All user reviews for the Korg microKORG

mini keyboard, hard drive for a pianist, the sounds are editable, even in real time, but it is not practical. funk to hardcore. midi in / out / thru, 2 audio in, audio editing software for pc / mac.

UTILIZATION

Lédition is not necessarily complicated, but it lacks pottards must associate functions with five pottards present, not simply live if you want to play from the cutoff, and play with miss an lfo for example, is actually impossible must parameterize your sound in advance. and you can not (or I still have not found out how) reusing the basic functions of pottards in their native functions (cutoff, resolution, etc ... about leaving edit mode, and CA is a lower wholesale

SOUNDS

funk to hardcore everything can go, plus it's pretty easy to find "maps" on the internet to create sounds mythical brass pad of cs 80, solina string machine, lower the laser harp JMJ etc ...

OVERALL OPINION

this is the 2nd I bought in 7 years, I had JP 8000, but this is not even comparable. that this ej'aime least, sound editing live with an impossible return to the basic functions of the knobs, what I like most is its portability and bass sounds, filters are good , it will exit beautiful infra. value for money, hard to beat, it's not pure analog, but the bass and lead sounds are very good, it built for that! there poossibilité out of beautiful pads, but it is not his specialty, lack of polyphony

3 octave synth
audio in (Line and Mic)
Midi in out thru
128 sounds all modifiable
4 voice polyphony

UTILIZATION

easy to use
selection with knobs, departing a bit daunting but with time it fits without problems
the record is very clear
adjustments are made in real time

SOUNDS

His sounds are great if if if ...
they are ideally suited to my expectations
good sound reproduction vintage

OVERALL OPINION

if there is a fault .... keyboard keys can be
otherwise it is perfect for what I did (Vangelis - Jarre ...)
it is robust
exellent value for money

Alright, I bought this because every single other band was using this keyboard. If you need to channel a rocket ship at the beginning of a song or track a hypnotic melody line over top of a pop song this keyboard will do it.

The Korg microKorg

Where else would you buy such a trendy piece of gear? Guitar Center. I waited in line behind all the gel'd hair dudes in wearing chick jeans before dropping close to $400 on my the counter to take this home.

It is a no directions needed plug n play keyboard. Pitch bends and tone wheel is super cool. In a matter of minutes anyone is a musician on this.

OK this review sounds jaded. It does give you plenty of cool sounds at your fingertips and can easily fit in a backpack and be brought to the gig.

Korg is known for making quality, durable keys.

The keys are very tiny. I am a bass player and have fat, calloused fingers. It is easy to get tripped up on this keyboard.

I have scene these get dropped, stepped on and even a beer or two spilled on these. They are like the Timex watches of keyboards.

If it's strong enough for a rock club it will last anywhere!

A great non-keyboard player's keyboard! Need to thicken up your band's sound? This synth will do it.

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Sound Generation Method: Analog Modeling Synthesis System Program Synthesizer: Multi Timbral: 2 (max, Normal / Dual Mode) Voices: 4 voices Sound Source: 2 Oscillator + Noise Generator Multi Mode Filter (LPF -24dB/oct, -12dB/oct LPF / BPF / HPF) EG x2, LFO x2, Virtual Patch x4 Vocoder Program: Voices: 4 voices Sound Source: 1 Oscillator + Noise Generator EG x1 LFO x2 8 Channels vocoder Level and pan of Each Channel Can Be edited Formant Shift function General Specifications: Programs: 128 Programs Effects: Modulation effects (3 types) Delay (3 types) Equalizer Arpeggiator: 6 types Keyboard: 37 Keys (mini-keyboard, velocity sensitive) Inputs: AUDIO IN 1, 2 and Level switch: LINE / MIC [audio IN 2 (MIC)] Outputs: L / MONO, R and Headphones MIDI: IN, OUT and THRU Display: 3 characters x1 line with 8 segment LED Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC adapter), or six AA alkaline batteries (sold separately) Power Consumption: 6.4 watts maximum Dimensions: 20.63 "(W) x 9.13" (D) x 2.76 "(H) 524mm (W) x 232mm (D) x 70mm (H) Weight: 4.85 lbs. 2.2 kg Accessories: AC adapter (DC 9 V, 600 mA) Condenser Microphone

[b]UTILIZATION[/b]

great power of sound editing, but not so "intuitive" interface level ...

