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Beginner at this whole microkorg/synth stuff, need help!

 
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7eight9



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:45 am    Post subject: Beginner at this whole microkorg/synth stuff, need help! Reply with quote

I'm planning on buying a microkorg as they go pretty cheap, but I was wondering how many/what kinds of "realistic" sounding instruments there are (I know its a basic synth, so there aren't much "real" instrument sounds in there) and if there are any separate things i'm supposed to buy for the microkorg.

Thanks!
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krazy78
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
The only other thing you will need with the MK is either an amp ,
speakers or head phones.
As for sounds, the MK has 128 programs (sounds) mainly synth,
all editable & all 128 sounds can be overwritten, but if youre looking for "realistic" souunds (guitars, pianos, sax etc..) look for an alternative such as korg X50, korg MicroX
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the reply, but i was just wondering how many, if there are any realistic sounds on the synth. I heard there was at least one..?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is no "realistic" sounds on the MK so to speak,
its more of a synthesiser..
BUT , there is DWGS waveforms pianos, clavs, organs, bells, guitar etc..
they are more digital sounding, hardly sound like real instruments, but very unique sounding & can be programmed to sound different.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

7eight9 wrote:
Thanks for the reply, but i was just wondering how many, if there are any realistic sounds on the synth. I heard there was at least one..?

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The microKorg's organs -- B24, A56, B55, B56 -- are quite authentic. You can also cut the Release and dampen the Cutoff on the string patch B68 and switch the Octave Key down to its green or yellow setting to get a nice cello sound. B41 can be modified into a pretty realistic flute, and A55 can be tweaked to approximate a variety of classic electric pianos.

Try the above patches and mess with the Cutoff, Resonance, Attack, and Release performance knobs. Once you have these sound shaping concepts down, you can enter the Matrix and really dig deep. Best place to start there is with the waveforms in OSC 1 -- DWGS -- these can be hours of fun, and as other posters have indicated, you can get a lot of clean, percussive, acoustic sounds from there.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go to guitar center, demo one!
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