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Published on 10/03/11 at 19:57This is one of the coolest pieces of gear that I have ever came in contact with over my years of being into and doing music. It generates sound via electronic means (rather than sampled means) and it's smaller than a cell phone. Many key enthusiasts describe how a unit works "out of the box"- this wonderful piece of machinery was making Logan's Run/Devo: Hardcore/Axis: Bold As Love sounds in about ninety seconds. The Monotron makes oscilloscopes" dance" with a wonderful spectrum of old school blips, bleeps and sounds that transcend adjectives.
UTILIZATION
This is a real analog synth- it is very similar to old modular synths hundreds of times larger in regards to tone (and learning curve). Key Cadets-please don't expect an Emersonian do-it-all machine. It's not really a 'doe ray mee' tool; rather, it's a great noisemaker that will provide you with rad Mark Mothersbaugh style sonic decorations. The painted keyboard is counter-intuitive- 'C' isn't 'C' unless you tweek very very patiently.
SOUNDS
Sounds are great and there are some for all of us, it has a really dirty analog sound to it.
Really bold sounds in no time, It makes oscilloscopes “dance” with a wonderful spectrum of old school blips, and bleeps type sounds and transcend adjectives.
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, Really impressive item from Korg...very clean neat and compact also you can run it on a set of batteries if you want to take it on the go, and there are many options with the cutoff filters and LFO modulation. For a really affordable price, the Monotron has a lot to offer. I recommend playing it with a Nintendo DS stylus for the keypad on the ribbon controller. Very good analog sound from this neat synth. You must give this a try, and for the price that you can get it at how could you say no?
UTILIZATION
This is a real analog synth- it is very similar to old modular synths hundreds of times larger in regards to tone (and learning curve). Key Cadets-please don't expect an Emersonian do-it-all machine. It's not really a 'doe ray mee' tool; rather, it's a great noisemaker that will provide you with rad Mark Mothersbaugh style sonic decorations. The painted keyboard is counter-intuitive- 'C' isn't 'C' unless you tweek very very patiently.
SOUNDS
Sounds are great and there are some for all of us, it has a really dirty analog sound to it.
Really bold sounds in no time, It makes oscilloscopes “dance” with a wonderful spectrum of old school blips, and bleeps type sounds and transcend adjectives.
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, Really impressive item from Korg...very clean neat and compact also you can run it on a set of batteries if you want to take it on the go, and there are many options with the cutoff filters and LFO modulation. For a really affordable price, the Monotron has a lot to offer. I recommend playing it with a Nintendo DS stylus for the keypad on the ribbon controller. Very good analog sound from this neat synth. You must give this a try, and for the price that you can get it at how could you say no?