KRON has landed in the shop!
Posted: 12 Oct 2017
The mega CV tool has finally arrived. Intro price until Nov. 13.
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/kron/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/kron/
Yupp, It is! And I like the way Mark implemented my feature request I'm happy to share my patches, some are almost finished some are not. But most of them make use of the sequencing/ARP feature.
That's exactly how I felt when I first got this thing in my rack - my advice is not to be intimidated by all the controls - remember it's a "toy" so "play" without fear. You don't have to understand much in order to get some great results out of it: Start by just using the LFO sections on their own and then notice how much control you have over the timing, phasing and shaping of a simple Sine wave even before you get into anything fancy!chimp_spanner wrote: ↑12 Oct 2017So I can imagine there's a LOT of power in this thing but right now, I can't quite figure it out
I both agree and disagree with this point. I mean yes it would be great to have each KRON section as a separate device, BUT it's also great having them all together in one place: There isn't an ounce of fat on this device - everything is there for a reason, (a few times during beta testing I emailed the dev to request certain features only to be told it already had them - this is a very deep and versatile device). All of those different sections perform different functions which can be combined in many useful ways....chimp_spanner wrote: ↑12 Oct 2017Personally...and this is just my opinion...you could split each of these modules up into a smaller device, so the "toolbox" would consist of a dedicated quad LFO, quantiser, envelope, XY pads, etc. You'd also give yourself a lot more room for text labels and larger controls!
Neither, I think
Cool! Nice to hear about the smaller devices. You'd have a customer in me straight away if you just made an ADSR with four faders! But yeah great to see such an appetite for opinions and open mindedness on your part man. I'm sure it's really scary to put something you've made out there into the world but there seems to be a lot of love for what you've made so at some point I will try and make the most of my trial period and master this thing!starship wrote: ↑12 Oct 2017Yo!
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Chimp_spanner:
I do plan on making smaller devices based off of parts of this, so there are some features and especially GUI improvements I plan on making for those. Thanks, re: my back panel! haha A big part of why it's all in one device is to avoid latency. You can do a lot of stuff with basically zero latency on here that would add several batches with multiple devices, especially gate-triggering, modding, etc. As for larger controls, well, I'm not a fan of REs with giant controls and few options. This was my response. FWIW, many of these controls were ridiculously smaller when I started. Be thankful. ha
But, as I think I say in the manual, there's a reason why the LFOs and such are so packed. I found it was easier to grok them if I could basically see all of the controls lit up or not, sort of seeing the gestalt of the LFO all at once, without having to move my eyes around and read labels and see stuff that wasn't active getting in the way. If that makes sense. So I know it's daunting!! But I really think in the end, it's easier to use this way. Not that I can't improve on it. Believe me, I am a humongous critic. lol Why do you think it took so long to release?
The easiest way is probably to plug a CV gate signal into the back in the "envelope" section at the top-right.
Need to underline the above-quoted message because i share the same thoughts! For the meantime i will happily trial it and then subscribe IF i can't make it prior the end of the sales period (because the Reason 10 Upgrade is my TOP priority for this year). This is really a "no brainer" tool for everyone serious with the Reason rack's modular environment. IF the developer decides to let it as compact as it is i won't complain or else i would miss all those beautiful options of a must-have gem that has great potentials to keep me fascinated and calling to explore. I'm also looking for PSDN 2.0 with high expectations. The patient wait is worth it.chimp_spanner wrote: ↑12 Oct 2017Hello! First of all congratulations on releasing your RE. I have trialled it and I won't lie; it's pretty daunting/confusing. Your back panel has more controls than most front panels haha. So I can imagine there's a LOT of power in this thing but right now, I can't quite figure it out
Personally...and this is just my opinion...you could split each of these modules up into a smaller device, so the "toolbox" would consist of a dedicated quad LFO, quantiser, envelope, XY pads, etc. You'd also give yourself a lot more room for text labels and larger controls!
It's just a thought; maybe for down the road! I don't intend this to be negative! More than anything, again, congrats on the release. I can't wait to see what people do with this