Korg to release new poly Analog 3 osc synth at NAMM?

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:27 pm

I don't understand the objections some people seem to have against the name; surely you don't buy an instrument for its literary qualities?
At least KORG has a sense of humor, and I would not be surprised if the name is a reference to the fat sound this synth features.

It does not make sense for a dealer to put up fictional images of an imaginary synth.
KORG's gorilla probably is a modeled analog with a vacuum tube added to create the impression of analog warmth.

thehighesttree · Post by **thehighesttree** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:21 pm

Pretty ugly casing, but my guess is that they polished the MMT engine and added analog filters. Is that a mic grille to the left? I've heard people say it could be a vent for a tube, but they're usually displayed more prominently, not to mention it'd be a hassle to change out. Either way this is pretty exciting, and I'm calling legit.

Also, can't you see Korg calling something the "King Korg" based on their more recent offerings? I kinda like it, but it'd be better used on something with a more "chunky" look to it.

AlchemistMusicStudio · Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:33 pm

Saxifraga wrote:I think this is fake.

It will be a surprise...

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 5:05 pm

BasariStudios wrote:It might be KorgisKing trying to deceive us, lol, he was recently banned i think.
I forgot the name exactly, KorgisKing or KingKorg, i know one of them is banned.

Well it certainly is not a Korg product and that is for sure lol. Korg puts the Korg trademark on their procucts and not KingKorg lol. Good grief people.

thehighesttree · Post by **thehighesttree** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:10 pm

csteen wrote:Well it certainly is not a Korg product and that is for sure lol. Korg puts the Korg trademark on their procucts and not KingKorg lol. Good grief people.

What does this even mean? "KORG" is right there to the left of "KingKorg". People saying "the logo doesn't look to be up to design standards" and other tenuous crap will have to do better to convince me it's a fake. Got any other threads to pull, Shitlock?

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:10 am

Got any other threads to pull, Shitlock?[/quote]
Nice use of words. Lol, at least I know what I am dealing with now.

Do try to have at least a modicom of class.

ravenmek · Post by **ravenmek** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:59 am

Csteen, as the source is an official korg distrubutor, albeit in a third world country (my country, thankyouverymuch), and as I was the one who found the photos, they can't be fake. You don't have to trust me, just ask the guys who could see the source, and then, look here: http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distribut ... ?keyword=A .

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:14 am

The link no longer works, hmmmm, things just get stranger all the time. I guess we will just have to wait for the big KingKorg anouncement.

ravenmek · Post by **ravenmek** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:17 am

both links to the photos were taken out on wednesday. But lot of people could enterand saw the photos. The korg japan link of distributors is still working, though!

csteen · Post by **csteen** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:06 am

Faye Ray will be so very happy heheheh/

SMK · Post by **SMK** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:28 am

Thank you Synthtopia!!!! http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/ ... photoshop/

Anyhow King Korg or however it is labeled does not matter...fine it's King! All I care about is what it can do...but it's only 3-oscillators?!?!?!

One can still get more out of an EMX...disappointing. I would expect a lot more going polyphony. Some have spoken of a price; can you guys post the price?

thehighesttree · Post by **thehighesttree** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:48 pm

csteen wrote:Nice use of words. Lol, at least I know what I am dealing with now.
Do try to have at least a modicom of class.

You should know that crass > class when it comes to important topics like this

If I came off a little too harsh, it's cause I wanna believe!

Jan1 · Post by **Jan1** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:54 pm

SMK wrote:...but it's only 3-oscillators?!?!?!

One can still get more out of an EMX...disappointing. I would expect a lot more going polyphony.

Three oscillators does not automatically mean that the synth has a 3-voice polyphony.

stuck · Post by **stuck** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:37 pm

At last, a link that works for me.
I'm sceptical about the low quality, however a 3-osc analog synth is something I could imagine Korg doing. After all, as someone has already said, the demise of the radias leaves a bit of a hole in their range between the MK/R3 at the bottom and the huge jump up to the M3s and Kronoses soaring miles above the rest. Time for something new in the mid-range, analog or not!

Something else i'm sceptical about it that the body shape looks very similar to the krome, and at first glance i thought it was a krome with a white panel. Real or not then, I'm not convinced on the looks - the bodyshell is the same as a krome 61, and the smaller knobs are the same as the krome's aswell. Either it's photoshopping or korg is deciding to cut production costs by using the same parts.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:10 pm

SMK wrote:...but it's only 3-oscillators?!?!?!

YES! Same as any Moog...anything wrong with it?