pocket synth showdown: gakken vs stylophone

Also while we're on a stupidly insane Gakken tip - this is another one of their kits, about the size of a ukelele
http://www.verycoolthings.com/vct/images/405605732X.jpg

does anyone know what leads are usable with the Gakken?

No idea, but the sockets look as though they are 3.5mm - whether they're mono or stereo I can't tell.

just came here to post about the korg monotron... ms-20 vcf and external audio input (minijack tho unfortunately) has got me pretty excited

can't imagine wanting to use it as a tone generator though

Another demo here
http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/musikmesse-2010-korg-monotron-video-demo-241346
...the Korg demonstrator lets rip a bit more this time.
Various blogs are saying May and 50 euros but nothing offical yet.

sounds pretty good

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2010/03/24/messe10-palm-sized-analog-synth/

The Korg monotron will be available August 2010 with an MSRP of $85.00

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/117/l_844547c563154c60956b6fe5326118fe.jpg

^^^ would buy but I'm waiting for the Bahn Sage to come out...

monotron: flawless victory

i impulse bought a monotron online last night, couldn't believe it was so cheap. looks like the best toy ever.

had a play with haitch's monotron, seems p cool

Called around yesterday after seeing this thread, spoke to a guy at the Guitar Center on 14th Street named Brick who had one in stock so I picked it up on the way home to play with on the subway. Lots of fun.

Still pretty happy with the Monotron.

online monotron

http://www.synthgear.com/2010/software/online-korg-monotron/

http://korgc383.tempdomainname.com/Product/Dance/monotron/welove/images/p2.jpg

http://korgc383.tempdomainname.com/Product/Dance/monotron/welove/#a2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8skIOXp24

working at korg must be awesome

living in the bay area = increasing probability of encountering monotron flash mobs

haitch, myself and s- all have one, but three people isn't exactly a flash mob

could be defined as one depending on the amount of penis exposure, i guess

oh hai can i has expanded monotronz

http://korg.com/Product.aspx?pd=601

bastards took the page down. it was the 'korg monotribe' which is a monotron plus a shitload of other functions. must have been 'leaked' before time

http://korg.com/uploads/Images/monotribe_MAIN_634375269280760000.png

:O

i will take six, pls

I thought this was Korg playing an April Fool's Day joke, but these pages have appeared:

description http://www.korg.co.uk/products/dance_dj/monotribe/dj_monotribe.php
specs http://www.korg.co.uk/products/dance_dj/monotribe/dj_monotribe_specification.php

...and there's a couple of videos on this Korg 'tube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/KORGINC#g/u

Online Java version by the same guy that did the Webotron
http://www.angryoctopus.co.nz/?p=53

could get a monotribe from jpn for less than A$350 shipped, feeling a little lusty..

cor

since i have now discovered i have wasted $500 on something i have no use for today i think i might have to wait ;_;

boooooo

$279 from store dj in richmond, when they arrive!

https://www.storedj.com.au/products/KOR-MONOTRIBE

or, 'best price when it arrives'

awes. will wait.

this thing's out, apaz. anyone got one?

not yet! decided to save my pennies and get an x0x first

they should make a 909 replica imo

jomox made one but it is not that much more to get an orig

ridic

just got one of these
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboards-midi/akai-professional-synthstation25-piano-keyboard-for-iphone-and-itouch/485429000000000?src=3WWRWXGB&ZYXSEM=0&gclid=CKestO_X-akCFUvCKgodPGaUYw

made with the monotron

http://www.factmag.com/2011/08/08/touch-7-series-returns-with-wires-bruce-gilbert/

holy shitballs there's a bunch of the fuckers now

http://korg.com/monotrons

the more the merrier imo

omg could you run external sounds through the delay bit of that 'tron?

Looks like you can
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/11/03/korg-intros-fun-sized-monotron-duo-synthesizer-monotron-delay/
Monotron DELAY Features:

Space Delay with Rate and Intensity controls offers analog-style echoes
New Pitch LFO with selectable Waveshape and Intensity and shape controls
VCF with Cutoff Control
Wide-range ribbon controller keyboard
Original Analog (VCF) Filter taken from the MS-10 & MS-20
Aux input jack lets you apply filter and delay to any audio source
Built-in speaker and battery power
Headphone jack for private use

There's a Mk 2 version of the Gakken SX-150 out as well
http://m.matrixsynth.com/2011/10/gakken-sx-150-mark-ii.html
(replaces the Res switch with a pot, adds an LFO depth control)

Love my Monotron Mk1. May add the DeLay to the arsenal.

anyone tried out the new monotribe firmware? or the new trons?

I'm currently fighting a bad case of GAS with these. Not helped by videos like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYA_2koNLNs

i want all of the monotrons. do any of them have an infinite sustain setting where you could just set a chord and have it play on until you stop it?

can you play chords on any of the monotrons?

oh duh. i guess i could run it through a looper and build chords that way.

i have an o.g. monotron, i think it'll play for as long as you're touching the ribbon, but there's not a sustain setting (on that one at least).

oh cool, it looks like you can set the newer ones to lock to pitches (chromatic/major/minor) rather than having to get the intonation just right on the ribbon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JicPeSVO8Io

must say despite owning much more gear now that i still enjoy running a finger over the monotrons now and then. the dual-osc one into the delay one, or a Buddha machine into the delay one were particularly sweet.

haven't touched the gakken in a while though!

Seems like the Korg NTS-1 fits in this thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PjqJ8cRec
There's a DIY element like the Gakken, in that you have to assemble it yourself. It's got a ribbon controller like the Monotrons. Also it's small (although it's powered over USB not batteries but you could use an external USB battery pack).

The big difference is that it has something like the digital oscillator engine from the Korg Prologue and Minilogue XD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJDTbJv9uM