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At Musikmesse 2010 Korg presented a big surprise: monte harris After decades of absence in this segment, the company announced, again to build a real analog synthesizer! On board is the manufacturer, the filter circuit of the legendary classic MS-20 - and at the very beginner-friendly price of well under 100 euros. Any questions?
Overview The Monotron is the name of a true monophonic, so unanimous synthesizer with an oscillator, a low-pass filter and an LFO (low frequency oscillator). The latter serves to modulate either the pitch or the filter cutoff. Envelopes in the strict monte harris sense, there are not against it.
Synthesizer? Because they lack a keyboard. Who now thinks the Monotron could be at least an external keyboard trigger, which is sadly disappointed monte harris - more on that later.
The Korg Monotron comes in a cardboard box including monte harris two AAA batteries and a folding instructions. After unpacking you will find a device from barely larger than a smartphone from black-and-white plastic, its processing makes an impeccable impression.
The monotron provides one audio input and output in mini-jack monte harris format (3.5 mm). For power supply, excluding batteries, monte harris to be used, a power connector, there is not fact. In addition, the output volume can be adjusted via a knob and adjust the tonal range of the ribbon controller by means of a somewhat concealed mounted trimmer.
In MIDI, CV, or even USB ports has been completely dispensed with, they can be controlled via an external controller monte harris or sequencer is therefore not given by default. Thus, the use of the Monotron to use as an effects unit is limited - but fortunately there's monte harris the built-in ribbon controller, which can play notes. Front
When switched off, this slider is set to "Standby". To turn it is put on "Pitch" monte harris - or "Cutoff Mod", ie the modulation destination of the LFO.
A tone will sound when you tap on the ribbon controller, after being released, he goes out once again. If you hold a tone and type at the same time to a different location, you will hear the last key tone, after releasing then again the others to hear (last note priority). The ribbon controller is not rasterized to half tones, ie depending monte harris on at what point to the left or right offset on the painted button you tap a sound, this also sounds higher or lower.
About the ribbon controller to play clean melodies, turns out to be very difficult because you hardly meets the exact pressure point for the exact pitch. Price or not, here Korg has squandered a huge potential. At least CV / Gate In Korg would have to donate the Monotron in any case. http://www.amazona.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2_Melodie.mp3
No special Korg ICs are not in the Monotron.
The "big surprise" thus lies in the fact that KORG now obviously seeking fortune in the production of fun stuff! Of course, the PR department of KORG has no problem with this great machine to put in a line with the analog classics ... What embarrassments we can expect next? About a fully analog Fart pillow, controlled with over pressure filter and resonance control? For the "Wow, but has resonates" - effect?
moog has even built an alarm clock. korg is also scho as a company. the tool at this year musikmesse was just so plastic objects, which still is pretty monte harris funny. korg would once again build a really fat mid-price range synth. monte harris because the quality above price range synths are indeed pretty good. here too times new products would be cool
Super! And very entertaining it. What does it show? A creative and at the same time educated person who can lay down a funny performance even with a verchipten Coke can. Probably the most beautiful stopgap when the ICE is not on time or you standing around on the motorway in a traffic jam. No less, but no more. Easy synthesistening ;-)
Suppose, monte harris Korg building two oscillators, ring modulator, a real keyboard, two filters, two envelopes, a small patch panel and erhöt the price tenfold - or 600, - Euro - would not too bad ... :-)
So what should it be? Either I buy a decent analog synthesizer for 700 (DSI Mopho) or 50 a VST - instrument as Analogsim