The microKORG range expands with a new big brother to mega selling microKORG synth. The original microKORG is loved and used daily by musicians around the world – from keyboardists to guitarists – enabling everyone to experience the enjoyment of a great synthesizer. Now an advanced microKORG is available; a synthesizer that lets you generate your own personal sound, packing a cutting-edge sound engine and powerful effects into a compact, vintage-like body. Welcome the microKORG XL.
Price: $499.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
has less features that the microkorg!! didnt like the pattern edit style or the screen at that!!
Quality:
the quality of the keys are better but not the over all quality
Value:
not worth the $500 at all!! just cause it looks vintage doesnt mean u bump the price up!
Desirability:
the over all look is great, but its not about what it looks like- its about what it sounds like!!
Sound:
should of never even made this synth!! the original microkorg blows this one out of the water! sounds the exact same but just $100 more for what- a vintage look? thats just dumb if u ask me!
Ease of Use:
i will give it this, it was easy to use but not easy to edit personal sound with i think thats what a synth should shine on!!! i hate preset sounds & really just gave up on it after a while.
Support:
korg is awsome so il give them a ten! i own alot of korg products & never really had a problem so far!! knock on wood!!!
Overall:
not worth the money…. sorry korg!
State-of-the-art analog modeling and multi-band vocoding are finally available in a compact, portable instrument. With 37 keys and 128 user-rewritable programs, the microKORG Synthesizer/Vocoder is perfect for the performer, producer, computer musician, or beginner looking for an affordable synthesizer. The new microKORG delivers the quality sounds and features you expect from Korg at a price that will astound you.
Price: $399.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
There are a lot of features on this thing. I would imagine it would take a good twenty minutes to program an effect from scratch. There are around 130 different FX already on the machine when you buy it. It even comes with the microphone for the vocoder.
Quality:
Definately a great buy for the price.
Value:
Good value for the price.
Sound:
This thing is deceiving at first site but it puts out awesome sound. You could cover anything from pink floyd to chemical brothers to radiohead on it.
Support:
Haven’t had to deal with any.
The R3 is a full-fledged synthesizer that provides an easy and affordable way to enjoy sophisticated synthesis and advanced sound creation. In a compact and lightweight body, it packs 37 full-size, velocity sensing keys, along with 2-timbre/8-voice performance power.
Price: $599.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
It has standard features of a cheap synth, menu-editing means it aint great for quickly changing, controlling or editing sounds.
Quality:
The quality is quite good, ok its suprising light, I wouldnt want to drop it cos Im pretty sure it would be over!
Value:
A bit overpriced for what u get.
Desirability:
It looks good!
Sound:
The sounds are ok, you get the standards youd expect but nothing mind-blowing or truely analogue sounding warmness. The vocoder sounds are really not very clear and isnt really usable in a recording or live enviorment, more a gimmick, they really shouda put more into it.
Ease of Use:
Like I said, the lack of knobs is really annoying, its a good sized synth though, perfect for gigging.
Support:
N/A
Overall:
Iv already sold mine after discovering the vocoder is so poor, i replaced it with a second hand jx3p that was half the price and about 100 times better and real analogue!
The Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue is the culmination of Moog’s efforts to make the Voyager not only sound great but look fantastic.
Price: $3295.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
one voice, no effects…but it really doesn’t need it.
Quality:
Built like an Tank, or an H1!
Value:
This is analog.
Desirability:
You want it!
Sound:
Pure analog.
Ease of Use:
Simple signal flow, pick your oscillator(s), shape it, filter it..you can’t get any easier than a Moog!
Support:
N/A
Overall:
This is analog, and it’s a Moog.
Moog Music is proud to introduce the Little Phatty Stage II: the newest member of the Little Phatty family. Like the Stage and Tribute Edition before it, the Little Phatty Stage II puts the performer in control of a 100% analog signal path, two ultra stable Voltage Controlled Oscillators, a Voltage Controlled Filter and other versatile features like an external audio input, CV and KB gate inputs and a full MIDI controller.
Price: $1285.00 Buy now!
Based on Korg’s cutting-edge MMT engine, this 24-voice synthesizer offers a variety of synthesis algorithms together with multiple effects, new comb filter and wave shaping features, modulation sequencing, as well as new formant-motion vocoding. RADIAS offers an innovative design that can be custom configured to suit your set-up. The control module can be used independently or teamed with the unique dedicated keyboard, creating a seamlessly integrated instrument that delivers the sounds of the future — today.
Price: $1199.00 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Its deffinatley loaded with features, as you can see from its description.
Quality:
The action of the board itself, seemed kind of half and half to me, it wasn’t the worst but it still felt cheap in a hard to define way. Its not in an aluminum case either, which is a pretty major qualatiy issue in my opinion.
Value:
The unit (depending on where you buy it) seems to be reasonably priced if your looking to get a synth key board, for elctronic styles of music, and don’t need a keyboard/workstation, but personally the most I would pay for one would be for less than half the price they are currentley selling for.
Sound:
The stock sounds on this keyboard are for techno/trance/synthisis freaks!(not my style) -Given time I think It could be tweaked to produce some amazing sounds, but I don’t own it or plan on buying one ant time soon.
Ease of Use:
The manual is pretty extensive, and to get full use of this machines vast capabilities, you would probably have to spend many hours reading. -This unit will take a chunk of time for most people to master, though once you get it down it would probably be fairly easy to use as most of the functions quite readily accessable, with the size of the display, and the monster array of controller knobs, ect.
Support:
N/A
The Micron boasts the same sound engine as the acclaimed Alesis Ion in a compact 3-octave keyboard, offering breakthrough analog realism, high-resolution control, and tremendous value.
Price: $379.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Audio In and pedal inputs and a full size keyboard puts the micro korg to shame.
Quality:
Feels good to play, if I turn it on, it’s hard to turn off. Reminds me of exploring a Mini Moog for the first time. Sound
Sound:
it is everything I expected and more. one of the more playable keyboards I have ever owned. Amazing for it’s size. Will have to give the Ion a closer look.
Overall:
It will be one of my favorites for a long time. Complements my other keyboards. Very portable. Could see myself playing live with only this board, even at this size. Big sound.
Never before has synthesis been so accessible! In this stylish, compact and highly affordable format, the XioSynth offers a staggering amount of classic and cutting edge sounds, many from internationally acclaimed artists, along with a brand new X-Gator patch programmer and optional filter distortion. Furthermore, the XioSynth provides everything required for producing on the move, through its audio interfacing and MIDI controlling capabilities.
Price: $399.00 Buy now!
After the Virus TI many wondered in what direction Access would take their highly acclaimed integrated synthesizers and now they’re here! The Virus TI2 Polar Keyboard synthesizer is built for the road, a compact synth with 37 keys makes it a true contender for traveling electronic enthusiasts. The TI2 provides 25% higher calculating power and a redesigned housing and front panel. Access TI2 also has used lighter materials to bring down the weight of the keyboard synth to make it easier to take along on gigs or anywhere you may need some electonic audio to give you peace of mind. On the software side of things, a major feature update, OS3, will be available by the time you read this. The new operating system adds several new FX such as a Tape Delay, Frequency Shifter and several new Distortion algorithms along with a new feature called Character.
Price: $2865.00 Buy now!
The keyboard employs a premium-class mechanism with semi-weighted keys and aftertouch. Even if you’re not a trained piano player you will instantly feel the difference! Aftertouch, a joystick and the assignable X/Y touch pad controller provide you with extra dimensions of expression for your performances.
Price: $499.95 Buy now!