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markn · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:37 pm Post subject: MonoPoly on Kronos

Last night i had the chance to check out and work with the Monopoly Plugin from the Korg Legacy Collection in a Studio on a MacPro. This thing is incredibly great.
I would love to have this on Kronos. What do you think?
Maybe we should start a petition...

Cheers
MarkN
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markn · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:40 pm Post subject:

@Korg: Yes, I am willing to pay a reasonable price for it....
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BillW · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:56 pm Post subject:

I'd much rather see something like the Wavestation patches working on the Kronos.
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markn · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:05 pm Post subject:

Kronos is already containing the Wavestation, but in fact much more capable and advanced as the original.

Of course, you have to take care of the patches by yourself...
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Saxifraga · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:05 pm Post subject:

Korg is working on the next great thing: A real analog remake of the Mono/Poly in a 72% shrunken housing. Wink

markn · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:08 pm Post subject:

Sorry, i won't buy it. Ain't gonna carry more weight Very Happy

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jimknopf · Platinum Member Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 3374

+1

The Mono-Poly is on top of my wishlist for additional engines as well.

In the Legcy collection, it sounds very well and has a great programming surface. I would prefer using it over both the MS-20 and AL-1 anytime.

To me, a Polysix engine plus a Mono-Poly engine would be a perfect pair and all I need for subtractive synthesis live playing.
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BillW · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:29 pm Post subject:

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michelkeijzers · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:36 pm Post subject:

BSV73 · Junior Member Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 59

Yep i will also purchase this new exi. Korg get to work...
About time we get a new engine to play with!

Yuma · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:46 pm Post subject:

Dniss · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:31 am Post subject:

That's is a great idea!

I'm sure every single Kronos owner would get it!

jeremykeys · Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 3:18 am Post subject:

I bet that Saxifraggi is just joking. He tends to do that and I hope he never stops! I like his sense of humour.

As for a Mono/Poly engine. Bring it on! I have an old Polysix and used to wonder about the M/P.

I wish, and I imagine that a lot of us here wish, that we could actually communicate with Korg at the design level.
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Kevin Nolan · Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:51 pm Post subject:

Agree that the MonoPoly in Legacy edition is fabulous - I use it all the time. I also own and use an original MonoPoly (my first voltage controlled synth) and can testify to the plugin sounding uncannily like the original.

That being said, PolySix on Kronos, especially with the EXi extra features, comes very close. Don't forget Polyphonic Unison mode on the Kronos to double up the voice count, and with a little stereo spread and detune, sound big and fat. Adding two Polysix instances to a program allows other MonoPoly features such as oscillators over octaves. And the arpeggiator on both is the same (and with two instances you can perform two arpeggiators at once on the keyboard). I know you know these features but feel they are worth bringing up; because the Polysix is so strong within the Kronos environment.