Synth Porn : Korg is killing it again...

Synth Porn : Korg is killing it again...

My Wallet is Crying :(

Korg has always been my favorite manufacture of synthesizers and musical gizmos. They produce products that can hold it's own against other more professional equipment, and it's also reasonably priced. (Emphasis on 'reasonably', it's still not that cheap, then again music gear has never been cheap). Yesterday out of no-where Korg dropped their next three doodads, let's take a look...

1) Korg Minilogue XD Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer

The original Korg Minilogue has been a favorite with many musicians since it's release in 2016. It's a 4 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer that capable of many luscious sounds. The XD (See video to left) is pretty much an improvement and expansion on the original. This time with an added digital oscillator, sequencer and improved filter. This thing is no joke. 
I'm still in the market for an original Minilogue so I'm hoping the release of this one will drive down prices for them.

2) Volca Drum

The Korg Volca Drum is the one thing I'm not that excited about to be honest. However I will say this is a HUGE improvement over the alternative that is the Volca 'Beats'. I used to have a Volca 'Beats' and (although it was a quality machine) it was the weakest from the Volca range. So this is pretty much Korg making up for that.

I will say, sounds like you can get some pretty crazy rhythmic sounds out of this thing. However it's not quite for me.

3) Volca Modular

Just when I think Korg has surely ran out of ideas when it comes to the Volca range, they drop another little box of genius. I did not see this one coming! So the Volca Modular is special in that it essentially replicates a full on modular synth system. This is going to be highly desirable to a lot of people (including myself) as this is a great way to explore and learning about modular synth systems without the intimidation and price point of a real modular system. 

I just want to get one of these and spend hours plugging in all these little wires into different inputs/outputs and hearing what happens!