Operation Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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playback.Forinstance,you’llappreciatethenatural
decayandastonishinglysmoothgradationof
dynamicsfrompptoff,withouttell‐talesplitpoints‐
justliketherealinstruments.
Real‐timecontrolovernoiseelements,including
mechanicalkey‐offnoisescontrolledbyrelease
velocity,givesyourperformancesevengreaterrealism
anddetail.
CX-3 Tonewheel Organ
Modeled organ with drawbar control
BasedonKorg’sground‐breakingCX‐3keyboard(with
additionalrefinements),theCX‐3isadetailedtone‐
wheelorganmodelwithlivedrawbarcontrol,
Perfecttone‐wheelphasecoherencymeanssolid,
powerfulsoundingchordsjustliketherealthing.A
choiceoftonewheeltypes,adjustableovertones,
leakage,noise,andke
y‐clickmodelingprovide
unparalleledrealism.
Ampmodeling,Vibrato/Chorus,andRotarySpeaker
effectsarebuiltin.EXmodeletsyouintroduce
additionaldrawbarandpercussionharmonics,fornew
timbresunavailableontraditionalorgans.
AL-1 Analog Modeling Synthesizer
Modern virtual analog synth
TheAL‐1isourfeature‐packed,modernvirtualanalog
synth.Itspatentedultra‐low‐aliasingoscillators(using
completelydifferenttechnologythantheHD‐1)
recreateallthepowerandgloryoftrueanalog
synthesis—withouttheartifactsthatcanplaguelesser
instruments.
Morphingwaveformsallowyoutochangethe
oscillatorshapesinreal‐time
.R
esonancemodelinglets
youchoosebetweenclassicfiltersounds,andthe
extraordinarilyflexibleMultiFilterletsyoucreateyour
ownhybridfiltershapes.Hardsync,analog‐styleFM,
drive,low‐boost,andringmodulationofferplentyof
tone‐twistingpower.
MS-20EX
Patch-panel synth with unique, aggressive tone
AdramaticexpansionofKorg’sclassicMS‐20analog
synth,theMS‐20EXputsmodularpatchcablesunder
yourfingertips.Modulatefilterswithaudio‐rate
oscillators;turnaudioinputsintocontrolsignals;
controlalloftheoriginalknobswithmodsources
includingadditionalenvelopes,LFOs,andreal‐time
controllers.
It’satw
eaker’sdream
,butevenwithoutthepatch
panel,theMS‐20EXwouldmakewaveswithits
unique,aggressivetone—dueinlargeparttoits
unusualfilters,whicharecompletelydifferentfrom
thoseineithertheAL‐1orthePolysixEX.
PolysixEX
Rich-sounding, versatile, and easy-to-use synth
Withitsself‐oscillatingfour‐polefilter,smoothanalog
oscillatorandsub‐oscillator,andrich,built‐inchorus
andensembleeffects,thePolysixEXprovesyoudon’t
havetobefancyinordertobegreat.
BasedontheclassicKorgPolysixanalogsynth,its
timbreisdistinctlydifferentfromtheAL‐1andthe
MS‐20
EX,butwedidn’tstopthere;weadded
modulationofeverycontrolonthefrontpanel,fora
worldofsoundsimpossibleontheoriginal.
It’salsoverywell‐suitedtohands‐oncontrolwithTone
Adjust,withaknob,slider,orswitchforalmostallof
theo
r
iginalPolysixcontrols.Asabonus,it’salso
capableofextremelyhighpolyphony—upto180
voices!
STR-1 Plucked String
Physical modeling, from the real to the fantastic
Physicshasbroughtuslasers,cellphones,electric
cars—andnowtheSTR‐1.Whatwoulditsoundliketo
playharmonicsonametalbar“plucked”byapiano,
ortosingintoaguitarstring?PlaywiththeSTR‐1and
discover.
Inadditiontounique,experimentaltimbres,theSTR‐1
isgreatfort
raditionalinstrumentsfromguitars,
basses,harps,andworld/ethnicsoundstoclavinets,
harpsichords,bells,andelectricpianos.
Youcanalsoprocesssamplesandliveaudioinput
throughthephysicalmodel—includingaudio
feedbackfromanyoftheKRONOSeffects.
MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer
Patch-panel VPM/waveshaping/PCM processor
CombineVariablePhaseModulation(VPM),
waveshaping,ringmodulation,samples,and
subtractivesynthesiswithamodularpatch‐panel
system,andyouhavetheMOD‐7.Exceptionally
versatile,itofferseverythingfromclassicFM
keyboards,bellsandbasses(includingtheabilityto
importsoundsfromvintageDXsynths)torhythmic
soundscapesandsparkling,epi
cpads.
Va
stsample‐manglingcapabilities,withincredible
flexibilityandpow er,letyoucreateincrediblyrich
processingenvironments:combinemultiplestagesof
filtering,waveshaping,andringmodulation,evenuse
samplesasFMmodulators,allpatchedtogether
howeveryoulike.