First Video in a series looking at some of the tips and tricks I like to consider when programming sounds on the Korg Monologue! www.oscillatorsink.com
I've been making music for over 30 years, but in the hard rock field as a guitarist and drummer. A few months ago, I became more and more interested in analog sound synthesis (midlife crisis?), And I thought "Hey, I'm an expierienced musician, the synthesizer is just another interesting little toy, no problem!" After having the monologue at home, my ego became much smaller within a few minutes. Uff, a completely different way of making music! Apart from my experience in harmony and rhythm, I could hardly apply anything that I had learned in 30 years! But there is no giving up. Therefore, many, many thanks for your videos, for taking the fear away from a curious but overwhelmed old rock musician ...
Welcome to the channel and I'm super pleased I could help out. Also, don't tell anyone: I'm actually a guitarist playing in hard rock bands as well. Keep this between us though, I don't want to lose my synth-cred.
@@OscillatorSink Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I don't understand the English language very well anyway, because as an East German I had Russian language as the first foreign language at school ... ;-)
you have no idea how happy it makes me to see a monologue with some smudges, little battle marks here and there and a clear show of constant use. Refreshing to see a video that doesn't come straight out of the box and looks well loved. props.
+matt sweatgast haha, this thing gets played pretty much every day, even if it's just a cursory noodle. I was worried that people would complain that it's scruffy, so I'm overjoyed that the first comment on that matter is Pro-smudge! Thanks for watching!
hahaha absolutely, the slight cosmetic distress really drives the point home on the whole "knowing a synth inside and out" which is really the only way you get to figure out cool little tricks like these so i'm totally for it. can't wait to pick mine up soon enough.
+matt sweatgast you're gonna have great fun when you get your hands on it. What colour are you going for? I wonder if some of the finishes are more Pro-smudge than others?!
honestly i really kind of love the blue... it's just got such a cheesy kind of early 90s flavour to it in my eyes but realistically i'll probably just go with the black because it's really goes with everything (it also doesn't hurt that it looks fantastic) although i'm positive it will be just as smudgy if not more so. I guess the luckiest thing here is that it really doesn't matter at the end of the day because they all look fantastic (and sound the same :')
Just got my Monologue for Christmas and really enjoying it. Through this video I got some interesting effects with the noise gen as well as that 'third oscillator'! Thank you for the tips!
Hi. Just followed this and it was really useful tutorial. Glad I got a Monologue sound good and even better when running through the insert effects on my Montage.😊
+Hernán Di Vincenzo check out the other videos in this series on the channel - there are lots of tricks you can pull off on the Monologue - and more to come in the next few weeks! Thanks for watching!
Hey! I think that nowadays with soooo many content on the internet, we kind of got used to It and we don't appreciate the creator's effort enough... Man, I would pay for this kind of information at an academy for example. Is there any way to support you economically speaking?? Thank you so much brother!
Hi there, that is really kind. I'm happy to just put stuff out because I enjoy making it, but if anyone ever wants to chuck me some coffee money to keep me going then I'll usually send them to my bandcamp: oscillatorsink.bandcamp.com/ The music is free, but there's an option to pay if you want (or just grab some free music!).
As soon as you said third oscillator, I was like "the filter." But then you explained going into edit mode and setting key track and I was like "OHHHHHHH!" I'm an idiot, I've never read the manual (frankly I really don't like that it came on two huge folded up sheets of paper) and therefore never took the time to actually USE the edit mode. Clearly I need to spend some more time learning more about this synth. Subscribed!
A HUUUGE BIIIG THANKS for all these relishous ways to make the Monologue sound like a big boy. After the first steps by myself, I was beginning to think "wow, this synth is real gold for sound design". Then your COOL vidz give me numerous keys to achieve this goal. Thanks a lot, dude !!
im just bingeing... binging? i dont know how i'd spell that either way im watching all of these monologue videos theyre amazing just ordered mine today gonna be my first non vst synth
+Groove Q thanks for watching and commenting! They're great little synths aren't they? We're so lucky to live in a world where there's such a range of great monos in this price range now, aren't we?
RTFM aside, i havent worked out if the motion controlled patterns can send midi cc? (usb clocking is a hell of a lot of fun) Also, the seq needs a rev and bw/fw mode! - pls korg!
+Groove Q I actually don't know about the motion sequence sending CC... it feels like it should. I'll have a play later this week. A back and forth mode on the sequencer would be amazing! The SQ-1 can do it so it feels right that the Monologue should be able to.
Good morning Mr Sink I was wondering if you could help me out please I have a minilogue and a monologue and I'm hoping you may know if it's possible to turn off motion sequencing or motion capture so as to use the controls like a traditional analogue. Any advice would be thoroughly appreciated as I really want to do this because sometimes it would be useful for creating patches. Thanks again for all your hard work it's helped me out a lot. Hope all is well with you. Heath
You can turn off motion sequencing in the sequencer menu. It's one of the buttons on the right (1 from the end I think off the top of my head). You can just disable all 4 lanes on a patch, then you don't need to worry about it. Also, if you're not recording, it won't capture the motion anyway.
