Ive made a bunch of different kinds of epiano patches since that one. Currently totals over 100 original patches for the microkorg xl. That was a huge deal with me because most of the similar models that i have used in the past did not have a sequencer on it. Most of them are inspired by some great sounds for the korg m1 synthesizer. Been looking for a while and i cant seem to find anything anywhere on the internet. Korg produced and distributed three different series of rom cards for their m1 synths. This new microkorg midi editor is the latest to continue this trend and were told is the first vst plugin editor controller for the legendary synth microkorg. While the rhodes was initially introduced in the late 60s, made famous by billy prestons playing on the beatles get back, it really belonged to the 1970s the first real champion of the instrument was miles davis, who put herbie hancock, chick corea and keith jarrett on the instrument in his early 70s fusion bands, which became massively popular. Rhodes, best known for its electric pianos released the chroma and chroma polaris as their premiere analog synthesizers. They dont even begin to hint at what this synth is capable of. Vintage used keyboards, electric pianos, organs, drum machines, synthesizers for sale. Mark ii tend to be a bit cheaper but often play better.
Emu proteus 2000, arp odyssey, mini moog, fender rhodes, korg micro preset, yamaha cs20m, farifsa polychrome, casio fz. I dont know what all the actual settings for these presets are though. The famous fender rhodes mark ii stage 73 electric piano. The microkorg sound editor allows you to name each patch, even though the microkorg itself does not display these names. We would like to hear from any sound designers who have the knowledge and experience to design professional quality sounds using different synthesis engines and workstations and would like to make them available for purchase under the synthonia brand. The microkorg xl looks something like a mini fender rhodes piano. Play and tweak as needed, then save the new sound using the write button. So i was very curious has to how good the sequencer actually was on the korg microstation. My particular rhodes had a very heavy action and had lots of bass tones. The korg microkorg delivers the quality sounds and features you expect from korg at a price that will astound you.
Free korg microkorg custom patches for personal or commercial use. Im guessing you need a midi inout connected to use it. Rhodez by dsk is an open piano synth grounded on the fender rhodes. It also gives choice with a micro detuner and an amp cover. The factory presets it ships with, however, are dated, tacky, and thinsounding. Im the guy who made one of those rhodes patches that was mentioned up there. The presentation of these ads only created confusion about the future of the rhodes product line.
Time to update that microkorg with 128 brand new 16th anniversary cuckoo sounds. So instead of recording the sound of a piano they create a computer model of how sound is generated when a mallet hits a tine. Basic sound synthesis with the ensoniq asr10 duration. All were created from init patches and made to emulate various synths the first is an emulation of a poly800 ii patch i created patch 1 reapers main synth. The microkorg uses dsp technology to emulate the sounds of an analog synthesizer using firmware, and is based around the same engine found in the korg ms2000. Korg 05rw technical info and sound demo korg 05rw technical data. Thanks to the korgs stereo splits, he runs the upper keyboard through a rotating speaker hammond style, but runs the lower keyboard dry, straight into a keyboard or bass amp. Korg microkxr is an audiounit and vst editor librarian plugin to control 1st gen korg microkorg hardware synthesizer right from your daw this plugin works as audiounit andor vst plugin in all daws.
Here are 3 patches used by my synthwave band reapers. Brands such as alesis, casio, emu proteus, hammond m3 organ same as a hammond b3 without presets, korg t1, korg x5d, rhodes suitcase 88 electric piano, roland junod, jx3p pg200, univox, wurlitzer, yamaha psr540, psr1100, yamaha rx. The synth engine provides the classic sine, saw, or pulse waveforms. These 128 custom sounds from korg usa are truly a micro makeover, pushing the powerful microkorg analog modeling engine to deliver a fresh and wild collection of leads, basses, atmospheric textures, arpeggiations, motions synths, rhythmic grooves and much, much more to explore. The summit offers 16 modulation slots per patch and an abundance of mod sources. This is generated with a pair of multifunction oscillators. Having fun with an alterd fender rhodes patch on the ensoniq asr10 sampler. Trying to find the pc sound editor for the microkorg.
Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of korg sound modules at guitar center. The tone generator features the same dsp analog modeling system as the ms2000 which has been acclaimed by musicians for its warmth and broad range of sounds. The fundamental unit of sound is, in korgs terminology, a timbre. All were created from init patches and made to emulate various synths the first is an emulation of a poly800 ii patch i created patch 1.
Best fender rhodes patch in xpand2 home recording forums. Synthcloud is an online resource dedicated to all keyboard players and developers of applications for electronic musical instruments. In your m3r you have a potentially very powerful synthesizer a hybrid of the m1 and the t123. A mate of mine has an mk and i dont think he has ever used the editor. The patches are derived from the korg ios application ims20 giving a nice graphical view of the ms20 panel thus making it easier to set up. In addition to editing and creating new sounds, this software allows you to create libraries of individual patches, full loads of custom sounds, and even global settings. Running the mk xl editor as a plugin enables you to control your. Fender rhodes sounds 14 most recent oldest shortest duration longest duration any length 2 sec 2 sec 5 sec 5 sec 20 sec 20 sec 1 min 1 min all libraries bobby cole 0. Something preferably explaining the obvious basics and helping you develop your custom synth sounds. It was the first digital synth capable of reproducing a convincingly analog sound. We did not forgot the jazzyfunkyrock famous instruments.
