Korg have finally updated their GUIs!

[trager]

They've called it Korg Collection 2 but apparently it's a free update for existing users. There are bundle upgrade deals. Best to check your account I'd imagine.

The full bundle to new users is on sale for $299 instead of $399.

https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_collection/

[tom]

Even sale price is crazy. So just GUI change or any change to engine as these are ancient now. Do they still stand up? Always wanted them but never saw a good price 

[ZincT]

Thanks!

Much better screen size options now on the M1 and Wavestation.

[musical]

Upgrade from M1 LE to Korg Collection 2 is $199.

Tempted.

[arnoldoo]

55 minutes ago, tom said:

Even sale price is crazy. So just GUI change or any change to engine as these are ancient now. Do they still stand up? Always wanted them but never saw a good price 

I am still use Mono/Poly v1 and sounds pretty good.  Can't talk about the others. I wouldn't pay $300 tho

[Matthew Sorrels]

I updated my legacy using the Korg Software Pass app (which is kind of crappy the way it handles things).  I don't think adding the Triton and ARP for $199 is a very good deal, but the new GUI's on the older ones is a very nice free update.  If they lower the price on the Legacy update to $99 and I'd jump, till then, no.

 

[simon]

that Triton is pretty good though !

[S.L.I.P.]

I'm in my Korg account, and I'm not seeing any way to update the Wavestation.  Anybody?

[Frank]

Great. Additional sounds also included in the new sound browser.

[ZincT]

23 minutes ago, S.L.I.P. said:

I'm in my Korg account, and I'm not seeing any way to update the Wavestation.  Anybody?

I used Korg Software Pass to update the Wavestation and M1 https://id.korg.com/static_pages/3 

It didn't offer any update for the Triton demo but I'm on v1.0.1 which may already be the latest.

BTW Korg Software Pass seems to download the update files and then dump you in whichever ZIP manager you have to do the rest yourself!
I just navigate to the specific updater folder and drag/drop that to my download folder and run the update there.

I only own M1 and Wavestation but also wanted to try the rest of the collection but I cannot see how to download the other demos. If you click on the demo link it just downloads Korg Software Pass.

Edited April 16, 2020 by ZincT

[S.L.I.P.]

19 minutes ago, ZincT said:

I used Korg Software Pass to update the Wavestation and M1 https://id.korg.com/static_pages/3 

It didn't offer any update for the Triton demo but I'm on v1.0.1 which may already be the latest.

BTW Korg Software Pass seems to download the update files and then dump you in whichever ZIP manager you have to do the rest yourself!
I just navigate to the specific updater folder and drag/drop that to my download folder and run the update there.

I only own M1 and Wavestation but also wanted to try the rest of the collection but I cannot see how to download the other demos. If you click on the demo link it just downloads Korg Software Pass.

Much appreciated! 

[Reid Rosefelt]

Korg has 50% off storewide sales a few times every year.   I wonder what these prices will be in the next sale?

FYI there are NKS templates to all of these from Freelance Soundlabs HERE

 

[Fleer]

So happy Korg updated their Collection, which I had for years but never used because of the GUI. 

[Mesh]

2 hours ago, Matthew Sorrels said:

I updated my legacy using the Korg Software Pass app (which is kind of crappy the way it handles things).  I don't think adding the Triton and ARP for $199 is a very good deal, but the new GUI's on the older ones is a very nice free update.  If they lower the price on the Legacy update to $99 and I'd jump, till then, no.

 

Same experience here and I agree on a more reasonable update pricing ($99).  

[SmokeyJ628]

Awesome news.  Can't believe this!

[simon]

oh dear - legacy cell still not happy with cubase

also is it me but everytime you start the Korg Software Pass app it dumps the entire contents of your temp folder (C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\temp) in the recycle bin (windows 10 )  !!!!!! which breaks things

 

Edited April 16, 2020 by simon

[ZincT]

15 minutes ago, simon said:

oh dear - legacy cell still not happy with cubase

also is it me but everytime you start the Korg Software Pass app it dumps the entire contents of your temp folder (C:\Users\name\AppData\Local\temp) in the recycle bin (windows 10 )  !!!!!! which breaks things

 

That sounds nasty Simon. Yes the same thing is happening here ? Oh No, I wonder what it has broken?!!

[simon]

7 minutes ago, ZincT said:

That sounds nasty Simon. Yes the same thing is happening here ? Oh No, I wonder what it has broken?!!

think I've got legacycell working but it messes with polysix - just juggling this - plus at the same time windows defender has broken so I have no virus protection.....

 

it's some of the files from korg that are crashing it - they have multiple ".." in them  - to be fair that's more microsofts problem than korgs but I'm gonna blame korg anyway

basically wasted today...

Edited April 16, 2020 by simon

[ZincT]

I'm surprised that Kaspersky didn't flag some interesting behavior! 

[simon]

2 minutes ago, ZincT said:

I'm surprised that Kaspersky didn't flag some interesting behavior! 

they don't contain viruses - they just trigger a NEW problem with the latest update for windows defender.....

The 'delete the temp folder' is much worse - can break stuff  - even breaks it's own downloader routine

 

Edited April 16, 2020 by simon