I notice on many of you vids you have a Keystep on your right. I was looking at this bit of kit to expand my Monologue's functions and add an arpeggiator ( which I miss) Would this be a good (key)step?
+Moralz Music I'd say so. I've done a couple of bass patch tutorials on the channel you could check out. The Brute has a suboscillator, which helps, but then the Monologue has two oscillators, and the triangle wave is nice and deep, so you can use one as a suboscillator. The drive circuit also emphasises the low end, so that's a useful feature too.
Is there a vid on making ambient, warm. Smooth, creamy sounds on a monologue I heard about 2 examples in this vid that were close and its really tough to not sound aggressive on this thing
+ldb that's a great idea. I've not done a Monologue video for a while as I've been focused on the Volca FM, but that series of videos is approaching completion, so it's an excellent time to give my Monologue some love again. Consider it on the list! Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
I'm new to synths, so this may be a silly question - when vco1 and 2 are off, how is sound produced by adjusting resonance and cutoff? You used the term self-oscillation, what is that? Great video by the way, cheers.
Resonance on a filter (on this filter anyway) involves electronic feedback. You've probably encountered feedback when a microphone is held too near a speaker and you get that howling tone happening? That's caused by the microphone picking up the signal from the speaker (even if it's just the inherent noise of the amplifier), the speaker amplifying what the microphone is picking up, the microphone picking up that amplified version of what it was hearing, the speaker making it louder... And on and on until you re-enforce whatever frequencies turn out to be the strongest over and over until they form a tone all of their own. Cranking the resonance on a filter is a bit like moving a microphone too close to a speaker, but within an electrical circuit. Some of the signal from near the output is fed back to an earlier point in the circuit and the resonance control is controlling how much that happens - feed enough signal back and certain frequencies (typically the cutoff frequency of the filter) re-enforce and it starts to howl on its own - that's self-oscillation.
Thanks a lot, Oscillator Sink, for this (almost exciting) share of your knowledge! Although your way to explaining things is greatly understandable, I didn't get the point why the LFO isn't affecting the sound coming from the two VCO's. Since it is passing the filter it should alter as well, as far as I would assume. I'd be happy if you or someone else would clarify this question.
It is affecting the oscillators, but only as far as their harmonic content, not their pitch. On the other hand, you hear the "pitch" of the self oscillating filter move as you modulate the cut off. Does that make sense?
Hope you don't mind Mr the sink a question out of left field today A lot of people are powering the a 5 volts synthesizers using power banks now fast power banks aren't really discussed do you know if people are using these as they are only available in New Zealand now you can't get the older models is it safe to use the faster charges with the increased what wattage. Most fast chargers put out 2.1 amps at 5 volts between 13 and 18 Watts. I'm seeing this done everywhere I am at a loss to know whether I can use my fast battery charger or not any help if you're able would be appreciated mate as this is something I would really like to do. If you can't help I understand thanks always for the great tutorials
Does it mean I can use 3 separate sound sources? I can't. I get the sound from the self-oscillation but it seems I can only use one of the vcos. Am I missing something?
I'm not totally familiar with the genre, but if you look at the two synth architectures, they're somewhat different - juno is a square or saw DCO + a square sub, Monologue is two VCOs, but you could have a saw on one and a square on the second pitched down. The filters are very different of course, but you could probably get somewhere close with some work?
ua-cam.com/video/3L_VQHSRMjg/v-deo.html things like that from the specs i coclude that you can definitely do such sounds, i am about to trade that for my Microkorg which is a poly of course so i am in dought still about if its a good trade.
You could get a lot of the way but a couple of things to consider: the DCO and its sub are totally locked in tune on the Juno - you'll have to be so careful with the tuning on the Monologue to replicate that level of stability, and secondly: the Juno's filter (Roland filters in general I guess) is a big part of that sound - that 'meowing' quality is super specific (and lovely!), and the Monologue's filter is a lot meaner. So you could probably get close from a general standpoint, but you won't get quite the same character. It's a bit more expensive, but have you considered the Deepmind? That's very influenced by the Juno series and can probably get you nearer?
I am not expecting to get the same sound from a cheap synth compated to juno, i mention juno synth cause these where used extensively during the 80s. I do not intend to buy it but was offered a trade for my microkorg and to be honest i get some nice juno like basses on the microkorg original that i own. Both units - monologue and microkorg - are mint so i am thinking if that trade is a nice one or i will end up with something that is not that usufull for my case.
My monologue arrived today and i noticed that there’s a subtle kind of white noise even with no volume on both vcos. It happens with the filter completely opened and without ressonance. The noise goes out progressively as i turn the cuttof down. Is this the way it is suposed to happen? I cannot notice it in the video when both vcos are muted.... It is indeed subtle but im just afraid of not having an ok unit... everything is working perfectly. This is just something that i noticed. thanks in advance!!
You might expect a little noise in the system, but nothing intrusive. Couple of things to think about: how are you powering it? Are you plugged in via USB? Does the noise change if you move to a different room? Noisy power, bad grounding on USB hubs, interference from other equipment could all introduce extra noise...
