Korg Monologue Analog Synth Review - Daniel Fisher
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater’s mad synthesist, gets some hands-on time with an early prototype of the Korg Monologue Monophonic Analog Synthesizer. The synth is running on battery power and the audio out is going directly to the video camera’s audio input with no added effects.
Real-time performances of Monologue Programs start at 14:53
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0:00 - Intro Insanity
0:56 - Monologue Features
1:20 - Monologue Sequencer
2:40 - Monologue Oscillators
5:55 - Factory Sequences
6:14 - Motion Sequencing
7:13 - Hold Feature
7:30 - Monologue Performances
10:29 - Editing Parameters
12:22 - Audio-Rate LFO
13:52 - Filter Cutoff Mod
14:14 - One-Shot LFO
14:53 - Monologue Performances
19:19 - Thanks for Watching!
I'm super excited about this. Thanks for the great demonstration (as always), Daniel!
Thank you Daniel, Sweetwater, and Korg; sounds fantastic!! Just pre-ordered the Monologue!
Just got myself one, and I'm excited to learn more about synths. A lot of great reviews so far, so I'm super excited to start putting it to use!
Every products that gets in the hands of this guy sound awesome...!
Pretty impressive! Thanks for the great demo, guys!
Exactly the review I was waiting for
17:30 I'm sold! I want one NOW. Great review!
Lovely chip tune action! I wasn't aware it could do that. Masterful spelunking, Daniel. I'm heading on over to the Sweetwater website to buy one!
Yet again, Daniel's the best to explain and demo a synth.
you"re the best DANIEL to explane everything on a synth thanks
Sounds Naughty .Saving for New Drumbrute but could always turn off the Central heating ?
Or eat your cat so you don't need to buy cat food anymore.
Sold. This thing screams character. SO many digital replicas or new analog stuff is boring. And the price.. :-)
I think everyone was hoping for a Megalogue but this thing sounds pretty good. The price is good too.
Oh, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Mega/Maxi-logue sooner than later. Can't let the MatrixBrute be out there all alone!
matrixbrute is mono though unless you meant a maxilogue would be mono too they're still not quite in the same market
Mr. Irrelevant it's so desireable, i'll take two!
Prologue
Not enuff keys 🎹
Looks sick! Love to get one of these.
What a great time to be into analogue synthesis. So many companies nowadays, Korg being perhaps the frontrunner (depending on your tastes of course), producing affordable but great sounding analogue synthesisers with plenty of controls. One can have the warmth and character of analogue with the reliability and convenience of digital.
Only Nicks sonicstate videos compare with yours. You create such rich lush sounds and use real depth of synthesis when you do demos. And you just know what we want to know. Sweet water need to know how valuable you are!
question. I saw on the site it doesn't come with a power supply. why not include the power supply with the product at time of purchase?
Great demo, thanks!
Nice! Love this synth.
Had a chance to have a little jam on one of these about a week ago.
Wow. Need to get one. BAD!
Any idea how to save favorites? I see you can recall them using the shift key plus step sequencer buttons but I cant find how to save patches to favorites?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Does anyone know how linking this to my computer would work? Would the music making software I need require some special tool to get the sequences made with the korg into my piece?
(I use bandlab because I'm a total nob)
I was gonna get me a Microbrute, but now i saw this one and the Novation MiniNova... Which one sounds better ? or should i get all 3 ?
Is this recommended for a first synth? Looking to get into analogue stuff.
This thing can make great sounds...!
Can you run the motion sequencer without the note sequencer engaged? Like recording some tweaks, but then playing over that with the keyboard.
This sounds very good ESP for the price. If you don't have a mono synth it's a great addition to the gadget studio phenomenon that's happening right now
i like that bass sound at 8:00. would be good for some modern funk kind of stuff
Sweet demo, Daniel! Modern sounds indeed!
Hello! Can you please demo the MonoLogue Synth as a slave to a drum machine? I have several Alesis SR-16 drum machines and I would like to control the MonoLogue with the SR-16. Will that work? Thanks in advance.
Korg doing some great stuff these days
Kings Of Leon too the Yeah Yeah Yeah's too
This thing seems so freaking cool. I played with a Minilogue the other day and was fairly impressed with the build quality and sound, but I think I like this better. I tend to go more for monophonic synths anyway, but it seems like filter is better on the Monologue, and I kind of like the full step sequencer for fooling around without a DAW or other controller.
I really liked the OLED display, too. For something so small and simple, it's very clean and easy to read, and I think being able to view the waveform is rather useful, probably an underrated aspect of both the Mini and Mono. I think I'm determined to get Monologue, $299 is a pretty ridiculous price for something this good.
Hi Daniel, excellent demo!
