All these years later and this is still one of the best synths on the market, IMO. All the parameters work so well together and make it feel like a real instrument. And nothing else sounds/looks like it.
@@PeterWalkerHP16c Agreed. I think the OG Minilogue and Moog Grandmother will be 2 highly sought after synths 20 years from now. Modern classics for sure.
I treated myself to one of these a month or so back and haven't even scratched the surface yet! I know this video was a few years ago now, but thank you so much for clearly showing me the true power of this great piece of kit. :-)
+Geardos It is almost completely full-featured for a basic analog synth, but then it has the effects, sequencer, and arpeggiator. Here I was hoping that they'd release some Volca-esque poly synth with neutered features for $500... And then they come out with this monster, which has everything I could reasonably ask for, at that same price. Incredible, really.
+inthefade Right on - It really is the Mono/Poly of the future I was waiting for, Got the cross mod, ring mod with oscillator sync, and the key modes improve on the Mono/Poly as well. It looks great and it's not a huge thing with smaller keys, like the Odyssey or an odd shape like the MS-20, Delivery from American Musical Supply is estimated on Jan 30.
+Robert Saint John The Gaia is way different than this. This has 4 voices to Gaia's 64. The Gaia is a very digital sounding synth but it's basically 3 synths in one in addition to all the different effects and internal MIDI sounds. I really enjoy my Gaia but it;s in a different ballpark than the Minilogue. In a way, this thing is like a bigger, much better version of the monotribe.
+Franz134L How so?? Because it's "true analog"? LMAO I'd still take a ju-06/jp-08 over this until I hear something from it that doesn't sound identical to Volca keys in tone and noise. Which is what this is more than likely based off of. Notice the lack of pads in this video.......the envelopes in the volca keys suck too.......
you don't have to know much about synth terminology to play this instrument and in the process of playing it, you learn about synth because of the immediate feedback from the controls. highly recommended
Hi All, We asked Daniel Fisher for more specifics on the signal flow of the Minilogue: It is a true 4-voice polyphony synth, with *each voice* having two Oscillators, a resonant 2/4-pole Lowpass Filter, an Amp, two Envelope Generators, and an LFO. Even the Audio In jack is sent, pre-Filter, to each of the four voices. When in DUO Mode, you have two voices with four oscillators per note. When in UNISON, you have eight oscillators for that note. The Minilogue also features Velocity to Filter, and Velocity to Amp, Portamento Times as well as Portamento Modes, MIDI CC#s for the parameters, the ability to sync its LFO, Voice Delay, Arpeggiator, Sequencer, and Portamento to an internal or external clock, plus a Panel Load feature that delivers the sound of the exact current settings of the front panel. I know, it’s hard to believe it’s real at this price point. We have included a Block Diagram of the Minilogue’s signal flow to help you understand what our excitement is all about. Check it out here: bit.ly/1SkjOLc. Thanks for watching!
Korg impresses. People bitch about mini keys but this will be next year's best hardware instrument. I have absolutely no money due to some major home repairs but I will find some way to buy this synth. It sounds amazing for the price point.
+Blacklily Orchard I think they are 3/4 keys, which are WAY better than minis. Everything I've heard about the way they play is that they are nice enough for one-handed playing. People who continually complain about that should, at this point, just get a good controller with full-sized keys and stop bitching and moaning.
Blacklily Orchard you'll be happy with not only the sound, but the build as well. I still have my Korg Delta DL50 (1978) and it still works perfectly, as well as my Poly61 (1983) again have not repaired either ever. Other than a battery replacement on the Poly61.
My thing is that I already have a good controller with full-sized keys, but this synth doesn't come as rack/desktop model so I'd be stuck with the awkward mini-keys that'd I'd never use taking up space.
Are you seeing this Yamaha and Roland? This is what people want. Not $500 digital rompers with no presets (reface). Or purposefully crippled virtual analog that is fully digital but only has four voices (Roland boutique/Aira) in an age when people are carrying around $150 super computers in their pockets.
