Custom Pink Korg Microkorg

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Custom Pink Korg MicroKorg Synthesizer

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"This MicroKorg was completely taken apart and given a custom pink and black paint job. It’s 100% functional."

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Custom Green and Pink KORG microKORG

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"This Microkorg was completely taken apart and given a custom green, pink, and black paint job. It also has custom black and gold knobs. It is fully functional. The Microkorg comes with new batteries. Free shipping for the USA only. Checkout my other listings."

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Custom Pink KORG MICROKORG

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Pink seems to be a common choice for custom colored MicroKorgs. You can find some in previous posts here.

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Metasonix S-2000 Synthesizer

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If you pick this up, be sure to get the hot pink MicroKorg to go with it!

"from metasonix's website:

"We took our 20+ years of experience in vacuum-tube electronic music, and used it to make the most exciting instrument in the history of Metasonix. The S-2000 is not merely a new repackaging of old designs. It is a revolution, and a game changer.

The S-2000 was made to be as easy to use as possible. Just plug in power, plug in an amplifier, wait 30 seconds for the real new-old-stock vacuum tubes to warm up, and start playing it. The built-in 400mm ribbon controller is instantly responsive, and needs no special treatment. No trimpots, no fiddling with MIDI interfaces or fighting with fistfuls of cables. The misery has been engineered out.

The simplicity might fool you. The S-2000 has enough controls and enough flexibility to keep the musician busy for years of sonic exploration. It contains:

two all-tube oscillator/filter “operators”, with resonance variable from flat response to deep oscillation. Waveshape is variable from clean sine wave to a distinctive distorted square/pulse wave. Resonate both for FM sound effects.
an all-tube VCA.
three contour generators:
C1 attack-release type feeds the VCA

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Radical Custom Hot Pink Jackson Pollock KORG MicroKORG

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"This synth not only looks radical it also plays and sounds amazing. It is 100% fully functional and comes from a clean smoke free home."

That's actually pretty nice. My kid would get a kick out of me playing it.

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Korg MS2000 Synthesizer Factory Demo Songs

Published on Jul 1, 2015 Sound Programming

"Factory demo songs from the Korg MS2000 virtual analog synthesizer recorded direct with no additional effects.

Song List:

1. Grooven Dugan (0:03)
2. Neon Lamp (0:51)
3. Pink Doll 2001 (2:58)
4. Joker (4:32)
5. Tube (6:20)
6. Past Memory (7:33)
7. Fragmented (8:57)
8. Pineapple (9:38)
9. Next Wave (11:11)
10. Jingle "MS2K" (12:29)

The MS2000 is a turn-of-the-millennium virtual analog synthesizer that is 4-note polyphonic. Its design focuses on real-time controls with lots of knobs. The same synth engine was used in the MicroKorg, which has a much-reduced interface that is less suited to real-time control.

It included a vocoder at a time when hardware vocoders were rare, expensive, and inconvenient. The revised MS2000B version has a darker case and a built-in XLR microphone input to make the vocoder engine easier to use."

The Synths of Jodorowsky's Dune (2014)

Jodorowsky's Dune (2014) - HD Trailer Published on Feb 14, 2014 Giles Thomas·70 videos

Update: please see this post for some unfortunate news regarding Kurt Stenzel.

Many of you I am sure are familiar with Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel Dune as well as the film adaptation by David Lynch in 1984 and the 2000 miniseries by John Harrison.  If you are not, see this article on Wikipedia and then head back.  Unknown to many, there was a planned film adaptation in 1973 by Alejandro Jodorowsky. It was to feature art by H. R. Giger (Aliens) and Jean Giraud, possibly music from Pink Floyd and Magma; the cast of actors was to include Salvador Dalí, Orson Welles, and Gloria Swanson.   The adaptation never made it due to financial reasons.  Jodorowsky's Dune (2014) is a documentary on the undertaking of the film that never was.

The film launches in the US today. You'll find the cities and dates and additional details on the film's website here: http://sonyclassics.com/jodorowskysdune/dates.html

As for the synth connection, the soundtrack was composed by Kurt Stenzel who reached out to me. I asked him if he could give us more info on the synths used in the soundtrack and particularly what we hear in the trailer. The following is what he had to say (scroll down to Specifically for this Trailer in red if you want to jump to what you are hearing in the trailer):

"I did this soundtrack using a rig that I have used for years in Cookin With Kurt, Beyond-o-Matic and SpacEKrafT.  Since I play out at events in San Francisco I go for as much analog goodness as I can carry- so these synths are throughout the movie.

I have an original Novation Bass Station with keys (it has a really unique filter in my opinion), a Dave Smith Tetra (HEAVY!), an Oberheim Matrix 1000 (god-like), and for the sake of portability, I do get into some of the more recent analog modellers that all have some merit- I have a MicroKorg 2, a Novation Xio 25, and a Quasimidi Sirius.

 In the 'digital that's special' I have TWO CZ101s (the synth I learned on when it was new) and a Yamaha TG-33 vector synth.