Do you think I can achieve something like the sequence you play in 14:53 using my minilogue?
maybe turn up the volume on his voice a little bit so i don't have to and then have my ear drums blown out by the synth itself.
it's like rain, on your wedding day
@@trinityjonathan but... all i needed was a knife. :'(
Great demo! I have some questions:
1. Besides programming the notes manually in the sequencer, is there any arpeggiator function?
2. Release date?
3. How does it fare when syncing to Ableton? How about syncing to a KP3+?
Thanks!
Hi Donald, the Monologue has a Sequencer and Motion Sequencer, but does not have an Arpeggiator. We're told it's arriving soon! I didn't have it long enough to try syncing to other things but Korg's pretty good with that. Thanks for watching!
i NEED this
Love my minilogue, but this looks amazing. If they updated the mini with these features, I'd buy it.
Harrison Faux So hows that Minilogue XD treatin ya?
@@ramonmagallan6194 Even with the Minilogue XD, which I have, the Monologue would be a great complement since it's so cheap. Being able to run two logues, one for mono and one for poly is pretty sick
Can anyone tell me how he got the the sound at the very beginning of the vid.. And Did he assign the filter or something to the pitch bend knob?????
You can assign the slider to various different parameters in the menu. I know I can do that on my Minilogue, not sure how the mod destination list on the Mono stacks up with the Mini though.
When Synced to external can you divide BPM to half so get 16 8th notes ? or to quarter to have 16 quarter notes (covering four bars)
John Lee on the minilogue you can adjust the speed of the sequencer divided down from the tempo, so hopefully this can too
I cannot wait to add one to the studio next to my Minilogue :)
How do you turn on the metronome . I can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Rip headphones
sigh....again why do I have to go to a menu to access the portamento? I'm fine with everything else...
Hi Daniel, thanks for the review - do you know if it can be used as an external keyboard and sequencer via MIDI out? If yes, are all the features implemented via MIDI? It's for piloting a Waldorf Q Rack. Thanks!
Hi Kei, both the keyboard and sequencer send MIDI Out. And pretty much all the knobs and switches that directly control a sound parameter send/receive CC#s. Thanks for watching!
That's excellent news! Thanks for this.
Bloody hell, this synth is a monster, isn't it? Wow, what a tremendous sound! :)
I have Bass Station II. Great synth! Is Monologue better than BS2?
Can you drive the filter to self oscillation? If so can you use the key tracking menu feature to play the filter?
Hi MrCowfood, you definitely can do both of those things on the Monologue. Thanks for watching!
A Audio in A Game . Like it korg good job!
Hello, like cool indeed, but now i'm bit lost, for a first analogue synth, what would you chose between the Monologue and the Microbrute (knowing that I have already some volca at home :) ?? Thanks
Merryl Delbecq which Volcas do you own?
The volca sample and bass (for now planing on buying the beat as well and may be the FM :)
Is it possible to use this with a talkbox especially the MXR M222 Talk Box without external speakers or by itself?
Hi Scvmbxg Otvxv, the Monologue, like any keyboard, can be used in place of a guitar on any external Talk Box or Vocoder. Simply connect it the same way you would have connected the guitar. Thanks for watching!
Best review/preview yet. Great work, Daniel. Thank you.
I know there isn't a manual yet but can you tell us if it sends MIDI out via its knobs? Do those knobs respond when played back into it? Since it has presets, I'm hopeful on this one.
Hi syrupcore, I didn't have a full MIDI setup handy when I was playing with the Monologue, but I *did* run USB to my Mac and confirmed that the sound parameter knobs each sent unique CC#s. Although I couldn't confirm that it also received these CC#s, it's hard to imagine that they'd send them but then not listen to them ;-)
Thanks for the reply. That's good news! And hopefully, probably, great news.
Just pre ordered from Sweetwater. Damn you Korg for having a color to choose from. I got red
Do the LFO's retrigger with every key press? or are they alway free running? and are they syncable to step instead of ms?
Hi Moraiz Music, the LFO is free running, but can be sync'd to MIDI Clock at units of the beat from 1/8 to 1/1024. It can also be set to 1-Shot. Thanks for watching!
Can the LFO modulate more than one parameter at once?
16:37 nice job recreating the spider attack sound from the classic game Centipede
Can you sync the oscillators using noise? I remember that this was a great trick on the Nord Lead 2 and could bring out some amazing harmonics.
Hi David, I'm not sure about the noise reference, but you definitely can use the OSC SYNC button to pull all kinds of amazing harmonics from VCO2.
This was a classic trick on the NL2. Noise could be synced to OSC1, and the sound you'd get is nowhere to be found. My DSI Pro 2 can't do it. If you have an NL2 laying around - try it!