+DJLemaj They sort of have no choice now. I'm returning the JU-06 and am pre-ordered on this one. Makes no sense to spend 300 on a 4-VOICE DSP VA synth... when 200 more gets me this absolute monster of a 4-voice, 2-osc, VCO VCF VCA synth with a full-fledged sequencer, delay, 200 memories, etc etc etc..... Cross Modulation... detunable unison... I mean really.. wtf. 100% win on Korg's hands.
sooperheep Any good chorus pedal would do it pretty well. But of course the Juno 106 & 60 are legends. I just think this little guy might end up being one itself. And I really just wanted an affordable Poly. This really accomplishes that.
I think Korg has a REAL winner here. I think it looks like a fantastic product at a great price point. I'm guessing MANY people are gonna be happy with this.
I had completely talked myself out of this earlier today. Sweetwater and Daniel, you changed my mind. Fastest impulse purchase ever (and my first Korg!). Thanks, and thanks for the great demo.
I really like that most of values goes from 0 to 1023 steps, this increased resolution will allow korg have some superior sound capabilities than before
Thank you, Sweetwater, for consistently concise and explanatory demos of new equipment instead of the often quick and more random audio only demos from other resellers online, who also often end up wasting viewers' time with 45-60 secs. of their videos with shameless self-promotion. Does it take that much time to say how to visit a website and order something (as though anyone online wasn't already fairly familiar with the process)???
In this age of technology, I see no excuse for any synth to be monophonic. This has prevented me buying many mono-synths. This little beauty looks like a game changer at this price. TAKE MY MONEY NOW!
Korg just dropped the A-Bomb on Roland, Yamaha, DSI, and all the others. Amazing! I was wondering why Roland launched their Boutique lineup so early before NAMM. Now I know why. They have likely heard of this ahead of time and went... uh-oh! We gotta launch NOW! Sales of Boutique will likely slow down now. Let's not even talk about the ReFace CS... Great job Korg, you've done it again!!!
FIRST VIDEO DEMO of #KORG #minilogue right now I am watching only via mobile, but what I see and hear is amazing! KORG did make it happen, an polyphonic analog Synthesizer for 500$ /600€. 3 days ago I already preordered :-)
Jesus. Korg has reinvented the wheel. I need this in my home studio soooo badly. This is the most amazing piece of kit I've seen in a very long time. Just awesome.
Haven't had the desire to buy a synth in years. Heck, haven't even played on one seriously for way too long. But this thing really sounds tasty and I want a bite.
THIS WILL BE THE BEST SELLING SYNTHESIZER EVER !!!! Thank you Korg ! A TRUE ANALOG Synth with great sound (and character) for UNDER 499 Dollar !!! A DREAM for Synth Enthusiasts HAS COME TRUE !!!!!!
Awesome demo. The only thing I missed here was showing how the delay mode works together with the delay effect to get a more spacious delay. I bet this can bring very neat delay patches.
Reminds me of the Microkorg XL in terms of functions yet it's analog and has a ton of dedicated knobs. Good job Korg. Would have liked a traditional set of pitch/mod wheels and a stronger overall look but all in all this seems to be rather nice.
Great demo, bought one of these second hand, glad I did.. Now just to make the time to justify the purchase. Has many interesting sounds, this is my first Synth.
1980 kaufte ich MS 10 /MS 20 & SQ 10, und dann rauschte ich in die Welt der analogen Klangerzeugung, es war wie ein nicht endender Trip. Und diese Maschine knüpft dort an. Nach dem M1 war ich fertig mit Synthies, Oberheims und Waldorfs, Rolands und Yamahas waren meinen letzten Anschaffungen. Angefangen hat es wieder mit den Monotrons und dem monotribe. Unterdessen stehen alle Volca's und alle OP's von teenage engineering bei mir, da stosse ich auf den minilogue, und alles beginnt wieder... einfach herrlich! Gute Demo, von einem guten Synthesizer.
