KORG synth evangelists Luke and Andy introduce the new KORG NAUTILUS workstation

KORG’s UK synth evangelists Luke and Andy dive a little deeper into the new KORG NAUTILUS workstation. As you will see here this is a streamlined version of KORG’s flagship industry-leading KRONOS, with new sounds to explore, from essential to experimental and cutting edge.

The front panel is reimagined with the live player in mind and all their favourite functions are still there, from Set List to Smooth Sound Transitions and 16-part COMBIs incorporating the unique nine dedicated sound engines.

The true power of a workstation is still there with full sampling capability, 32 track (16 audio, 16 MIDI) sequencing, and a powerful effects section giving producers the tools they need to refine their mix.

With all of this technology combined, the NAUTILUS is the most powerful workstation in its class.

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[Mooshnick]

I'm Sold!! After 13 years of the Korg M3----this will be my next installment of a pro workstation by Korg. Nice!!!!

[nekow]

Always a pleasure to watch and listen to Luke.

[WoodyPianoShack]

fab playing luke, elp ftw. wish i had access to that studio. liking the big text on the setlist, I need to find that setting. learned some other cool tricks too, thanks!

[hustonsingletary]

Always love Luke's synth run-throughs. I just wish the logo on his shirt was bigger, lol. Great sounds and nice board. Thanks for the sound previews.

[jeffersonweber]

Go Luke!! Finally someone playing the actual songs in a demo.

[MCBrainpower]

Nice. Some classic Van Halen at 17:25 • RIP Eddie Van Halen ❤️ 🎸 ! Also, Korg throws out 2 synths this week 🔥

[mrcury]

Thanks for this. I really enjoyed the explanations and seeing them in practice. Very Helpful

[Transterra]

I still have my M-1 and Wavestation (and they still makes the coolest workstations.

[ChrisWeinhardt]

Love the Poly 800 in the background. I use mine to make organ like sounds and the Chorus is just killer.

[ambnt]

The pianos Korg puts into their later workstations are simply stunning!

[oddities-whatnot]

The demo music here is the same sort of style they played at industry presentations for Yamaha and Roland etc back in the late 80s when I worked for a music retailer. Some things never change :D

[Jtcrawford]

Almost always a Rocky tune in all his videos. Love it Great demo Luke. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these.

[brankogredelj]

Excellent demo of a great keyboard by two knowledgable and perceptive people.

[henrikemanuelsson]

Great sounds! Looking forward to this. All those sound engines and sampling in one keyboard looks awesome!

[rickvestuto]

I wish Korg would implement this new GUI interface like this in an update for KRONOS

[nycurbanist]

Love the ELP/Copeland homage on the Organ, great demo!

[imhappy]

Shalom Luke, still loving my M3, Kronos. And few daws bought a few Korg Apps recently Awesome.

[UmutErhan]

I'm a huge fan of Kronos and as some of the guys here would know already, I made a few tutorials and sound packs myself. I had hundreds maybe thousands of gigs with Kronos with almost no failure and at one point I started using two of them together. However, since I've been on the studio side lately, I sold the second one last year and keeping the other one only for making sound packs and for its RH3 keys. The audio cables are not even connected to my sound card for most of the time. Last year on all the live shows, I had to use my computer along with Kronos on stage, because I had to use backing tracks and loops as well. Using the sequencer mode for that is just a fantasy while you can do the same thing in 5 minutes on a computer.

In the last decade, there have been incredible changes in the software world, not only in the music industry; the use of artificial intelligence, desktop and mobile apps, online apps, plugins, VSTs, DAWs, etc... Also, as a result, we see extremely fast hardware coming at cheaper and cheaper prices every year. Just compare the prices and specs for AMD processors or Nvidia graphic cards with previous years... When I see a new keyboard with 10-year-old hardware and software at this price range, it makes no sense to me. All the guys are comparing it to Yamaha or Nord, however, there is a bigger picture here. Those brands have other stronger rivals today such as Mainstage or Ableton.

The days that computers were too unstable or too slow for live shows have been in the past. Many musicians including myself switched to using Mainstage or other apps. With faster CPUs, RAMs, and SSDs there are unlimited programming possibilities and sound options for cheaper prices. Also, all these features come in user-friendly interfaces. When I put my smartphone into my pocket and start working on any of those keyboard brands, not just my Kronos, I feel like I’m time traveling. And it is a shame that everyone thinks this is the standard for the industry. No one compares it to the improvements in the equipment used in other industries like cameras, tech gears, and so on. Instead of questioning this, we compare it to some other brand’s another outdated keyboard. When they add another knob or button we cheer, but those things can be done with a $5 Arduino. Super cheap SSDs can easily be found with 3500mb/s speeds and more…

What I’m trying to say is, in today’s market getting decent up-to-date hardware parts together that meets the requirements can not be too hard for any keyboard brand. But are there any requirements? Is there even real demand for that? Because the problem lies on the software side for these keyboard brands in my opinion. With current software designs, there is no need to improve the hardware. However, there will be a point, the gap between the software of today’s daily techs, and these keyboards is too much to close. We know what happens to those companies that resist the change. The history of notation software “Sibelius” is a good example of that… The live music industry is already getting smaller or maybe it is turning into something else. Changes in music trends, developments on the computer side, and many other things can be reason for that. But the future for any music-related brand is on the software side. Unless any of these traditional keyboard companies come up with revolutionary software designs that will attract people using a laptop and midi keyboard; they will end up as NICHE PRODUCTS such as Prophet or Moog… The days that computers were alien things are already over. If you are still targeting people with little interest and skills in technology, I would like to remind you that there is a whole new generation coming who were born into the YouTube era.

[TylerLore]

Nice! I've been waiting on this board!

[robertbelknap]

Luke, great demo as always, thank you, but in all fairness, are we ever going to get a Full Blown Kronos sequel before the turn of the Century?