Microkorg Tutorial Part 1 - Starting out with the oscillators

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A Microkorg tutorial that looks at how to program this virtual analog synth from A to Z. Learn about the oscillators, envelopes and filters in this video and the ones that follow. Find out what each knob does and how to change settings to create your own synthesizer sounds.
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The Microkorg has 2 oscillators per layer for either 4 voices of polyphony (4 notes at a time) or 2 simultaneous voices if both layers are used at the same time for a richer tone. Oscillator one has a greater choice of waveforms including wavetables from 80s DW synths which were the first to have digital waveforms.
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@Mamotreco 2 года назад

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@davidsdreamland 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Beyond grateful as I sit here high as a kite on an edible on 4/20/21 years after you posted this and I am your student learning this synth for the first time getting lost in the sounds that make our music. Sound design is a beautiful thing thank you Teacher.

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

So beautifully put. You are most welcome! Glad you are enjoying it. Thank you so much for watching

@codroyave Год назад

4/20 today 2023, 😂

@ChannelofRichPierik 5 лет назад

More than 5 years later and I want to say Thanks! Your vids are helping a lot. Cheers.

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

You're welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment!

@jahovahjira 8 лет назад

Thanks so much for this! The info is so helpful! Even "unprepared" your video is more valuable than many I've seen. Thanks again!

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+Rick Moore Glad it's helpful. Thank you.

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching Rick! I'm glad it's useful.

@PatrickSalsbury 10 лет назад

This is excellent. Thank you very much! I sat here and played along with mine while you were going through the examples, pausing every known again or rewinding as need be, but it definitely gets you right inside the guts of it and I feel like I'm gaining more appreciation for the machine. Thank you once again! :-)

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

Really happy to hear that. It's definitely a synth that rewards the time you put into it.

@mr_guy661 10 лет назад

As I have little experience with electronic music production, this has been extremely informative for me as a guitarist. Very interesting too. Thanks for the upload!

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

thx

@vinhfaitbienfait 10 лет назад

Thank you I rediscover my microkorg I have for 2 years now

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Thx .. Glad u found the videos useful

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

It makes me really happy to hear that!

@rodmcdonough6111 5 лет назад

Your video is the most realistic Microkorg tutorial I have seen. Many thanks!

@Mamotreco 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching!

@matchesme 3 года назад

This is EXCELLENT. The light bulb is starting to turn on for me. thank you!

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Very happy to hear! Thanks for watching

@onecircuit 8 лет назад

Wow... the possibilities are overwhelming.

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

You just need to grasp a few and enjoy them :)

@DJMizzy 9 лет назад

Hahahah this is so amusing!! I love the way your hands move when you talk. It's like they're the actors and the video is the play.

@TheFreshPeddler 9 лет назад

thanks for that lol, the imagery is not helping me pay attention. excellent explanations otherwise

@bluntobjct 6 лет назад

how high are you?

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Haha! I definitely see what you're talking about.

@GuitarsAndSynths 4 года назад

Thank you SOO much for this AWESOME tutorial on the Microkorg! After struggling for a year with mine, it finally is starting to make sense. I want to move past presets and really understand how to craft my own tones for songs.

@BugzKiller 4 года назад

Great comment, same here with me!

@spencerholmes1047 5 лет назад

This tutorial works perfectly for the Korg R3 as well. Nice hands on explanation.

@Mamotreco 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for watching and sharing your feedback!

@noemimartinez-santiago366 4 года назад

Thank you so much for uploading this. I've going through the settings with you and it has demystified a lot of doubts I had. Just what I needed!

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

very happy to hear that

@christiantownsend7408 3 года назад

I have been messing with my korg for weeks not knowing a THING. THANK YOU FOR THIS

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Glad to hear my video helped

@randman21 8 лет назад

World class tutorial! I watched last week before I bought the MicroKorg, and again just now. Very thorough and helpful.

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ibrewalot 8 лет назад

Thanx very much for this, Jacques! I got a MicroKorg for Christmas and started here, but it was too much for someone that knew absolutely nothing about synthesizers, so I unsubscribed. I did a lot of reading, watched other generic videos and now have "re-subscribed". It makes total sense to me now that I've spent some time with the synth first and is a HUGE addition to the owner's manual. I have all of them queued up!

@jazzopie 6 лет назад

Good start, could only be improved if you had see thru glass arms

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

+jazzopie definitely true. One day maybe I can get George Lucas to do an enhanced edition ;)

@BarryWarne 4 года назад

Synth & Sundry green screen sleeves maybe

@nozefian 3 года назад

Haha, that's quite funny...... I was thinking the exact same thing. This is a great intro tutorial, but get those hands out the way! haha..... I do appreciate the video though, it has been very helpful!