Thanks for the demo, the sound is absolutely gorgeous.......this is primetime synth work here. Brilliant KORG, this is a new standard for modern analog synth. Cheers !
I switched to VST synths years ago. But I'm going to get this little beauty. The designers got it. Love my software synths but this Korg sounds fantastic and the interface is exactly what I like.
I LOVE mine. I am an old guy who played and owned synths in and from the 70s on. a machine like this when i was younger would have cost some treasure in extremis. this is a low priced high fun gizmo. love oh yeah.
That's awesome to hear! I'm only 25 and got into all of it a few years ago and am still new to it. I bet you've sat down with some pretty legendary synths!
To be fair - Rolands JDXA is a damn fine sounding analog/digital hybrid synth. Roland released the System 500 rack mount analog synth July 2015. Its clear that Roland are now developing the capability to get back into Analog. I expect 2017/18 will be the year we start seeing all analog gear from Roland again...Korg are doing it right. Sensibly priced analog. I still cant get over the fact its 4 voice for £400. Make an 8 voice for under £1000 and you would put everyone else out of business (not a good thing...but that's business).
Whoa! Where did this come from? I like it. Also, it's about time someone put a little oscilloscope display on the synth. Reminds me of Korg's DS software.
At 9:31, it sounds like some 80's TV series, when something happens, like a plot twist in the middle of the episode, and people have that look of awe in their faces, and then it cuts to the commercial break. (shows like Hart to Hart or something...)
Fast forward to 13:25. Daniel is explaining the “PORTAMENTO”. My question: Once the glide begins (either from low-to-high or from high-to-low), is it possible to change the speed of the glide in real-time as you turn the rate knob? I know that on other Korg keyboards such as the M50/M3/KROME/KRONOS do not allow the user to adjust the portamento time once the note has been triggered -- unless you lift your finger and retrigger the note, again.....for which defeats the whole purpose of the portamento.
Superb! Would have been nice to hear some pads thuogh. After all it's polyphonic! Demo plays it like a monosynth, though it should preferably had shown the poly-capabilities. Advanced things like playing more than one key at a time ... and stuff ;)
+A Million Orange Dolphins - I just uploaded a pad based video of Minilogue. It's not easy to play pads with only 4 voices but still shows the flexibility of the synth.
+MegaCrasherMusic Agree, especially when you have the delay to fake the bleed from one chord to the next that you'd get with more voices and longer release times. Korg knew what they were doing by adding a delay!
The headphone jack is stereo, but the ' main out ' is monaural. The signal path is not stereo. So if doing pads there's no panning or 'widening' of unison voices. (Unless you use the h/p to feed external fx). I'm not approaching this one as my 'go to' pad machine. Leads and seq fx seem it's strengths.
+Dane Xoth - You're right. One of the few improvements that would have pushed the cost up only a little bit . Would have been great to see oscillators or alternating voices pannable between 2 outputs, Amazing that they have implemented midi c,c, transmission/reception on an analog at this price though.
I was seconds away from ordering a moog mother 32 yesterday... I'm throwing my money at my screen, honestly isn't this a no brainer? Is there some underlying flaw that I cannot see? Why would I not buy this? Please someone answer me I need to be restrained Its got a oscilloscope ffs
The only downside I can think of (I've owned it for 3 years) is the keyboard isn't amazing, feels kinda soft but it's not bad. I just prefer the feel of my Keystep.
More than most companies i've always really liked KORG, they always create products that you can really use and at a price people who are Daft Punk can afford.
The sequencer seems to be powerful, but i don't get whether it's really 16 step only or can be extended with a trick. Take 23:27 as an example: is played slowly with delay activated or 64 steps (somehow)? Also: Is it possible to enter chords while step-recording?
Great demo, I love the look and sound of this synth. Is there a 'hold' function on the arp where you can just press the keys once and the arp will continually play those notes? Or would that need to be done through the sequencer?
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Does it include alternate tunings?
