Re: New Owner!

Hi Bodie,
   Sorry for the late reply.  You're right about the Karma and the 
lack of awareness or appreciation for the "Maroon Monster".  Many of 
us have often wondered the same thing. I think Korg fell short in 
promoting and explaining the Karma and KARMA technology.  That's 
where this site and (more importantly) Karma Lab Forums (Stephen 
Kay's BB) come in.  However, these sites only help the converted. 
There is a huge crowd of musicians who have absolutely no idea what 
the Karma is and does.

   As an example, last year, I took my sound sets into Sam's down 
here in Florida just in case they had a Karma on display (not a usual 
case).  Spying one on the racks, I introduced my self and then I 
asked them if I could fire it up. Loading up and picking out a few of 
my favorite combis and running them through their paces left more 
than a few jaws dropping.  In fact one of the staff took that Karma 
home in the evening and bought it the very next day.  

Every music dealer I visit with my Karma can't believe what comes out 
of this amazing keyboard. But, I realize staff (rampant with turnover)
cannot keep up with the latest gear in order to demonstrate the full 
potential of their wares. This is probably the most likely 
explanation for the vacuum of knowledge about the Karma given its 
complexity and depth.  The good thing for second hand owners as a 
result is the incredible bargain price for such a powerful music 
workstation.

Welcome to the club.
Cheers,
Eric
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> Eric - Thanks for the great links, I'm totally blown away by the 
> abundance of information, it makes me wonder why folks aren't using 
> the board more often.  Anyone know?  I've seen Nord's (The G2 for 
> example) and the MS2000 with the Killers, saw a local group 
> here "Spike and the Impalers" with another MS2000, and see these 
all 
> around, but haven't seen many groups with Karma's live...anyone 
know 
> what's up with that?  I'm curious as it seems to me to be a great 
> improv instrument if you paired it up with a staple like a Minimoog 
> or such.
> 
> Thanks, keep spinning knobs
> 
> Bodie
> 






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