Korg monologue Monophonic Analog Synthesizer 

The low end of this guy's voice is amazing

This guy should do every demo

If I didn't already have a Monologue on the way, this overview would have convinced me. Nicely done.

There is one great feature that really convinced me to buy one, especially for live performance. In the step sequencer, it is possible to turn off motion sequencing per step, while the motion seq data is retained for that step. This means for each note/step, you can switch between two sounds, one without motion seq, one with it.

Not only was this one of the greatest overviews of the Korg Monologue - balanced with explanations and relevant audio samples (which didn't make me turn down the volume every time the synth was on) - but also possibly the best reference for what microtuning is - contained historical context and specifics on how it is applied in this synthesizer whithout waffling or oversimplifying - thank you John from Kraft Music 😃👍 As an owner of the Monologue to anyone watching this in the future considering a purchase and wondering if the should, the answer is YES. Sonically and feature wise it delivers way above its price bracket, and the moment you stop looking at the keyboard and start listening to its output, minikeys won't matter if that's what bothers you.

Fantastic tutorial, John. One of the best I have viewed for this product, or any product. As a newcomer to analog synths, this was a significant help to me. Thank you.

Very nice review! Very complete with clear explanations. The best synth reviews on RU-vid... 1) Kraft Music 2) Sonicstate 3) Sweetwater and Marc Doty for very deep dives into the few synths he reviews.

oh man, so i have a friend whos been all into synth stuff for a long time, i asked to borrow his monologue as my first experimentation with a synthesizer ever and i gotta say, im in love. definitely going to buy one, but more importantly, this video helped so much. you went into so much detail about every little feature of it that i didnt quite understand yet. i particularly loved the part about the sequencer since there so much to learn that you cant just figure out through experimentation with it. i think im gonna watch this video again tomorrow to pick up everything i missed, thanks a ton! saved me a ton of trouble with my first synth!

_That_ was the best overview of the monologue I've seen on RU-vid - really great, thanks very much!!! Liked!

this looks like the best small sequencer out there...it just jumped to the top of my list.

The best review I've seen on this product! Thank you so much!

Astonishing review, we can sure have a greater and deeper knowledge on the Monologue this way! Thank you for putting up such good work on schematically addressing the possibilities this monosynth can accomplish. This machine is growing inside me, I'll probably be getting into the synth world through Monologue.

Wow I wish you had been one of my teachers with your explanations so clear and succinct. Good job thank you 👍👍👍👍👍

Good job, helped me decide. Just sold my Volca bass, upgrading to the Monologue. Micro-tuning is such a great feature and LFO sync to clock! Cant beat it for the price.

Great review, I purchased one during it. Super informative, thanx!

very good review, you guys always deliver! loved the Moog Mother 32 review as well ...

Thanks for the most in depth review yet! 18:53 was the most ear opening moment for me! I’ll be damned, it actually does user-assigned sample hold modulation. This is the deepest free synth (with purchase of Kronos) I ever got. Thank you Korg!

Wow, what an explanation man! Thanks, very useful to decide and to learn!

I know nothing about synths but I found this video brilliant all the same. What a pro review. Thinking of buying one and I don't even play.

Wow, this is a great demo. Very nicely done.

I had no idea about the tunings. That's awesome.

Excellent demo.

Great review. It's a very powerful synth in a very small package. Totally love mine. Got the silver 👌

Great and super useful video. Thanks, John.

the best review I've seen by far! great job

Great synth with friendly price! very detailed demo :)

Excellent! review/demo of this synth.

I love the brain of this guy

jus found this. brilliant review. thanks for doing it

Best monologue demo out there!

Thank you for this clear in depth review!

Also just found out if you hold down the sequencer buttons and keep a key pressed, with the filter/amp opened it will play a sustained note, then just tap lightly for a gated note.

really amazing wynth

Super demo, thanks!

This was pretty much a perfect product presentation. Just the facts.

Very nice overview of the features of the synth. You covered everything in good detail, but not so much as to make one's eyes glass over, though I will say it's pretty apparent you're an Aphex Twin fan. ;)

Great video, great tutorials, more videos on the Monologue, please and if with the Drumbrute Impact, please, thanks.

"Subways and trains seem to be popular....at least in product marketing videos." I lol'd!

Best review so far. Thanks.

John, an excellent review of this new offering from Korg; nice logical progression covering major facilities that this unit provides. Also good in highlighting similarities with mono tribe and Minilogue. Bit of a disaster that the machine doesn't come with a power pack but rechargeable batteries are also good, less wires. Cheers

I love mine! it was a tough sell ,concidering i am a Moog guy .. this has turned my view of Korg for the positive! has the foot print of a lap top ,wich makes it a perfect work (midi) station for me! Before Korg i looked at a few Roland products. Glad i got the Korg instead! The Sequncer sold me on this little power house!

Best monologue review!

this guy is just great

Great review

this is so cool. imagine when they bring out the big brother of the Minilogue. Would be nice to know when though

Great Demo john. ta

Incredible!!!

i'm seeing these used at GC for 200,00 usd, thats a lot of synth for no $$ also dude is a dead ringer for a younger mike paradinas. great review dude!

I have a load of expensive software that can do this, but damn I really want this

Excellent review! Question... can you use the arpeggiator/step sequencer with incoming audio from another external synth?

Love it Dude..

This looks like a quite complete machine.

Thankyou

What a voice !

Excelente!

Wow, what a review!

20:25 After 20 minutes of erudite, controlled speech, "our bendy pal here" ftw. This is my new term for these

But does it have the same manual controls that the KORG Synthe-Bass had? Anyway I like it!

Just throwing a comment @13:13 so I can come back to it when mine arrives.

what a great and well spoken accent. where is it from ? sounds like chicago but hey i am from london

I should not have bought the Volca Bass last month. This is more my style :(

why cant i hsar or program ANY key it seems therds a frequency taking over?

@16:50 ooooh yehhhh !!!!!!!

What are slim-keys?

Totally new to synths. What would be the “best” choice for a beginner between Mother 32 or Monologue? Will they be able to be “linked” in any way? Thanks in advance!

Can Korg make it any smaller?

Do I need a computer or tablet to run this or can I just use studio monitors

Wow, a synth review where the synth's sound isn't cranked up to 11 to make every headphone user deaf? Color me surprised.

could it be that a note is missing when it plays back the sequence you played at 14:33 ?

can i put any sound from my Maschine library? and does the nobs and switches work in different programmes such as the maschine ? or is it just a specific program were they work?

Can you pretty much get the same sounds, variations, etc. using a Korg Microkorg? And how can you get all the keyboard (key) sounds when there are much less keys on this unit, Vs a full size musical keyboard?? Lastly which came out Later...this unit or the Microkorg?

Great review but it really amounts to... it takes batteries.

Make a helipoter sound and I will be impressed.. Just me. Huey ...

It seems it's a Volca Bass on steroids

Driver download! Utter fail