Most of modern synths using wavetable oscillators in one or another wayfx1mark wrote: the sledge is virtual analog and has waves (and samples) available on oscillator one. Makes the synth more flexible. oscillator one has much more flexibility than a normal virtual oscillator.
KingKorg vs. Studiologic Sledge 2.0
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david.beholder david.beholder https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=159839 - KVRAF
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Murderous duck!
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- KVRAF
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It took a while for me to figure out the setup and the nature of the menu diving, but now I absolutely love it. I only use my mouse when I'm doing things in the DAW now. The rest is handled from the Advance. After a while I realized that the keybed is actually quite good for a midi controller. But then again, the Advance is rather expensive compared to other 61 key controllers.DrGonzo wrote:]I'm not too sure about Akai these days though - and I've left the world of plugin automapping since the early Novation Automap Pro (that was a horror back then - leaving all my songs in a bloody mess!). But that was a long time ago and maybe Akai have come up with a better solution. Let us know if you find any improvement in workflow!
This is an amazing controlller and I wouldn't buy anything else. Now I just hope Akai will support it for years to come.
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"KingKorg vs. Studiologic Sledge 2.0"
WTF? WTF? WTF? What kind of utterly wierd and flamebaiting question is this?
NONE OF THEM ARE ANALOGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent you noticed or are you just trolling? Who the livingbloodyfuck would spent a minor fortune on these synths when you can have a wonderfully clicking minilogue + 2 Volcas up your ass for the same price? Or a used Juno 106 or a Mopho x 4 or whatsnot????
Research has shown that infants start to cry if they hear a patch from an VA synth while they almost smile their faces out of shape if it is from an analog synth.
What a bizarre choice you are displaying here
FWIW: I'd go for King Korg, if for nothing else then the look of it. Eye candy to me...and it sounds just like...well...Korgish the right way.
WTF? WTF? WTF? What kind of utterly wierd and flamebaiting question is this?
NONE OF THEM ARE ANALOGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent you noticed or are you just trolling? Who the livingbloodyfuck would spent a minor fortune on these synths when you can have a wonderfully clicking minilogue + 2 Volcas up your ass for the same price? Or a used Juno 106 or a Mopho x 4 or whatsnot????
Research has shown that infants start to cry if they hear a patch from an VA synth while they almost smile their faces out of shape if it is from an analog synth.
What a bizarre choice you are displaying here
FWIW: I'd go for King Korg, if for nothing else then the look of it. Eye candy to me...and it sounds just like...well...Korgish the right way.
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- KVRAF
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- 2268 posts since 9 Mar, 2009 from Copenhagen, Denmark
Is this a joke? Hope it is....if not....seek help or at least work on your social skills.
(and FYI Minilogue didn't exist at the time of launching the thread)
(and FYI Minilogue didn't exist at the time of launching the thread)
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- KVRAF
- 9150 posts since 7 Oct, 2005
Have you forgotten taking your medicine again?IncarnateX wrote:"KingKorg vs. Studiologic Sledge 2.0"
WTF? WTF? WTF? What kind of utterly wierd and flamebaiting question is this?
NONE OF THEM ARE ANALOGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent you noticed or are you just trolling? Who the livingbloodyfuck would spent a minor fortune on these synths when you can have a wonderfully clicking minilogue + 2 Volcas up your ass for the same price? Or a used Juno 106 or a Mopho x 4 or whatsnot????
Research has shown that infants start to cry if they hear a patch from an VA synth while they almost smile their faces out of shape if it is from an analog synth.
What a bizarre choice you are displaying here
FWIW: I'd go for King Korg, if for nothing else then the look of it. Eye candy to me...and it sounds just like...well...Korgish the right way.
Using: Cubase Pro 15, Bitwig 5, Tascam US-4x4HR, MODX6, DM12D, LaunchKey 49, Yamaha guitar(Pacifica 612v) and bass (BB234) and some virtual instruments and synths.
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- KVRAF
- 1676 posts since 17 Dec, 2002 from Yorkshire
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- KVRAF
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I think there are more than one disorder!bronxsound wrote:there's no meds for MCD - Minilogue Click Disorder yet unfortunately
Using: Cubase Pro 15, Bitwig 5, Tascam US-4x4HR, MODX6, DM12D, LaunchKey 49, Yamaha guitar(Pacifica 612v) and bass (BB234) and some virtual instruments and synths.
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eh...actually yes, but that is irrelevant.EnGee wrote:Have you forgotten taking your medicine again?
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Are you accusing me of lying about infants just to be funny?K-Bee wrote:Is this a joke?
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And FYI I have excellent social skills. I say so myself.K-Bee wrote:work on your social skills.
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david.beholder david.beholder https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=159839
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- 1914 posts since 13 Sep, 2007
Yes but even with click minilogue sounds betterbronxsound wrote:there's no meds for MCD - Minilogue Click Disorder yet unfortunately
Murderous duck!
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- KVRist
- 50 posts since 28 Feb, 2004
Jeez, what happened to this thread in 24 hours? Maybe I shouldnt have resurrected it. 
I went ahead and bought the Sledge. I did consider the Minilogue, but my guess is that Korg will come out with a big brother at some point. Besides, competitors like Roland and Yamaha must be contemplating something to compete - I dont think the System-1 or the Reface stuff does.
