microKORG vs microKORG XL
Two great synths, but which is best? Let’s find out!
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Two great synths, but which is best? Let’s find out!
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Do you have a hand that’s not actual sized?
awesome review! microkorg wins! xl looks good but would die quickly on a tour with me haha.
Great review mate. Absolutely helpful!
@mrjdeee The USB on the XL is just for MIDI in and out (and communication with the Mac/PC editor). Audio is limited to the analogue outputs.
Does the USB-port on the Microkorg XL transfer sound as well? Or does it transfer just midi-signals?
Nice video good sir. Been using the ole original for a while but after watching this I really want to get the XL…….the editing can be a pain in the ass sometimes with the ole original
Great Video, exaclty what I was lookin for.. Thanks mate!
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I didn’t know you had a hand that wasn’t actual size…
@MuLt1hAcKeR Thanks. I’m trying to get a review of the Novation Ultranova up at the moment but I haven’t had a moment to film it yet.
ty for the awesome review man, keep it up
Thanks a ton. I’ve only ever gotten a chance to play with the original MicroKorg and am considering buying one now, but I wasn’t sure which version to go with. I think I’m going to go with the XL.
@horganator thanx so much, I ll keep my eyes open for a good bargain. at the moment, theres a micro x beilg sold around my place for 300 euros which is a considerably fair price. do you have any idea about this one comparing to mikrokorg? thanx again
@akypar They’re both good for trance, house and D&B sounds, but if you want purely synth sounds, the original is more focussed in that area.
@Barefoot67 Yes, you can record the MIDI data of your keypresses and knob twiddles into a sequencer for editing on a piano roll display, as well as recording the audio output.
hello korg lovers
thanx for the tutorial horganator! question,
very small-experience with keys (Im a bass player) , recently bought KAOSSIL. PRO but already decided to keep it just for looping cause of the lack of keys. for s’one interested in making electronic music (trance, house, DnB etc), which one offers better/more appropriate sounds? I wouldnt be interested in brass for example.. would be grateful to anyone replying..thanx
great review, when you record with it is it then limited to audio only or can you record the sounds as midi and edit them in piano roll?
@stochastikos No, not on its own. It doesn’t have any recording functions and it’s not multi-timbral (well, technically it’s bi-timbral) so it wouldn’t be able to layer up different sounds and play them at the same time.
Can the microKORG/XL record, loop and overdub in a live setting?
Not that I want to confuse the issue at all, but today I got a Novation Ultranova and first impressions are very good. I hope to get a video review of it up on this channel soon.
ok.. I got a steinberg interface, just cant figure out how to record in sequel.. Anyway thank you for the headsup. Im gonna buy a KORG microkrog or XL
@nahojohan1 You need to record it from the audio outputs. These could go direct into your computer’s audio input, via an audio interface (for better sound quality), into a mixer or straight into a dedicated audio recorder.
The XL’s USB connection is just for MIDI data, including sound editing from a computer. The XL doesn’t send any digital audio via USB, so you would record that in exactly the same ways as above.
thank you. Thing is, how do I record the sounds and export to wave if it doesn´t have a usb? I guess I´ll buy the XL.. I haven´t quite decided yet
@horganator Thanks. Was just wondering. I want to get the XL and just want to check. The cutoff switch looks like a great feature. Thanks for the quick reply.
@21Placebo Hi, yes, it has a cutoff control for the filter. You can use this to filter the internal sounds or any sounds you feed to the audio input.
Hi horganator thanks for the vid. Does the MicroKorg XL have a cutoff switch or something like it, because ive seen some cool sounds with that being used. Does the XL work well with Pro Tools?