Korg Prologue Polyphonic Synth - First Look! 

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Random Access You're absolutely right. It's their jobs to hype up the customers, meaning they'll use their skills to get the most out of a product. As a result, they never show any problems or possible downsides. Anyone seriously considering purchasing should always try it out themselves beforehand. That said, Jack and Luke are such an excellent duo I don't really mind their bias :)

@@Rialas It has MIDI aftertouch now. Plus you can just use an expression pedal

Do you still have the Prologue?

And the Stranger Things theme is "Smoke on the Water"

The most questionnable is to spend so much money and R&D about new stuff that can reproduce 30 or 40yo sound...

@@V3nom7 RIght. Why not get some killer VSTs and bank the rest.

@@WarrenPostma why not simply reopen old stuff lines of production for those good old sounds synths, why not save money for new stuff. Moog (by example) can create new visions, but they are pretty stuck by a fan base that want their synths to all sound in the same era-like. Of course new "old fashioned" synths can do new stuff, but they "have to" sound like nostalgia days to be somehow validated. That's a permanent throwback injunction.

A trumpet, stratocaster, violin, snare drum, and piano are all super old things that are still highly relevant, in demand by artists and not going away. Its actually quite hard to get this kind of instrument right. Don't decry this idea. Also, there's nothing new in synthesizers at all. Everything has been done. Analog, wavetable, FM, sample, whatever. Everything is just a new twist on old ideas. So why don't we all just quit music?

Kevin Harris same here, had me on the floor

Essio Fuzulu same here, beats most standup routines

Especially this first "yes" :D xD

Man, did you've listened Tiergrinder's demos? :) The Jupiter 8 clone.

MoolahNasreddin I haven’t, that’s interesting. Roland really set the bar

I was shocked. This guy is amazing!

MoolahNasreddin ooh yes! I remember now. I totally agree amazing! Thank you for the reminder haha just watched again

Don Solaris that’s Jack.....check out Anderton’s other synth demoes. They basically spend a half hour cutting up, playing the synth every now and again.

This is actually one of his more boring videos. The ones where he's demoing alone are usually hilarious cause he's full of jokes and absolutely killer playing when he's on his own.

I think he plays keyboards for James Bay too. But yeah funny dude

He’s rollin’ on E

Todesnuss if u like a comedy show, sure.

Agreed! :) Me too.

Blade Runner!

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I would never sell my Kronos.. The AL-1 and MS-20 Engines sound fantastic, and the Mod-7 engine does perfect, and I mean perfect FM. Load up DX7 patches and it sounds the same, now layer it 16 times in Combi mode... and HUUUUGE FM sound.

Herr Friberger not like this.

oh the Prologue is pretty awesome too hahaha

He sure is...

Dash Glitch incorrect.

Blacklily Orchard learn trade in couple of years you will afford it , time goes by quickly!

lol... you think im young. :) just poor. my most expensive one is a sub37. it goes nowhere. the rest are cheap and necessary for my needs.

I feel your pain brother

Mick Ronson hahaha, yes

Its from Blade Runner by Vangelis.

Jose S. Morales they’re all amazing haha

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I've always felt that it sounds F'AWESOME, but the lack of a mod matrix or patchbay is a dealbreaker for me. Which makes me sad because I really love the sound, the filter, the EGs, etc., it all rocks.

People didn't take to it, because of its hilarious lack of versatility. It's almost pointless for most people musically (which naturally kills it). I've seen more people set up a Hydrasynth than this Korg and that's saying something for the Japanese market lol. Of course it comes down to versatility. Which at this price range, is the mid-tier gigging musician. Who usually/often had less coins to spend. Given that they only perhaps have room for one --- there were too many other comparable options (I believe the prologue sounds better) that had MUCH better modulation and diversity baked in. You'll love the sound. Everybody did. But in the days where people are obsessed with 'more' and head to softsynths for that (avoiding poly walls and limited specs) Prologue didn't bring enough to the table. It was also prohibitive in parts cost/manufacture for KORG. From what I understood from my time with them, they were building them at a loss originally. Which is in no way worthwhile.

Nathan C agreed! I got the 8 voice but I’m thinking of swapping it for the 16. It sounds so much better in person. Really sounds like an instant classic. Like it could’ve been released in the late 70s. How do you like yours?

Its awesome! I've used it on numerous songs i've released! 8 voices is still more then enough but 16 takes it to another level...Cheers

Nathan C true. I love mine! It would be awesome to get the 16 voice and split it w/ FM on one side and analog on the other. Basically making it 2 synths in one with 8 voices each :)

@@HotStrange Did you end up getting the 16? I think the 8 i till a great synth

Never mind this is better 25:10

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Glitch Computer i dislike him.