Then again if I wait long enough, someone will bring out a synth with 1024 note polyphony, 256 note multitimbres, analog and any digital synth type you can think of
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I went ahead and bought the Sledge. I did consider the Minilogue, but my guess is that Korg will come out with a big brother at some point. Besides, competitors like Roland and Yamaha must be contemplating something to compete - I dont think the System-1 or the Reface stuff does.Then again if I wait long enough, someone will bring out a synth with 1024 note polyphony, 256 note multitimbres, analog and any digital synth type you can think of
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- KVRAF
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- 2268 posts since 9 Mar, 2009 from Copenhagen, Denmark
Let us know about the Sledge. I'm not buying mor synths now, but I'm still interested in knowing about it 
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- KVRist
- 50 posts since 28 Feb, 2004
Ok so I went nuts. I bought both the Sledge 2 (sight unseen) and the Novation MiniNova.
No sense in comparing anything other than sound between these two. because everything about them is completely different.
Unboxing the Mininova was a much more pleasant affair. The box itself was flashy and came packaged inside a box inside another box. Yup, 2 brown boxes outside the Mininova box itself. The synth had little protective plastic film on the screen and a few other areas, and it came with a manual (well, sort-of).
I fired it up and the sounds were good - mediocre for the most part, but some juicy sounds also. The vocoder is a blast to play with. Installed the software and other goodies, updated the firmware, and downloaded 2 64-patch Supernova banks into bank C. Now we're talking - lots of great sounds there that really show off the engine. No, it's not analog, but the sound is definitely above par when it comes to VA. Downloading the free patches (about 7 or 8 banks worth) shows off way more than the defaults.
The keyboard is a cheap little mini-key thing, which I quite like for mini-keys, but the whole synth itself feels quite sturdy. Nice meaty buttons, lots of controls for performance - solid.
In contrast, unboxing the Sledge was quite disappointing. What I thought was an outer box for shipping, turned out to be the Sledge 2.0 box itself - An ugly brown packing box with massive staples, and dismissive labelling for the Sledge. There was nothing inviting about it. In the box was the synth (packaged well) and a StudioLogic CD. Now Yellow is not in my top 10 colors, but it sure does look pretty on this synth, in an ugly sort-of way. The keyboard is probably the 2nd best feel of any I have owned (behind the E-Mu EIV keys), and although the unit it plastic, it is very tough - what I refer to as "tank" plastic. Buttons and knobs are also big and present, and don't feel weak or cheap.
Now the sound ... at first very underwhelming. The default patches showcase absolutely nothing - horrible!! I ran through the patches quite quickly and I don't think I even saw one that used the OSC-Sync option, which is a crime! A few minutes of tweaking though, and you can tell that nice meaty growls and squeals lie in wait. I was much more impressed after a few tweaks, but that self-oscillating resonant filter screams so watch the speakers!
I'm gonna need to tweak this more but it does sound good.
Take that for what it's worth.
No sense in comparing anything other than sound between these two. because everything about them is completely different.
Unboxing the Mininova was a much more pleasant affair. The box itself was flashy and came packaged inside a box inside another box. Yup, 2 brown boxes outside the Mininova box itself. The synth had little protective plastic film on the screen and a few other areas, and it came with a manual (well, sort-of).
I fired it up and the sounds were good - mediocre for the most part, but some juicy sounds also. The vocoder is a blast to play with. Installed the software and other goodies, updated the firmware, and downloaded 2 64-patch Supernova banks into bank C. Now we're talking - lots of great sounds there that really show off the engine. No, it's not analog, but the sound is definitely above par when it comes to VA. Downloading the free patches (about 7 or 8 banks worth) shows off way more than the defaults.
The keyboard is a cheap little mini-key thing, which I quite like for mini-keys, but the whole synth itself feels quite sturdy. Nice meaty buttons, lots of controls for performance - solid.
In contrast, unboxing the Sledge was quite disappointing. What I thought was an outer box for shipping, turned out to be the Sledge 2.0 box itself - An ugly brown packing box with massive staples, and dismissive labelling for the Sledge. There was nothing inviting about it. In the box was the synth (packaged well) and a StudioLogic CD. Now Yellow is not in my top 10 colors, but it sure does look pretty on this synth, in an ugly sort-of way
. The keyboard is probably the 2nd best feel of any I have owned (behind the E-Mu EIV keys), and although the unit it plastic, it is very tough - what I refer to as "tank" plastic. Buttons and knobs are also big and present, and don't feel weak or cheap.Now the sound ... at first very underwhelming. The default patches showcase absolutely nothing - horrible!! I ran through the patches quite quickly and I don't think I even saw one that used the OSC-Sync option, which is a crime! A few minutes of tweaking though, and you can tell that nice meaty growls and squeals lie in wait. I was much more impressed after a few tweaks, but that self-oscillating resonant filter screams so watch the speakers!
I'm gonna need to tweak this more but it does sound good.
Take that for what it's worth.
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- KVRAF
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- 2268 posts since 9 Mar, 2009 from Copenhagen, Denmark
That's pretty much how I'd describe the M-Audio Venom. Nothing to write home about, until you dig deeper into the possibilities.Now the sound ... at first very underwhelming. The default patches showcase absolutely nothing - horrible!! I ran through the patches quite quickly and I don't think I even saw one that used the OSC-Sync option, which is a crime! A few minutes of tweaking though, and you can tell that nice meaty growls and squeals lie in wait. I was much more impressed after a few tweaks, but that self-oscillating resonant filter screams so watch the speakers!
Funnily, I thought some of the Sledge presets sounded good. According the the Youtube videos at lease