I really think its just the natural noise.... The noise occurs just when i play (without playing the keys its completely noiseless). Im playing through batteries, so probably its not the power source. I’m not conected via USB either. It really isnt anything annoying or even noticeable when producing any sound. Just something i noticed while turning down both vcos completely. Thank you a lot one more time.
After all mine is also reproducing a strange chime just like this one: ua-cam.com/video/yX0pVWavJOw/v-deo.html Some people complaining about it here also: www.google.com.br/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/767pnm/why_is_my_korg_monologue_making_this_sound_all/#ampf=undefined I will return it, i guess. So sad, cause i really liked everything on it.... =\\\
Really wish Korg would have added the monotribe sample hold lfo to the monologue maybe you can figure out how to make the sequencer step in a sample and hold way.
That would have been cool. You can set each step of the sequencer to a discrete value by holding the step button down and moving a knob (like a parameter lock on an Elektron synth) - that gives you a pseudo sample and hold sound, although obviously its not random. It's probably close enough to fool a casual listener though.
figured it out on the sample and fold hint hint ...but seriously ran out off juice to bad they didnt just use a 9v battery instead of six aa .. anyway the adapter btw is center postive 9v 5.5 2a
please answer me this question. does your monologue smells like burning plastic as well? lol its a strange smell, not an unpleasant one, but... specific lol
Hi again please tell me if you get sick of all the questions I hope you don't as I've learnt so much off you and you've got my favourite voice on UA-cam it's so relaxing and hypnotic. I've been watching videos on UA-cam of people plugging their minilogue into other synthesizers so they can play their let's say master keyboard and have the second keyboard trigger at the same time and the same note. Someone did somehow via midi and sending the signal of the second synth back through the auxiliary input on the minilogue I don't know if that's necessary and I'm sure it's the same on the monologue, they just said it was an interesting way of sort of adding another oscillator and I like the idea of that if it's possible I can hack together my own hybrid. Everton very limited knowledge of CC would you know how to accomplish this please any advice as usual would be awesome. I hope you're having a great day/night and hope everyone is well.
No worries. It would work exactly the same on the Monologue - take the midi out into midi in of another synth then take the audio out of that into the external in of the Monologue. Remember, though, that the External in will send the signal through the filter and amp of the Monologue, so ideally you want something with a bright, unfiltered timbre and with a very long (or infinite) sustain so that it doesn't cut out suddenly alongside the other oscillators. Something like a Volca FM in mono or unison mode could be ace. Also worth noting that the Monologue actually sends out polyphonic midi so you could in theory have a bit of a paraphonic setup (if that's your kinda thing).
Oscillator Sink thanks again mate I managed to get it going before I read your message surprisingly yes some days I am awake and surprisingly it also worked without running audio out of one synth into the auxiliary in. Which is pretty cool I didn't expect it to work without that. Just midi out midi in of course the auxiliary trick works as well, I'm sure I will mess around with all combinations
Hey sorry to bother you again mate I'm stuck on motion view on my monologue and I don't know how to turn the oscilloscope back on any help would be thoroughly appreciated as I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't want to stuff anything up any help would be really appreciated. Thank you you are after all my monologue guru, I hope you don't mind me saying that. Kind regards Heath
Oscillator Sink thanks mate I didn't realise your reply so quickly I really appreciate it but I just found that out myself ( was about to delete the question lol) pretty easy if you look but thank you very much I really appreciate it as usual awesome help and your FM editor is Awesome by the way absolutely love it
Weird question, but if I may ask, can I get a sound lead from this similar to the song Hi roller ? It’s not the best music but that specific lead is nice some call it a Nintendo lead. Here it is at the beginning: m.ua-cam.com/video/t6_jhYL9Vqg/v-deo.html
Turn on portamento, back the filter off a tiny bit, turn off one of the oscillator, set the other to square and adjust the shape control to get that thinner sound.
Here's something I'm curious about. Why go with the Monologue when you can get a Minilogue that has an extra octave and polyphony? I'm not being a smartass, I'm really not aware of any strong benefit the Mono has over the Mini. Is this just Korg trying to get you to buy extra hardware?
I think it comes down to the fact that the Minilogue was *designed* to be a polysynth and the Monologue was *designed* to be a monosynth. There are choices to be made about the voicing of the synth that will make it more suitable for the job - the Monologue has more "forward" and aggressive oscillators and the filter is a lot more dramatic - stack that up with a mono patch on the Minilogue and the Minilogue will usually come off a bit... just 'less'. Similarly if you poly-chain 4 Monologues things probably won't be as usable as everything will be vying for space. I kinda experienced this recently - I have been building mono patches on my DeepMind and they sounded pretty good to me, but then I turned on my Monologue for the first time in a while and the immediacy and punch of the sounds knocked my socks off! They were just built to do different jobs. Hope that makes sense!