[b]SOUNDS[/b]

a MONSTER ... franch'ment, the best I have in my studio, and yet I have the Roland, Clavia, Novation, Waldorf, Access ... What's that good stuff, but he is the conductor! it is very simple, it took place on my "desk" in front of my sequencer, and c him that "the tone" for all other my songs now ... hence the "nickname" [img alt=";-)"]https://static.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[b]OVERALL OPINION[/b]

quality / price UNBEATABLE! a future gem ... to operate without restraint and to preserve with care ...

Passing a toulouse, I input from a distributor. I'm Resort 5 min after the korg under his arm. thunderbolt, Christmas Cup. it's going to seem exaggerated but I find the sound more interresting that the mc505 I hack since its release. course polyphony limit access to parameters awkward at first. we must take the instrument in hand and screen printing is not mlisible especially diffuse light but good. the sound is really. the big brother to be released one day will be over but frankly it's worth I think. I connected a SH101 in between. ca does it well ...

UTILIZATION

Average
good
trs clear

SOUNDS

Yes
This is not necessarily what is asked
correct

OVERALL OPINION

On December 10, 2002
the grain of its minimum: lla silkscreen
not
very good
yes

The machine does what you ask, sir MIDI obit wisely, offers four-voice polyphony, some say it's not but imagine you playing Chopin's the top and you will understand that a sufficient ample ! I will not go into the big technical (I'm new and I was always told not to talk about what I do not know!), But custom settings when the edition is even more numerous than on my POLY61, with a bonus cool modulation matrix (I venture l!) in midi sync is the road at the effects, LFO, and arpgiateur. Arpgiateur that looks good too but I do not use (in soul / funk is not automatic).

UTILIZATION

For rookies like me, used as a bike, the edition is simple and the manual clear. Table of paramtres however would MRIT a little more attention in the readability da, was still acceptable in the studio, but on a scne Relva dcryptage of Braille ( ben vi, follow with your fingers) -1 for readability but the rest is so childish!

SOUNDS

In terms of sound, adpend of what research (really?), It's clear we're not in front of a factory ground, but in terms of what I is called "dressing", ie, sine RnB, Leads discrete filter, and the level of bass sounds, it's a beautiful machine!

OVERALL OPINION

Those seeking synthse fat, powerful, shoot, kind of big sound design, well it's not for you. In fact I think this machine shows its intrt trend in music "non-electronic" knowledge plays by a group of scne and acoustic instruments. Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop RnB, Jazz ... For electro, techno / house is a machine plutt "to begin" (ouh I do not like that term!), Or just for fun (expensive the toy is not it?) possibly to learn the basics. My rating is based on the style I play, but for most electronic genres so I would say: 4 / 10 for the Soul: 8 / 10
PS I have described the same opinion as the pseudo nel_aka_kingyo on another site, it is not copy paste of illiterates (for those who have fallen on another site)

Analog Synth modlisation, the cheapest in nine (I think).
5 pots assigned by two big switches (matrix edition imbitable criterion on the synth. You will enjoy many hours over APRS, we no longer need to read! Regarding mode performance, bin 5 pots is low ... but nothing prevents you from trading while in edit mode while continuing to play the sound. paramtres few "cut" sound when changing .
A small default: the pots are not "infinite", as it must go through the current value of a parameter to change it.
The screen is ridiculous and most of the time displays incomprhensibles stuff. But you get used to it.
At synthse is super full:
-Many waveforms for OSC1, OSC2, but not for good. can modulate OSC1 OSC2 but we also have 2 LFO. The filters are good, ADSR envelope, flange effects, phaser, together.

4 note polyphony "only" but you can get the big big sound (including unison function).
Bitimbral (polyphony falls 2).

Arpgiateur trs nice but a bit basic (5 presets paramtrables little).
Vocoder little used at the moment but quite funny!

For those put off by that edition, there is a good free editor for PC and Mac.

To pay the price (380 new) hard to beat (from OCCAZ).
The note takes account of course the price is not an andromeda either!

UTILIZATION

Good use is clearly not intuitive to beginners. But we have fun so we move speed. I knew nothing of synthse before buying (part vaguely Thor), the sound of Fast Fashion A logical steps by Z (depending on the matrix) is teaching trs .

The manual is average or transcendental or no ch ...