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Thanks! Definitely will keep in mind for the future!

@haolehonu 3 года назад

It’s called camera angle...THIS is the wrong one, have you ever seent a movie before? 😎 nobody likes POV!

@HTP555 9 лет назад

Hey, I am glad I found your videos. I just got one on the way and I'm so anxious to get started. I have some experience and knowledge of synthesis but not with 4 note poly, and all of the different wave tables and such that this has over my minibrute. I look forward to learning and tweaking along with you once I my micro arrives. Thanks for takin the time to share your knowledge of this modern classic!

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

Of course. Glad to be of help!

@mazedull 8 лет назад

finally picked one of these up. Added all your videos to my queue. Thanks Jacques!

@jondee442 5 лет назад

This is not a criticism but it would help if you put the camera directly above the keyboard.

@Mamotreco 5 лет назад

Absolutely and totally fair. I’m shooting some other synth (not for the microkorg unfortunately) demos this weekend and I managed to get overhead shots

@joshraab6808 3 года назад

I mean, it is a criticism, but it’s okay

@abdig8627 8 лет назад

finally found a well-explained video for the microkorg!!! thanks bro!!

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+Abdiel Gallegos Glad you are finding it useful!

@timoreitetschlager9804 5 лет назад

Thank you! Your tutorials are very helpful for me, cause i just started to work with synthesizers! Keep it up! :)

@Mamotreco 5 лет назад

Really happy to hear that! Thank you for watching. What synthesizers do you have?

@timoreitetschlager9804 5 лет назад

My setup consists of the Microkorg, the tb-03 and the tr-8, playing with them for about 4 months now

@GuilainMusic 10 месяцев назад

0:50 Create New Patch, 2:44 Voice, 3:43 Voice Assign Mono / Polyphonie, 5:30 Pitch, 6:33 Pitch / Portamento, 8:05 Oscillator / Wave forms: Sin, Square, Triange, etc.

@roymattson4936 10 лет назад

Great tutorial! Thanks...gonna build some sounds from scratch today.

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Glad you were inspired ... I would love to hear them.

@roymattson4936 10 лет назад

check it out here: or here; soundcloud.com/roymattson/proton-packets-microkorg

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Roy Mattson lovely sounding

@EgosXII 10 лет назад

Great video. Love the hand gestures!

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Thanks!

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Hahaha! Thank you

@MartinArgg 9 лет назад

Man ty for these videos,you saved my life... maybe you just saved me from reading the whole instructions manual, which is a lot. Thank you again, amazing little thing this microkorg.

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

@Synthematix 11 лет назад

thank you for this video, ive now decided to buy this great synth.

@maikl.jackson9403 9 лет назад

Perfect! Exactly what i wanted to know! On the Point and nothing more. Greetings from Berlin, dude :)

@Mamotreco 9 лет назад

+Maik L. Jackson Thx for the feedback!

@whitecoldicecreams 8 лет назад

This is so incredibly helpful, thanks a lot mate :D

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+whitecoldicecreams Thank you for the positive feedback!

@whitecoldicecreams 8 лет назад

Just a little question, is it possible to play 2 sounds on top of eachother? How do you do that exactly?

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

Yes and no. You have two possible layers. Some sounds have a single layer with all the parameters possible and up to four note polyphony. Other sounds can have two layers but you have to program them independently. You cannot load in presets into the layers, you have to program them in manually. Two layer sounds, possibly because of they more hardware intensive, only have two polyphony tops.

@t.c.494 Год назад

I feel the MicroKorg was better than it was generally thought to be. Very versatile, even sporting a vocoder. I bought one for my son, and he loves it to this day.

@Mamotreco Год назад

You're right, it was looked down upon at the time because of its reduced number of knobs and minikeys when compared to the MS2000 but at the end of the day it was equally capable

@t.c.494 Год назад

@@Mamotreco Indeed.

@alonsocamacho7700 4 года назад

Greatest tutorial on it ever

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

Thank you so much for watching!

@iktomi5 8 лет назад

My little baby love it!

@seanfromiran 11 лет назад

big ups thanks for the insights, just started using my microkorg as more than a midi control and I'm really looking forward to make some niceness with it

@nicolesproducerpack 8 лет назад

Great and easy to understand.