I hope they add some of these features to the Minilogue via firmware update.
Ben Jarrell microtones plz!!! transposable sequences would be nice too
Hell yeah!
This thing sounds shockingly good. I think my only problem with the minilogue was it kind of lacked any particular...character I guess. This right from the get go seems to have a very clear emphasis on dirty, crunchy sounds with a lot of bite and I love that. Excellent demo too! Loved the stuff you were doing at around 5:06
What a great sounding little synth - was about to add a Volca Bass to my Minilogue, but I think I will instead get one of these.
Have you in the motion sequencer a parameter lock or edit per step, so that every step got complete different settings on the synth?
Hi monoteur, I think it can do at least some of that, but I'll know for certain once the manual exists.
ok we will see, thanks
Sweet!
Can you delete factory presets and save your own to that spot?
MIDI OUT QUERY - Is the MIDI Out port for note data only or can the other physical controls send MIDI CC data also?
Hi Jesse, I'm happy to say that all of the switches and knobs on the Monologue that are directly related to a sound parameter send specific CC#s. Thanks for watching!
LOL -- I was afraid of that! I'm trying to find reasons NOT to get this thing but it really is almost too good to be true at that price! I think that Korg definitely have an instant classic with this one -- perhaps more so than with the Minilogue (a great synth in its own right).
So, two more related questions:
1) are tweaks of all of those knobs you mentioned able to be recorded as motion sequence data;
2) if so, can those motion-sequenced knob tweaks also be outputted as MIDI CC information; and,
3) is the Monologue bus-powered when used with a computer?
I'm trying to figure out whether the Monologue can be used as a MIDI CC sequencer for other hardware MIDI gear or software.
hmmm, pretty cool actually. these 80 factory presets, can they be overwritten?
Of course! :)
I am no synth expert. I am wondering why this synth has no Sine wave? I don`t get it? isn`t it important-useful?
Considering buying this (price alone sells it for me) but what do you need to hear the sound? An amp? Laptop?
Hi Distorted Glitch, the Monologue has a 1/4" Line Out jack that can go to an amp or mixer, plus a 1/4" TRS Headphone jack. Thanks for watching!
SweetwaterSound thank you!
can it be duophonic and split layer the vco1 and vco2 with the sequencer?
Hi the 25th hr, the Monologue is a monophonic synth that does not have duophonic capability. Thanks for watching!
Someone can tell me: monologue or dreadbox hades?
Which sequencer is easier to use: Microbrute's or Monoloque's?
petervdveenmuis the Microbrute's is easier to use but the Korgs sequencer is way more powerful.
Thnx!!
Would a basic oscilloscope be a useful addition to an electronic instrument studio?
I think there is a free or inexpensive oscilloscope plug-in, but I can't remember the name of it. Nick from Sonicstate occasionally uses it in his synth reviews.
Nice review. Does the USB send audio to a DAW or would you need an audio interface?
Hi PSYZMECH. The Monologue's USB port sends/receives MIDI, but not audio. Thanks for watching!
16:37 the Centipede spider!!!
great !
It looks quite decent in size until you see it with Dan face on. It's tiny lol. Huge sound though, I have a minilogue but I reckon this will be joining the studio soon enough.
Hi James, I tend to make everything look tiny ;-) Thanks for watching!
Very nice synth.
So is this like a baby Ms20 or something? This is really cool.
It's like a Minilogue refrigerator magnet.
13:36 held note reminds me of Emerson's solo at the end of Lucky Man, add that to my list of reasons to buy
I already have a Microbrute, would you guys recommend getting this one?
***** Oh I do want to get a new synth, but having already a Mono and a Poly (Microkorg) I'm just torn between getting this one or one of the Roland Boutiques
***** Yes, I've read a few negative things about the Boutique line. Do you think I should save more money and get a MS-20 mini instead? I've watched a few videos and I really like the rawness it brings.
***** I think I did. Thanks for the help, mate!
Sounds sweet. At this price it is a no-brainer purchase.
when will you guys have a demo unit available in store? I'm buying my first synth, and up until this morning, I had almost surely decided on the Minilogue. I live like 5 minutes from Sweet Headquarters and get in there to mess with gear quite often. I just want to play with one to help decide.
Hey Patrick Donaldson! When you get a chance, give us a call at (800) 222-4700 or email us at sales@sweetwater.com. We'll have one of our sales engineers look into that real quick for you!
Patrick Donaldson I'd go with the Minilogue. I own one and love it. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get one of these guys, but you get a bit more with the Minilogue. If you rather have polyphonic with the choice of monophonic and others. With this, it's just monophonic.
