The only problem with this hardware synth is that it was discontinued by Korg, which means you will have to buy it for resale. The sound output is fantastic with the enhanced modeled sympathetic resonance, bridging the gap between MIDI and ‘real’ piano sound quality. Because of its solid-state memory, the Kronos X can record 16 tracks at 24-bit/ 48 kHz quality alongside lightning-fast streaming. The Kronos X has nine different independent synth engines, which give you a massive variety of sounds. If you’re a beginner, I’d recommend the Yamaha P71 if you’re a more experienced user with a tighter budget, I’d recommend the Roland Juno-DS88 and if you’re looking for the best 88-key synthesizer workstation on the market, I’d have to choose the Yamaha Montage 8, with the Korg Kronos X88 coming in a close second. We’ve broken down the pros, cons, and real-world experience for the 7 best models available.
Today, there are so many amazing 88-key synthesizer workstations available that it can be hard to pick the best for your needs. This article will cover the 7 best 88-key synthesizers on the market so you can choose the right model to take your synth experience to the next level. If you’re a hardware synth user looking to add advanced music production features, you’re in the right place. Also, check out our post on the best 61 key MIDI keyboards.And finally (unlike the Motif XF), there's no direct sampling or multi-track sequencing, just a bare-bones 16 track 'recorder' with basic editing (hence the 'Music Synthesizer' label vs the Motif's 'Music Production Synthesizer' label).Disclosure: We may receive commissions when you click our links and make purchases. Thirdly, we would have also liked to have seen the superb 'spectral component modelling' sounds/engine from the Reface CP and CP4 included, as they have some killer EPs, clavs and Wurlis onboard that often rival or surpass the ones onboard the Montage. Secondly, while AWM2 does a great job, there's still no dedicated virtual analogue mode and it would have been great to have the killer-sounding modelled analogue engine from the Reface CS included (which feels more analogue-like than AWM2 does).
We'd really like to see Yamaha launch some new performance templates where the set-up and routing for drawbars and percussion/vibrato is all done/ pre-wired. Now some 'to-be-aware-ofs'! Firstly, there's no dedicated 'clonewheel engine' and, though there's a pretty tweakable rotary-effect and some good-sounding B3 emulations onboard, if you want the eight faders to operate as drawbars you have to set them up manually which is time-consuming. Also note that Montage is backwards compatible with Motif XF AWM2 voices too.įinally, you can drop your performances into 'live sets' for easy selection and the slick 'category search' function makes it easy to put performances and live sets together quickly from the 1,000s of presets/ user sounds available. You can also import your own 44/48kHz WAV samples from a USB stick and use them as you would any other element and there's 1.75GB of user flash memory, so once imported you can hold your samples/third-party libraries in memory for instant loading and retention after powering down. The acoustic guitars are also killer (especially combined with the arpeggiator) and the strings, brass and woodwinds are very inspiring. Yamaha's acoustic sounds are also beautiful here and the CFX/ Bösendorfer grands sound gorgeous, the clavinets are now more authentic and the EP 'gallery' performances are great.
Overall sound quality is stunning wide, clean and precise with enough warmth and sheen. This is the best workstation I have had, it is possible to develop its performance and to develop myself
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