I feel like this could become one of those classic synths that people love to collect
Seven years later this is still very much relevant. What a review and WHAT a synth. WOW.
Can't decide which is more amazing. The synth or your flat top haircut.
All these years later and this is still one of the best synths on the market, IMO. All the parameters work so well together and make it feel like a real instrument. And nothing else sounds/looks like it.
Yep, it'll end up like the CS80, miniMoog, Juno etc.
Korg nailed it!
@@PeterWalkerHP16c Agreed. I think the OG Minilogue and Moog Grandmother will be 2 highly sought after synths 20 years from now. Modern classics for sure.
I treated myself to one of these a month or so back and haven't even scratched the surface yet! I know this video was a few years ago now, but thank you so much for clearly showing me the true power of this great piece of kit. :-)
They really went and did it. Not even bothered by key size. This is an INSTANT classic.
this is absolutely, monstrously, insanely powerful for the price.
+Geardos It is almost completely full-featured for a basic analog synth, but then it has the effects, sequencer, and arpeggiator.
Here I was hoping that they'd release some Volca-esque poly synth with neutered features for $500... And then they come out with this monster, which has everything I could reasonably ask for, at that same price.
Incredible, really.
+inthefade Right on - It really is the Mono/Poly of the future I was waiting for, Got the cross mod, ring mod with oscillator sync, and the key modes improve on the Mono/Poly as well. It looks great and it's not a huge thing with smaller keys, like the Odyssey or an odd shape like the MS-20, Delivery from American Musical Supply is estimated on Jan 30.
Korg has won the synth race between the refaces and boutiques!
+Franz134L , more than that, they just killed the Gaia dead. I can't imagine anyone buying that to scratch the knobby itch with this in the world.
+Robert Saint John The Gaia is way different than this. This has 4 voices to Gaia's 64. The Gaia is a very digital sounding synth but it's basically 3 synths in one in addition to all the different effects and internal MIDI sounds. I really enjoy my Gaia but it;s in a different ballpark than the Minilogue. In a way, this thing is like a bigger, much better version of the monotribe.
+Franz134L How so?? Because it's "true analog"? LMAO I'd still take a ju-06/jp-08 over this until I hear something from it that doesn't sound identical to Volca keys in tone and noise. Which is what this is more than likely based off of. Notice the lack of pads in this video.......the envelopes in the volca keys suck too.......
+Franz134L having to choose between boutique, reface and minilogue - my answer would be: minilogue
+mylarmelodies
The paraphonic myth has pretty much been debunked by now. It was caused by 'PlugInGuru' not knowing his terminology.
you don't have to know much about synth terminology to play this instrument and in the process of playing it, you learn about synth because of the immediate feedback from the controls. highly recommended
That was one of the best synth demos I've heard from you guys. Nice job showing what this can do.
+Pete Brown Daniel always knows how to get me pumped about basically any piece of gear haha
+William Subjack (wsubjack) right - cause he's a synthesis 'Guru' LoL
Yep!
This guy always kicks ass in synth demos.
Daniel Fisher is the Synth Lord. Let us follow his path
Hi All,
We asked Daniel Fisher for more specifics on the signal flow of the Minilogue:
It is a true 4-voice polyphony synth, with *each voice* having two Oscillators, a resonant 2/4-pole Lowpass Filter, an Amp, two Envelope Generators, and an LFO. Even the Audio In jack is sent, pre-Filter, to each of the four voices. When in DUO Mode, you have two voices with four oscillators per note. When in UNISON, you have eight oscillators for that note. The Minilogue also features Velocity to Filter, and Velocity to Amp, Portamento Times as well as Portamento Modes, MIDI CC#s for the parameters, the ability to sync its LFO, Voice Delay, Arpeggiator, Sequencer, and Portamento to an internal or external clock, plus a Panel Load feature that delivers the sound of the exact current settings of the front panel. I know, it’s hard to believe it’s real at this price point. We have included a Block Diagram of the Minilogue’s signal flow to help you understand what our excitement is all about. Check it out here: bit.ly/1SkjOLc. Thanks for watching!
