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Monstrotron - band/project with Korg Monotron as main musical instrument. http://www.myspace.com/monstrotron Also features some pixel graphics, crude Monotron patch sheet and notes on use. Project is still forming (maybe it will be live band, maybe not, Route is not fully established etc.), so any ...

Press SHIFT plus 3, then only 3. You initialised sound - it is basic sound which you will build upon. Go to AMP EG, add some release (fourth knob). Play staccato while ajusting. Go to OSC 1. Switch knob 1 to SQU (square wave). Rotate knobs 2 and 3 till pleasing results. Go to MIXER. Rotate knob 2 ...

Judge by the looks - what is more appealing to you and which size of keys you used to play. General rule - more knobs and sliders (but not buttons) - simplier it is to make new sounds. Another general rule - if you came with piano background (usualy playing with both hands), three octaves are not ...

Heard about MIDI-port falling INTO the mK when pressue was applied.

Korg.co.jp has audio demos:
http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/monotron/
I written my thoughts on them on my blog:
http://pinwizz.livejournal.com/183086.html

What are qualities to seek while choosing a mic for vocoder? And what to avoid? Talking about original microKorg. My main concerns with supplied microphone are: 1 while speaking with a normal voice the output is too quiet 2 but when singing in it louder the output becomes too loud and it is tiring ...

Haven't tried the sound, but I suppose that going to
VOICE - trigger mode - mLT
(check grid under knobs)
and
PITCH - portamento - 0
will fix the problem.

MicroKorg's manual is one of the most clear written manuals. The best way to learn is reading manual and rotating knobs accordingly. Many of the terms will be obvious once you hear the changes in sound they provide. The first sections to learn and hear how they react to pressing keys are in EDIT ...

MIDI-interface is used to play synthesizer from computer or play computer instrument via synthesizer. Basically it is all about entering information about notes transferred in digital form, no actual sound involved. To make guitar transfer these MIDI note messages special MIDI pickups are used and ...

Also I think that some service centers may have parts. I'll start calling them as the working week will start and will post if I have any success or not. If they will have them in Moscow, big chances that they are also available in the rest of the world.

How long a key lasted so far? Was it broken at the base too?

www.korgparts.com
They have it for $40 + shipping. Just send e-mail.

Just few minutes ago one of the microKorg keys fell off broken at it's base. All white keys are, desprite that they appear to be separated, in fact are just one piece of plastic, so if you want to change one key, you have to order whole keyboard. Which, at $40, to me costs quite a lot for an ...

Thanks. I thought that noise mainly used for snare and hi-hat sounds. I came up with some quite clean sounds, but not as pleasing as those on DM records. By the way, as I'm writing this, one of the MK keyboard keys fell off. And I'm quite shocked to see that the whole white keyboard is just one ...

So that's what I do to make a bass drum: triangle wave, ADSR - sustain at zero saw LFO->pitch Filter resonance at high levels It makes for quite passable kick drum, but it's volume is very low, barely audible at middle setting of volume knob even with distortion on. And that is a problem. What have ...

Edit parameters with manual opened at corresponding pages and volume at reasonable level. That's the only expert advise may be. Try to make a sound from scratch (SHIFT+3, 3 - initialisation, if not pushing WRITE button, you can always revert to your sounds by switching power off) to learn basics.