The editor is especially convenient and free!

In addition, the MS2000 patches are used directly (sysex compatible) then made a huge sound bank (see the yahoo forums MS2000).

SOUNDS

Many say it is east techno dance. Finally I want to say Users presets say a. The presets are pretty rotten, and especially in classs catgories compltement absurd!

Korg, why armadillo Fawn indlbile "techno" "electronica" "trance" ... on my beautiful synth?? (More beautiful it is!). Why not put classes such as "low" "lead" "pads" "fx ".?????? It is good for everything from reorganization after the synth in hand.

Otherwise, only to return to the sounds, it's synthse analogue (simulated) so we can get the sounds you want! And they can be greasy, even sinister, even tripe, ... m'tonne it all day this little synth He did not envy other more expensive synths!

OVERALL OPINION

I for 1 month now. I hsit with AN1x OCCAZ but to try the microKORG has convinced me. I use it to weird music (style boards of canada) or more components to dress some pop folk (of Grandaddy) ...

Polyphony could be up 6! And a small t squenceur would welcome, but good for 380 today ...

Cute little synth which incorporates the principles and synthse analog keyboard sounds, while riquiqui, limits toy, but ... Liser more.
4 polyphonic channels. 3 octaves physical (up to 7 thanks 2 buttons).
Trs full connectivity: 2 out mono jack L / R 6.35, 2 mono 6.35 in jack to pass instruments through the bte + 1 in Stereo mini jack for gooseneck condenser microphone Deliv with (!), MIDI in, out, through and finally headphone jack in 6.35.
A big left hundreds of sounds (a little anyhow elsewhere) between a wheel o figure DIFFERENT styles and 8 banks x 2 as buttons: Access in factory sounds is very s simple.
Fully ditables sounds (like all analog synths: waveform, tilt, VCF ... and an effect of delay and modulation). APRS to edit, we must say a little train (but hey, everything sounds good, looking great!).
Pitch and modulation wheel. 6 knobs (Vintage yptent): volume, rsonance, cutoff, attack, release, tempo.

UTILIZATION

Manuel, in good franais, not bad, good knowledge on synthse, the construction of a sound, but the manual does not say everything (basically, explanations on the APRS param tres, it's your turn, it's normal).
Config so we can not simple, but for the rest, it's a little harder, as any.
In any case, the first contact hyper fun, but as easy to use.
And it is nice to face this synth imitation wood crate super lacquered real wood knobs vintage seventies look guaranteed.
Good mini keys on three octaves, it is small for music soared, but hey, aa MRIT to the little room!

SOUNDS

I bought my micro korg to rock soaring 70's style pink floyd, Tangerine Dream, Gong (YOU!), And I feel that I will rgaler. But I admit shamefully that since one week I have, I walk around all my friends trying the sounds of electro, techno and effects spciaux (a pate his world ) ... in short, even the vintage sounds (Hammond, rode, moog) are lethal pout a little like a. bte To make these styles is the synth for you.
To the 70's, have to do it too (sounds kind Moog, MS 20 ...), I will say again in a short time.
Vocoder programs are not bad at all (8 tapes). Ia also some pretty tablecloths guts.
In short, the sounds: the ball.
Anecdote: a friend has come another time with his korg Karma (even when 15,000 bales), were compared trs sounds like (and yes it is Korg), and he found that bah microKORG taient sounds warmer, more vintage (slightly bahi same), and I agree.

OVERALL OPINION

I wanted to buy a vintage analog synth based, style Yamaha CS 15 or MS 20, and although they sound deadly, they are trs versatile and often bulky. Well it's true that you can tweak the sounds so even physically (pdagogique enough to work the synthse).
With the MicroKorg, space saving, small but sturdy Maousse sound, and no more CHRE (429 euros in PLAYBACK, padded cover transportation, no shipping, delivered in 24 hours instead of 48, trs pros, congratulations guys!).
Well, the only catch is that you come across as a puppet when you pull the toy, but turn on and turn any program, press a button, move a bit cut off and rsonance, and it is the mga slap.
Civilian Space DLIR good music.

For the feature, I let you go surfing on the manufacturer's website!

I put 7. Why:

1 cheap keyboard
2 ° No fine control over the delay effect
3 ° No control over the degree of distortion

Parcontre without comparison with a VST!! Hundred thousand times better and intuitive.

