The Korg microKorg 2, the company’s sequel to its best-selling microKorg minisynth, is now available, priced at about $550 USD.
In his latest loopop video, synth expert Ziv Eliraz the compact beast, offering an in-depth look at the synth and its capabilities, lots of audio demos, and finally his pros and cons. He cites the looper, the vocal processing, bitimbral support, ease of use and deep synthesis options as pros, and the pots, lack of spacious reverb, lack of sequencer and lack of save option for loops as cons.
Check out the microKorg 2 review and share your thoughts on it in the comments!
Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Overview
5:25 I/O
6:40 Keys
7:05 Osc shapes
9:35 Cross mod
10:25 Noise
11:10 Filter
13:10 Envelopes
14:10 LFOs
15:45 Patches
17:00 Effects
17:20 Routing
17:45 Mod FX
19:40 Delays
20:50 Reverbs
22:25 EQ
22:55 Arp
24:20 Looper
27:05 Vocal proc
28:00 Vocoder
29:40 Hard tune
30:45 Harmonizer
31:35 Voice params
32:45 Trophies
33:25 Global params
33:45 Pros & cons
37:40 Live looping
38:55 Outro 2
I know this is something of a budget synth, but I think it deserves a slightly bigger version. There’s a lot to like. I could go for a Hydrasynth thing, where there’s this mini version and then one that’s a step up. If you can live with the mini keys, this would still make a great top-of-a-stack choice.