Hi everyone,
I got a Microkorg XL a couple of days ago and as I'm trying to learn it I'm feeling a little discouraged with the sounds, the presets aren't great honestly, at least they're not for what I want to do, I really want to do sounds similar to Crystal Castles (who used a microkorg), I really like those distorted vintage synths, but when I try to emulate the sounds it just comes off as cheap, and to make matters worse, there isn't a ton of support for the XL, there is for the of microkorg, but that's a different beast. Can anyone help me out here?
Just got a MicroKorg XL - feeling discouraged with the sound
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what exact sound are you chasing?
what exact sound are you chasing?
I listened to a you tube on that band...
lots of synth sounds...
slice us a sound bite for the sound you are trying to make..
if I hear it I can help.
I use an O scope for looking at the sound and duplication of the wave form.
that is the best way!!
it sounded like they were using a decimator to clip the wave form
if that is the sound you were chasing.
so are you doing this for studio or for live performance?
I listened to a you tube on that band...
lots of synth sounds...
slice us a sound bite for the sound you are trying to make..
if I hear it I can help.
I use an O scope for looking at the sound and duplication of the wave form.
that is the best way!!
it sounded like they were using a decimator to clip the wave form
if that is the sound you were chasing.
so are you doing this for studio or for live performance?
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Current Gear: korg m3 expanded radias firewire 88 key Radias r on mat, korg radias r on mat on 61 key bed, Korg triton rack w 96mb ram scsi port, 5) korg RADIAS-R on big rack, korg kaossilator pro plus, 6) roland integra7, 4 Roland sc55, 2 roland sb55, 5) fostex 2016, behringer fx2000, 2) roland a800 pro, 2) roland a88 and 2) a49, roland juno, Doepfer MAQ 16/3, 2 Manikin Electronic Schrittmacher, most soft synths. cake walk all old and new versions.
3 schecter guitars, 3 elevenracks, most mxr effects, 2 zoom r24, avid pro tools 11.
MRT midi Breath Controller. 6 studio rooms.
Re: what exact sound are you chasing?
i love the arp on this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnqzIYZR1GA and the general feel of this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32udqal_lyQiowagold wrote:what exact sound are you chasing?
I listened to a you tube on that band...
lots of synth sounds...
slice us a sound bite for the sound you are trying to make..
if I hear it I can help.
I use an O scope for looking at the sound and duplication of the wave form.
that is the best way!!
it sounded like they were using a decimator to clip the wave form
if that is the sound you were chasing.
so are you doing this for studio or for live performance?
for now i'm only doing this in the studio, but maybe i could get out more in the future