UTILIZATION

Simple to use and both complicated. This allows me at least, to teach me subtractive synthesis effectively.

Editing sounds is OK. The manipulation of sound in real time is no pb. With practice, you can have real time access to the guts of a sound while playing.

Beautiful!

Being able to connect battery is great! No brainer. A desire to create and op j'appie a button and go!

For several days, I am trying to build me my own bank's (sound "vintage" rather than techno) naked in my duvet, the toes fan-in and a good Senheiser on the head ...

SOUNDS

So there ... What to say. I was skeptical. After trying on a headphone in a poor Parisian shop, I doubted my purchase knowing that the technology is not my thing ... The sound was OK but nothing more than a good plugin like Pro52.

Parcontre. Arrived home. I plug in my Sennheiser ... And nothing to do. And yes! Let it be said, is like a good scratch. The amplification system you choose will be crucial (in this case, on a headphone there's no amp ...). I would say vital importance of system amplification and sound.

I'm going on the weekend with my family (in the shoulder strap in his MK saccoche) and then I plug the guitar amp to my brother (a transistor CARLSBRO 100W). What a surprise ...

I travel all 128 presets and I remember 1 / 5. The rest, I do not see the point.

I decided to create my first sound. WAOW ... What an adventure. I return some settings, I refine ... I give a little more amplitude. Just under intendité ... etc ... And then I end with a sound ... But that would call for her organic ...

No need for a polyphony of 640,000 qd was the sound ...

I record and then I tell myself that I will miss sleep.

The Landemaine I pauffine and create other sounds. Through organs, tablecloths ...

Thanks to the Vocoder and tweaks, not to mention the freeze function, I find myself in 3 seconds with a cello sound formed thanks to my voice ... I propelled into higher octaves ...

The lead ... I instantly with a couple who capsizes LR Delay from left to right ... I turn the knob fully ... The notes are repeated, s'entrejambent ... And I have both hands free to fiddle with the cutoff and reso up and down the spectrum to vibrate in my headphones (subbass at will).

At this point, I decided to apply the distortion to the signal created (having decreased the intensity of the delay of course) ... and décendre three octaves lower (And yes no pb!).

I climb up the attack while leaving a little and then I attack sustain a good bass line funky, greasy, dirty well in fact ...

Sweaty, I stop, and decided that its worth the cost! You understand I'm sure. This formed thanks to his vocal cords ... I believe it.

I could go on for hours telling you about this creative tool. And yes ... This is NOT a toy, tell yourself. It is a creation tool that makes you want to create.

No comparison with any VST I've tried (Pro53, Absynth, Moogmodular ...). There's life in this box! ! ! No need to effect a hundred! The sound as it was the trunk.

NB: I could compare the sound with the VST with the same amplification system.

ps: to try on a guitar amp tube: thrills guaranteed!

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using qques days.

I like it, that's it. Easy to use. Very convenient. Instinctive. Suitable for all types of music "amplified" (rock, alternative, psyche, jazz and other electronics).

The Quality / Sound / Price is confusing ...

If I am flying, I catch the guy, I unscrew the head and the tron ​​chierai him! (While recovering Of course I had to ...)

This synth is for me the complment of my setup for rpt '. With a keyboard 76 notes plus another 61-j'tais a fair bit but take another 61 notes to carry around 2 times a week, blah ... And then comes the MicroKorg!
Personally, I find it a good boil. A little cheap, nortro, kitsch as you want ... I like it but me well.
So it's small, so small keys and rponse the game is not great but not made to play Bach.
Against it by no sustain pedals ... damage to the ground (and yes, I used a lot ... and with the polyphony limit falls within the sound color, trs vintage for once!)

UTILIZATION

The edition of sounds is quite simple actually. It is a kind of matrix. I've seen much worse! The manual is correct

SOUNDS

The sounds can be rather Varis. Easily adjustable techno, but personal, I prog rock 'and I use it for groundwater (very good filter), leads (quite aggressive, but the guitarist is so mtal must keep in check) abroad and sounds (with arpgateur, trs effective).
But above all it has a POTATO! The bass are mchants are frankly ... Attention to the speakers. By comparison my AN1x, the sound is fatter.
The vocoder is correct but not be whopping.

