MICRON vs MICROKORG

[snaxlax]

can u completely just remove presets and make new ones on ur computer to replace them????
and is it hard?

[rh2y]

Any preset can be overwritten, and it's not hard to create your own right on the synth itself. I haven't used any computer patch editors for the MK because it's so straightforward to do it using the knobs and buttons on the synth. Once you make one or two patches on your own, you get the hang of it.

Something neat Korg did on the MK (and several other models, too) is that the presets are stored in nonvolatile memory, but there's also a copy in ROM, so that if you ever feel like it, there's a key sequence you can hit to restore the synth to the factory original presets.

For me, that's liberating, as you can go ahead and create all the patches
you want, knowing that if you ever want the original ones back, you can do that. Of course, you can only recall *all* the factory patches at once, so you still want a patch librarian to store them. I use Sysex Librarian for the Mac.

[elektro80]

Why is not a Waldorf Blofeld on this list?

[snaxlax]

thats sweet how if u screw up all the patches u can just put it back to normal
i think id change most of the patches on it cuz my musical tastes arent so much the ones that a microkorg would be marketed for
the fact that u can do it without a computer is really appealling and then add in the battery operation and i think im pretty set

the blofeld, is really sweet, theres no doubt but its expensive (for me ) and i'd need to buy a controller for it which is more $$$$ so i think im gonna go for one of these two (leanin towards microkorg) as a first synth and if i really get into it i'll go for synths with all the bells and whistles, ...maybe analog

i make music but right now im limited to just using fruity loops on a laptop, which is good but i want a controller (microkorg will do) and i also want something i can just play and have fun with

[laura woodswalker]

[laura woodswalker]

[Jyoti]

[laura woodswalker]

[rh2y]