This little synth is fun for anyone to use. If you are in a band, there is almost always a way to fit this into your sound and add a whole new aspect. There is a very wide range of sounds for you to use, including the vocoder settings, which in my opinion are the most fun to mess with. The arpeggiator is also good and provides a unique variance on the factory sounds, which are also very customizable.

Steve

Cleveland, OH

I played one for a bout thirty minutes and wanted to purchase it right then and there...! afforable price for a great instrument!

Hippie Dave

Upland, Ca.

To me, this little beast is as close as virtual analog gets. Fat sound, killer arpeggiators, and a cool vocoder make this a versatile addition to any rig. Points off for small keys (MIDI it up) and limited polyphony, but the pros FAR outweigh the cons. You won't regret buying one.

Tim

Atlanta

Grimy and amazing!

Glitch

FL

I bought my microKorg almost 1 year ago. It was the first synthesizer I had ever used. At first, I honestly I had no idea what I was doing, but after a few months I got the hang of things and began to seriously appreciate the amount of power this syntheiszer has, especially compared to synthesizers in the past. It has some downfalls, such as limited FM capabilities (only for the sine wave, it's called "Cross Modulation" but it's really FM with a different name), an inability to tinker with the DGWS digital waveforms, only three waveforms for oscillator 2, only 3 effects, no choice of the level of distortion (either on or off, the level of distortion depends on the output level of the oscillators), only 128 spaces for programs (believe me, it doesn't take long to use them all up), and some minor stuff like the small keys and the 3 digit LCD readout. A majority of the oscillator waveforms sound good though, they are distinct from one another. The ring and sync modulations make very audible changes in the sound, and the phaser effect is the best I have ever heard. All other phasers I've used sound thin and obnoxious. The microKorg's phaser is deep, thick, and sounds amazing. The ability to process external audio and run it through effects and basic modulation is also a bonus feature, as well as the vocoder for making "robot"-like sounds. If you are going for a synth for trance, techno, house, or dance, this is a good keyboard. It is designed to make synthetic sounds. I make industrial music, and I am sometimes surprised at how harsh you can make it sound. It cannot make many realistic sounds, a lot of the digital waveforms sound really fake and cheesy, but I have been able to make a somewhat realistic electric piano and a very realistic organ sound with two of the DGWS waves. It doesn't matter if you do or don't know what you're doing, this synth is easy to learn how to use and it can make some killer sounds. I would recommend this keyboard to someone who is looking for an inexpensive (and small) addition to their studio, or is a first-time buyer and has no background in synthesis.

Nikolai

RVA

this moog-like synthesizer is badass. it covers a wide range of electronic music ive seen the neptunes (Pharell) use this and ive herd this on gwen stefani's cd. the only thing about it is no lcd display or menue it could help us out alot if you didnt have to turn knobs and and all but that makes it retro style i suppose. but the sounds are amazing not enough gain in the volume but those are the only complaints i have. but to sum this machine up i could write a whole album by using this and a drum machine

Malevolent

Va. Beach, VA

Killer bass and screaming leads plus a sweet vocoder. If you're doing any sort of electronica the microKORG is a must have! DStar

Anonymous

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I bought this as kind of a whim but I on't think I could ever write my music without it ever again. All the features and modes for this are so cool and it's so easy a caveman could do it.

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