Comments on: Korg Micro-Preset monophonic synthesizer

By: gummybits

gummybits — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:03:20 +0000

What a great tone, ive just looked at your gear list on your site, wow, could you please do a demo of the polynoog, what about the Korg Sigma, i have one but don’t have a camera to record, id love to see what you think of those two machines.

By: sounddoctorin

sounddoctorin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:15:10 +0000

Hey, I actually have a polymoog video but it’s a bit dark. I was going to try to edit it down and enhance it and see if it works ok without reshooting and just haven’t gotten around to it. The Sigma is one of my favorite monosynths. It’ll definitely get covered soon here. Polymoog is great for certain sounds. A very unique machine though not massively diverse of course in the types of sounds available. But much depth within the basics.

By: gummybits

gummybits — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:15:30 +0000

I hope you put the polymoog vid up, the korg sigma is great to play, especially the quick portamento button but its so weird, needs more modulation do you ever use the pitch bend with the after touch? it sounds unique. I like to tune the synth to a different note and play two notes at once, you can hear it on a track on my channel called italo buster, synths used were the siggy, cs15d, monopoly, juno 60, and korg ms 10, can you identify them all???

By: sounddoctorin

sounddoctorin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:51:33 +0000

Hehe…boy it’s tough. I think the CS15D is doing the later lead lines and the wheezy part at the first MS10. The bow bow bow bass is maybe JUNO? Hard to say which parts are the Sigma because it’s so tonally flexible unless someone does something trade mark like move the filter joystick Is the third held sound Sigma …I think you gave that away . But process of elimination..eheh. And the 4th rounder tone I’m guessing Mono/poly. Yeah I do all kinds of nutty stuff w/sigma.

By: gummybits

gummybits — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:16:11 +0000

Tottally wrong im afraid, wheezy is sigma, bow wow wow is cs15d 3rd sound is juno your right about the monopoly tho, the later leads are sigma and cs15d only 2nd chorous is sigma my favorite sound coming out of it too, rectangle +flute +string with a touch of reverb, getting an elka ek 22 should arrive this week, know anything about that unit?

By: sounddoctorin

sounddoctorin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:10:37 +0000

Hehe not surprising. It’s really hard to tell on those types of sounds..especially since the sigma and ms10 have the same hardware involved to a good degree and I’ve never played with an MS10/20 so just a raw guess knowing they are capable of similar sounds architecture wise. Nice video anyway. Looks exactly like a typical day in the streets of Bozeman

By: sounddoctorin

sounddoctorin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:53:14 +0000

And never worked on or play an EK22. Let me know how you like it!

By: DennisBastian

DennisBastian — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:39:29 +0000

Wow, this korg really has an awesome tone! A friend of mine used to have one of these but he sold it because he thought it sounded like crap. I think I need to have a word with him…

By: sounddoctorin

sounddoctorin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:12:06 +0000

So many of these old units, while limited in many respects, have strengths that can find their way into pieces of actual music The extensive amount of hardware that went into doing these simple things presents a reality. Other instruments can try to mimick that reality with less hardware but the human spirit is incredibly perceptive I believe and it knows the phony and the real thing. Especially those who are still youthful. Older people seem to lose touch with it often.

By: devine777

devine777 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:33:10 +0000

hey there loved the demo i recently managed to get hold of 1 but when i set the selection dial to 18 the sound goes and if i tinker with it it comes back.was just wondering if you knew how i could fix it at all or help with any info. i might try wd40 cheers Jamie