Qu1 have had my Monologue for several months and I am loving making NOISE. I bought a Keystep and am coming to grips with that. I have seen people on YT use several units to create a track : a drum beat background and a synth ( or two)-I would like to do that. What would you recommend as a drum /beat source and how do you sync all the units together? I would prefer physical units rather than using a DAW. Qu2( cheeky) How do I record what I do/make? I have a Focusrite interface and a Mac , the Monologue and a DM12 ( I do have access to a Launchkey too)-As you see I don't need much encouragment to buy gear :)
1. You are spoilt for choice these days! I don't know what your budget is but: right at the low end you have something like the Teenage Engineering PO-12; if you go second hand that'll be super cheap - the PO-30 is a little more but superb. Then you have the Volcas - both the Beats and the Sample are super good fun. Moving up from that we're looking at the Arturia Drum Brutes - they've just brought out a new version (the Impact) which is very keenly priced. Those kinda go up in order of "jam-ability" in terms of hands on control so watch some videos to see if you like the sounds and workflows. If your budget is higher we can talk some more ;) (for example, I have a Vermona DRM1 Mk.iii controlled by a Beatstep Pro, but that's quite a jump in price!) 2. Sounds like you need a DAW. There are far too many options to discuss here. I use Reaper and Logic myself but there are plenty of other choices! Hope that helps!
Oscillator Sink . My oracle of the internet: I have TE PO 12 , a cable which fits in the out socket of the TE and in the sync in socket on the Monologue.....no sound...what am I doin’ wrong?
Does the PO-12 make noise on its own (not plugged into anything)? What are you plugging into what? Are you plugging the output of the PO-12 into the Monologue?
@@canneberegerouge1 you're better off just setting the velocity to cutoff to 0 percent - that's on the program menu and is per patch (it should be set to that as default actually on an Init patch). That way you won't need to keep adjusting the velocity curve (which you want set as normal for most patches).
Did I present this as revolutionary? Are there people in the comments that found it interesting and useful? Was there a time when you didn't inherently know about this? Were you born with the knowledge? Try not to spread negativity on the Internet, there's so much already.
I've been making music for over 30 years, but in the hard rock field as a guitarist and drummer. A few months ago, I became more and more interested in analog sound synthesis (midlife crisis?), And I thought "Hey, I'm an expierienced musician, the synthesizer is just another interesting little toy, no problem!" After having the monologue at home, my ego became much smaller within a few minutes. Uff, a completely different way of making music! Apart from my experience in harmony and rhythm, I could hardly apply anything that I had learned in 30 years! But there is no giving up. Therefore, many, many thanks for your videos, for taking the fear away from a curious but overwhelmed old rock musician ...
Welcome to the channel and I'm super pleased I could help out. Also, don't tell anyone: I'm actually a guitarist playing in hard rock bands as well. Keep this between us though, I don't want to lose my synth-cred.
@@OscillatorSink Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. I don't understand the English language very well anyway, because as an East German I had Russian language as the first foreign language at school ... ;-)
you have no idea how happy it makes me to see a monologue with some smudges, little battle marks here and there and a clear show of constant use. Refreshing to see a video that doesn't come straight out of the box and looks well loved. props.
+matt sweatgast haha, this thing gets played pretty much every day, even if it's just a cursory noodle. I was worried that people would complain that it's scruffy, so I'm overjoyed that the first comment on that matter is Pro-smudge! Thanks for watching!
hahaha absolutely, the slight cosmetic distress really drives the point home on the whole "knowing a synth inside and out" which is really the only way you get to figure out cool little tricks like these so i'm totally for it. can't wait to pick mine up soon enough.
+matt sweatgast you're gonna have great fun when you get your hands on it. What colour are you going for? I wonder if some of the finishes are more Pro-smudge than others?!
honestly i really kind of love the blue... it's just got such a cheesy kind of early 90s flavour to it in my eyes but realistically i'll probably just go with the black because it's really goes with everything (it also doesn't hurt that it looks fantastic) although i'm positive it will be just as smudgy if not more so. I guess the luckiest thing here is that it really doesn't matter at the end of the day because they all look fantastic (and sound the same :')
Actually is has dust, it doesn't look like he plays it much. Those smudges are dust coming off, lol.
So many neat tricks and features packed into such an affordable synth. Korg really knocked it out of the park with this one.
Truth! Thanks for watching!
Haut Strange , I can do this on my Roland Gaia as well. It's a neat concept.
Not sure if it is the super secret sauce, but this is probably the best Korg monologue video I have seen on UA-cam!
Very kind, but if you liked this one, I've got something that'll pique your interest: ua-cam.com/video/PaAkXoPSzSM/v-deo.html
Just got my Monologue for Christmas and really enjoying it. Through this video I got some interesting effects with the noise gen as well as that 'third oscillator'! Thank you for the tips!
Thanks for watching and enjoy your Christmas present! I hope you can pick up some other interesting bits from my other Monologue videos!
My favourite sounds I've heard from the Monologue
Aw thanks! You might like some of the sounds in the patch packs I've released - you can find demos on the channel!
Thanks for all your great tips on the Monologue!
