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  • Опубліковано 28 січ 2024
  • Korg announced their Microkorg 2, a successor to their longest running production synth ever. I really like what I hear and see. Great user interface, with colourful, fun and clear parameters. I'm looking forward to dive deeper into this.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 82

  • @synthanatomy
    @synthanatomy 4 місяці тому +29

    Thanks for the video Cuckoo :) The GUI is designed by Blinksonic, a graphic designer and best-known Reaktor 6 ensemble developer :)

    • @NatLifeSounds
      @NatLifeSounds 4 місяці тому +1

      Do you mean UI on the synth Screen ?

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +3

      Oh nice! What a great collab!

    • @synthanatomy
      @synthanatomy 4 місяці тому +4

      @@NatLifeSounds yeah the GUI on the screen how the animations are formed, how it's animated if tweak a knob, etc. :) My wrote an article about it :)

    • @RikMaxSpeed
      @RikMaxSpeed 4 місяці тому +5

      They’ve really done a stellar job on the UI. I think that’s a major selling point that will attract many customers, newbies and all. It makes the synth so much more approachable!

    • @-The-Darkside
      @-The-Darkside 4 місяці тому

      I really don't care about screens.. anyone buying synths purely based on the screen UI are doing it wrong.

  • @boeiend100
    @boeiend100 4 місяці тому +45

    for some reason you always find 8 bit sounds in whatever instrument you put your hands on

  • @jabelsjabels
    @jabelsjabels 4 місяці тому +14

    Dang that UI looks really responsive! I love how each parameter has a unique extra display in addition to the virtual knob display.

  • @1980VINZ
    @1980VINZ 4 місяці тому +9

    9:51 Here we go… I reached the “Cuckoo point” now…
    This is when he succeeded to bring me into a deep calm, lovely peaceful enjoying feeling where I’m in love the machine, his voice and what he’s doing.
    Only this man has this super power to hypnotize myself like that. So cool

  • @syntheticjuice9279
    @syntheticjuice9279 4 місяці тому +6

    best microkorg 2 demo i've seen yet! now i want one!

  • @3D6Space
    @3D6Space 3 місяці тому +3

    Of all the new Korg stuff coming out this year, I'm leaning toward this thing the most.

    • @waynesilverman3048
      @waynesilverman3048 3 місяці тому

      Its classic a microkorg. (Never liked the writing on the 1st as it reminds me of a casio not like casio is bad or anything)

  • @chiefbucknell
    @chiefbucknell 4 місяці тому +6

    Nice, the screen’s visuals are more fun and satisfying than I expected. This is a fantastic overview of what it might feel like to use this synth.

  • @ToyKeeper
    @ToyKeeper 4 місяці тому +4

    This is a synth I think I'd really enjoy. Especially with that looper built in, I could jam / practice / meditate on the couch with only one device. I don't really need it for production, but it'd be a lot of fun to use when I'm not at my music desk.

  • @mejaymusic
    @mejaymusic 4 місяці тому +5

    I am so excited to see this Cuckoo thank you for being you, we all appreciate these videos you do, it’s a special synthesiser can’t wait to listen 🎧

  • @kevincrandall2751
    @kevincrandall2751 22 дні тому

    Cuckoo is the Bob Ross of synthesizer demos

  • @Sinevibes
    @Sinevibes 4 місяці тому +9

    FIRST LOL 😆The sound you landed on from 10:45 is such a lovely vibe! The blaccc edition of the MK2 looks excellent, too. We hope this one will be in our studio someday.

    • @Sinevibes
      @Sinevibes 4 місяці тому +2

      P.S. We of course wish this could run plugins! But the stock effects are still superb.

    • @HRockz
      @HRockz 4 місяці тому +1

      Well we can’t wait for y’all to run your plugins through it 🔥

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks man! I'm sure it'll be in your studio soon enough!

  • @vertigev
    @vertigev 4 місяці тому +3

    I'm 100% getting this

  • @GlitchComputer
    @GlitchComputer 4 місяці тому +1

    It's the UI that does it for me. It's inviting and promotes exploration in that fun colorful way. When the UI is too dense and monochrome, it can be very exhausting after a few hours.

  • @petercane6376
    @petercane6376 3 місяці тому +1

    I better start saving up.
    Looks really nice.
    Hope it can give out some meat and bone shaking basses.
    Just love the colour dispay and high res graphics.
    Cuckoo...
    You is LEGEND innit!!!!

  • @mario_actually
    @mario_actually 4 місяці тому +2

    Oh this is really really neat. MicroKorg was my first synth…
    Really great performance here too. Great melodies.

