This is a hidden gem and a hell of a good deal - only 50 bucks. It may or may not sound like a real MonoPoly - I'm fine with it just as it is Where it shines is the amount of sonic ground it covers - from sweet and juicy vintage sounds, to ambient soundscapes, to blazing Drum N Bass reeses. Highly recommended to anyone building a starting software setup, as well as anyone looking for a good backup VA synth. This synth has the sonic versatility of software 4 times its price. I give the Korg MonoPoly a 9 in light of the low cost. For true analog emulations, there's better out there, but take just as it is, the MonoPoly is still a great value - modulation matrix with a large number of sources/distinations, a ton of effects, oscillator modulation, etc. Interesting irony....this is sold as a vintage emulation, yet is VERY good at making the latest fresh and current sounds.
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Have you heard Howard Scarr's patches on the TimeWarp?
He has an amazing solo violin patch.....on an Arp 2600 emulation!
You can hear the string/bow noise and the actual tone / timbre is just a real violin!
Amazing stuff!
Anyone has a BCR2000 preset (or knows where to download one) for this beauty? I already found presets for the other two KLC synths i have - Polysix and MS-20...
I think it might be quite easy to create one oneself simply with the MIDI learn function of the Mono/Poly...
Glad to see a good review on the Korg MonoPoly. It's definitely way underrated, and my personal favorite out of the entire Korg Legacy Collection. The MS-20 is really nice, too, but man, the patch cord area always gets me confused. Maybe there's some good programming tutorials out there for it, though.
Yes, Frank.
Marc Doty has made an excellent tutorial playlist for the MS-20 and with long explanations for the patch bay use.
They are here:
How do I load these presets in to the MonoPoly?
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