Korg Kross 2 VS Roland Juno DS 61

[DanielOakfield]

Came for the comparison and got distracted by how talented you are as a musician, plus great choice of melodies!

[rio]

Thanks for this video, it really helped me. Although I liked the Kross 2's sound, I ended up buying a Juno DS 61 instead because of the latter's dedicated split and dual buttons. Meanwhile on the Kross 2 I'd have to go into the menu interfaces and navigate more than one page deep for the same functions. Keep up your good work!

[FrancisMaxino]

I recently purchased the Korg Kross 2 88 key. Played a few Rolands (I like Roland keyboards had one since 1991), but considering that Korg instruments are much cheaper but do as much as the Roland does, have full sized keys (most Roland keys are shorter than a normal piano), I'm pretty sure that this workstation is adequate for my needs but what is lacking in all modern piano action keyboards is keybeds that have a really fast repetition rate on one note. I tried everything and they all are slow (some pianos don't repeat well either).

[mikedavis]

Both sound good. I like the Korg a bit more.

[pjmnash]

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPARE SO I CAN PURCHASE WISELY. GENERALLY I PREFER THE ROLAND EXCEPT THAT (AS A VIOLINIST). I BELIEVE THE KORG HAS LESS ELECTRONIC SOUNDING STRING PATCHES.  BECAUSE THEY HAVE LESS GAIN AND LESS ATTACK AND SOUND MORE NATURAL, IN MY OPINION.

[goncalonunesfonseca]

My favourite is Kross 2, looks better, modern and the sounds are better too (more bass and weight)

[adambrzyszkowski]

Zdecydowanie Roland. Mam ten instrument od pół roku. . Chociaż po odpakowaniu i pierwszym kontakcie z klawiaturą wydaje się dla pianisty typową kayboardowa, po 5 min grania uznałem, że jest po prostu świetna . Naprawdę kompromis pomiędzy ciężką hammer action a typową kayboardowka, w sam raz. Fajne smyki, lead, pady. Za te pieniądze, bez konkurencji !!!

[jccruzn]

As amostras de piano do Kross 2 parecem mais brilhantes nos agudos e graves além de não sei se por conta de um reverb de fábrica no timbre, parecer ter uma resonancia acustica da corda do piano nas teclas médias.
Por outro lado o Juno Ds Tem um timbre mais pesado e seco com uma ambiência melhor no som estéreo.

[gracegeorgeabraham]

The real test of pianos come when you play three note chords at the lower half of the keyboard. High notes on piano sound good in almost all the models. Considering the lower notes, which piano feels good? Korg or Roland?

[mohinmohin]

I have both of them. Juno 88 & korg 61... both of them are really great and have very good price within range.. only thing I didn’t like about kross 2 is the joystick.

[pastorjosuenascimento]

Hi, I found the Korg Kross's piano more full-bodied. I had a Roland XPS-10 and the sound looked like a live toy. however I already had a Korg M50 that had an excellent live punch.

[DaveRucci]

I want to get the Korg but honestly most sounds I hear from the lower keyboard just sound better to my ear. Way more vibrant.

[tedmorgan]

Seriously, Preferring which one is like arguing about what's your favorite color

[nathanwahl]

OK, a question for gigging musicians: which one of these, or perhaps a closely matched and priced competitor, would prove to be most useful on stage? I think I would be happy with the sound of either one; what about play-ability, changing bank/registers, on the fly adjustments, splits and layers and switching thereof, etc. Thanks for any useful info anyone can provide!

Oh, and can I run my bass guitar through any of them? On several songs I swap back and forth, using the Right split and output for keys bass. Tone and volume I can match really well with my Casio, each going to the amp separately, but it would be nice to take both through the same effects chain.

[Acrimonious_Snake]

Dude, your demos made me buy a Juno DS-76. Thanks!

[sayantanbag]

2 days ago I bought korg kross 2 in India. It's really nice keyboard & the quality of all the preset sounds are very good.. if you have the budget under 55K go for it..

[ILoveMYOOZIK]

Definitely the Kross 2 for my taste. Thanks for the demonstration 😊

[unieon]

The Roland sounds brighter to me, but good definition in the low end. I prefer the Juno, it sounds more natural to my ear.

[lucianoagustinmendez]

El Roland se le puede armar secuencias?? Para música worship cuál recomiendas?

[samueljoseph]

Korg is close to Yamaha kind of piano sound. Which i prefer. (warmer sound)
Used a roland arranger with piano sounds unsatisfactory.
Roland has more of brighter tones.
Korg has more depth to the tone especially in lower end.