Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer

The oldest synth in my collection, and the newest addition to my studio. There's something about the Mono/Poly that makes it more than it's spec sheet — it just has so much soul and character, the kind of weird idiosyncrasies that draw you in and reward you for exploring. It's the kind of synth that you point to when explaining the difference between real analog synthesis and the digital emulation found in a plug-in. Beyond really loaded words like "character", what makes the M/P special? Well, you have four oscillators to play with, as well as a killer filter and some really interesting modulation possibilities. You can switch it from a monosynth to a 4-voice poly, which adds more options. But what really makes the M/P special is the arpeggiator. You can have it run as a traditional arpeggiator in Unison mode, but the fun really starts when you play with the arpeggiator in Poly mode. It will then use each of the four oscillators as a step in the pattern, and you can tweak each oscillator to use different waveforms, octave spread, volume and tuning. So you end up with an arpeggiated pattern that has a unique sense of motion. It's absolutely unlike most gear out there, and it's amazing.

I use it mostly for the arpeggiator. Sounds wonderful.

A must for your studio ...

Summed&Dot

First synth I owned, was a bit wonky but this gave it a bit of character,great for swooping fx and detuned leads sold it for 500 quid a few years ago, wish i held on to it.

I love this machine!!! when you started to programm it - you may listen his 4 voice song!

Need to plug this back in.

Hate or love it... I love it!

Big sounds from Korg. Triggering this from my Modular always gives me that 'wow' factor. Most thechno chords come from this beast