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Features the same classic analog filter found in the legendary Korg MS-10 & MS-20 Filter any external source using the audio input jack Inspiring, easy-to-play ribbon keyboard Intuitive, fun-to-tweak controls Full-fledged, true analog synthesizer: VCO, VCF, LFO LFO can modulate either pitch of filter cutoff LFO Rate knob features cool LED visual indicator. Battery operation and palmtop size equals true portability Internal speaker/headphone jack lets you enjoy the sound anywhere - alone or with friends!
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
It's a small sturdy box with a touch sensitive strip - those keys are just printed on it as a guide. The five pots (knobs) are small but turn smoothly and feel solid. Remaining are a volume dial, a three way switch and two 3.5mm ipod size audio jacks, one for aux audio in and one for headphones out, there's also a speaker. In black and white with some curved and some square edges it looks very stylish and a bit retro.
It's a simple analogue synth. A continuous sawtooth tone is generated when you press on the strip - the strip covers an octave and a bit and can be adjusted over a wide range of frequencies using the pitch pot. The tone is fed into a low pass filter, it's cutoff point adjustable with one of the pots and the aggressiveness of it's resonance with another. This filter is also applied to any sound coming in from the aux in, although when using an aux a high filter resonance will lead to hissing.
Lastly there's a low frequency sawtooth oscillator which can be used to affect the filter cutoff point or the tone pitch, the LFO rate and intensity are adjusted with the final two pots - there's a red led that pulses warmly each time the LFO ticks over.
This is my first analogue synth or filter and it's different from any software synth or filter I've used - richer and far more interesting to tweak around. It makes Forbidden Planet style sounds from sonorous sci-fi engine to resonant howling. The LFO also makes for lovely pulsing bass and even kick drum noises.
It isn't a great way to make a melody, it is possible to get the right pitch using a stylus (not included) as the width of the keys is less than half the width of a finger and you must hit the centre of each key. There's no way to fix the LFO to a BPM and it's retriggered each time you press the keyboard strip so don't expect to be able to accurately synchronise it with any external tempo.
If you are adventurous with a soldering iron there are a few people out there who have published guides to allow the unit to be controlled by an external voltage - there's even one to add midi support. I've not tried them.
I loved the kaossilator (Korg Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer - Yellow Case) and while the monotron isn't quite as engrossing is it small, fun, cheap...ish at 1/2 the price of the kaossilator and of high build quality - I'm finding it a fascinating introduction to analogue synths.
It's a simple analogue synth. A continuous sawtooth tone is generated when you press on the strip - the strip covers an octave and a bit and can be adjusted over a wide range of frequencies using the pitch pot. The tone is fed into a low pass filter, it's cutoff point adjustable with one of the pots and the aggressiveness of it's resonance with another. This filter is also applied to any sound coming in from the aux in, although when using an aux a high filter resonance will lead to hissing.
Lastly there's a low frequency sawtooth oscillator which can be used to affect the filter cutoff point or the tone pitch, the LFO rate and intensity are adjusted with the final two pots - there's a red led that pulses warmly each time the LFO ticks over.
This is my first analogue synth or filter and it's different from any software synth or filter I've used - richer and far more interesting to tweak around. It makes Forbidden Planet style sounds from sonorous sci-fi engine to resonant howling. The LFO also makes for lovely pulsing bass and even kick drum noises.
It isn't a great way to make a melody, it is possible to get the right pitch using a stylus (not included) as the width of the keys is less than half the width of a finger and you must hit the centre of each key. There's no way to fix the LFO to a BPM and it's retriggered each time you press the keyboard strip so don't expect to be able to accurately synchronise it with any external tempo.
If you are adventurous with a soldering iron there are a few people out there who have published guides to allow the unit to be controlled by an external voltage - there's even one to add midi support. I've not tried them.
I loved the kaossilator (Korg Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer - Yellow Case) and while the monotron isn't quite as engrossing is it small, fun, cheap...ish at 1/2 the price of the kaossilator and of high build quality - I'm finding it a fascinating introduction to analogue synths.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Bought at Amazons suggestion when searching for a replacement for my Theremin, I was sort of expecting a stylophone with knobs on (literally), but was pleasantly surprised to get all that and more.
As the description says it's a basic oscillator circuit with an LFO that can be switched to either the pitch control or the filter. The note is controlled by a touchpad which is nice for smooth glissandos but makes actually staying in tune without a stylus (I use a plectrum) and a steady hand nigh impossible (much like a theremin I suppose).
For all its simplicity the range of sounds available is amazing, from simple beepy-boopy sounds to surprisingly complex, sweeping textures. Going way past the "useful" ranges of the LFO and filter produces some really amazing (and some amazingly bad) weird harmonics and overtones too.
Plugging in a sound source lets you use the filter (either with or without the LFO) to modify other sounds (simple synth loops work best, but you get interesting effects from drums and other more complex sounds too).
All in all - if you like your old-school sounds, or just like having knobs to twiddle, this is a brilliant little toy that you might even find some use for as a serious tool...
As the description says it's a basic oscillator circuit with an LFO that can be switched to either the pitch control or the filter. The note is controlled by a touchpad which is nice for smooth glissandos but makes actually staying in tune without a stylus (I use a plectrum) and a steady hand nigh impossible (much like a theremin I suppose).
For all its simplicity the range of sounds available is amazing, from simple beepy-boopy sounds to surprisingly complex, sweeping textures. Going way past the "useful" ranges of the LFO and filter produces some really amazing (and some amazingly bad) weird harmonics and overtones too.
Plugging in a sound source lets you use the filter (either with or without the LFO) to modify other sounds (simple synth loops work best, but you get interesting effects from drums and other more complex sounds too).
All in all - if you like your old-school sounds, or just like having knobs to twiddle, this is a brilliant little toy that you might even find some use for as a serious tool...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
There two ways to look at the Korg Monotron.
On one hand, you could get a true analogue synthesizer (with VCO, LFO, VCF control) that fits in your backpack easily for £40+. But on the other, £40+ is a lot of money to get a small little box that generates sounds. Some people call it a toy, but this is a very sophisticated one. A well trained ear may find the Analogue synth to have a fatter, richer sound than a digital one, but personally, I only care about the sounds it makes to satisfy my fetish for synthesized noise.
Also, this is my first synthesizer and I feel the Korg Monotron is a great introduction for me to learn how to manipulate the waveform to my liking. The keys are just their for aesthetics, it is pretty difficult to play a tune with it.
Another feature the Monotron has is the ability to be used as a filter. Just simply plug in a sound source into the Monotron and you can manipulate and bend the sound via the knobs. This such feature is enough to be considered as a tool for the creative musicians.
On one hand, you could get a true analogue synthesizer (with VCO, LFO, VCF control) that fits in your backpack easily for £40+. But on the other, £40+ is a lot of money to get a small little box that generates sounds. Some people call it a toy, but this is a very sophisticated one. A well trained ear may find the Analogue synth to have a fatter, richer sound than a digital one, but personally, I only care about the sounds it makes to satisfy my fetish for synthesized noise.
Also, this is my first synthesizer and I feel the Korg Monotron is a great introduction for me to learn how to manipulate the waveform to my liking. The keys are just their for aesthetics, it is pretty difficult to play a tune with it.
Another feature the Monotron has is the ability to be used as a filter. Just simply plug in a sound source into the Monotron and you can manipulate and bend the sound via the knobs. This such feature is enough to be considered as a tool for the creative musicians.
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