  • @thetrick9
    @thetrick9 4 місяці тому +1

    The display looks awesome especially coming from logue series tiny monochromatic displays. Nice on the fly sound design and awesome playing!

  • @infn8loopmusic
    @infn8loopmusic 4 місяці тому +1

    This sounds absolutely amazing really excellent demo, thanks Cuckoo! 🤘👽🛸

  • @RealityShiftUK
    @RealityShiftUK 3 місяці тому

    Can’t wait to get this ! lost the original when moving house I have so many memories playing the original in 2008 with my old band

  • @infn8loopmusic
    @infn8loopmusic 4 місяці тому +1

    That melody @12:00 ❤️🌠🔥🔥🔥🚨🚒

  • @briangbv1
    @briangbv1 4 місяці тому

    Would love a desktop model of this like the Hydrasynth!!!
    Great showcase Cuckoo...thoroughly enjoyed this!!!
    👍

  • @waynesilverman3048
    @waynesilverman3048 4 місяці тому

    Looks good as well always liked the slicer fx on the micro korg

  • @RJ_Eckie
    @RJ_Eckie 4 місяці тому

    The granular(?) vocal stuff sounds really awesome!!

  • @dicefall9
    @dicefall9 3 місяці тому

    Wow! This new Microkorg sounds so good!
    So far I really like all about this new Microkorg, I hope it has the step lfos like on the Hydrasynth explorer.

  • @sorryaboutyourcats
    @sorryaboutyourcats 4 місяці тому

    Good stuff as always.

  • @JAAPIOJO
    @JAAPIOJO 4 місяці тому +5

    To me this 1 sounds better than King Korg. Also it looks fun and I know you can play piano so if you are happy that the smal keys are wider I should def be OK with these keys.

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +2

      I also prefer the sound of Microkorg 2, over King Korg Neo. I really like what they did here.

  • @fillmac7320
    @fillmac7320 3 місяці тому

    Ehiiiii, saludos 👋🏼😜
    Me ganó la suscripción con sh-4d y no podía ser menos con MICROKORG ll.
    Apuntado en la lista de deseos para este año. Gracias 👍🏼..

  • @thedeepblueskys
    @thedeepblueskys 4 місяці тому

    Looks really easy to get around on this thing, not to mention it sound pretty good too. Love to know more about the looper.

  • @bochen_art
    @bochen_art 4 місяці тому

    sick chops btw ❤

  • @eringarnaas-holmes8948
    @eringarnaas-holmes8948 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm excited for this one - thanks for the demo! Does the vocal harmonizer mode only shift the pitch of the audio to those preset + or - intervals shown on the UI at 2:20, or can the pitch-shifting be controlled solely by the notes you play on the keybed?

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      I have to explore this, but it seems the new vocoder stuff can pitch track your voice and somehow land on notes that way. Not entire sure how it works at this point.

  • @HelicopterRidesForCommunists
    @HelicopterRidesForCommunists 4 місяці тому

    Yummy UI. This is the era of “everything gets visualized UI on an oled screen now” - and Im totes DTF with it.

  • @miroslavpapousek
    @miroslavpapousek 3 місяці тому

    Can't wait to get one. Do you know if motion record (knob move record) is supported?

  • @electrosonicnebula
    @electrosonicnebula 4 місяці тому

    If you don't mind screens this is a good one. Great interface, powerful synth.

  • @omni13music25
    @omni13music25 4 місяці тому

    Hi. What would this be like for Bass sounds ? Seems to have a good modern engine, especially for metallic bass sounds... psytrance?

  • @mmypainting
    @mmypainting 4 місяці тому +3

    And I just learnt the original MicroKorg after 20 years.

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      Ha ha. The more synths you know, the easier it will be to learn another. So well spent time 👍

    • @user-si5sk2hm2n
      @user-si5sk2hm2n 4 місяці тому

      @@truecuckoo Where to buy this Microkorg 2?

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      @@user-si5sk2hm2n Korg will make sure it’s out in the stores once it’s available later this year. This is very early peek.

    • @user-si5sk2hm2n
      @user-si5sk2hm2n 4 місяці тому

      @@truecuckoo So you did not buy it your one ?

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      @@user-si5sk2hm2n No. It will be available later this year. Currently there are only 5-6 units in the world. And they are all prototypes with firmware in development.

  • @shookmusic
    @shookmusic 4 місяці тому +3

    I LOVE CUCKOO!

  • @leNotstrom
    @leNotstrom 4 місяці тому +2

    So, here´s the proof...the new Microkorg 2 can also sound like Cuckoo!

  • @philphilphil
    @philphilphil 4 місяці тому

    Will current custom patches work on this you think?

