend,
Thanks for your kind message and I'm so glad you liked this improvisation...
I'd like to clarify that these aren't samples, but sounds put into Combi mode, meaning they're combined by default in the factory presets, but you can modify them as you wish.
And everything often comes directly from the Kronos' hard drive, which is an SSD. In fact, when I play, you can see the LED on the button flashing to access the hard drive.
As for the sampler part, the Kronos doesn't loop them; it's always the hard drive that plays them continuously. That's why you can also modify them at will, and when you play them, for example, if it's an arpeggiated sample, its speed doesn't vary depending on the octave you're playing, as is the case with many other samplers.