@surefmeurope5766 4 года назад

Didn't realise you had the unison option and detuning... that's even better. (Edit) I have to add tons more to this... this machine I've had for almost 5 years didn't realise it could do half the stuff it can!! I thought the presets were all you got. Thanks for the demo.

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching

@brocksamson8634 6 лет назад

Really informative, thank you for this.

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching. Happy to hear it was informative!

@vintagehomeelectronicrepai1826 3 года назад

1:19 Nice starting point for the sound of Prince's DMSR!

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Ah thank you!!

@MoonDoogas 10 лет назад

Terrific step-through instructional, thanks

@RayWright 11 лет назад

I actually appreciate the fact that you are fumbling through it... I have bought one and am waiting for it to arrive.... I am not a keyboardist. I am a bassist but I was looking for something to add to background track noise and arpeggios into the composition of my writing (in no way a hip-hop, trance, or "dress up and use pacifiers" musician -nothing wrong with that)... I honestly love the OLD SCHOOL - DEVO- KRAFTWERK sounds.... they don't need to make you dance at a rave to be cool ;-)

@RobbieHumph 3 года назад

Thanks for the explanations!!

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

You are welcome! Glad they were useful. Thanks for watching.

@kamalakelly6208 4 года назад

Great tut thank you bro🙏 extremely helpful and easy

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

Thank you!

@mecca777 7 лет назад

I finally got one, thanks for doing this!

@tomblue7333 2 года назад

You can adjust the modulation speed at LFO 2 knob 4

@geliasr2562 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot for the tutorials !!

@Mamotreco 5 лет назад

You’re welcome

@acrock21 8 лет назад

hey bro thank you for making these vids

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

It's my pleasure. Thank you for watching!

@benjaminjohnson8431 4 года назад

Thank you

@Official_DumbTube_Commenter 7 лет назад

"actually don't know what that means, wow that's quite a drastic change" lol

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Lol indeed! Surprise is the spice of life

@Schizopantheist 11 лет назад

Very useful, more of them!

@twotickdrop 8 лет назад

Yeah nice one man. great stuff.

@batwings389 8 лет назад

Awesome vid bro

@annieguskemusic7331 4 года назад

this was very helpful!

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

Very happy to hear! How did you discover the Microkorg?

@reazallykhan8614 3 года назад

Thank you...very helpful

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Happy to hear that

@bruceohora786 7 лет назад

great video, very informative

@manyakooo 11 лет назад

awesome tutorial!!!

@trafclk0101 8 лет назад

so grateful

@francoiskriel3445 Год назад

I just bought the microkorg, it's plugged into my mixer/amp with a guitar jack feom OUTPUT MONO/L, but I can't get any sound out of it, when I play the keys. Please help?

@Mamotreco Год назад

Sorry, I no longer have a Microkorg at hand. Just commenting to boost this. Anyone have an idea of how to fix this? My first thoughts are the cables, check if the Microkorg is ok with a TS jack or does it need TRS, and then of course check with headphones from the headphone port to eliminate an issue with the Microkorg. Basically, you want to proceed like a detective, eliminating suspects along the signal chain.

@pstash1993 11 лет назад

So very helpful. Thanks.

@Twtwtwtw544 7 лет назад

thank you very much!

@XyZCwP 11 лет назад

finally a good tutorial thanks for these vids

@MAP07070 7 лет назад

Thanks for this, but Just a suggestion. Camera could be set up at different angle so your hand isnt constantly waving and obstructing the shot)

@Mamotreco 7 лет назад

Thank you for the feedback. You are absolutely right, camera positions is something I need to work on.

@johncharlesbricker2882 10 лет назад

great video. thanks!

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

thx

@Lovetheworkband 10 лет назад

Great vid, thank you!!

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Thanks for watching.

@buzzaldrin2859 11 лет назад

Keep going with these vids!

@onurucar1112 3 года назад

great!

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Thank you so much!!

@joesilvaggio9538 Год назад

None of these micro korg videos are clear about how you save a particular patch sound and recall it later for a song or live performance. Is there a video that explains this ?

@TheJetfighter666 3 года назад

My light goes off. Your number 5 stays on. I hit shift and then 3 then 3 again then nothing. Just says percent. Don’t you have to press write? It worked for me at first now I am getting frustrated. What am I doing wrong. What is Format Hold/ Timber select. I had it working great. How do you keep that patch??

@TheJetfighter666 3 года назад

Also I would like to see what section is the big knob in, Se/ hit? I feel so stupid.

@Santurhane 4 месяца назад

Ist it possible to play some of microtonal scale with using sound edit?

