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billysynth1 wrote:I think Prophet 12 wins hands down...

Billy

Of course the Prophet 12 wins by a mile but it's in a different class. How does KK stack up against something more in its class like the GAIA or UltraNova?

So far my preference would be the UltraNova. I have EXB-RADIAS in an M3 and although I haven't had a chance to play the KK or hear much of it the KK just doesn't impress me at that price.

Somebody lost a bet while having to decide who gets to pick the name "King"Korg?

The successor shall be KorgZilla?

Bald Eagle wrote:

billysynth1 wrote:I think Prophet 12 wins hands down...

Billy

Of course the Prophet 12 wins by a mile but it's in a different class. How does KK stack up against something more in its class like the GAIA or UltraNova?

So far my preference would be the UltraNova. I have EXB-RADIAS in an M3 and although I haven't had a chance to play the KK or hear much of it the KK just doesn't impress me at that price.

With aftertouch, three lfos, five envelopes, decent performance controls and a host of other usable features at 1/3 the price, the UltraNova looks better value on paper. Does it sound as good? Only time will tell.

Sonic State KingKorg first look video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnu5uR9VRcU

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2013/01/ ... org-video/


OK, so did you guys catch what he said-
"....BUT ON THE FORUMS, PEOPLE WERE GOING AHH MAN, I WISH THEY WOULD BRING OUT A SYNTHESIZER".

So, Korg, thanks for actually being here and listening to us!!!!

How about and update for the SV-1!!!!!

AHH MAN, I WISH THEY WOULD BRING OUT A BOX THAT SHITS £20 NOTES!

They'd probably just make it fire out monopoly money.

Korg must have some crazy people in key positions. That's my best guess. Maybe it's the radiation exposure. Chernobyl's biggest public impact was actually on mental health.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18049228

Somehow, some way, nobody told them that KingKorg has no clothes. I can't see how anyone can conduct an entire interview about KingKorg with a straight face. This is a New Coke moment.

and what is with the LED glowing out the backside of the logo- another oddity besides the name itself

and what is with the LED glowing out the backside of the logo- another oddity besides the name itself

Seems someone in KORG is watching too many movies.

King Korg = King Kong.

Glowing KORG Eye = Glowing Borg Eye.




Sharp.

They Should've called it Locutus or Borg.

As usual, I think you naysayers are too infatuated with your own disdain.

I think this is a great follow up to the Radias. Decent oscillator features - and three of them, modeled vintage filters, a reasonable range of effects and controls that aren't quite as cluttered as on the Radias. Plus a tube stage for actual analog distortion with nice EVEN ORDERED harmonics, thank you.

Softsynths are nice and all, but they sound too samey to me, outside of OP-X, Diva and Omnisphere - I know, it's more of a virtual everything synth, but I'm just sayin'. Reaktor is neat, FM8 is FM, but after that, it's kind of a swamp of generalness. And all with that in-the-box sound which leeches even more individual character out of them. All in my not so humble opinion of course, but true nonetheless.

Why modeled filters? Why are they in Diva and other softies? Because people want them. They give us the flavor of these old behemoths. Which by the way ARE old, in need of periodic maintenance and are dying off slowly but surely. And are expensive as hell. Priced a Jupiter-8 lately? Be ready to write a bigger check than for a new Prophet-12. The KK gives you a Moogy sound, and seems pretty juicy and realistic from the videos, for a bit over one-third the price of a Voyager. And is polyphonic. It's half or less the price of an OB-8, has more polyphony and OSCs, and includes effects. It has more modulation options than any analog synth this side of a real modular, and lets you save patches. While I've bumped into the mod patching limit on the Kronos on occasion, I have yet to on the Radias, which is very similar to the KK. Plus, it has CV/gate out, so you should be able to link it to an Electribe, or the new MS-20. Well, the MS does have MIDI, but that patch panel might give you a few more options to play with.

I would certainly recommend this to someone in search of a new hardware synth. It has a solid expressive sound, a few samples in it if you're so inclined, lots of options and three oscillators for a big sound, and is less than half the price of a Prophet-12 with more features and polyphony.

The Prophet-12 is definitely the one to beat, but on a budget, the King KORG really is kind of a Kong, regardless of what some people think of it.

synthguy wrote:As usual, I think you naysayers are too infatuated with your own disdain.

But would you personally lay out $1,299 plus tax/shipping for one? Ultimately, that's what it comes down to. That's at least $600 more than I think it's worth. Your mileage may vary.

javaj wrote:and what is with the LED glowing out the backside of the logo- another oddity besides the name itself

It's obviously a nipple piercing!

I like it but wood rather save double and be closer to a Kronos. I do t understand the hate it seems to be getting, granted synths are still new to me, but it seems like a nice synth.

synthguy wrote:It has a solid expressive sound, a few samples in it if you're so inclined, lots of options and three oscillators for a big sound, and is less than half the price of a Prophet-12 with more features and polyphony.

The KK has 24 osc's, whereas the Prophet 12 has 48 osc's excluding the sub osc. The KK is no bargain.

The KK is a watered-down version of the Radias. Nothing more, nothing less. A used Radias is cheaper and offers more synth power & more knobs than the KK.