+SweetwaterSound
thanks for confirmation! GREAT to hear!
+SweetwaterSound That is a serious amount of analog synth for $500
+Pete Brown Agreed!
+SweetwaterSound Thank you and I just ordered one. :-)
+SweetwaterSound For $499, that is INSANE! Any news as to whether or not it will be able to daisychain/polychain with additional minilogues?
Korg impresses. People bitch about mini keys but this will be next year's best hardware instrument. I have absolutely no money due to some major home repairs but I will find some way to buy this synth. It sounds amazing for the price point.
+Blacklily Orchard I think they are 3/4 keys, which are WAY better than minis. Everything I've heard about the way they play is that they are nice enough for one-handed playing.
People who continually complain about that should, at this point, just get a good controller with full-sized keys and stop bitching and moaning.
+inthefade especially for experimental live settings, analogs with seq, the fullsize keys basically unworthy of discussion.
I stand corrected... not mini keys. I was going to pick up an ms-20 one day but instead this will be my first Korg synth. I want it so bad.
Blacklily Orchard you'll be happy with not only the sound, but the build as well. I still have my Korg Delta DL50 (1978) and it still works perfectly, as well as my Poly61 (1983) again have not repaired either ever. Other than a battery replacement on the Poly61.
My thing is that I already have a good controller with full-sized keys, but this synth doesn't come as rack/desktop model so I'd be stuck with the awkward mini-keys that'd I'd never use taking up space.
Are you seeing this Yamaha and Roland? This is what people want. Not $500 digital rompers with no presets (reface). Or purposefully crippled virtual analog that is fully digital but only has four voices (Roland boutique/Aira) in an age when people are carrying around $150 super computers in their pockets.
+wcm5150 precisely.
Seriously! Hopefully other company's follow this trend. There's so much money to be made in smart analogue synths that aren't insanely expensive.
+DJLemaj They sort of have no choice now. I'm returning the JU-06 and am pre-ordered on this one. Makes no sense to spend 300 on a 4-VOICE DSP VA synth... when 200 more gets me this absolute monster of a 4-voice, 2-osc, VCO VCF VCA synth with a full-fledged sequencer, delay, 200 memories, etc etc etc..... Cross Modulation... detunable unison... I mean really.. wtf. 100% win on Korg's hands.
+wcm5150 !! :) Well said!
I will never find a use for £2000's worth of jazz guitar and sax samples on a keyboard!
sooperheep Any good chorus pedal would do it pretty well. But of course the Juno 106 & 60 are legends. I just think this little guy might end up being one itself. And I really just wanted an affordable Poly. This really accomplishes that.
I think Korg has a REAL winner here. I think it looks like a fantastic product at a great price point. I'm guessing MANY people are gonna be happy with this.
I had completely talked myself out of this earlier today. Sweetwater and Daniel, you changed my mind. Fastest impulse purchase ever (and my first Korg!). Thanks, and thanks for the great demo.
How are you liking it nowadays?
7 years later, are you still playing synth?
@@GlumpusMumpus no, I sold it about 2 years ago as it got crowded out by bigger gear
I really like that most of values goes from 0 to 1023 steps, this increased resolution will allow korg have some superior sound capabilities than before
This looks like a decent synth for $499, or as we call it here in Europe : 800 euros.
+IUsedToBeAPygmy nah, synths are usually not more expensive here than in america.
+IUsedToBeAPygmy 599 Euro, 435 UKP
UK Sellers are selling it for about €568 or £435.
+IUsedToBeAPygmy Hurray for European market protectionism! Hurray! Hurray!
+IUsedToBeAPygmy 600 euros in germany
Thank you, Sweetwater, for consistently concise and explanatory demos of new equipment instead of the often quick and more random audio only demos from other resellers online, who also often end up wasting viewers' time with 45-60 secs. of their videos with shameless self-promotion. Does it take that much time to say how to visit a website and order something (as though anyone online wasn't already fairly familiar with the process)???
