Le Lotus Bleu has announced the release of The Monopoly Series - five new soundsets for Korg's Mono/Poly.

The Monopoly Series offer more than 400 new instruments, carefully organised in 5 thematic banks: Park Lane, Broad Walk, Flinder's Way, Champs-Elysées and SchlossAllee.

The instruments are suitable for many music styles including: Electronica, Chill-Out, Lounge, Downtempo, Song Writing, Funk, Soul, Pop, Rock, IDM, and all 70s and 80s music recreations.

While this collection includes many vintage and classic analog patches it also explores many new territories, such as Cinematic landscapes and powerful Fx patches.

Overview:

• A PDF, including preset list with an individual comment for each patch, tips and tricks, is included.
• Extensive use of the Mono/Poly's Matrix Modulation section for expressive playing and great real-time control of the sound.
• All instruments make use of the Modulation Wheel. Designer notes are available for each patch.
• Many instruments take advantage of the real time modulation abilities of the two MDE-X multi-effects.

Instruments:

• Park Lane: 79 Pads, Strings, Brass, Guitars.
• Broad Walk: 79 Keys, Organs & Plucks.
• Flinder's Way: 77 Basses, percussions, Chords, Tronics.
• Champs-Elysées: 89 Leads, Synths, Vox.
• SchlossAllee: 78 Fx, Arp, Sequences, Hits.

Pricing & Availability

• Per Bank: €9.57 for European customers (around $11.20 outside Europe).
• All 5 banks Grand Bundle Cross-grade: €39.90 for European customers (around $46.50 outside Europe).

An introductory discount is available until the end of December 2008:

• Individual Banks: Buy two banks, and get one free.
• Grand Bundle: €25.12 for European customers (around $28.50 outside Europe) (Only available for registered customers).

Five long audio demos, reviewing more than 100 presets, are available.