In this video, synthesist Keith Crosley takes an in-depth look at the Korg multi/poly, the latest in their opsix/wavestate format.
The multi/poly synthesizer offers 60-voice polyphony, three types of oscillators, Kaoss Physics, Motion Sequencing 2.0 and more.
“Let’s take a look and listen to this super-interesting, super-fun, badass monster synth,” says Crosley. “In this video, I’m mostly talking about what’s new and different vis-a-vis Korg wavetate and modwave.”
Check it out and share your thoughts on the multi/poly in the comments!
Solid review of a great synth. I especially appreciate the module & software versions of the line. They won’t outdo serious piano, orchestra or fringe-y modular synth software, but all things synth are nicely covered. Besides, they don’t exactly shame themselves with their pianos, for example. Sometimes getting in the ballpark is plenty.
Someone’s kid is going to get one of these for Christmas and crap a boat motor with joy. 😛
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Thanks for featuring my video here, Synthtopia pals! Korg multi/poly is indeed a wonderful synth, with a lot of interesting capabilities, including support for wavetables… Which reminds me that KRC Mathwaves, my gargantuan collection of wavetables is still on “Black Friday” special, at just $10 currently (discount will decrease over the next week). You can get that deal using checkout code REVBLACK, or by following this link:
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I honestly don’t see how this costs €250 more than a modwave or wavestate
It’s basically the same synth
Price will go down in a year or few like many in this line.
Well that’s what initially happened to the Mk1 versions
But then they upped the polyphony and the price
I got my Polysix before all that for about €400 if I recall
The polyphony was already high for a synth so the whole thing just seemed like an easy way for Korg to jack up the price
Opsix not Polysix
It retails for $150 more than the Modwave or Opsix MkII in the USA.
Currently €240 difference here in the EU on thomann.de which is generally the cheapest for big name brands
Same sound engine, same hardware
€240 for wooden side panels ?
I think I’ll wait for the software version.
I had both the Wavestate (mk 1) and Opsix.
Awful keybed, no aftertouch and the Raspberry Pi CPU is so underpowered it could take seconds to load complex Wavestate patches, plus drastically reduced polyphony compared the VST Native versions.
you say that almost was though it were a common thing for keyboards to have aftertouch
It used to be though.
The Korg MS2000 had aftertouch for example.
If fact most of those era synths were much better speced than today’s one in terms of aftertouch, multitimbrality etc.
From a quick google search The Korg MS2000 was $1100-1500 when it was released in year 2000
Adjusting for inflation puts it close to the same price bracket as DSI and Hydrasynth which do in some cases have better keybeds and even aftertouch
Hardly surprising that none of these Korgs have particulalrly good harware
They do pack in the features and the knobs though – that is their draw
Poly and Multi all at once wow!
Penis
its 4 part multi-timbral … which for some reason is very rare these days – so that alone makes it highly desirable for my kind of setup .. and 60 voices is also good for that
also the kaos pad is excellent for expression while playing, and for getting freaky with modulations – its a very good feature to have built in
the price is on the higher side but not crazy, it seems like something that would be a good deal on the used market