new analog synth from Korg

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:33 pm

Did not see this coming:
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... flesh.html

Are any of you people interested in this kind of thing?

The909Virus · Post by **The909Virus** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:45 pm

Wonder how much it'll go for. I may have to buy this, although i still need to get the MicroKorg first and a guitar and amp. I need to catch up..

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:58 pm

Eh, it's still a very limited piece of gear. I wouldn't even call it a piece of gear, I would call it more of a toy synth. I gotta have ADSR with my synths. It seems like a fun little toy, but nothing to seriously get into. IMO. It IS analog though which is pretty cool. I have played the original one, and it's just really really cheap. I know it's not meant to be an expensive feeling synth, but they could have made the housing out of sheet metal.

Of course it's better than the old version:

But then again, it's a toy, they can only cram so much into it.

Also, when are they going to revamp the microKORG? The XL sucks. The original was waaaay better.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:13 pm

It does have a simple envelope. Not an ADSR but it is still better than the Monotron where you had to use the LFO as an envelope. Which frees up the LFO to do something else.
The sequencer being only 8 steps is the biggest drawback form me.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:24 pm

Seeya_Later wrote:

It does have a simple envelope. Not an ADSR but it is still better than the Monotron where you had to use the LFO as an envelope. Which frees up the LFO to do something else.
The sequencer being only 8 steps is the biggest drawback form me.

If it's $100 then ok, anything more than that? No thanks. And they could have made the ribbon a bit longer.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:30 pm

Yeah I don't think Korg would be nuts enough to hit $200.
It would be nice for the price of 2 monotrons (abt. $100)!
Then i'd get 2 to sync them and run one through the filter of the other.
Yeah, a longer ribbon wouldve been nice, but the ribbon has several modes.

coffee grapes · Post by **coffee grapes** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:45 pm

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:56 pm

No MIDI actually. Too bad, I wanted MIDI.

coffee grapes · Post by **coffee grapes** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:05 pm

krs · Post by **krs** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:10 pm

Geez, I really need to get some new gear. This looks tasty.

Pantheon · Post by **Pantheon** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:43 am

coffee grapes wrote:really?? whats the in/sync/out then?

From the rear shot, it looks like an old school CV control. So you would need a Midi2CV converter, and that would set you back around £70 minimum. Korg tends to use Volt/Hz scaling making it incompatible with most other brands, so a midi2cv would be a must, unless you have an ms10 or ms20.

The sync is probably an input for another oscillator to do some phase locking of the oscillator.

I just seems like a toy without midi input, shame.
It doesnt seem to have even any time control of the envelope which also sucks.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:03 am

Honestly, I think the sync is just to keep 2 or more Monotribes in sync. I don't even think it will be typical CV.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:45 pm

Sync Jacks: A Return To Modular
"The monotribe provides both Sync In and Sync Out jacks, empowering multiple monotribe units to play and work together for a synchronized performance. Not just other monotribes, either. Audio line level pulses can trigger the Sync Input so the monotribe can be synchronized to a DAW system, for example. In addition, the polarity of the pulse waveform can be changed for both the input and output, so you can enjoy synchronized performance with a variety of equipment equipped with Sync connections."

Cryabetes · Post by **Cryabetes** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:50 pm

so run a guitar to something like the Boss SL-20 and have the sliced out trigger the monotribe clock? boom, midi'd.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:37 pm

Cryabetes wrote:so run a guitar to something like the Boss SL-20 and have the sliced out trigger the monotribe clock? boom, midi'd.

No MIDI. And the sync wouldn't work like that anyway.

Music is Math · Post by **Music is Math** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:43 am

Seeya_Later wrote:Did not see this coming:
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2011/04 ... flesh.html

Are any of you people interested in this kind of thing?

Reminds me of the Doepfer Dark Energy which is awesome.

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:03 am

Music is Math wrote: Reminds me of the Doepfer Dark Energy which is awesome.

And properly useful too, with both midi and USB. Twice the price of the Korg but a really great bit of analog kit.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:22 am

Yeah, the dark energy would be a LOT more useful. A Dave Smith Mopho would be better than a Monotribe too. I've personally lost interest in the Monotribe. The best I can hope for is that it sells well, and spawns a better more professional synth in the future.

polar sky · Post by **polar sky** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:27 pm

Seeya_Later wrote:Yeah, the dark energy would be a LOT more useful. A Dave Smith Mopho would be better than a Monotribe too. I've personally lost interest in the Monotribe. The best I can hope for is that it sells well, and spawns a better more professional synth in the future.

Yeah Korg needs to get their shit together on a design level. The Radius is awful looking and so is the microKorg XL. The original microKorg had a better body design and was heavier (yeah I know they still make them but still). It had the wood panels and painted metal control panel with more controls. Why would they ditch all of that and go to plastic with less controls and then charge more for it? Ugh...

They need to come out with a classic series or something. Something that is analog, or modeling... but with a fantastic looking body to it. Seems like everything is being made on the cheap... My friend just bought the M-Audio Venom, and the whole thing is a light flimsy plastic peace of shit.

But I guess at the end of the day it's all how it sounds. But man, I do like the look of mean well built synth.

Seeya_Later · Post by **Seeya_Later** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:12 pm

It really is about how it sounds. But good build quality potentially gives it a longer life. My DX7 is from way before I was born, but it's built like a freaking tank.

Personally for me, it's about the sound. I don't care if it's got a lousy interface or menu diving.

I've decided that I'm not interested in anything besides real analog synths. Unless it's a true powerhouse like Access Virus. Otherwise money is better spent on legitimate analog (unless it's Moog, who almost definitely overcharge).
I even like using CV/Gate signals rather than MIDI.
I have very expensive dreams...

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