In this age of technology, I see no excuse for any synth to be monophonic. This has prevented me buying many mono-synths.
This little beauty looks like a game changer at this price. TAKE MY MONEY NOW!
Take my money already. Please let this synth have a nice key bed. This is a REAL ANALOG MS2000. The MS200 is one of my all time favorite synths.
Korg just dropped the A-Bomb on Roland, Yamaha, DSI, and all the others.
Amazing!
I was wondering why Roland launched their Boutique lineup so early before NAMM.
Now I know why. They have likely heard of this ahead of time and went... uh-oh! We gotta launch NOW!
Sales of Boutique will likely slow down now. Let's not even talk about the ReFace CS...
Great job Korg, you've done it again!!!
I like the shape of this guys head.
+brenan6 it's a fully analog head
+OIP 1 Does he have skull-width modulation?
+brenan6 A lot of people think John Goodman played Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski but nope.... it was Daniel Fisher!
haha good one
+John Doe (enjoi2point0) shut up donny
FIRST VIDEO DEMO of #KORG #minilogue
right now I am watching only via mobile, but what I see and hear is amazing!
KORG did make it happen, an polyphonic analog Synthesizer for 500$ /600€.
3 days ago I already preordered :-)
+VolcaRock HYPE!
Chris Smout I love hype about GREAT synths ;-)
+VolcaRock 600€ ? Why the big price difference? Was hoping for 500€, what a bummer...
Mös l'Orange US $ prices are without taxes! European prices always include taxes! this is the reason for the difference.
Jesus. Korg has reinvented the wheel. I need this in my home studio soooo badly. This is the most amazing piece of kit I've seen in a very long time. Just awesome.
Another great demo Daniel! thanks. That patch at 23:28 is amazing
Running through the presets is like listening to Rinse FM -- LEGIT!
Sounds good to my ears. I would love to see a 6 voice of this named Polysix. Should be easy using these oscillators.
YO 3:16 in this video actually tripped me out waaaaayyyyy hard
me too. it was so off-putting.
Haven't had the desire to buy a synth in years. Heck, haven't even played on one seriously for way too long. But this thing really sounds tasty and I want a bite.
THIS WILL BE THE BEST SELLING SYNTHESIZER EVER !!!! Thank you Korg ! A TRUE ANALOG Synth with great sound (and character) for UNDER 499 Dollar !!! A DREAM for Synth Enthusiasts HAS COME TRUE !!!!!!
Awesome demo. The only thing I missed here was showing how the delay mode works together with the delay effect to get a more spacious delay. I bet this can bring very neat delay patches.
Hopefully my Volca Keys grows up to become this.
Reverb.com and some savings can help :P
Reminds me of the Microkorg XL in terms of functions yet it's analog and has a ton of dedicated knobs. Good job Korg. Would have liked a traditional set of pitch/mod wheels and a stronger overall look but all in all this seems to be rather nice.
got a chance to play on this bad boy today! one hell of a synth with a price that can be beat! WARM AF!
Man! This synth is jam packed with great stuff!!!!! Impressive!
You're doing a good job selling that thing. I don't think I can stop myself from buying it.
One of my favorite Synths! I'm producing Electronic Music for over 20 years and had the best gear out and this is definitely a beast.
Great demo, bought one of these second hand, glad I did..
Now just to make the time to justify the purchase.
Has many interesting sounds, this is my first Synth.
Game changer is an understatement with this particular product. Absolutely an "out of the park" by Korg.
1980 kaufte ich MS 10 /MS 20 & SQ 10, und dann rauschte ich in die Welt der analogen Klangerzeugung, es war wie ein nicht endender Trip. Und diese Maschine knüpft dort an.
Nach dem M1 war ich fertig mit Synthies, Oberheims und Waldorfs, Rolands und Yamahas waren meinen letzten Anschaffungen.
