Well, last Friday I said hello to a new Korg Krome and goodbye on Tuesday to the Roland Juno-Gi after it sold on ebay within 12 hours of listing it!
I made the decision very quickly to switch up the keyboard equipment after we took the Roland Juno-Gi on vacation for Corey, my 14 year old step-daughter, to practice and for us both to play while there. It just proved to be very complicated to program, record and explain how to do all of the above. The screen is too small, too many layers of menus that are named strange things that don't seem logical. It's the Roland way, apparently. Every Roland I've ever owned has been hard to program and, well, to just simply make a preference change!! I will miss the simplicity of the 8-track audio recorder though.
So I know I should have looked around a bit more, seeing how I have had a lack of confidence in Korg with my SV-1 and the lack of support they have provided. I said I'd not buy another Korg product... :o
I should have researched but I played one at Guitar Center and liked the feel of the keys, the large touch screen and the sounds are amazing and clear sounding. The arps and drums are easy to use and I can jam instantly in most sounds with just the flick of a button! Programming it will be a bit harder but it will just take time to wrap my head around how it works.
I hope I made the right choice. Time will tell. I did get 15% off the $999 price tag which I hope will help compensate a few years from now when I sell, if I sell. I could have purchased a used one but by paying $150 more, I got a 2 year manufacturer warranty for buying new!
