Korg Kross vs Roland Juno DS - Speed Synth Shootout!

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 What Are We Doing Today?
» 0:40 Let's Compare Piano Sounds
» 1:50 Let's Compare Electric Piano Sounds
» 2:48 Let's Compare Organ Sounds!
» 3:53 Finally, Let's Compare String Sounds
» 5:13 Final Overview

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[Infinighost]

Great video. My only piece of feedback is that I miss the long videos with the waffling. I listen to them like podcasts and there haven't been many recently!

[michaeltamul]

I’m always so pumped when Jack kicks off the video and introduces the Maltese Falcon! Seeing that just makes my day 😊

[thejoshuathomas]

I like these videos as a constant reminder that different bits of kit excel at different things. Good stuff as always.

[Malvo]

Awesome video. I love both Korg and Roland. I've been a Roland fan for years. Love the synth sounds. Can't wait to get that Juno DS 61 in the next few months.

[tyronemixx]

Great video. I feel Roland was better at everything except the strings, which Korg nailed

[UnderCoverBeWater]

I had the Kross1 and looked to trade up, i chose the Juno DS61 and very happy with it. One major problem with Kross is there is no octave change button! You have to program each sound to do that if you want. Playing live I need the octave change there for every thing. Juno sounds are great as well. My rig is the Modx8 and Juno Ds 61.

[shabbee]

To my ears, surprisingly, the Juno won hands down, where the kross excelled was strings

[ScottsSynthStuff]

What happened to the encoder knob on your poor Juno? To me, the 7-year-old Juno DS is getting a bit long in the tooth.

[takesome]

I use them DS88 and Kross2 in my rig, along with the Ferrowfish. I think it's a great combo. 👍

[ClassicJukeboxBand]

I got a Korg Kross 2 for my upper board, and a Roland Juno DS 76 as my lower piano board. I use the Korg for strings, horns and organs.

[ianflurrance]

Love the new video format! Would love it you added in a little bit about how each keybed feels. I know the video is not supposed to be super in-depth, but core sounds and key action are my make or breaks when comparing boards. Love all the videos Jacky boy, keeping me inspired!

[danrkelly]

Spent the last week comparing write ups and tests on these two machines, bit spooky that you should turn out a comp video at this particular moment JD and crew. Spooky and excellent.

[marvoinfo]

Love having the short bread and butter sounds. Like window shopping to get an idea of what you want. Then having the longer videos after you decide to make sure of your purchase. 😃

[imme.]

The Korg Kross 2 sounds completely different if you change the setting (in global mode) for velocity curve to #5(4 is called "normal", and is the default setting)
The higher volume of the sample is missing otherwise;and I wanted to pass on this finding to fellow Kross 2 owners.
Great video;based on the comparison you provide, the Juno sounds better!
FYI;your playing is pretty good dude!
I'm just saying!👍

[KerteszHuba]

Juno for me . But I enjoy the playing more !

[adamfenyves]

While I was disappointed last time on the performance of the Roland on the Workstation shootout, here it definitely gets the upper hand.

[pvsamorgan]

Thanks for this amazing comparison! Korg Kross 2 is 3.8 kg. That's the best part. I liked Juno's sounds better. It's a personal preference though. Juno is around 6kg. Not a deal breaker though. I wish, hope, dream - Roland brings an updated Juno by NAMM 2024 if not during NAMM 2023 in April. Yamaha just brought their lightweight tiny stage keyboard CK61 and I hope Roland makes something the same. Modern sounds, intuitive controls, less space wasted, lightweight 🎹🎹🎹🧡

[merbertancriwalli]

I Love the way at around 4:40 a bit of faux penguin café sneaks its way in 🙂

[mybachhertzbaud]

When I decided to get back into playing, I decided I would purchase one of each of the moderately priced models of the major brands. I chose the Juno DS first then a Korg Wavestate, a Yamaha MX and a Casio CTX 5000.and finally a Zoia pedal .They sounded great togerher .Each gives a unique flavor. I did eventually sell the Casio because the interface sucked and would not display instrument changes thru MIDI command. It did hava great effects though.
😁🎶🎹🎶Play On

[charlesk]

Wish I found this earlier. I bought the Juno DS-88 a little while back and I am utterly underwhelmed with it. The Kross sounds so much more dynamic. I'll definitely upgrade to a Korg in the near future.