Larger analogs that are hard to gig with, include a Moog Source (don't cry, I got this for $40 on the street when analog was uncool) and a rather GRITTY MicroMoog, and the 'head' part of a Moog Taurus 2, and a very handy Roland Juno 6. I also used a Korg Poly 61 and a Korg Poly 800, as well as one studio session with a real Rhodes, a real Celeste (no joke it was the one you see Susan Dey play in Partridge Family episodes-- the studio owns THE one) and they also had a Roland String Machine. The Celeste and Rhodes didn't make it to the film though--Director Frank Pavich though they were 'too normal' Ha! .

I also use Casiotones quite a bit--an original MT-60 my Dad bought in Japan when they were really novel, and a Concertmate from Radio Shack. I mention the Conccertmate as I realized that sucker has appeared on EVERY recording I have ever done--some of the low bit string sounds are ethereal and I run that through effects. It's very beat up from 20 years of gigs. God bless Radio Shack.

I also have lots of effects and toys like the Bliptronic, the Buddha Box, old school Kaos pad, and I use my kids Nintendo DS's to sync up 3 programs on 3 DS devices. I also got a Korg Monotribe and the Korg Monotron. Toys are good.

I used some very low fi techniques for sound design too. Oh, and my buddy Dave Miranda recorded me on his Dave Smith Poly Evolver keyboard as a last minute thing in NY and it wound up being a crucial scene-- that required no overdubs or any treatments-- that thing sounds amazing.

Also noteworthy, I am a hardcore user of the Roland SP-808 for sound design. That has been a platform for me since it came out, so my zip discs were flying on this project.

There's about 9 minutes of SpacEKrafT music in this film as well- that is my duo with Edward Dahl here in San Francisco. Ed uses Ableton and plays guitar and we have lots of toys--Alesis Air Synth and Air Effects. I use my aforementioned rig in various settings with SpacEKrafT. I also played a fair amount of guitar on the soundtrack, as well as some vocalizations. Some screaming, which came natural as I am also the singer in NY band "Six and Violence". When I am not tinkling on the keys.

SPECIFICALLY on the TRAILER: Zero to :40 is a relatively rare Yamaha SS-30 which I think has become fetishized since Sigur Ros uses one. That thing is way fun, and I have to thank Peter Fuhry from Beyond-o-Matic for loaning me that and the MicroMoog for many years.

In the trailer, when you hear the arpeggiation kick in at :40, that's one of my favorite synths ever, the Matrix 1000. That thing is my secret weapon. I love it. I am using the arpeggiator on the Quasimidi Sirius (and playing) to drive and alter the pattern. I know Sirius keyboards are rare nowadays, glad I never got rid of it. I mean, it has real Kraftwerk demoss in it straight from Germany!

The loud "blast" at 1:37, no joke, is a 'thunder tube' which is basically a tube with a drum head and a reverb spring--I banged it and slid the whole tube over an omnidirectional mic running through pitch shifting and all kinds of stuff. Don't tell Hollywood!

Next in the trailer, the brass at 1:55 is the Quasimidi Sirius which has an amazing factory patch named 'Shine On' (Floyd was supposed to do the original Dune) so it was a great coincidence, as I feel that patch is very cinematic--I have been using it for years--sounds great in a club (or now a movie theater). I probably ran some analog under it, the Matrix 1000 and the Tetra just via MIDI. 

This whole project was done largely with a MIDI 8x splitter as I improvise and play, so to get the multiple textures and voices at once, I fire the whole rig up and play my mixer faders live to weave textures. I did NOT use any computer based sequencing, almost no overdubs-- the synths sound beautiful as their own voices.

I played and mostly recorded myself. I pulled all-nighters as I had a full time day job, 2 kids, a lovely fiancee and band gigs the whole time this was happening. Frank Pavich essentially typecast me as he knew I was such a fan of Jodorowsky, all things 70's and analog, etc. This was not just a soundtrack, it was already my own personal and spiritual journey with or without the movie.

One last story of gratitude- I was very intent on getting my hands on a REAL Yamaha CS-80 -- granted that was a little later than the 1975 time period of the documentary, but I love Eddie Jobson's 'Alaska' solo, and obviously Vangelis used it so well on Blade Runner. I was very envious that Daft Punk seemed to have one on the Tron soundtrack. I asked all around-I know synth people- I know the guys in Devo a little and their crew is really cool- they almost got me one. NO ONE had a working CS-80, not even in Los Angeles. One night I came on a YouTube Tutorial called 'Vangelis Bladerunner sound JUNO 60' and followed it and dialed up such a great sound from my good old Juno 6. So I want to THANK "magevers" whoever you are on YouTube. That to me is what the synth community is all about-- people who really have a keen interest and are WAY INTO THE SYNTHS. Like you Matrix Synth Jones, THANKS BROTHER- hope you get to see this movie-- Jodorowsky will blow your mind and you will want to go and CREATE ART!"

Can't wait.  Thank you Kurt!

Update: some links via Edward W. Dahl in the comments:

"I am co-captain of SpacEKrafT and you might have seen this video posted here on Matrixsynth a little over a year ago."

