One of my favorite ways to check out new gear is to head on over to YouTube and see what kinds of video reviews are available. I find it really helps to be able to see and hear the piece of equipment I’m considering buying in action. This is exactly what I did when I was thinking about buying the Korg Monotron. It worked out so well for me I thought I would share with you.
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So here are some of my favorite Korg Monotron videos:
Korg Monotron Song (finger & stylus) by koishistyle
If you only have time to watch one Korg Montron video, make sure that this is the one. It’s far and away the best example of what’s possible with the Monotron.
This is sort of a live performance video, in that you see each part of the song performed. Just don’t expect to be able to do this with a single Monotron. This is a multi-track recording, which means that one Monotron was used to record multiple parts that were then mixed together to create this song. Every time you see more than one Monotron on the screen realize that those parts were not recorded together at one time. They were overdubbed and mixed together.
I enjoyed this video for several reasons:
- It’s a very good example of what each control on the Monotron does. The video itself is very nicely shot with great lighting. The Monotron and all of it’s controls are clearly visible.
- It shows how sonically versatile the Monotron is. Melodies, arpeggios and drums all flow out during the course of this video.
- Lastly, this video does a great job demonstrating how differently the Monotron reacts when you play it with a stylus versus playing it with a finger.
KORG monotron (mod.) demo
This video caught my I because the Monotron had been modified. I’m not sure about everything that has been done to this Monotron but one obvious modification is that an optical sensor has been added.
I thought this was cool because it almost makes the Monotron react like a Theremin. If you aren’t familiar it, the Theremin is was one of the original electronic instruments. It’s played by waving your hands over it’s two antennae, one controlling pitch and one controlling volume.
You’ll notice in the video that adding the optical sensor gives the Monotron a similar functionality to a Theremin. It adds a huge amount of expressive possibilties. Check it out.
monotron Analog Ribbon Synthesizer- Processing External Audio- In The Studio with Korg
In this video, produced by Korg, you get to see how powerful it is to process external sounds through the Monotron.
Running external signals through the Monotron is simple. Just connect the output of whatever you want to process to the Auxiliary Input jack on the back of the Monotron. That signal now runs through the Korg’s VCF (voltage controlled filter). Notice how easy it is to get the distinctive analog filter “squeal” that everyone is looking for.
One thing that is someone confusing at the beginning of the video is when he mentions that he is running the output Kaossilator through both the Monotron’s LFO (Low FreQuency Oscillator) and VCF. I’m not one to point out a mistake but I think a more precise explanation would be that the output of the Kaossilator is running through the Monotron’s VCF, which is then controlled by the LFO. The Kaossilator’s output does not run through the LFO. I hope that makes sense.
In my mind, this is one of the coolest features of the Monotron. All of the sudden you have a huge amount of expressive control over your filter/EQ effects. It truly is a mind-blowing experience.
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