@johandehaan7342 3 года назад

thanks this is very helpfull👍

@Mamotreco 3 года назад

Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching.

@BB3video 3 года назад

@@Mamotreco Yes, now I understand the instrument a little better, now I can make my own sound from scratch....

@blightt.v5366 7 лет назад

your video is great ,but i am still going to go lay down and put a cold towel on my head.

@Mamotreco 7 лет назад

Synths can make my head spin too!

@chraosta 4 года назад

😂

@ajaxk7677 6 лет назад

Does the MicroKorg XL have the same capabilities? At least by a basic sound engineering point of view.

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Yes it should. The Microkorg XL is essentially an updated microkorg sound engine in a new case design.

@ajaxk7677 6 лет назад

Synth & Sundry great. I'm buying one and thanks for these vids

@yomichee 8 лет назад

Thank you ! well done :)

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+yomichee Thank you for watching!

@davidpicarazzi 7 лет назад

Hey Jacques! Im just curious, how do you import patches? I know you can buy them online but how does the process actually work when you transfer them onto the microkorg?

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

Hey David, that is unfortunately one area I'm not familiar with

@mitchfinnegan574 11 лет назад

My synth stops making noise unless I have it set to layered:( please help, all of my knobs and everything match yours but you lose me around 4:00-4:30

@thesuccessfulbarber 6 лет назад

awesome. thanks

@KyleJosephBuckley 10 лет назад

pretty sure i'm just not seeing it but how do i make the tempo light stop blinking on my korg

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

You can stop the light from blinking by setting the Clock (under the MIDI section) to EXT. As long as there is no external MIDI clock incoming it will not blink.

@IsMightyProlific 11 лет назад

Thank you for this sir

@_u_t_o_n_ 7 лет назад

arpeggiator of microkorg not working when I try to play vst instrument on Cubase. playing only notes (like any non-arpeggiator synth/keyboard would do) :/

@Solar-Atlas 9 лет назад

What cable do you need to connect it from the synth to the computer?

@RED_indiemusic 9 лет назад

Sorry, but are you trying to use the microkorg as a MIDI controller or do you want to do direct recording from your synth to the computer?

@Solar-Atlas 9 лет назад

Direct record I think. I don't know what midi controller is.

@RED_indiemusic 9 лет назад

Ok. For direct recording to your computer, the type of cable you want would be a 1/4" to 1/4" cable, the same type you would use for a guitar/bass to an amp. Although you would need an adapter to convert the 1/4" to a mini audio jack so you would use your microphone port on your computer. This is just one way of recording and usually the cheapest way, but I cannot promise that you would have good quality. The other way that may be costly would be using an audio sound interface that connects via USB. You connect your 1/4" cable to the interface and use the DAW (digital audio workstation) of your choice. What DAW are you planning to use to record the MicoKorg (Audacity, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason)? Please let me know.

@Mamotreco 9 лет назад

To carry the sound or to carry note information? For the first you need probably an 1/4" to 1/8" jack cable or you need a converter jack at either end to make the connection. For the second of you only have a computer and no audio or midi interface then you need a a USB to 5 pin DIN MIDI cable

@ShannonCrane 8 лет назад

Hi - is it mono or poly - one key at a time or more than one? monochromatic?

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+Shannon Crane it's 4 voice polyphonic. You can play max 4 notes simultaneously

@cozadzban7583 4 года назад

Have you ever tried to recreate polymoog's vox humana sound on microkorg? I've seen one guy did it but he wants money for info about patch.

@Mamotreco 4 года назад

I have not unfortunately. I actually no longer have the microkorg, having made these videos back in 2013.

@cozadzban7583 4 года назад

@@Mamotreco Oh ok, thank you anyway.

@fukdupdude 11 лет назад

Thanks for making this :)

@m.c.k.504 7 лет назад

11:24 i have all settings as you, i at least think so, but the sound coming out on the speakers is super low, even tho, the vol on the microkorg is max and on my focusrite is on max too... any idea? so i am on saw, osc... it actually was the whole time very silent. like very silent...

@legoasesino 6 лет назад

Pretty good tutorial, but I still have one question, apart of the microkorg... What else do you need for it to work properly? An amplifier?

@danok5124 9 лет назад

Can you input the output of the microKorg into Ableton Libe 8.x (or higher), or will it only work as a midi controller with Ableton Live? Thank you!

@Mamotreco 9 лет назад

Dano K It sends MIDI through the MIDI ports and audio through the Audio outputs. It doesn't have audio or midi over USB.

@danok5124 9 лет назад

thanks!

