Keys, Synths & Samplers

[Bernard]

Originally Posted by Gaul

Bi-timbral sounds better than mono-timbral, but still, too little for anything labeled "King" in 2012. Looks like suited for live playing rather than for multitimbral composing. Just an early conclusion and my 0,02$.

''King Kong, a giant movie monster resembling a colossal gorilla

His role varies, ranging from a rampaging monster to a tragic antihero''

Well with all their recent mini stuff a play on King Kong with that Empire State Building type in the Logo. I guess they see it as a colossal synth. I just hope it has a colossal roar

Appears to have flex keys in the entry level Krome style case. What looks to be three high-contrast OEL (Organic Electro luminescent) displays. Build wise a mixed bag, they are obviously trying to keep the price down but it will probably not have after touch.

It will be interesting to see what routing they have given it, if it is full on with what appears to be a fairly knobby interface then it should be fun with three OSC's. The multiple buttons under the display hint at some ARP functions, maybe they saw what CASIO did and added similar basic sequencing...

[noisetheorem]

King Kong: I giant shitty photoshop which will be forgotten more quickly than the Bahn Sage.

MS20 revival thingy: are you kidding me?

[donaldcrunk]

id be pretty alright with a mini key analog ms20 actually. love that synth.

KingKorg is simply the finest name for a synthesizer ever. neither look particularly real but who knows.


plus, where are the "LEAKED BY JEFF JEFFY" watermarks ?

[Casio Man]

[bruto]

Originally Posted by donaldcrunk

id be pretty alright with a mini key analog ms20 actually. love that synth.

KingKorg is simply the finest name for a synthesizer ever. neither look particularly real but who knows.


plus, where are the "LEAKED BY JEFF JEFFY" watermarks ?

Through the Monotron series, Korg has been developing analog technology for a few years. Now they take the same voice architecture and go full poly. So they're basically following DSI's R&D model instead of the 80s Japanese model of flagship>trickle down.

[cresshead]

Korg havn't done anything yet to re launch a real instrument that's analogue - i have all the monotrons...they're FUN but not usable instruments.

i wanna see that Korg Fat Lady SING.....come on korg...you're slacking and Arturia beat ya to the punch in 2012!

[zoink]

Originally Posted by cresshead

Korg havn't done anything yet to re launch a real instrument that's analogue - i have all the monotrons...they're FUN but not usable instruments.

i wanna see that Korg Fat Lady SING.....come on korg...you're slacking and Arturia beat ya to the punch in 2012!

[girevik]

A new version of the Korg MS-20 would be interesting to me too - I don't care if it won't sound exactly like a vintage MS-20. Some people think it will be a controller for the iMS-20 iPad app, but it does have its own 1/4" audio out. The minikeys wouldn't bother me either as I have enough keyboards with full size keys.

[midinut]

I got the new MF catalog in the mail a few days ago. It has Ray Kurzweil on the cover. In his interview he mentions a K3000. How far off do you think they are on that? From the way he described it, I'd say a few years yet. Interesting read.

[sani]

Originally Posted by midinut

It has Ray Kurzweil on the cover. In his interview he mentions a K3000. How far off do you think they are on that? From the way he described it, I'd say a few years yet. Interesting read.

Exactly. A couple of years. I'd say not less than three years.
Considering how long they needed to create a 64 Mb sample expansion, I can't imagine that they would need less time to completely refresh most part of the ROM and than add some new and fresh features into the OS and overall UI.

[girevik]

Originally Posted by donaldcrunk

id be pretty alright with a mini key analog ms20 actually. love that synth.

How about without MIDI.

[suitandtieguy]

Originally Posted by noisetheorem

King Kong: I giant shitty photoshop which will be forgotten more quickly than the Bahn Sage.

MS20 revival thingy: are you kidding me?

are you OK over there? you're talking like you need to punch a wall in the face.


i think this is extremely plausible, because it fits their MO.

you people all forget that the MS2000 was originally supposed to have a patch panel, but it was ditched for cost reasons. their monot-line has proven that simple analogue synths _can_ indeed sell. it's only a few engineering steps to take the work done on the Monotron and the work done on the Legacy Controller and put them together.

they have

1) case
2) 1v/oct VCO
3) MS20 VCF

everything to connect this together is simple and cheap. the tooling on that Legacy Controller case definitely at least matches or dwarfs it.

[Bernard]

[zoink]

Propellerheads announce VST support for Reason.

[girevik]

Originally Posted by Suit & Tie Guy

you people all forget that the MS2000 was originally supposed to have a patch panel, but it was ditched for cost reasons.

Whaddaya mean "you people"?



j/k

How could I forget what I never knew in the first place, lol! Interesting...

[donaldcrunk]

The more i think about this ms20 the more excited i get. My favorite monosynth ever actually getting reissued! Its ridiculous. I certainly hope its true. Imagine popping the standard side panels off, building new ones that would include a row of eurorack sitting on top of the synth holding something like the new Mattson sequencer plus some carefully chosen aids... Oh my goodness

[Bernard]

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/20...or/#more-46574

It is jolly nice of them to credit me... LOL

[Bernard]

[Robbins]

I hope for:
Some Waldorf Pulse 2 demo's.
News on the Stromberg.
A new next-gen Access Virus.
New announcement from John Bowen on a more affordable keyboard.
New FM synth from Yamaha.
New Analog synth from Korg.
A Simmons SDS clone Drum synth.
Cubasis for Mac & PC. (some people likes it simple).
Nord Modular 3rd gen.
Nord Lead 4/Wave 2
Kurzweil VA1 news.

If this list was to be fulfilled, it would go beyond Christmas.

[Bernard]

http://www.rolandconnect.com/

Not even a count down...