I just got this little monster a week ago, and I'm so glad to have found your channel. Liked and subscribed!
Welcome to the channel!
This is brilliant! I just got mine today, so I'm really looking forward to playing around with it and learning all the kool sounds it can make.
Enjoy your new synth!
Hi. Just followed this and it was really useful tutorial. Glad I got a Monologue sound good and even better when running through the insert effects on my Montage.😊
How damn cool is this! Very creative dude
Ahh finally! Been trying to get pitched windy/vox textures for ages.. Great work and thanks for the tip!
+Uzo enjoy making use of the trick and glad to have helped! Thanks for watching!
wow! this is incredible piece of tip for monologue
+Przybysz 2751 I hope you enjoy making some cool sounds using it!
Awesome trick and video, thanks for sharing!
Your welcome, hope you find it useful!
Wow, I had no idea of this. Finally someone giving nice tricks on this great synth. Thanks!
+Hernán Di Vincenzo check out the other videos in this series on the channel - there are lots of tricks you can pull off on the Monologue - and more to come in the next few weeks! Thanks for watching!
Hey! I think that nowadays with soooo many content on the internet, we kind of got used to It and we don't appreciate the creator's effort enough... Man, I would pay for this kind of information at an academy for example. Is there any way to support you economically speaking??
Thank you so much brother!
Hi there, that is really kind. I'm happy to just put stuff out because I enjoy making it, but if anyone ever wants to chuck me some coffee money to keep me going then I'll usually send them to my bandcamp:
oscillatorsink.bandcamp.com/
The music is free, but there's an option to pay if you want (or just grab some free music!).
@@OscillatorSink Be sure that I will fuel you with some coffe then mate :) Thanks a ton for your content.
incoming Monologue today with delivery service, excited!! :) thx for your video's
Enjoy your new synth!!
As soon as you said third oscillator, I was like "the filter." But then you explained going into edit mode and setting key track and I was like "OHHHHHHH!" I'm an idiot, I've never read the manual (frankly I really don't like that it came on two huge folded up sheets of paper) and therefore never took the time to actually USE the edit mode. Clearly I need to spend some more time learning more about this synth.
Subscribed!
Yeah the Korg manuals are a bit "designed by an engineer" but they are worth trying to read as at least they are concise!
Wow, great Orbital-like sounds, thanks!
Patrick Seurinck thank you!
A HUUUGE BIIIG THANKS for all these relishous ways to make the Monologue sound like a big boy. After the first steps by myself, I was beginning to think "wow, this synth is real gold for sound design". Then your COOL vidz give me numerous keys to achieve this goal. Thanks a lot, dude !!
You're very welcome! I glad you're having fun with your synth!
K i think i'm sold, Monologue will compliment my Minilogue well, and here you have a bunch of tips and tricks for me to watch, Thanks Oscillator Sink!
Enjoy your new synth when you get it!
im just bingeing... binging? i dont know how i'd spell that either way im watching all of these monologue videos theyre amazing just ordered mine today gonna be my first non vst synth
+MaCH awesome news! You're going to love it. Thanks for checking out the videos!
was my first too, sold it, now i want it back
Awesome sound designing videos
Thank you!
omg-first? Brilliant tip and sound design tute, just got one of these little korg bags of fun - we love it! thankyou!
+Groove Q thanks for watching and commenting! They're great little synths aren't they? We're so lucky to live in a world where there's such a range of great monos in this price range now, aren't we?
RTFM aside, i havent worked out if the motion controlled patterns can send midi cc? (usb clocking is a hell of a lot of fun) Also, the seq needs a rev and bw/fw mode! - pls korg!
+Groove Q I actually don't know about the motion sequence sending CC... it feels like it should. I'll have a play later this week. A back and forth mode on the sequencer would be amazing! The SQ-1 can do it so it feels right that the Monologue should be able to.
at 8:30 it starts to sound like aphex twin's ventolin coppice mix
Can the Monologue be played as a paraphonic if we add a Keystep to it (playing VCO2)?
No, sadly.
Good morning Mr Sink I was wondering if you could help me out please I have a minilogue and a monologue and I'm hoping you may know if it's possible to turn off motion sequencing or motion capture so as to use the controls like a traditional analogue. Any advice would be thoroughly appreciated as I really want to do this because sometimes it would be useful for creating patches. Thanks again for all your hard work it's helped me out a lot. Hope all is well with you. Heath
You can turn off motion sequencing in the sequencer menu. It's one of the buttons on the right (1 from the end I think off the top of my head). You can just disable all 4 lanes on a patch, then you don't need to worry about it.
Also, if you're not recording, it won't capture the motion anyway.
Amazing!!!!!
+GutoSemblant J.Augusto thank you!
I notice on many of you vids you have a Keystep on your right. I was looking at this bit of kit to expand my Monologue's functions and add an arpeggiator ( which I miss) Would this be a good (key)step?
For sure! The Keystep is really really easy to recommend! Pick one up!
Oscillator Sink :Can I connect ( and with which cable) my keystep to the Monologue without using a computer
Darren M yes, you just need a midi cable.