  • @waynesilverman3048
    @waynesilverman3048 4 місяці тому

    Nerve r liked the sound of the 1st micro korg unlike the warmth of the minilogue, but this with a looper! Is good

  • @grzankomuzykant
    @grzankomuzykant 4 місяці тому +2

    Can sameone bring back Yamaha dx100 format Please. I am talkbox player and I love the small format and 49 keys. but I need modern sounds like rhodes , piano synths etc in format like YAMAHA DX100 .

  • @nilsvanderplancken
    @nilsvanderplancken 4 місяці тому +2

    Nothing beats the look of the original

  • @sd67b
    @sd67b 3 місяці тому

    the classic microkorg keys were great IMHO so if it's better than those it is highly playable. I would honestly love a 61 microkey instrument workstation kinda like the microstation from back in the day. Full size 61 is great at home but i feel the space concerns of touring or even basic open mic and small shows makes it so difficult for keyboardists. We pick between a small efficient analog synth maybe or the smallest laptop or looping device, yet almost nothing is standalone or easy to set up live. My fear with this new microkorg is that they have lost the nice sound of the old filter, even a digital beast has its own great sound on the original which i'm not hearing on new demos very very sadly. anyway that's my thoughts on the new microkorg, perhaps it has a sweet spot yet to be demnontrated online but i think it is still too limited to fill a workstation or laptop's soundset, and ends up feeling like an expensive inefficient new mininova or something and lost the old feel.

  • @Massproduce201
    @Massproduce201 17 днів тому

    Hydrasynth explorer or wait for this??

  • @bradculver
    @bradculver 4 місяці тому

    A pleasure to run into you in DTLA and buy you a coke, sir.

  • @gooneybird808
    @gooneybird808 4 місяці тому +1

    Ooo the animations intro! Where can I see more animation of yours dude?

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for noticing mate! I have my old account with some music videos. But I forgot the password like 10 years ago or so 😅 ua-cam.com/users/palegolas Then I have an animated short, and a music video on my Cuckoo channel.

  • @4ist451
    @4ist451 4 місяці тому +1

    I NEEED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @HelicopterRidesForCommunists
    @HelicopterRidesForCommunists 4 місяці тому

    Man… give me a desktop version of this without any keyboard needed.

  • @SoccerClassics
    @SoccerClassics 4 місяці тому

    Is it usb powered?

    • @Sidus666
      @Sidus666 4 місяці тому

      Not sure about usb but allegedly it can run on batteries like the og

  • @20680
    @20680 4 місяці тому

    screen protectors like cell phones are gonna be a must for this bad boy

  • @user-cf5qz5zs5v
    @user-cf5qz5zs5v 4 місяці тому

    Ez

  • @arkasonus7678
    @arkasonus7678 4 місяці тому +3

    It sounds harsher than the original mk1, to me.🤨

    • @truecuckoo
      @truecuckoo  4 місяці тому +1

      It's definitely a more modern sound, but I wanna take it for a long deep dive, and learn everything. I have a feeling you can go in many directions with this sound engine. The Filter Drive and EQ feedback will be worth exploring for steering it into a less harsh sound.

  • @Octoberskyunderground
    @Octoberskyunderground 4 місяці тому +1

    This sounds great! But, smallish gripe, it looks like a kitchen appliance. It doesn’t look cool or inspiring in any way
    Quite the opposite
    I mean, look at the Hydrasynth Explorer or the Arturia Minifreak. They look like magic. It makes you want to play and engage with it
    The original and the XL/XL+ look awesome. As do most other Korg synths. This is a unique and unfortunate failure of design on their part
    This thing, yeah, no artist ever came anywhere close to the design table here. Hopefully they make some adjustments before the production units ship

    • @RealityShiftUK
      @RealityShiftUK Місяць тому

      I’ve got the hydrasynth explorer and whilst this may not look or play as well I’m definitly considering buying this the are some really nice sounds in here and it doesn’t look bad at all

  • @vggtfdfgbbjii764r45yy
    @vggtfdfgbbjii764r45yy 4 місяці тому

    sounds pleasant but not very ballsy

  • @Shylah-po7zt
    @Shylah-po7zt 4 місяці тому +1

    These Mickey Mouse keybeds should really be banned. Make a synth worthy of respect. Not for Oompa Loompas!

  • @tommy2nes
    @tommy2nes 4 місяці тому

    sounds like a nasty old vst

  • @deadscenedotcom
    @deadscenedotcom 4 місяці тому

    Love the sound, UI and nearly all the layout. But those genre-specific categories on the Program Selection ABCD+ labels need to go. Extremely annoying to pigeonhole banks until the end of time.