NEOREVmusic I am leaning that way, even through the clicking issues. simply for the polyphony.
Patrick Donaldson i think the clicking was blown way out if proportion. I have absolutely zero issues with clicking. If you want to push settings to cause a click, then you can. But it's not something I've personally come across when creating sounds. Plus I read ways to get around that if you come across it. I have a blast with mine. Hey, Moderat (Modeselektor & Apparat) use a Minilogue live.
NEOREVmusic I have since purchased a Minilogue, and I am just amazed by it. Of course I want more, but this is my first synth and I find some new sound or effect every time I turn it on. your comment on here helped,to sway me lol
It does Centipede
Cool, I'm not the only one that noticed that lol;) The spider sound!
16:36
For a sec I thought you meant you can play Centipede on it. I own a Minilogue and I know you can play Breakout on it while it's turning on. Is there a similar easter egg on the Monologue at all? I hope it at least has the same Breakout game, lol. Haven't been able to beat it yet.
Hi Daniel Could you tell us which audio interface you guys use for your demos?
Hi Mr. Irrelevant, pretty much all of my keyboard/effects demos have gone directly into the Audio In of the video camera. For a while now, it's been a Canon EOS C100.
okay thanks
My Minilogue comes in way more colours than just 5 ;-)
Must admit, despite no PSU included, which is a joke, I'm actually impressed. A lot of the things people have been missing in the Minilogue is included here. I seriously hope the software-based ones are introduced with an update, which should be fully possible.
Great video of an excellent little mono synth. If you were in the market already, choosing just got both easier and harder.
What have people been missing in the Minilogue?
Robert Steed A drive circuit, and the option to play/gate/transpose the sequencer from the keys - probably the 2 most missed features. Non-realtime programming of the motion sequencing - currently only realtime recording on the Minilogue. And several of the other workflow tweaks have been mentioned.
Obviously they can't add a drive circuit, but the rest could be added to the Minilogue with a software update, same as they added latch for the arpeggiator.
Mmmmm. That drive + resonance tho.
Great Synth. Btw: Turn on subtitles at 18:50 for synth to language translation :DD
when is this gonna be realeased?
dang. I was gonna save my money for an ms-20 mini, but at the price point it's hard to argue this isn't a great beginner synth.
Looks like so much fun. 1st on my wish list for sure.
Pathetic microbrute mocking comments kind of made me sick.
I really dont see the point of competition here between these two, who clearly are complete different synthesizers..
Much respect to both Arturia and Korg for always comming with the best quality affortable music gear.
But does it djent?
Politics aside, it's a great time for those who make music!
Make Analog Great Again!
+Emma people could all be making analog music together all over the globe instead of hating each other. ❤️
disarmsox super fun time, so much gear to choose from..
Statement true in 2020
Yum!!!
Please tell me this isn't the "big announcement" for November 1.
Already Nov 1 for Japan :)
that and the new black King KORG which I'm excited about
I was hoping for a reissue of the polysix or the monopoly...too bad.
Okay the beginning was cool but is it even legal to post a pitch thag high on youtube. MY EARS ARE IN SO MUCH PAIN
Villan Bond omg I hate that too Lol..it’s hurts how do they do that?
why so dark, running on candles ? good info tho...
Sequence midi out or not ?
Hi! I'm a guitarist/songwriter looking to buy my first synthesizer to add another dimension to my music. I've done a little research and it seems like either this or the new Korg Minilogue are the best options for beginners, but I don't know much about using synthesizers at all. I'm trying to find something that's easy to figure out for beginners, but also has a thick, diverse range of presets and sounds. What would you recommend is the best synthesizer for me to buy? I have a relatively low budget and probably won't be able to spend more than $400. Thanks!
MegaCrasherMusic I'm very new to synths, so I think I'd be fine with just playing single notes.
MegaCrasherMusic awesome, thanks so much for your help!
ARTURIA MINIBRUTE
NOVATION MININOVA
KORG MICROKORG
KORG MINILOGUE
KORG MONOLOGUE
Grace Peel I'm trying to figure out how to get a Jasper, which is a diy kit modeled after the edp wasp. might be able to afford two if you just build one of them yourself!
Grace Peel actually just tracked down the actual price and it's higher than rumored, cost of kit and included materials seems to be ~250 but there is that option too if you like a project and some damn cool sounds.
belle machine nice treat
Polyphony aside, how is this different from the Minilogue?
Beefed up oscillators. The only thing thats the same is the aesthetic, everything else has been reworked to make for good bass and leads and an even better sequencer.
Nice! Thanks!
mind blowing, is it blue or black?
Hi Anzu, it can be either, or red, gold, or silver. All five colors are available. Thanks for watching!