Oscillator Sink Thanks mate🙏
Do you get deep bass out of it? I'm currently comparing this unit to Arturia's MicroBrute,.
+Moralz Music I'd say so. I've done a couple of bass patch tutorials on the channel you could check out. The Brute has a suboscillator, which helps, but then the Monologue has two oscillators, and the triangle wave is nice and deep, so you can use one as a suboscillator. The drive circuit also emphasises the low end, so that's a useful feature too.
Is there a vid on making ambient, warm. Smooth, creamy sounds on a monologue I heard about 2 examples in this vid that were close and its really tough to not sound aggressive on this thing
An example would be the synth in the background of “feels so good” by asap mob
+ldb that's a great idea. I've not done a Monologue video for a while as I've been focused on the Volca FM, but that series of videos is approaching completion, so it's an excellent time to give my Monologue some love again. Consider it on the list! Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Np I love the vids but I’ll warn you it’s not easy on this machine.
I'm new to synths, so this may be a silly question - when vco1 and 2 are off, how is sound produced by adjusting resonance and cutoff? You used the term self-oscillation, what is that? Great video by the way, cheers.
Resonance on a filter (on this filter anyway) involves electronic feedback.
You've probably encountered feedback when a microphone is held too near a speaker and you get that howling tone happening? That's caused by the microphone picking up the signal from the speaker (even if it's just the inherent noise of the amplifier), the speaker amplifying what the microphone is picking up, the microphone picking up that amplified version of what it was hearing, the speaker making it louder... And on and on until you re-enforce whatever frequencies turn out to be the strongest over and over until they form a tone all of their own.
Cranking the resonance on a filter is a bit like moving a microphone too close to a speaker, but within an electrical circuit. Some of the signal from near the output is fed back to an earlier point in the circuit and the resonance control is controlling how much that happens - feed enough signal back and certain frequencies (typically the cutoff frequency of the filter) re-enforce and it starts to howl on its own - that's self-oscillation.
@@OscillatorSink Great explanation, many thanks
Thanks a lot, Oscillator Sink, for this (almost exciting) share of your knowledge! Although your way to explaining things is greatly understandable, I didn't get the point why the LFO isn't affecting the sound coming from the two VCO's. Since it is passing the filter it should alter as well, as far as I would assume. I'd be happy if you or someone else would clarify this question.
It is affecting the oscillators, but only as far as their harmonic content, not their pitch. On the other hand, you hear the "pitch" of the self oscillating filter move as you modulate the cut off. Does that make sense?
Well...yes, I got it. So thanks again!
Hope you don't mind Mr the sink a question out of left field today A lot of people are powering the a 5 volts synthesizers using power banks now fast power banks aren't really discussed do you know if people are using these as they are only available in New Zealand now you can't get the older models is it safe to use the faster charges with the increased what wattage. Most fast chargers put out 2.1 amps at 5 volts between 13 and 18 Watts. I'm seeing this done everywhere I am at a loss to know whether I can use my fast battery charger or not any help if you're able would be appreciated mate as this is something I would really like to do. If you can't help I understand thanks always for the great tutorials
Hi Heath - sorry, no idea. I've not tried powering any of my stuff that way and haven't really looked into it.
Oscillator Sink cheers mate appreciate it I lost a few people so hopefully someone who uses them might know
nice video, liked and subbed ;D
+gaeste wc glad you enjoyed it - lots more Monologue content on the channel!
Does it mean I can use 3 separate sound sources? I can't. I get the sound from the self-oscillation but it seems I can only use one of the vcos. Am I missing something?
Can you hear the second VCO normally?
@@OscillatorSink I can, both with 0 and 100% of this particular setting.
Can i use this synth to create italo disco juno like basses ? Cant find any related video.
I'm not totally familiar with the genre, but if you look at the two synth architectures, they're somewhat different - juno is a square or saw DCO + a square sub, Monologue is two VCOs, but you could have a saw on one and a square on the second pitched down. The filters are very different of course, but you could probably get somewhere close with some work?
ua-cam.com/video/3L_VQHSRMjg/v-deo.html things like that from the specs i coclude that you can definitely do such sounds, i am about to trade that for my Microkorg which is a poly of course so i am in dought still about if its a good trade.
You could get a lot of the way but a couple of things to consider: the DCO and its sub are totally locked in tune on the Juno - you'll have to be so careful with the tuning on the Monologue to replicate that level of stability, and secondly: the Juno's filter (Roland filters in general I guess) is a big part of that sound - that 'meowing' quality is super specific (and lovely!), and the Monologue's filter is a lot meaner.
So you could probably get close from a general standpoint, but you won't get quite the same character.
It's a bit more expensive, but have you considered the Deepmind? That's very influenced by the Juno series and can probably get you nearer?
I am not expecting to get the same sound from a cheap synth compated to juno, i mention juno synth cause these where used extensively during the 80s. I do not intend to buy it but was offered a trade for my microkorg and to be honest i get some nice juno like basses on the microkorg original that i own. Both units - monologue and microkorg - are mint so i am thinking if that trade is a nice one or i will end up with something that is not that usufull for my case.
