KORG monotron / first impression

[alexdkrus]

Yasuhik !! where do i get this ?! I am in love :)

[DuBistAhnungslos]

@supercow375 yes, headphone output to input of this thing. Gonna buy it next month

[NuthnButaPeanut]

BalloonShop @ 0:45 :) "I like that KORG!! Korg!! Hey thomas I like that KORG!!" "thanks" :)

[NuthnButaPeanut]

Ballonshop @ 0:48 :)

[maccagrabme]

I don't understand why they didn' t add a £3 usb connector and allow it to be used via midi which would have turned this into one of the most sought after synths in recent history, they would easily have sold for £100 each by just adding a £3 connector! Geez, why tease us with real analogue and pack it into a matchbox toy?

[KWHCoaster]

@maccagrabme - because there is more to USB support than just soldering on a USB connector onto the PCB.

[Ovide77]

soooooooooooooo booring!!



[Spunkyinternall]

I've got one....they have some noise....when plugged to speakers..anyways....it's pretty powerfull!!!

[reconstructiv]

ive watched a lot of videos.... this one has totally convinced me to buy this haha

[provito]

DO WANT!

[subzero14]

Sound like MUSE plug in babyyyyyy (fuzz factory)

[RJPBurtonBoards]

yeeeaaaahhhhhhh LFO this thing is great only 60 USD

[BeatMakerTV]

I love sound. Thank god for ears.

[8551as]

i love mine. i run a guitar and an old school game boy through it

[nickskywalker01]

Sounds like yo gabba gabba

[misztsz]

great vid, people from Korg are fu***** crazy, I love it

[lakeb0dom]

that is so.... analogue!

[parrymason]

Somebody play ELP on this, please! :D

[LLcoolJohnX]

What a waste of money! The sounds are really annoying!

[culturaleyes]

this thing seems like a total gimmick. and I totally want one!

[02Alan93]

That sound at 2:32 was AWESOME!

[SAButterbrot]

aaaah gotta love the rich oldschool sound of analog synthesis.

i think you can even use the filter section to filter an external input, right?

[yasushik1977]

@SAButterbrot Yes. Because the gate of an external input is always opening, the filter can be used only by connecting it.

[HarmLess7]

hey man, this is awesome but can you attached a proper keyboard into it?? so you can use it as a synth?? cheers

[Keybern]

@HarmLess7 Nope, you can't. People at Korg have been really lazy and forgot to implement midi, a standard feature since... 1985, maybe even earlier.

Even if you like the sound, go buy yourself some vintage analogue synth instead of rewarding those Korg-idiots.

[djtee2k7]

@Keybern do all analogue synths have this sound? it sounds really clean and sort of plastic sounding (best way i could put it) compared to digital, and like the sounds can go lower down without turning into shit from what i can hear...is what im speaking of the reason people use analogue lol?

[Keybern]

Believe me, the Monotron is not representative for vintage analogue gear at all. It has only 1 osc and 1 filter. Only 1 LFO which is the only possible modulation. No alternative waveforms, no FX, no unison, no keyboard, no midi (so you can't even plug-in your own controller).

Even the simplest vintage synth can do 10 times more than this.

My opinion: when you want to brag around with "analogue", go all the way. Otherwise you're indeed better of with a nice digital / VA.

[djtee2k7]

@Keybern hm thanks for the info

[AgentOfKaoss]

@HarmLess7 Well you can connect the audio or line out of a keyboard and use the monotron as a filter, but not as a sound generator since it doesn't have MIDI. but the filter is really great, true analogue and fully resonant. I just got a monotron and experimented a little by connecting it to a Kaossilator Pro, and the resulting sounds are massive. It is quite stunning what this little thing can do despite its simple layout.

[Realtablist]

Great for dubstep and wonkey/ glitchy hip hop beats!

I'm getting me one of these!!

[VincentLaporte]

Just WOOOW!

O__o

[MusicalArmageddon]

I like this. I like this a lot. I want one! Thank you for uploading!

[lenrico]

coooooll!!!

[xdragon718]

Why does this sound like a lazer beam?!!!!

[yasushik1977]

@xdragon718 Is it because the sound effect of the laser light beam is made by exactly using this technique with a lot of science fiction films etc. in the 1970's perhaps?

[vxsixtynine]

@yasushik1977

The laser effect in star wars was made my using a metal slinky, go grab one stick it to your ear and shake it.

[AgentOfKaoss]

@vxsixtynine not quite, slinkies are an alternate way of achieving this effect, but the original laser effect was achieved using a nailboard, strings, a resonance tube an electrode and a high tension transformer, in short it was an electrical discharge sound, augmented with a little reverb. But the slinky is a lot less dangerous.

[vxsixtynine]

@AgentOfKaoss Heh cheers for filling me in :D

[SkateYourOwnStyle]

I just have to get one of these things!!! It's so great, and the filter just sounds like the Korg MS-20 filter!! I've seen it on a german homepage for 60 Euros, so it's not that expensive, and they are already selling those things...

[PHAEDRIDER]

at :24 it did it .. i'm gonna get this!

[a280281]

sounds really good with the kp but pointless without

[Fender1976uk]

If only it had midi :) if only!!!! I might get one anyway!!! the sounds are a bargain!!

[AgentOfKaoss]

@Fender1976uk yep, imo the filter alone is worth the 60 bucks. 

[Fender1976uk]

I am very interested in picking one up :) when they are about here in England, if only they had usb midi!!! that is one thing I would really like it to have

[MrTanookiMario]

@Fender1976uk

Pressing the keys makes a waveform, not musical data, though, so sadly that's all but impossible.

[Fender1976uk]

its ashame because if it did have usb midi! I am very sure the unit would sell crazy

[liennto]

@Fender1976uk who needs midi anymore?

[BirsaGomorraBeach]

@AgentOfKaoss i agree.

[waveshaper]

Where can i order one and have it international shipped?

[Brain4Zombie]

I saw it at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt and first thought "Huh, so Korg build it's own version of a Stylophon", though the first sound reminded at of a angry gnat :)

I liked it!

[Kazu0502231]

これって鍵盤？状になってるんですが、普通に音階でメロディの演­奏もできるんですか？？

[yasushik1977]

@Kazu0502231 メロディの演奏も、スケールを微調整してチューニングを合わせれ­ば一応可能ですが、リボンコントローラですので鍵盤楽器というよ­りは、若干テルミン的な感覚で演奏する必要があります。

[UncleBen1991]

So it runs with batteries and got its own speakers?

[yasushik1977]

@UncleBen1991 Monotron operates with the battery, and a small speaker is installed.

[UncleBen1991]

@yasushik1977 thanks a lot!

[junlenno]

発売が待ち遠しいおもちゃです。

[tablaninja]

AHHH! I want one now! I heard we have to wait until august here in the u.s.

[Jchot]

@tablaninja

not unless you have ebay.