51eFvY0JboL. SL500 Korg MicroKORG XL 37 key Protable Music Synthesizer

Korg MicroKORG XL 37-key Protable Music Synthesizer Overviews

Korg’s microKorg XL offers up to 128 sounds, from leads, basses, to arpeggios. The onboard external audio inputs gives you the ability to connect any audio source and use it as the waveform, and then process it with the microKORG XL’s synthesizer engine. Featuring 17 onboard effects from Korg’s KAOSS pad system, including reverbs, choruses, and decimation along with distortion effects. You can apply two effects to any program. AC power, or batteries can power the microKorg XL, which gives you mobility to produce on the go. A 16-band vocoder with a detachable gooseneck microphone gives you the ability to perform with vocoded vocals. The microKorg XL features an LCD screen, three knobs to explore full edit mode, ability to choose filters, adjustment of AMP, EG, and LFO settings, add effects, equalize the sound, and the ability to save on the spot. A new virtual patch mode, to assign certain aspects of synthesis to control others, like having the LFO modulate the filter cutoff, or set the modulation wheel to control EG1’s release time. There is up to six virtual patches available per program. The Korg microKORG XL features a USB connection, to interact with a computer via MIDI. Included is an Editor Librarian, to edit sounds on the screen and also easily navigate through and organize them. 8-voice Synthesizer 128 sounds MMT sound engine PCM ROM for instrument emulation Compatible with MS2000 and microKorg programs (through downloadable editing software) 17-effects algorithms USB connection Editor Librarian software Includes Gooseneck microphone


Not A Bad Machine, But Not the One You Want – Matthew Comegys – Ueda, Nagano, Japan
The MicroKorg XL is really a MicroKorg in name only. Whereas the original MicroKorg shared a synth engine with the MS-2000, this one uses the engine found in the R3 and Radius. This is not necessarily a bad thing as those are fine sounding synths, but you’d be better of with a synth like the R3 (which is about 0 more). Although the MicroKorg XL has a cool, faux-vintage look, the construction of the board is pretty shoddy and I doubt it would be good for carting away to gigs or traveling with. It’s made from rather cheap, weak feeling plastic unlike the far sturdier R3 or original MicroKorg. Also, while the sound editing is arguably better than the oddball matrix on the original MicroKorg, it pales when compared to the easy editing on a R3. Basically, this is not a bad board soundwise, but you’d be better off saving 0 with an original MicroKorg or putting in an extra 0 for an R3. The MicroKorg XL is not a happy medium, and makes compromises that do not benefit the synth user.

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