My monologue arrived today and i noticed that there’s a subtle kind of white noise even with no volume on both vcos. It happens with the filter completely opened and without ressonance. The noise goes out progressively as i turn the cuttof down. Is this the way it is suposed to happen? I cannot notice it in the video when both vcos are muted....
It is indeed subtle but im just afraid of not having an ok unit... everything is working perfectly. This is just something that i noticed.
thanks in advance!!
You might expect a little noise in the system, but nothing intrusive. Couple of things to think about: how are you powering it? Are you plugged in via USB? Does the noise change if you move to a different room? Noisy power, bad grounding on USB hubs, interference from other equipment could all introduce extra noise...
I really think its just the natural noise.... The noise occurs just when i play (without playing the keys its completely noiseless). Im playing through batteries, so probably its not the power source. I’m not conected via USB either. It really isnt anything annoying or even noticeable when producing any sound. Just something i noticed while turning down both vcos completely.
Thank you a lot one more time.
After all mine is also reproducing a strange chime just like this one:
ua-cam.com/video/yX0pVWavJOw/v-deo.html
Some people complaining about it here also:
www.google.com.br/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/767pnm/why_is_my_korg_monologue_making_this_sound_all/#ampf=undefined
I will return it, i guess. So sad, cause i really liked everything on it.... =\\\
That's a bummer - I don't have this issue on mine. Sounds like you should return for a replacement.
Oscillator Sink that’s what i’m going to do. Thank you a lot!!
cool i like u channel! do more maaan! awesome
+Bogdan Azarov lots of Monologue videos on the channel already, but perhaps it's time to give it some more love!
thank.......very good secret.........
Really wish Korg would have added the monotribe sample hold lfo to the monologue maybe you can figure out how to make the sequencer step in a sample and hold way.
That would have been cool. You can set each step of the sequencer to a discrete value by holding the step button down and moving a knob (like a parameter lock on an Elektron synth) - that gives you a pseudo sample and hold sound, although obviously its not random. It's probably close enough to fool a casual listener though.
figured it out on the sample and fold hint hint ...but seriously ran out off juice to bad they didnt just use a 9v battery instead of six aa .. anyway the adapter btw is center postive 9v 5.5 2a
damn... i love my red monologue even more now!
Always give the Monologue love!
please answer me this question. does your monologue smells like burning plastic as well? lol its a strange smell, not an unpleasant one, but... specific lol
It... Does not. I hope it isn't getting hot?!
no, i think not. that smell was since unboxing. on other new electronic items it goes away in a week. THAT smell lol
Spooky. Haunted by the ghosts of the factory?!
Hi again please tell me if you get sick of all the questions I hope you don't as I've learnt so much off you and you've got my favourite voice on UA-cam it's so relaxing and hypnotic. I've been watching videos on UA-cam of people plugging their minilogue into other synthesizers so they can play their let's say master keyboard and have the second keyboard trigger at the same time and the same note. Someone did somehow via midi and sending the signal of the second synth back through the auxiliary input on the minilogue I don't know if that's necessary and I'm sure it's the same on the monologue, they just said it was an interesting way of sort of adding another oscillator and I like the idea of that if it's possible I can hack together my own hybrid. Everton very limited knowledge of CC would you know how to accomplish this please any advice as usual would be awesome. I hope you're having a great day/night and hope everyone is well.
No worries. It would work exactly the same on the Monologue - take the midi out into midi in of another synth then take the audio out of that into the external in of the Monologue.
Remember, though, that the External in will send the signal through the filter and amp of the Monologue, so ideally you want something with a bright, unfiltered timbre and with a very long (or infinite) sustain so that it doesn't cut out suddenly alongside the other oscillators. Something like a Volca FM in mono or unison mode could be ace.
Also worth noting that the Monologue actually sends out polyphonic midi so you could in theory have a bit of a paraphonic setup (if that's your kinda thing).
Oscillator Sink thanks again mate I managed to get it going before I read your message surprisingly yes some days I am awake and surprisingly it also worked without running audio out of one synth into the auxiliary in. Which is pretty cool I didn't expect it to work without that. Just midi out midi in of course the auxiliary trick works as well, I'm sure I will mess around with all combinations
Hey sorry to bother you again mate I'm stuck on motion view on my monologue and I don't know how to turn the oscilloscope back on any help would be thoroughly appreciated as I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't want to stuff anything up any help would be really appreciated. Thank you you are after all my monologue guru, I hope you don't mind me saying that. Kind regards Heath
It sounds like you just need to switch the sequencer switch from "Motion" back up to "Note" I think.
Oscillator Sink thanks mate I didn't realise your reply so quickly I really appreciate it but I just found that out myself ( was about to delete the question lol) pretty easy if you look but thank you very much I really appreciate it as usual awesome help and your FM editor is Awesome by the way absolutely love it
@@New_Zealand_Music no worries - must have just looked at my phone as you sent it!
ya, resonance is a sine wave, this works on ALL synths that have keytracking...