Music: www.soundcloud.com/spacekraft
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myspacekraft

Update 4/13/2014:

Q&A with Dune Composer Kurt Stenzel

Published on Apr 8, 2014 hellspreetube·39 videos

"Q&A with Kurt Stenzel, soundtrack composer for "Jodorowsky's Dune," after a showing at One Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, April 5, 2014.

http://www.kurtstenzel.com/
http://www.jodorowskysdune.com/"

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Pink Black and Gold Korg MicroKorg

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Pink Korg Microkorg Synthesizer

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Black microKORG with Blue & Pink LEDs & Cartman

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Mantle Sound Core & Anastasia Gera in Panama City & Pink SH-101s

Mantle Sound Core recently made the music video for Anastasia Gera below. That's her with a KORG MicroKORG pictured to the left. The track features a Korg Triton and Yamaha Motif for all the drum and synth sounds and sequencing. The second video below is MSC performing on their Spring tour.

The "pink" SH-101s are actually red SH-101s and are images taken from footage for the next Mantle Sound Core music video coming out later this summer.





YouTube Published on May 23, 2012 by anarchybro

"05-21-12
Mantle Sound Core live at Pehrspace
May 21st, 2012"

"All analog live audio sequencing+drum patterns with Sh101's and TR808.
Live soundtrack composition to the feature length MSC film Holy Desert.
The stack of boomboxes in the background are getting a live UHF broadcast of the movie.
Not visible but also set up in the venue was another stack of boomboxes receiving live image feeds of the audience, an old 8-bit nintendo with Contra that people play during the set (also feeding into an old boombox with built in tv), and a two projectors aimed at the ceiling, one showing the Holy Desert movie and the second sending an Atari C240 feed (the flashing blue in the video is coming from the Ata"

Pics from their Sring tour here.

recent art installation (using an LZX visionary in there), here.

microKORG Custom with Blue & Pink LEDs SN 057638

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" Entire chassis (including bottom and battery compartment) double primered & painted satin blue enamel
Wooden end plates gloss blue enamel
All connections on rear panel relabeled
Bank lights converted to Blue & Pink/Purple LEDs !!!
Tempo light converted to Blue LED!
Write light converted to Bright White LED!
Modify light converted to Hot Pink LED!
Unit comes complete with all accessories plus extras!"


Reminds me of the M2000 blue.

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Korg Microkorg Custom Synthesizer Unique LED's & Wood

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"This truly one-of-a-kind microKORG is serial #101519. This auction contains the following refinements & alterations:

All 8 'Program' lights & 'Tempo' light have been changed to diffused BLUE LED's.
The Arpeggiator LED (under the Arpeggiator button) has been changed to a HOT PINK ONE (though it almost looks purple, through the lens).
The 'Write' light has been changed to diffused WHITE LED.
The 'Modified' light has been converted to diffused HOT PINK LED.
Entire enclosure is repainted (except the back panel) with dark brown, non-reflective enamel paint (very nice durable multi-coat paint job). This required removing all the electronics during painting, but it was worth the work.
Program Select knob painted flat black enamel to compliment dark enclosure (very nice multi-coat durable paint job).
Black Walnut hand-sanded 3/4" end plates with multi-coat polyurethane finish.
The stock internal 3.3V main supply circuit for the DSP, CPU, RAM, & Analog circuitry has been professionally replaced with a much more robust switching regulator module to insure years of problem free service including overload, reverse polarity, & over voltage protection.
Rigorously tested for months (I have been working on and using this synthesizer for about 5 months).
Many, many custom sounds loaded (easily changeable with included MIDI adapter & Korg Patch Editor software.

All electronic modification work was performed professionally, using an ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) safe workstation, and all replacement LED's are American-Made parts! This synthesizer has been meticulously cleaned & carefully tested."

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Microkorg custom patches: Pink Floyd Improv, electric guitar, strings

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"Watch in high quality! A little improv on Pink floyd "Shine on you crazy diamonds", and a demo of some new sounds i've figured out."

Microkorg custom patches: Brass, piano, lead and arpeggio, and blade runner blues cover

"The purpose is to demonstrate some of the patches i have accumulated since i bought the thing, six months ago. I tried to replace the Enter Shikari style patches with more vintage ones. And there is an attempt at imitating Vangelis at 1:10.... Enjoy!"

Microkorg custom patches 2: Lead, distorted inter-modulation

"I've just discovered the inter-modulation feature, which lets you modulate a sine wave of osc 1 using osc 2 (as in a digital synth I suppose?). The result is a dirty distorted sound, as shown in some of the segments. Sorry for the lousy sound quality, it is recorded using the webcam's software, from a thinkpad laptop... anyways, enjoy!"

Microkorg: Daft Punk, Vintage and Pad stuff

"This time, I created some patches designed to emulate some of Daft Punk's well known sounds while adding something of my own (Da Funk, Short Circuit). Drums are made using Ableton. This synth is very powerful, and is definitely not a toy, sadly it is used mostly by amateurs. Also, some film themes, pad improvisation etc. Enjoy in High Def!"

Microkorg patches: more Vangelis, pads, leads brass etc, high quality

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