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Korg Minilogue or Korg ARP Odyssey Module?

gburksgburks
in General App Discussion

I'm looking for an affordable-ish analogue synth, and these two look like they are in the right price range. Any opinions on one over the other?

Looks like there's no way to clock sync the LFO on the ARP but I love it's classic sound. How does the minilogue compare? I'm leaning towards the minilogue, with more polyphony, on board sequencer and automation.

Any other contenders in this price range?

Comments

  • ExAsperis99ExAsperis99

    What about Kylie Minogue's Odyssey now!?!

  • WillWill

    Really going to depend on you and your music and your approach to it. The kARP is sweet but so is the Minilogue! Personally, I'd go with the Minilogue given the choice but that's pretty empty as advice.

    Can you play either of them at a local music store? Best way to decide, no doubt.

    Not to open a can of worms but in the same price range are an awful lot of powerful hardware synths sitting on Craigslist and your local used music shop. Also, the Volca keys shouldn't be dismissed! :)

  • PhilWPhilW

    If you can, I would suggest finding a music shop and getting your hands on them side by side, and see which you most like the sound of and feel comfortable with using. I have a Roland Gaia which is a similar price and I'm very happy with, but it's got to be your decision at the end of the day.

  • kobamotokobamoto

    @syrupcore said:
    Really going to depend on you and your music and your approach to it.

  • anicktanickt

    As much as I love the Odyssey, you will probably have more flexibility with the Minilogue. As has been said, there are other options in this price range. Might be worth a trip to the store or at least search one of the online retailers to see what else is out there.

  • dokwok2dokwok2

    Buy the sound you like, not the features.

  • gburksgburks

    I'm looking for some real analog to augment my (mostly iPad/digital) live show, so portability and most bang for the buck/size is important. I was looking at volca Keys for that reason, but may make the leap up to the minilogue.

    I'm curious about other good options in this price range. Arturia's brutes look nice, but still no minilogue. I already have a Roland Juno-106. Any good suggestions on used vintage analogue in this price range?

  • gburksgburks

    Moog Mother 32 vs Minilogue?

  • u0421793u0421793

    The difference that I'd notice the most, from my personal perspective, is that with one of the aforementioned synths the current state or patch can be instantly ascertained in one view without requiring any further action, button pushes, or menu selecting. The other can't, because many of the knobs are overloaded with multiple duties. On the other hand, that latter one can save patches, whereas the former can't. So, you can't have your cake but you can eat it.

  • mireko_2mireko_2

    @gburks said:
    Moog Mother 32 vs Minilogue?

    Mono vs polyphonic

    I spent an hour in a music shop with them both, and I fell for the minilogue (went in to look at the mother32, thought I'd like it more)

  • MatthewMatthew

    @u0421793 said:
    The difference that I'd notice the most, from my personal perspective, is that with one of the aforementioned synths the current state or patch can be instantly ascertained in one view without requiring any further action, button pushes, or menu selecting. The other can't, because many of the knobs are overloaded with multiple duties. On the other hand, that latter one can save patches, whereas the former can't. So, you can't have your cake but you can eat it.

    Yeah, that's a bit annoying. It would be cool if there were a button that would bypass the presets and give you whatever the knobs are currently set to.

  • kobamotokobamoto

    i think the minilogue allows you the option of 'auto pick up of the way the knobs are currently set' or cross point setting, you have the option how to set it in the options :)

  • gburksgburks

    @kobamoto said:
    i think the minilogue allows you the option of 'auto pick up of the way the knobs are currently set' or cross point setting, you have the option how to set it in the options :)

    Auto pick up isn't the same as "set it to manual knob position". Does it have this?

  • kobamotokobamoto

    gonna double check but I think it does

  • kobamotokobamoto

    is this what you mean

    "Using Knob edit mode, you can set whether the parameter you change jumps immediately to the physical position of the knob, changes once you pass the current setting, or changes relative to the physical position of the knob. "

    http://www.keyboardmag.com/analog/1318/review--video-korg-minilogue/56011

  • kobamotokobamoto

    check out the info on the 'panel load function'

    http://www.manualslib.com/manual/1084886/Korg-Minilogue.html?page=12&term=front+panel+control&selected=3#

  • knewspeakknewspeak

    @kobamoto said:
    is this what you mean

    "Using Knob edit mode, you can set whether the parameter you change jumps immediately to the physical position of the knob, changes once you pass the current setting, or changes relative to the physical position of the knob. "

    http://www.keyboardmag.com/analog/1318/review--video-korg-minilogue/56011

    Yes it has the three modes but, remember when recalling a saved patch, using the physical knob position can be radically different to the saved parameter position, so use with care.

