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 (six years ago) link
microKORG XL+ i mean
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 31 March 2018 03:17 (six 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 (six 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 (six 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 (six years ago) link