Angefangen hat es wieder mit den Monotrons und dem monotribe. Unterdessen stehen alle Volca's und alle OP's von teenage engineering bei mir, da stosse ich auf den minilogue, und alles beginnt wieder... einfach herrlich!
Gute Demo, von einem guten Synthesizer.
this is a real synth! Bravo!
+RetroSound If even the synth master says so, I'm sold.
+Carl Lundborg sounds very good in my ears, good concept and good price. perfect!
Korg beats Roland ;)
+RetroSound , if Minilogue had a movie poster, this quote would be on it ;)
Mini keys == failure.
...or rather slim keys.
KORG... KORG!!! What can I say. All is forgiven. This is a total game-changer. Only Dave Smith competes with this kind of innovation.
Thanks for the demo, the sound is absolutely gorgeous.......this is primetime synth work here. Brilliant KORG, this is a new standard for modern analog synth. Cheers !
I switched to VST synths years ago. But I'm going to get this little beauty. The designers got it. Love my software synths but this Korg sounds fantastic and the interface is exactly what I like.
Just bought one second hand on ebay for 250 as my first hard synth. Excited to get into it
Wow! What a phenomenal demonstration of this amazing instrument! I want it asap!
Thanks for the demo, that was amazing. I used to own an old Arp Odyssey and it reminded me of that and the old days. I'd love to have one.
I LOVE mine. I am an old guy who played and owned synths in and from the 70s on. a machine like this when i was younger would have cost some treasure in extremis. this is a low priced high fun gizmo. love oh yeah.
That's awesome to hear! I'm only 25 and got into all of it a few years ago and am still new to it. I bet you've sat down with some pretty legendary synths!
I have been waiting for this for too long. Finally a affordable, analogue, polyphonic synthesizer.
And the "Bang for the Buck" Award goes to KORG!!!!!
This thing sounds so musically amazing!
Sold. I'm ordering one of these beauties tomorrow.
What a great demo of what looks like the greatest synth of the year.
Great sounding synth.
18:57 sounds like something straight out of a Depeche Mode album
To be fair - Rolands JDXA is a damn fine sounding analog/digital hybrid synth. Roland released the System 500 rack mount analog synth July 2015. Its clear that Roland are now developing the capability to get back into Analog. I expect 2017/18 will be the year we start seeing all analog gear from Roland again...Korg are doing it right. Sensibly priced analog. I still cant get over the fact its 4 voice for £400. Make an 8 voice for under £1000 and you would put everyone else out of business (not a good thing...but that's business).
Korg once again listening to their customers! Amazing sound but I'll wait and see what Arturia do, PolyBrute?
Whoa! Where did this come from? I like it. Also, it's about time someone put a little oscilloscope display on the synth. Reminds me of Korg's DS software.
Wow! Korg have hit this out of the park and raised the bar to a whole new level in analogue bang for buck.
That filter sounds beautiful
Best product since 2000.
Great first demo. Thank you, Daniel. Guarantee these are flying out the door.
Thank you, Daniel Fisher.
Nice job. Good sounds on this thing and good demo as always. Can't decide on this one or a bass station 2. Both are awesome
this is just perfect, I was wondering which synth to buy, could not decide.....
wow great job korg
This would almost be like getting my old Korg Mono/Poly back with some added features, but 2 less Oscilators. Really worth the price!!
At 9:31, it sounds like some 80's TV series, when something happens, like a plot twist in the middle of the episode, and people have that look of awe in their faces, and then it cuts to the commercial break. (shows like Hart to Hart or something...)
CzechRiot lol
It’s actually sounded like when you fight bowser in Super Mario World to me.
THIS IS A PERFECT SYNTH AT PRICE POINT AND MLTIPLE FUNCTION ABILITY ! !! Bravo !
My Christmas present to me ! hooray
In awe with this thing. I'm a drummer and think this will be cool to use live and also very useful for dark techno and hiphop
very good video, i've had this board for a few months and this is very helpful
Fast forward to 13:25. Daniel is explaining the “PORTAMENTO”.
