Korg Microkorg
£10/day
£30/week
THE KORG MICROKORG IS A COMPACT YET SURPRISINGLY POWERFUL ANALOG MODELING SYNTHESIZER AND VOCODER THAT HAS BEEN A GO-TO CHOICE FOR MUSICIANS SINCE ITS RELEASE IN 2002. BUILT AROUND THE SAME DSP ENGINE AS THE MS2000, IT DELIVERS A WIDE RANGE OF SOUNDS, FROM THICK BASSES AND WARM PADS TO SHARP LEADS AND EVOLVING TEXTURES. ITS DUAL-OSCILLATOR DESIGN OFFERS VARIOUS WAVEFORMS, INCLUDING CLASSIC ANALOG-STYLE SHAPES AND DIGITAL PCM-BASED SOUNDS, GIVING IT A UNIQUE HYBRID CHARACTER. THE SIGNATURE 8-BAND VOCODER, COMPLETE WITH A GOOSENECK MICROPHONE, ADDS EVEN MORE VERSATILITY, MAKING IT POPULAR FOR ROBOTIC VOCALS AND LUSH VOCAL TEXTURES. DESPITE ITS SMALL FOOTPRINT, THE MICROKORG PACKS SERIOUS SOUND-SHAPING POTENTIAL, WITH RESONANT MULTI-MODE FILTERS, TWO LFOS, AND AN INTUITIVE MODULATION MATRIX.
DESIGNED WITH PORTABILITY IN MIND, THE MICROKORG FEATURES A 37-KEY MINI KEYBOARD, FULL MIDI IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE OPTION TO RUN ON BATTERIES, MAKING IT PERFECT FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES AND MOBILE SETUPS. THE ARPEGGIATOR, WITH MULTIPLE RHYTHMIC PATTERNS, ADDS MOVEMENT TO SOUNDS, WHILE THE EASY-TO-NAVIGATE INTERFACE KEEPS PROGRAMMING STRAIGHTFORWARD, EVEN FOR BEGINNERS. ITS PRESET SYSTEM IS ORGANIZED BY GENRE, OFFERING INSTANT ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF CLASSIC AND MODERN TONES. OVER TWO DECADES LATER, THE MICROKORG REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING SYNTHESIZERS IN ITS CLASS, LOVED FOR ITS RICH, TWEAKABLE SOUNDS, COMPACT DESIGN, AND UNDENIABLE CHARACTER.
