I'd go for the Microkorg/MS2000 over the Micron from your description of what you want to do. The DWGS waveforms in the Korgs allow you to get dirtier than the basic analog-style oscillators in the Micron.
If you want really dark and gritty, look out for a second hand Ensoniq ESQ1 (or the SQ80, which is basically the same). It's an great sounding analog/digital hybrid synth from the late 80s, and I think it'd suit what you're doing really well. You can probably pick one up for less than the Micro or Microkorg (£100-£150 in the UK, less in the US).
― jng (jng), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 18:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― File13, Wednesday, 12 April 2006 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Wednesday, 12 April 2006 23:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:40 (eighteen years ago) link
press the mod matrix button to the left of the LCD, you can route various midi control ##s, footpedal, mod wheel 1 or 2 etc to any of the envelope parameters
2) Set a synth sound to decay (like hitting a piano or guitar string) rather than sustaining infinitely? It seems like this should be doable, but I haven't been able to accomplish it).
go to the envelope generator section, press the "amp" button, and turn the "sustain level" knob till it's at zero. The decay time knob then adjusts the time it takes for the sound to die away.
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 13 April 2006 08:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 13 April 2006 12:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― file13, Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Sunday, 16 April 2006 04:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― rio natsume, Thursday, 20 April 2006 20:25 (eighteen years ago) link
revive ion/micron vs ms2000/microkorg debate
which sounds more analogue
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
also are there others that have surpassed these? nord? novation?
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
imo the microkorg has higher quality, crunchier sounds but the ion is more versatile (so many of the microkorg's presets are very lol '90s). also it seems easier to mess with the parameters on the ion, but i haven't gotten too deep with that on either one.
all that said, i don't regret trading in the ion for the microkorg, which feels more fun to mess around with.
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i've heard that they sound good but yeesh:
http://media.createdigitalmedia.net/cdmu/images/2008/12/genreselect.jpg
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
honestly i stick to about four sounds (from the "hip-hop/vintage/retro" banks) and fuck around with those, a lot of the other stuff sounds corny to me.
i was thinking of asking IMM to recommend another keyboard to me that would complement the microkorg and not be too expensive...
― Ømår Littel (Jordan), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
you should look into loading the presets from the ms2000 onto it which are supposedly less cheesy
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone wanna buy a Korg MicroPreset?
http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/micropreset.php
― MaresNest, Saturday, 22 August 2009 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I just got one of these! Only 12+ years late to the party, haha. Still sounds v.good, imo
― Dan I., Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:19 (five years ago) link