OVERALL OPINION

Trs good synth booster, very practical for live and rpt '(size, weight ...) and sounds interesting. In short, a good deal.

The least we can say is that unpacking, it was more like buying a toy than a real synth: a manual in A5 format with nice drawings, names program included on the device ("Trance", "Electronica", etc.). who believe that this is an electronic organ (someone said Casio?), a transformer (argh!), the touches.
But make no mistake: 2x2 oscillator and noise generator, two LFOs, four-voice polyphony, filters LPF - GMP - HPF, envelopes, ring modulation and sync CSOs, all the basic waveforms over 64 predefined (Digital Waveform) Midi 3 connections, audio input (you can guess why!), 8-band vocoder, and matrix modulation.
It has everything a good synth, and for good reason: it is the engine of the Korg MS2000!

UTILIZATION

Well, if you want to judge properly the device, be aware that costs less than 500 euro!
Therefore, we forgive him the two-digit display (no program names so), these little touches toys (but sensitive!), His edition matrix, its lack of polyphony.
The rest, finishing very "vintage" makes the device pleasant side wooden knobs inherited from ancestors: it is a pleasure to handle.
When the sound, the unit performs so it is designed: the analog, only the analog basses, leads, effects. For groundwater, it is less exciting, because of the lack of polyphony. And attention, if you want to imitate electric pianos, organs, strings, go your way.
Filters: excellent. By pushing the resonance, we get these little "tuit" as is currently fashionable.
The vocoder: it fills its function without any problems. A microphone is provided, but it takes strong ambient sound (hello feedback in live!). Just for him, the MicroKorg worth buying (for the vocoder, not for the micro ...).

SOUNDS

The MicroKorg is to enter the world of synthesis, or to complete his studio. For me it is a device perfectly complementing my set (with a Yamaha AN1x, an A5000 sampler, groovebox RM1x ...), and I use in two projects:
1) In a project electro / downtempo / breakbeat entitled PAPER JAM (http://www.paperjam.be), with some appearances in titles like SPEAK FRENCH and THE TRUE STORY (listening on the site).
2) My electro-rock LAUNCH FREE (http://www.freelaunch.net), where I not only creates sounds that must find their place between the guitars, but it also serves as my master keyboard! In fact, being small, light, with a keyboard sliding over seven octaves, and reliable controllers, it is perfect to control my sampler.
In short, to conclude, MicroKorg is small ... but strong!

OVERALL OPINION

N / A

I decided to post this notice in seeing the previous one, sorry but I disagree.
Good features everything has been said. Small synth that is not too expensive one sound at a time but does it well.
The keyboard is small, it is better to use a master keyboard, but hey, it's better than nothing to listen to the sounds quickly.
Otherwise everything is editable noon with a free app from korg.
There's a vocoder and more.
Low polyphony but not disabling.

UTILIZATION

We can use the factory sounds, some are good but it gets interesting when you hack, the software is much more convenient and graphics.
Otherwise the use is not complicated at all, the manual clear to know a little MIDI, ie a lot of people on AF ...

SOUNDS

I love Ben:
-Webs
Leads them
Low-
is punchy and I think it's not gadget.

The vocoder has never released the sounds I wanted for cons, it is the only less.

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 6 months, sounds very nice, the vocoder not great but usable.

It has rejuvenated our sound that turned around in circles ...

Good quality / price ratio but beware, it is convenient PLUS something else (eg Triton us)

I would do personal choice.
(The edition 24/09/04: I actually remade this choice because I have since purchased an 2000 MS which has roughly the same characteristics, but more knob for editing)

Compared to the price: great! He did not at all, but many. (Memory, software for editing, running on battery if you will)

UTILIZATION

Editing not too complicated (it was my first synth) + free software in korg, + hundreds of sounds in yahoo groups

SOUNDS

The sound is superb. Simple, one peu'vintage ', but beautiful. Excellent for organ (easy to imitate the instruments of Doors) ... Do not look for trumpet, sax, or piano. There is no why.

OVERALL OPINION

For 6 months. I saw it, and it was love at first sight. (And not too expensive for someone like me, no music).
I NL2X replaced by a keyboard that can do more and more complicated, with a real polyphony.
Finally, I decided not to sell, and I find that really has its own "sound" different from the keyboard.

To advise strongly as the first synth! small box, low price, MEGA fun!