@goncalocunha8717 7 лет назад

hello mate, i was just following your video but at the beggining, when i reset the patch, it doesn't make sound, it doesn't reset actually. Do you know whats happening? thank you for the video

@BigNickEnergy88 9 лет назад

Thanks for these informative and very helpful videos!! Here's a question that might sound silly. Is it possible to have the mod wheel control the level of Mod FX. Like if the Mod FX was set as a phaser or flanger , could the mod wheel then dial the effect in and out? Thanks !

@Mamotreco 9 лет назад

***** From memory I dont think you can as mod fx is not in the destination for the mod wheel

@BigNickEnergy88 9 лет назад

Jacques Mongrel Damn. It should be! Thanks. Maybe I'll run it through a pedal.

@cansuturgut3724 7 лет назад

the volume falls dramatically when I choose the single option from the second knob. Is there a reason for that?

@colindevane 9 лет назад

NICE! thanks so much man

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@Angrymon16 10 лет назад

Would this work without a control board and with a simple macbook computer? Or even acoustically?

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

You could run the audio from the outs to the audio in of your macbook to record it ... yes (in modern macbooks you can set the headphone jack to be an audio input). You just need a cable that goes from the 1/4" TRS outputs on the microkorg to the 1/8" stereo TRS input on the mac. Only thing is you will have to monitor your recording through the macbook speakers. If possible you could use an audio interface which will provide a better recording experience.

@NorajCue 8 лет назад

but, but, but.. after all this soundshaping. i missed at the end of the tutorial: how do i save it? :O i guess press 'write'.. ok here i go.. thanks for the vid!

@NorajCue 8 лет назад

ok that wasn't it. all gone *facepalm/cries*

@Nicdehouwer 11 лет назад

if you're looking to make kraftwerk sounds, you bought the perfect synth

@FastLifeInc 10 лет назад

Can you do hip hop beats on this? I dont know if I need one I want to make rap beats and rap over them but I don't know if fruity loops is better or this.

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

Fruity Loops or another DAW would be better. This is a monotimbral (can play one sound program at a time) synth with a four note polyphony. It's not a keyboard workstation like a Korg Trinity or M50 or Kronos / Yamaha MOTIF series etc. I suggest mastering software like Fruity Loops first (with a cheap MIDI keyboard controller) and then you will know whether you need this or not.

@mikeruck3225 8 лет назад

Great tutorial video you have obviously studied this which is great and a nice bit of kit , I'm wondering if you can help me , I'm after a tone that the Kings of Leon use at the beginning of fans when they play live , any chance you might know how I can achieve this sound , it's almost like baba o'riley but just the first couple of seconds of it Great vids and keep up the great work 😃😃

@mikeruck3225 8 лет назад

I'm guessing that's a no then lol

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+mike ruck sorry I don't know how to achieve that sound.

@Mamotreco 8 лет назад

+Jacques Mongrel ok I just got a chance to listen to that sound. You probably want to set the oscillators to square, filter them a little, have very short envelope and use the arpeggiator switching between time divisions.

@mikeruck3225 8 лет назад

I have only just seen this reply , I will check it out I have no idea how the korg works lots involved in it it's an amazing piece of kit , thank you so much really appreciate it 👍🏻😊✌🏻️

@jcikhop 6 лет назад

Hi. Can you tell me please if the microkorg has a pitch envelope or something that can be used as a pitch envelope?

@Mamotreco 6 лет назад

+jcikhop unfortunately, I don't have my Microkorg any more so I cannot check. Off the top of my head, it does not have a dedicated pitch envelope. You may be able to route the amp or filter env to control pitch using the modulation slots. If I were you, I would check the manual which can easily be downloaded as pdf to see if that is possible.

@jcikhop 6 лет назад

Synth & Sundry Thank you :)

@jamesdupree8213 10 лет назад

lol Square wave which is more rounded 8:12 , i know what you mean though.

@Mamotreco 10 лет назад

@FatalNostalgia 11 лет назад

I haven't yet fully watched this, but I have one question. Let's say I just finished editing one of the parameters and now want to adjust the cutoff. How do I stop the knobs from affecting the parameters and just return to their normal function?

@LoganTheGeeRaff 7 лет назад

See I want to get one of these and record the sound into a mpc or a SP and use it to make the rest of the sample based beats . Would this be a good idea or is thee any other synths with the similar price range that would be better for this purpose ?

@ExpandYourConscious 9 лет назад

Hey im fairly new to the microkorg. Is there a way to have two channels on a patch? Like a clean and a overdrive, or do i just need to create two patches?