My question: Once the glide begins (either from low-to-high or from high-to-low), is it possible to change the speed of the glide in real-time as you turn the rate knob?
I know that on other Korg keyboards such as the M50/M3/KROME/KRONOS do not allow the user to adjust the portamento time once the note has been triggered -- unless you lift your finger and retrigger the note, again.....for which defeats the whole purpose of the portamento.
amazing product! thanks a lot Korg
strong korg mono/poly vibes.understandably they couldn't made a mini-version of it as there is no more SSM-chips.job well done as always korg
Superb! Would have been nice to hear some pads thuogh. After all it's polyphonic! Demo plays it like a monosynth, though it should preferably had shown the poly-capabilities. Advanced things like playing more than one key at a time ... and stuff ;)
+A Million Orange Dolphins Also, more smooth sounds in general... All the sounds in the demo are kinda stabby and harsh.
+A Million Orange Dolphins - I just uploaded a pad based video of Minilogue. It's not easy to play pads with only 4 voices but still shows the flexibility of the synth.
+MegaCrasherMusic Agree, especially when you have the delay to fake the bleed from one chord to the next that you'd get with more voices and longer release times. Korg knew what they were doing by adding a delay!
The headphone jack is stereo, but the ' main out ' is monaural. The signal path is not stereo. So if doing pads there's no panning or 'widening' of unison voices. (Unless you use the h/p to feed external fx).
I'm not approaching this one as my 'go to' pad machine. Leads and seq fx seem it's strengths.
+Dane Xoth - You're right. One of the few improvements that would have pushed the cost up only a little bit . Would have been great to see oscillators or alternating voices pannable between 2 outputs, Amazing that they have implemented midi c,c, transmission/reception on an analog at this price though.
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Awesome! Buying from Sweetwater NOW!
Oh baby, finally we get to hear it!
Very Cool Synth! Thanks to Korg! ♥
Looks amazing, well done Korg!
This thing sounds and looks amazing!
I was seconds away from ordering a moog mother 32 yesterday...
I'm throwing my money at my screen, honestly isn't this a no brainer? Is there some underlying flaw that I cannot see? Why would I not buy this? Please someone answer me I need to be restrained
Its got a oscilloscope ffs
Yeh it smells like poop
Only 4 voice poliphony ?
The only downside I can think of (I've owned it for 3 years) is the keyboard isn't amazing, feels kinda soft but it's not bad. I just prefer the feel of my Keystep.
@@equipobrunet5538 Mother is monophonic. 4>1
The osiclators can't stay in tune.
I hope there's a Megalogue hiding somewhere at Korg HQ!
You got your wish. The Prologue
@@lordundhimself1310 Too bad there's no onboard sequencer. :/
Oh wow, this price is awesome. I wish it had slightly more options, but it's pretty damn amazing for what it is.
this is absolutely amazing! korg, youuuuu won! perfect!
I'm speechless.
More than most companies i've always really liked KORG, they always create products that you can really use and at a price people who are Daft Punk can afford.
Excellent review. Great sounding synth. Added to the wishlist.
The sequencer seems to be powerful, but i don't get whether it's really 16 step only or can be extended with a trick. Take 23:27 as an example: is played slowly with delay activated or 64 steps (somehow)? Also: Is it possible to enter chords while step-recording?
best minilogue presentation
I'm ordering one along with Strymon Timeline
Holy sequencer demo at 11:40 sold me.
Sold!!! Who wouldn't wanna add this to thier musical box of tricks
Great demo, I love the look and sound of this synth. Is there a 'hold' function on the arp where you can just press the keys once and the arp will continually play those notes? Or would that need to be done through the sequencer?
There is a hold function, it's just under the menu
I don't need another synth but if I did I would ceertainly buy this..good work Korg
I shall have one! Sounds awesome.
gonna save up for one of these! So excited!
3:24 ... and I knew I need to get this synthesizer!
Awesome synth, and great demonstration. Thank you for doing this.