New Korg Krome Workstation Priced Starting At $999

Korg earlier in the week introduced the Krome keyboard line – a new family of workstation keyboards. The response here and at the Korg Facebook page was mixed. Some readers were hoping that Korg’s ‘major announcement’ would be a new analog synth, while others were disappointed by what they saw as another “generic, overpriced workstation… Read More New Korg Krome Workstation Priced Starting At $999

Jeffrey’s Father Had A Lot Of Trouble Getting Him Back Home

Synthesist Michel van Osenbruggen (aka Synth.nl), tells a great story at his site about meeting a precocious young man named Jeffrey, who’s really into synths: Just before I went on holiday, I had a visitor over in my studio. In the picture, you see ‘Keyboard Jeff’ aka ‘Synthex’ because of his love of the Elka. Jeffrey is… Read More Jeffrey’s Father Had A Lot Of Trouble Getting Him Back Home

Raspberry Pi MS Synth Takes Over Korg MS20 Controller

Peter Kirn of CDM posted today about this awesome Frankensynth DIY project, the Raspberry Pi MS Synth: What’s better than waiting for someone to make something, though? Making it yourself. Friend of the site Marc Resibois hooks up the KORG-manufactured MS-20 Legacy Collection USB Controller, a short-lived but fantastic hardware accessory for the company’s plug-ins,… Read More Raspberry Pi MS Synth Takes Over Korg MS20 Controller

Korg Announces Limited Edition microKorg, microKorg XL+ & microKey

Korg today introduced limited edition 10th Anniversary Color Variations of several of its keyboards and controllers, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the microKorg synthesizer. Custom versions of the microKORG, microKORG XL+, microKEY-25 and microKEY-37 will alternate color combinations. The Full Black model sports a black finish on the white keys, and the Black & Red model… Read More Korg Announces Limited Edition microKorg, microKorg XL+ & microKey