Korg NAUTILUS REVIEW // vs KRONOS // Tutorial including the new arp and drum sequencers

As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, they are bringing back resistive touch screens...

You are the “Users Manual” brought to life but with a fun entertaining and world class edge. I purchased a Yamaha MODX after watching your review. Thank you so much LoopPop!

Thank you for the comparison. You asked for feedback on Karma from Kronos users. I use Karma very sparingly, and I generally dislike it. It’s nice to see that Korg has moved to what seems to be a much more usable arpeggiation tool.

I had the Krome EX, Kronos 2 61, and now I have the Nautilus 61. Kronos is much more complicated. Karma has many variants, but you need to know how to use it, as a result, it is a difficult piece of equipment to use. I think the Nautilus sounds more accessible and more pleasant to listen to. Playing this instrument is pure satisfaction. Kronos has a more severe character. It looks as if Korg engineers have given the Kronos an easier & nicer version. The keyboard is probably the same, but in Nautilus it feels a bit deeper. Between Kronos and Nautilus I had Krome EX, so maybe that's why I feel in Nautilus. To sum up, Korg Nautilus is the best equipment I've ever dealt with. Affordable price, something beautiful.

"All the keyboards are velocity sensitive but don't have aftertouch". Loopop, your reviews are the best and most thorough out there but this is one video I can't bring myself to watch. Korg let us all down badly on this one IMHO.

No aftertouch on a $2,000 keyboard? I can understand the loss of the controller section. And ALMOST the loss of Karma. But this trend from keyboard manufacturers to remove aftertouch from all but their top of the line synths? Is it really that expensive to implement? Am I the only one who finds aftertouch extremely useful? I sold my Kronos and was thinking of getting back into the "Kronos" fold, but I'll have to pass on the Nautilus. Regardless of how I feel, your review, as always, was very helpful and insightful. Thanks for always doing such a great job!

wobbly plastic knobs/pots, a resistive touch screen and laggy interface are dealbreakers at >2k. When I spend that much on an instrument I expect nothing less than premium build quality.

A lot of extra blank space, yet very capable. Loopop yet again you did an amazing job!

I dont care if i got mates over, if a loopop video drops im watching it

6:25 „I find fingers just fine - they come in HANDY“😂😂😂😂

One of the best reviews on Youtube. Well done!!!

Thanks for the comparison! I like the simple arpeggiator. Karma is very complex and most of the time to big for my use.

Wow..., that’s pretty expensive for a budget version. There is no excuse in 2020 for a keyboard in that price range to not have aftertouch. I don’t understand why aftertouch is still being treated like it’s a “gold feature” in keyboards today. That technology has been around for a long time now.

I have owned an 88-key Kronos 2 for 3 years where it’s remained the centerpiece of my studio. Aftertouch I’ve really only used while plugging lighter action external keybeds into it (MIDI/USB) due to the heavy piano hammer action. Karma is something I’ve lightly tapped into but enjoy having as a weighty option. Amazing sounds, however I feel the biggest limitation of both is still using the 32-bit architecture and it’s 4GB memory ceiling.

Thank you for this video! I am interested in the Nautilus but the Kronos is my baby. I love being able to do everything in one workstation & STREAM complete sample packs :)

A great comparison. I have a Kronos 2 61, and like fellow commentators think that the omission of Karma would be a problem. It's one of the major features of Kronos (and Oasys before it) and once you get to know it, it soon becomes indispensable. The larger touchscreen on Kronos helps, particularly if like me, your fingers resemble bunches of bananas!

Great review as usual! 👍appreciate you!

It really seems like Korg needs to upgrade the really good Kronos engine with more powerful computing power, a better touch screen and tune the UI. Which they obviously didnt do with this one...

Lack of physical faders would be a problem for me in Combi mode in a live gig situation. Shame 73 key version isn’t weighted like Kronos version is. Good to see simpler arppegiator as I do find karma very complicated

I've been debating whether to buy a Kronos or Nautilus and I've exhaustively gone over the specifications of Kronos and Nautilus. Here is how it looks from my perspective. I don't know the intangibles that help comparison such as any differences in long term maintenance costs, expected longevity of support from Korg if Kronos discontinued, performance & overall ease of use, software and hardware component quality, whether Kronos Karma or Nautilus Arpeggiator is best choice,, etc. Bottom line - - - Is Kronos worth approximately $700 more (or $1,200 if sale ends)? What is the SAME or Extremely Similar: - 9 Sound Engines, Oscillator Control & Maximum Polyphony (though the SGX2 piano type and sounds slightly different between the two) - PCM Ram capacity - Combination Timbres - Quick Layer / Split feature - Set Lists - Sampling - Effects - Sequencer Capability - Keyboard action and size options What's DIFFERENT: - Only Kronos has Aftertouch - Kronos has more physical slider controls, knobs, buttons, etc, on panel - Kronos has KARMA with 96 preloaded Generated Effects whereas Nautilus has an Arpeggiator with 1,593 Preloaded Patterns **[Note/edit: The Nautilus Arpeggiator allows highly customizable arpeggio patterns - whereas - that more difficult or perhaps not possible via Karma on the Kronos.] - Kronos with Karma has 8 Scenes versus 4 Scenes on the Nautilus Arpeggiator - Kronos has 718 preset Drum Patterns versus 1,272 on Nautilus - Kronos has 1,792 preloaded Programs of which 896 are HD-1 & 512 preloaded Combinations ... versus Nautilus which has 1,920 preloaded Programs 1,280 of which are HD-1 & 256 preloaded Combinations (both have 2,560 slots for Programs and 1,792 slots for Combinations) - Kronos has 314 MB of Preset PCM versus 498 MB on Nautilus (though Kronos has greater quantity of multisamples and drum samples) - Kronos has 198 preloaded Wave Sequences vs 377 preloaded on Nautilus (both have a 598 capacity) - The available Built In Expansion Libraries differ - Kronos has 8" display at higher resolution than the 7" display on Nautilus - Nautilus 3 lbs lighter