The Korg MonoPoly (part 2)

The second part of a video demonstrating the sound and functionality of the Korg MonoPoly.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• korg
• monopoly
• mono
• poly
• analog
• analogue
• synthesizer
• synth
• vintage
• keyboard
• moog
• arp
• marc
• doty
• automatic
• gainsay

[dzlvs8]

WHHAAAAAAT!??!?! Wait what the hell was that stuff about the different pitch and wave form for every note!!!!!!!!!??????

You just made the biggest tease of what seems to be the coolest feature of any old school keyboard!!!!

[AutomaticGainsay]

@dzlvs8 Different pitch and waveform for every oscillator note! Which is to say, all four!

[HarrisonFnord]

i just noticed that you forgot one of the coolest features of the mono/poly in this video, and that is the arpeggiator in poly mode. works like a small sequencer. does even more crazy stuff combined with the effects section, and even better if triggered externally.

[AutomaticGainsay]

Ha ha, this means it is now your responsibility to take up where I left off! I don't have my MonoPoly anymore. : )

[AlainHubert]

Great synth indeed (I own one) and great 2 parts series on it. One trick that people who own a Mono/Poly might not know, is that you can get really fast speed out of LFO1. By carefully placing the waveform selector in between "ramp down" and "ramp up" (it's a really narrow space in between) you will hit a point where the speed of LFO1 will jump up. Then you can have a minimum speed of about 4hz and a max of 1000hz ! Only drawback is that it's a fixed "triangle" waveform. Enjoy !

Alain.

[AutomaticGainsay]

Thanks for noting this possibility, Alain! I have done it, and can confirm that it works and will definitely benefit users who are interested!

[hardoff]

oh my god! this man certainly knows his synths, but in the centre-right at the top of the screen, just near the guitar - a human skull!

[fucinfulleffect]

haha i bet you have a whole room full of human skeletons where you go to preform animal sacrifices and play demented tunes like 10:43

[noddyspuncture]

@javiceres You mean 'LOGARITHMIC' pots...? Dunno how though.

[jonnno243]

Yeah..I have a MP..and whenever i play it I KNOW it has ALL that AG says ..it HAS!!..

I have not ygot to HIS proficiency yet...but PLAY an analogue 4 oscillator synth like the MP...and its like playing a V8 engine ..compared to a moped :)

John

[ausernamenonewants]

The portomento on this synth sounds alot like the solo to the end of ELP's lucky man.

[javiceres]

@DJPeteJames I've read this somewhere:

SPEEDING UP THE MonoPoly ENVELOPES:

it's been said that korg seemed to have used the wrong pots: they have linear potentiometers inside, if you replace them by exponential ones the ENVs will be much faster!

[AutomaticGainsay]

@DJPeteJames Three reasons: I had synths that I use more which do the same sort of things, I didn't use/need the unique aspects the MonoPoly has, and the interface doesn't thrill me. If a person doesn't have a Minimoog, I would HIGHLY recommend the MonoPoly. It is simply one of the best analog synths out there, it really is. It has a full and powerful sound. It is warm, it is fat. It's brimming with functionality. It is capable of things other synths aren't. Envs were fine for me!

[TheLonelyImmortal]

Good finish :)