KVR Audio

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:36 am

Uncle E wrote:
AnX wrote:Look fwd to trying it in the shop soon if they are shipping after namm. It def looks more interesting now.
We received 6 from Korg today. The rest of our order is scheduled to arrive in February.

Yeah, i can wait a few weeks to test/buy. Gives me time to build up the post xmas bank account

eXode · Post by **eXode** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:46 am

New Demo from PlugInGuru showcasing some pads, etc:

stillshaded · Post by **stillshaded** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:53 am

eXode wrote:New Demo from PlugInGuru showcasing some pads, etc:

Well that's pretty damn cheeky. The guy who was spreading misinformation about it being paraphonic posting a video called "polyphonic proof." Typical Internet bs. :eyeroll:

PALU · Post by **PALU** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:45 am

aMUSEd wrote:
tehlord wrote:
Also does it have poly aftertouch? I know I'll never use it but I need to know I can if I want to.
Several of their more expensive synth keyboards don't have aftertouch of any kind so I doubt it even has channel aftertouch.

According to the manual it does not transmit or receive any aftertouch (poly or channel).

olicana wrote:do the knobs send midi? if yes then it's pretty much a must buy for me as I need to replace my midi controller . might aswell go for this. incredible price.

As far as I understand it send and receives MIDI CC.

lalo · Post by **lalo** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:03 am

szalonykp wrote:
aMUSEd wrote:
tehlord wrote:
Also does it have poly aftertouch? I know I'll never use it but I need to know I can if I want to.
Several of their more expensive synth keyboards don't have aftertouch of any kind so I doubt it even has channel aftertouch.
According to the manual it does not transmit or receive any aftertouch (poly or channel).

olicana wrote:do the knobs send midi? if yes then it's pretty much a must buy for me as I need to replace my midi controller . might aswell go for this. incredible price.
As far as I understand it send and receives MIDI CC.

yes it does receives and sends CC. but afaiu they are plain 7 bit format so only 128 values aka steppish cutoff and pitch automation

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:24 am

db3 · Post by **db3** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:39 am

http://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/minilogue/

This answers most questions...

PALU · Post by **PALU** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:14 am

lalo wrote: yes it does receives and sends CC. but afaiu they are plain 7 bit format so only 128 values aka steppish cutoff and pitch automation

Maybe there is internal smoothing... We will have to wait for some reviews - or maybe guys from KVR that ordered Minilogues will confirm.

lalo · Post by **lalo** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:24 am

szalonykp wrote:
lalo wrote: yes it does receives and sends CC. but afaiu they are plain 7 bit format so only 128 values aka steppish cutoff and pitch automation
Maybe there is internal smoothing... We will have to wait for some reviews - or maybe guys from KVR that ordered Minilogues will confirm.

i hope so! as far as i see/here in the various videos, seems that the 4 parameters that are available for the internal sequencer are kinda smoothed. i hope this can be relevant for midi to. and in the midi implementation chart seems that sys-ex messages are supported...plus does the minilogue have an updatable firmware?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:32 am

Sequencer step smoothing is an option. It's in the manual.

But I would venture that received CCs are also smoothed.

Most synthesizers today have updateable firmware.

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:46 am

lalo wrote:
szalonykp wrote:
aMUSEd wrote:
tehlord wrote:
Also does it have poly aftertouch? I know I'll never use it but I need to know I can if I want to.
Several of their more expensive synth keyboards don't have aftertouch of any kind so I doubt it even has channel aftertouch.
According to the manual it does not transmit or receive any aftertouch (poly or channel).

olicana wrote:do the knobs send midi? if yes then it's pretty much a must buy for me as I need to replace my midi controller . might aswell go for this. incredible price.
As far as I understand it send and receives MIDI CC.

yes it does receives and sends CC. but afaiu they are plain 7 bit format so only 128 values aka steppish cutoff and pitch automation

Too bad, but I expected no MIDI sending at all (considering all the other features at that price), so even that is good

.
It would definitely be too bad if there's no option to "smooth" received CC, at least for the filter, although for me that's not a "deal-breaker", because I only use it for coarse tuning and do the rest manually.

cocoazenith · Post by **cocoazenith** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:07 pm

Oook then. So Korg has started the arms race in cheap polyphonic analogs.
Waiting for the reply. A great time to be alive.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:10 pm

cocoazenith wrote:Oook then. So Korg has started the arms race in cheap polyphonic analogs.
Waiting for the reply. A great time to be alive.

Indeed. As Gaz WIlliams said "this has kicked the door wide open for the industry"

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:16 pm

The question is, has this synth been given the

from gearslutz ?

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:30 pm

AnX wrote:The question is, has this synth been given the from gearslutz ?

There are far more positive comments than negative ones, so yes

. The main theme is "have you ever seen an analog 4-voice polyphonic synth at that price?". Of course, later on, you can expect all kinds of negative threads because it's not as powerful as past synths that cost 10 times more. Also, most of the examples posted so far have showcased some terrible sounds due to the wave shaper/s being misused, and that damn delay, so some people are getting the idea that it sounds shitty. As far as I can hear, the oscillators as well as low-pass filters definitely sound nice enough.

Korg Minilogue