Save yourself the irritation of the tiny keys, the lack of knobs, and get the MS-2000 instead.
― Michael Servetus, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
Forgot to mention, the MS has exactly the same synth engine.
― Michael Servetus, Monday, 3 October 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't want to spring for a microkorg so got a monotron instread.
― So. Central Mayne (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 3 October 2011 11:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh i bought one btw
― Gary Numan, or Gary Fletcher (ken c), Monday, 3 October 2011 13:25 (twelve years ago) link
using this on stage here at the ILX lolrus fest.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYubrfGFtl0
― Gary Numan, or Gary Fletcher (ken c), Monday, 3 October 2011 13:26 (twelve years ago) link
anyone got any tips on how to get this thing not to sound cheezy as hell?
― de l'asshole (flopson), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
my bandmate circuitbent his, then it died. Think these were unrelated but not sure
― sarahell, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
i'm starting a new band and everytime i bring this to jams my bandmates are like, That Sounds Like Some Cheesy 90s Techno or That Sounds Like Nintendo... how do i hit that sweet middle ground
― de l'asshole (flopson), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
effects, pedals
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
the Rhodes-y/square wave-y sounds respond very well to distortion
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
the presets are generally awful. reprogramming the sounds on this is *such* a bitch that, while possible, pedals are probably easier.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:49 (seven years ago) link
i'm starting a new band and everytime i bring this to jams my bandmates are like, That Sounds Like Some Cheesy 90s Techno or That Sounds Like Nintendo...
Get a new band where these aren't thought of as negatives.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
nah i agree i with them.. i like 90's techno but not the stuff that sounds like a microkorg preset
the Rhodes-y/square wave-y sounds respond very well to distortion― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, May 4, 2016 4:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, May 4, 2016 4:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
thx for the tip! i ran it through my boss ds-1 and dd-6 once, it was kinda cool
― de l'asshole (flopson), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 20:56 (seven years ago) link
DS-1 is kinda crap. It's a standard starter pedal though. I used one for a while then got something better. Try it with the Heavy Metal 2 pedal.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:00 (seven years ago) link
all the presets that have these ridiculous envelope and arpeggio patterns built on are p worthless unfortunately (and that's a fair chunk of the presets iirc)
xp
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
built IN
also apparently it helps if you are a very good keyboardist and constantly fucking with the effects/oscillators/octaves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0wHB3khOg
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
keys are so fucking tiny it's actually pretty difficult to play as a keyboard imo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:10 (seven years ago) link
i kinda like mini-keys because i have stubby fingers, sometimes it's hard to adjust back to full-size. not that i'm a competent keyboard player in any way.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:17 (seven years ago) link
i haven't used the microKorg since '09/10, but did record an album using that as the only synth. lent it to a friend, and at some point i asked for it back after watching some of those Dorian Concept videos. of course i haven't so much as turned it on since.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
I messed with my bandmate's loaner from her boyfriend (who's had a fair modicum of success in his musical career here) the other week and you just need to dump most of the presets and program from scratch like he did. had some big sinewave-y basses and stuff on there. it is very powerful (MS2000 roots) but it's not an inspiring interface.
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Thursday, 5 May 2016 00:53 (seven years ago) link
+ agree with pedal suggestions, I put everything through delay or reverb, it solves all problems.
― Justin Townes' URL (haitch), Thursday, 5 May 2016 01:05 (seven years ago) link
Oh hai guess who just became a korg dealer
― Here, let me Danesplain that for you (jjjusten), Saturday, 28 May 2016 06:22 (seven years ago) link
yo hook me up
― ejemplo (crüt), Saturday, 28 May 2016 06:30 (seven years ago) link
Dude
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 28 May 2016 09:19 (seven years ago) link
is it wrong to sell a microkorg?
― ciderpress, Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:44 (seven years ago) link
korg is so hip rn vs roland and yamaha
― home organ, Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:52 (seven years ago) link
I think I'm going to put the band back together out of those little ribbon synths, an iPad and that nanoKEY studio controller
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
I ordered a miniligue in March and am still waiting.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
my minilogue lust has died down, i realized i'm happier mangling audio via plugins than trying to get fresh sounds in synthland.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 31 May 2016 21:12 (seven years ago) link
I just want a bunch of mini noisemakers to fuck around with live, dedicated interfaces etc. Dreams of the one man noise band refuse to die.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
Korg have just announced a revamped Microkorg and a Volca that (just?) does bass kicks.
― and all the politicians making crazy sounds (snoball), Thursday, 1 September 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
what's a good synth to level up to after microkorg?
― flopson, Thursday, 1 September 2016 19:45 (seven years ago) link
I love the idea of the kick volca
http://www.factmag.com/2016/09/01/korg-volca-kick-microkorg-s-arp-odyssey-desktop/
― Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Thursday, 1 September 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
The Minilogue is wonderful.
― schwantz, Thursday, 1 September 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
really want that odyssey desktop
flopson are you looking for a particular sound?
― Executive Ball Clicker (euphemism) (haitch), Sunday, 4 September 2016 13:43 (seven years ago) link
in truth, i probably need to spend more time with the microkorg before making an intelligent decision on which to level-up to. in terms of micro-korg presets i like the 'retro' settings and not the techno stuff, but find it sounds a bit too video-gamey-ey. and i'm not good enough at programming my own synths to land on stuff that doesn't sound videogame-ey, either. ideal would be something warm and analog with a more intuitive interface
― flopson, Sunday, 4 September 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
Programming these is so horrible
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 4 September 2016 16:36 (seven years ago) link
The desktop Odyssey looks wonderful.
I have a MicroKorg XL. I've never really tried to edit presets, mostly use it for synth bass in a band I play in. I found that the Volca Bass is actually better for that then the MK, so now I just use it as a MIDI controller for the Volca.
― michaellambert, Sunday, 4 September 2016 16:50 (seven years ago) link
i only found out about the volca(s) yesterday and now i'm kinda obsessed with em
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Sunday, 4 September 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
I bought a Minilogue and love it.
For programming a microkorg you might want to look at synthgraphics. Granted buying the Behringer knob thing and the overlay is probably as expensive, still it might make it more fun.
http://www.synthgraphics.com/microkorg.html
I bought the same thing for my Juno 1 and it changed my life. Generally I recommend everybody buy a Roland Juno 1 and the BCR with overlay, as it's a great sounding synth and still cheap.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 4 September 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
is programming a microKorg THAT difficult? it checks a lot of boxes for me right now and is within my budget. i'm not that worried about the presets as long as i can modify them, and i don't care if the UI is complicated as long as it makes some sort of sense.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 31 March 2018 03:15 (five years ago) link
microKORG XL+ i mean
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 31 March 2018 03:17 (five years ago) link
also, 2:20 into this it turns into Tim and Eric show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZYqgLQe6nw
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 31 March 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
i had a microkorg years ago and it wasn't hard to program. if you already know you won't mind using a menu then you won't be disappointed
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 31 March 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
I haven't used mine since 2010 probably but I've been thinking about going back, seeing if I can't get some interesting sounds out of it with pedals etc.
Never used the computer editor though, just tweaked knobs.
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 31 March 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link