Here we convert the Microkorg XL patches to R3

Blackadder7 · Post by **Blackadder7** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:03 pm

I'm guessing Korg won't be converting the Microkorg XL patches to the R3, so how about we do it together? There's no need to convert the vocoder patches, trance/techno, drums and sounds that use the added PCM data. That leaves us with about 70 patches to convert.

The MkXL sound editor shows all the values for the presets. We could do 4-5 patches each.

Who's with me?

collias · Post by **collias** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm

I proposed something like this a while ago, and it never really caught on.

That said, I'm totally for doing this. Just assign me some patches and consider them done!

Critica1 · Post by **Critica1** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:16 am

why not just do them all?

and would the ones from the micro x work?? or are they completely different???

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:43 pm

Critica1 wrote:why not just do them all?

and would the ones from the micro x work?? or are they completely different???

The microX is a completely different kind of synthesizer based on playing back, filtering, and in other ways manipulating recorded samples of real and synthesized instruments.

the Z1,MicroKorg/MS2000,MicroKorgXL/R3/Radias, are all pure synthesis machines (okay, they have some very simple digital sample data for some waveforms) based around generating new sounds from scratch, all effectively descendants of the Minimoog and similar old-school synths.

by contrast, Triton, M1, M3, M50, MicroX/X50/TR, etc are all descendants of the Mellotron, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, and later the Akai samplers, etc. aimed at recreating original instruments.

Critica1 · Post by **Critica1** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:31 pm

X-Trade wrote:The microX is a completely different kind of synthesizer based on playing back, filtering, and in other ways manipulating recorded samples of real and synthesized instruments.

the Z1,MicroKorg/MS2000,MicroKorgXL/R3/Radias, are all pure synthesis machines (okay, they have some very simple digital sample data for some waveforms) based around generating new sounds from scratch, all effectively descendants of the Minimoog and similar old-school synths.

by contrast, Triton, M1, M3, M50, MicroX/X50/TR, etc are all descendants of the Mellotron, Emulator, Fairlight CMI, and later the Akai samplers, etc. aimed at recreating original instruments.

thanks for that bit of information...

i have the awesome "Universe" patch from the M1 in my M50...i wonder what other great sounds the M1 has

and i liked some of the sounds from the Micro X...so could they work with my M50 as well??

Stephen Wiley · Post by **Stephen Wiley** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:40 pm

is there a patch bank for the polysix for the radias

MrDuke · Post by **MrDuke** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:32 pm

I just started converting these. The factory presets for the MKXL are included with the download, and although it's a bit time consuming, editing with the software is a breeze.

So far I've only done one "bank", with a selection of sounds from several banks. It's pretty straightforward, some of the parameter names are a bit different in both keyboards, and the FX have to be split into Insert + Master (they're in one section on the XL). Also, the R3 doesn't for some reason allow Pulse on OSC 2?

An easy (and free) way to get more new sounds for the R3!

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:39 am

MrDuke wrote:Also, the R3 doesn't for some reason allow Pulse on OSC 2?

Pulse and Square are the same thing. more or less.

MrDuke · Post by **MrDuke** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:07 am

X-Trade wrote:
MrDuke wrote:Also, the R3 doesn't for some reason allow Pulse on OSC 2?
Pulse and Square are the same thing. more or less.

Yeah you're right, like I said above, the R3 and XL have slightly different names for the parameters (in the editors)