I would like to be added al last , as a sub oscillator. But maybe might be a different process for it , or maybe there is no way .
HOLY SHIT AWESOME
+B4D-W0LF thanks for watching!
Weird question, but if I may ask, can I get a sound lead from this similar to the song Hi roller ? It’s not the best music but that specific lead is nice some call it a Nintendo lead. Here it is at the beginning: m.ua-cam.com/video/t6_jhYL9Vqg/v-deo.html
Turn on portamento, back the filter off a tiny bit, turn off one of the oscillator, set the other to square and adjust the shape control to get that thinner sound.
NICE I had no idea it self oscilatted like an MS20 eh!!?
Yup! It's a cheeky little filter!
I have the dark blue Monologue 😀
It's the best one!
@@OscillatorSink That's why I went for the dark blue. 😁
I found a fourth oscillator and 6th I’m still looking for the 5th oscillator
Keep searching friend! I believe in you.
Here's something I'm curious about. Why go with the Monologue when you can get a Minilogue that has an extra octave and polyphony? I'm not being a smartass, I'm really not aware of any strong benefit the Mono has over the Mini. Is this just Korg trying to get you to buy extra hardware?
I think it comes down to the fact that the Minilogue was *designed* to be a polysynth and the Monologue was *designed* to be a monosynth. There are choices to be made about the voicing of the synth that will make it more suitable for the job - the Monologue has more "forward" and aggressive oscillators and the filter is a lot more dramatic - stack that up with a mono patch on the Minilogue and the Minilogue will usually come off a bit... just 'less'. Similarly if you poly-chain 4 Monologues things probably won't be as usable as everything will be vying for space.
I kinda experienced this recently - I have been building mono patches on my DeepMind and they sounded pretty good to me, but then I turned on my Monologue for the first time in a while and the immediacy and punch of the sounds knocked my socks off! They were just built to do different jobs.
Hope that makes sense!
Great explanation of the core differences of a mono and polysynth
I‘d love to have a „cut of key Track“ in the Prologue!
There is - just push the "Key Track" lever in the filter section to full - it works just the same.
Oscillator Sink Great! Trank you
1:04 "lies, deception"
OS, may I ask you a question?
You certainly may!
Qu1 have had my Monologue for several months and I am loving making NOISE. I bought a Keystep and am coming to grips with that. I have seen people on YT use several units to create a track : a drum beat background and a synth ( or two)-I would like to do that. What would you recommend as a drum /beat source and how do you sync all the units together?
I would prefer physical units rather than using a DAW.
Qu2( cheeky) How do I record what I do/make? I have a Focusrite interface and a Mac , the Monologue and a DM12 ( I do have access to a Launchkey too)-As you see I don't need much encouragment to buy gear :)
1. You are spoilt for choice these days! I don't know what your budget is but: right at the low end you have something like the Teenage Engineering PO-12; if you go second hand that'll be super cheap - the PO-30 is a little more but superb. Then you have the Volcas - both the Beats and the Sample are super good fun. Moving up from that we're looking at the Arturia Drum Brutes - they've just brought out a new version (the Impact) which is very keenly priced. Those kinda go up in order of "jam-ability" in terms of hands on control so watch some videos to see if you like the sounds and workflows. If your budget is higher we can talk some more ;) (for example, I have a Vermona DRM1 Mk.iii controlled by a Beatstep Pro, but that's quite a jump in price!)
2. Sounds like you need a DAW. There are far too many options to discuss here. I use Reaper and Logic myself but there are plenty of other choices!
Hope that helps!
Oscillator Sink . My oracle of the internet: I have TE PO 12 , a cable which fits in the out socket of the TE and in the sync in socket on the Monologue.....no sound...what am I doin’ wrong?
Does the PO-12 make noise on its own (not plugged into anything)?
What are you plugging into what? Are you plugging the output of the PO-12 into the Monologue?
Sounds a bit like boc
fuck the synth your voice is perfect for voice overs
+Generic Account haha, thank you! I prefer the sound of the synth though ;)
Am i the only one for wich the resonnance output random tone instead of stables one like ij this video ?
Have you got the envelope or LFO being sent to the cutoff? Do you have the key tracking at 100 percent?
Ok, found it... you must set velocity curve to constant in the global option...
@@canneberegerouge1 you're better off just setting the velocity to cutoff to 0 percent - that's on the program menu and is per patch (it should be set to that as default actually on an Init patch). That way you won't need to keep adjusting the velocity curve (which you want set as normal for most patches).
My Monologue has 4 oscs. The 4th is in my pants, it works with gas.
pretty sure it is going to be working even better with some mdma on the tank.
Lol.. that’s funny
no offence but this is must be the fucking best known secret
oh... amazing discovery of the century : a resonant filter driven by the kbd gives a sine wave generator. Seriously????
Did I present this as revolutionary? Are there people in the comments that found it interesting and useful? Was there a time when you didn't inherently know about this? Were you born with the knowledge? Try not to spread negativity on the Internet, there's so much already.