![]() Sorry I can't be of more assistance I only mentioned the JP-80/Vent combination in response to the OP's "all-in-one" question. I've never used the JP-80/Vent combo on a gig or further experimented with an organ/piano or organ/synth split with sub-out, but this probably would not be difficult to accomplish. I was only recording the organ track (no split or sub-out needed) so I just used the JP-80's main outs and killed the internal sim. I only used the JP-80 organ + Vent on one occasion, when in the studio under serious time constraints. Moonglow, I assume you send your JP-80 VK organ to the vent with the extra 2 (or 1 out) on the JP-80.I've been thinking of possibly using a JP80 instead of the Nord.the organ on the Nord would be hard to give up though.Īny issues with routing to the Vent in terms of your patches with the organ in a 'split' with piano or synth? ![]() While I'd never use my Kronos to record "every" track in the studioe without discretion, for live work I do think the relative degree of "sameness" between sounds is lost in a live environment to the vast number of listeners - both musicians and civilians alike. But they're close, and I'm not using the same damn Rhodes patch for every line in every tune (it appears that's what a lot of other KB players out here are doing). Bass players, drummers, audience members - continually telling me how my parts sound "just like the record". In my neck of the woods, just the fact that I'm trying to approximate 80%-90% of the prominent keyboard parts in a given tune elevates me about the lion's share of my peers. I've found this specific context seldom reveals that nth degree of sonic comparison - if you get reasonably close, you're golden. The tendency for Kronos "homogenity" between patches is helped a lot by drastically reducing (or eliminating) the common FX, I've found.īut more to the point, the OP is specifically asking for cover tunes played live. ![]() In my case, the sounds are pretty consistently better across all categories, and I have more of them to choose from, than the ones I was getting with all my previous workstation keyboards. Now sure, you may be able to get even better sound results in each individual category from more specialized instruments, like better organ from a Nord or Mojo, better lead synth from a Mini, etc., but for an all-in-one solution I'd say the Kronos can get up to a good 9 out of 10 in each category and you'll be happy with the results. The way this makes my rig so much SIMPLER without the need for a mixer or multiple d.i.'s and extra instrument cables is just a dream. Huge library of cover-song-friendly sounds out of the box, more easily available, and with separate, high-quality sound engines for pianos, eps, tonewheel organ, and several flavors of synthesizer, you don't have to worry about that "samey-ness" of sound character that can be a factor sometimes when trying to use a single workstation keyboard for everything. Exactly like you are thinking of, I use an 88-weighted keyboard midi'd up for more real estate and for piano-type playing, but the power and versatility of the Kronos is such that it can cover all the sounds/parts and sound fantastic doing it. It's a resounding yes for me, since I got my Kronos 2 61 I have used it as my sole sound source at gigs and I have never been happier with both the sound and gig-friendly feature-set of my rig.
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