  • ChrisGChrisG
    edited September 2016

    This is as useless advice as any I guess. But I just love the Minilogue. It is basic in terms of modulation options etc, but that also means a panel that is fast to tweak and mess around with, which in turn makes it so much fun to use. You don't need 3hrs to get a good sound out of it, basically. :-)

    Being able to store presets is a must for me, especially with a synth like the Minilogue which has such a massive/broad sound palette on offer.

    I mostly make pad sounds with it, it really excels at pads, and all kinds of key type of sounds as well.

    Here's a short dank live improv "music video" thing made with two sounds from the Minilogue and drums courtesy a Volca Sample:

    The delay unit on the ML is so noisy and dirty, and I love it. It can be bypassed, but it's part of the synth and just adds character to it (the noisy keys sound in above track is using the noise osc tho:)

    Here's a whole bunch of preset examples I've made for it:

    If above won't work: https://soundcloud.com/chris1a-1

  • asnorasnor
    edited September 2016

    @ChrisG said:
    Here's a short dank live improv "music video" thing made with two sounds from the Minilogue and drums courtesy a Volca Sample:

    Nice! I'd like to hear this one finished up.

  • locosynthlocosynth

    I have both.

    Odyssey has 3 filter types, way more modulation routings, much meatier.

    Minilogue has 4 voices, but really doesn't compare otherwise.

    But, they have different sound and different uses. So it's whatever you need really.

  • gburksgburks

    @locosynth said:
    I have both.

    Odyssey has 3 filter types, way more modulation routings, much meatier.

    Minilogue has 4 voices, but really doesn't compare otherwise.

    But, they have different sound and different uses. So it's whatever you need really.

    Is that correct that there's no way to clock sync the Odyssey LFOs?

  • kobamotokobamoto

    there's allot of modulation to be had via motion sequencing in the minilogue

  • asnorasnor

    @gburks said:

    @locosynth said:
    I have both.

    Odyssey has 3 filter types, way more modulation routings, much meatier.

    Minilogue has 4 voices, but really doesn't compare otherwise.

    But, they have different sound and different uses. So it's whatever you need really.

    Is that correct that there's no way to clock sync the Odyssey LFOs?

    All analog; gotta sync it by ear.

  • TarekithTarekith

    @ChrisG said:
    This is as useless advice as any I guess. But I just love the Minilogue. It is basic in terms of modulation options etc, but that also means a panel that is fast to tweak and mess around with, which in turn makes it so much fun to use. You don't need 3hrs to get a good sound out of it, basically. :-)

    Being able to store presets is a must for me, especially with a synth like the Minilogue which has such a massive/broad sound palette on offer.

    I mostly make pad sounds with it, it really excels at pads, and all kinds of

    Here's a short dank live improv "music video" thing made with two sounds from the Minilogue and drums courtesy a Volca Sample:

    The delay unit on the ML is so noisy and dirty, and I love it. It can be bypassed, but it's part of the synth and just adds character to it.

    Here's a whole bunch of preset examples I've made for it:

    If above won't work: https://soundcloud.com/chris1a-1

    Great track!

  • ChrisGChrisG

    Thanks.

    One of very few DAWless tracks done. Will try to make a proper version...when I can keep it all together for longer then 60 seconds! :-) Me without a DAW to hold my hand:

  • u0421793u0421793

    Now that there's a desktop keyboardless KArp Odyssey soon, and if we pretend there'd be a desktop keyboardless Korg Minilogue one day, and while we're at it, let's also pretend there could be a desktop keyboardless Yamaha Reface DX, which actual separate keyboard would one choose to propel it all (and everything else we use, too)?

  • null____voidnull____void

    Is the USB B port on the Arp Module for a USB keyboard or just to run it into a computer? I lack a 5-pin MIDI device.

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