With a wide array of powerful bass sounds to choose from, this pack is suitable for any genre of music production and will take your music to the. Select any preset on the microkorg, then send the sysex data from the patches here using a midi system exclusive utility for your computer. I have some recent ones that are more 80s sounding. These wurlitzer and rhodesstyle electric piano patches are included in my bank of over 140 patches for the korg minilogue. Some are from the cookbook, some are from youtube videos and other places. Roland tb303, alpha juno, juno 60, jp8000, korg mono poly, clavia nord lead 2. Korg intros new free microkorg sound bank synthtopia. Warsaw poland enjoy patch 1 dreamy keys voice syt sgl ply pitch. Free vst emulations of famous synths hardware blogosaur. Fender rhodes mkii 73, and wurlitzer a200 electric piano. Most restored refurbished with a warranty and ready to go. The affordable, travelfriendly, microkorg is by far the most popular synthesizer of the last decadeandahalf.
For creating patches an editor would do nicely, that was one of the reasons i never picked one up. I remember playing other rhodes they all sounded different and played different. The korg microstation micro has a built in sequencer on it. Essential if you plan to do funkjazz, deep house, or any soulul music. Two timbres can be combined to create a fouroscillator layer. With its unmistakably unique exterior and its inimitable sound, the korg microkorg set the standard for analog modeling synthesizers. The rhodes piano is an electric piano invented by harold rhodes, which became popular in. I was curious what kind of rhodes sound you guys are ideally looking for. In use everywhere from bedroom studios to the biggest stages, the microkorg synthesizer vocoder delivers powerful sound and functionality in a compact package. Its a rompler vst tool with a builtin velocity response. I never played a dyno modified rhodes, but i think that they were a vast improvement. A place to share patches for the korg microkorg reddit. To get the desired guitarsound, lightly adjust the modwheel to adjust the level of gain. The korg microkorg boasts the same dualoscillator dsp synthesis engine found in korgs critically acclaimed ms2000 and offers a wider selection of waveforms than almost any other.
Altered fender rhodes patch via ensoniq asr10 feat. The korg ms2000 has fairly accurate, yet very cool sounding jazz organesque, organ bass, and combo organesque presets. Nice, fm, glassy, metallic, tingy i add an analog filter for a little warmer tone and round it out, take a little of the highs out lpf, a littl. If you have to go even cheaper, get almost any old secondhand keyboard and put the ep or rhodes sound through a cheap chorus tremolo pedal and learn to play it like a rhodes. How to save patches on my microkorg without overwriting. Low, high, suitcase high, suitcase low, dry, and fender rhodes. Honestly, nothing really touches the rom4 for the k26 series. The patch should load in audition mode on the microkorg. The electronic piano sounded nothing like a real rhodes, and to put harolds name on it was an insult. Its also a remote and sound editor that provides easy access to all the main parameters on the microkorg synth. To get the latest support information for your korg product, simply click on the select product drop down menu below and choose your product. For me and what ive read from others too the tx81z is great.
This sound was emulated by the yamaha dx7 with a patch known as the. Our royalty free music samples come from artists, producers and instrumentalists across the globe, ensuring you get the best loops played and recorded at. Natural touch minikeyboard microkey 25 25 keys controllers. So what i deduce from the above is that yes, a microkorg should be able to produce workable, if not 100% accurate, organ sounds. Download the demo today, read the setup guide and give it a go, it will be worth it. Korgs latest keyboard blurs the boundaries between their affordable micro range and their pro workstations. Minilogue electric pianos patches by thoracius youtube. Adam uses one of them korg bx3 drawbar synths from about a decade ago there was also a korg by the same name back in the late 70s, too. Best fender rhodes patch in xpand2 sign in to disable this ad what are some of you guys best presets for getting a fender rhodes sound using xpand2, there are so many patches but none of them sound quite right to me any ideas. A direct result of that collaboration is that the prophet x has some beautiful piano voices. The sound engine is taken from the ms2000 which came out in the year 2000. Pianos and organs i have programmed on a microkorg. Originally posted by fooddude i wonder what the best cheapest hardware rhodes emulation is out there.
Our support system is a treasure trove of knowledge providing owners manuals, easy start guides, faqs, os upgrades, usb drivers, bonus sound data and. The chroma had 16 voices with 1 oscillator per voice or 8 voices with 2 oscvoice, a 64note velocity sensitive weighted keyboard, and a very complicated but powerful synthesis design. The korg microkorg has been on the market 15 years and is, amazingly, still a top seller. The microkorg is a serious yet compact synthesizer with a strong personality, designed to give you the true enjoyment of creating sounds. Vintage and used keyboards, electric pianos, organs, drum. Korg has released a new free soundbank for the microkorg synthesizer heres what they have to say about it. When harold rhodes became aware of the advertising campaign surrounding this synth, he was furious. The rhodes in the pc2me series are great samples, but the ones in rom4 are newer, much more realistic, and take some kick ass advantage of the whole of vast and kdfx plus all the realtime control that the k26 offers to make those base samples sound like just about any rhodes you would want from your basic clean rhodes sound to spot. Indeed, much of the microstations functionality echoes korgs impressive m50 but at around half the price. The microstation is the latest addition to korgs micro range, and to their illustrious line of synth workstations. Microkorg 70s electric pianos and organs custom patches.
Long story short the rhodes pianos in my motif xf sound way better than the one that i owned. Korg have dubbed the sv1s sound generator rxreal experience technology, because it steps beyond the usual samples and effects to include an additional layer containing the noises that often accompany the principal sounds. Originally released in 2002 lounge lizard is based on physical modelling rather than the more common sample based emulations. Ms20 patch book a collection of new sounds to program on. In 1959, fender began marketing the piano bass, a cutdown version. Its pretty ubiquitous on stages of local clubs do to its low price, flexibility and wide spread availability at music stores and online retailers. You have the tools, so spend some time with it and try make it instead.