Schrodinger's Cat

Published on Nov 18, 2012 by FSK1138

"Schrodinger's Cat
Both alive and Dead - you can't tell until you open the box

case details :
standard 17 aluminum "tool case" from rona hardware $19
fits 84 hp rails perfectly leaving a 1u space

the patch :
one monotron -e LFO is used as master clock
in to the Pittsburgh audio timetable
this controls the reset on the MFB seq02
the MFB seq02 is running on internal clock
and feeds the Pittsburgh audio timetable cv
and is sequencing two monotron-e units vco v/oct cv , filter cv
two input of the 4MS vca matrix

the vco of two monotron -e units are feed in to the 4MS vca matrix
the Pittsburgh audio timetable cv out is also feed in to the 4ms vca matrix
and controls the fold and sym of the ufold
the audio out of the 4ms vca matrix is sent to a pulp logic primitive ringmod
and then to the ufold and then back into one monotron -e filter and then passed on to the second monotron e's filter

the sound you hear has no external fx applied"

Techno with Nanoloop + synchronized Monotron analog filter

Published on Nov 1, 2012 by KrassesZeug

"Both, a cuicuit-bent Korg Monotron and a Nanoloop (Synthesizer and Sequencer on Nintendo Gameboy) are synced by the trigger impulses sent by a Roland TR-626 drum computer.

This allows to filter the raw chiptune sound of Nanoloop by the analog filter of the Monotron. The retrigger of the Monotron LFO is the red wire. The sync mod is done like shown here: http://stevewoodward.posterous.com/lfo-reset-point-on-korg-monotron"

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Modded Monotron acid demo by Gravitronic

"What you are listening to is two tracks of korg monotron, and some 909 drums via the excellent d16 909 emulation VST.

The first monotron track is MIDI sequenced from ableton live sent to a MIDI->CV converter and finally to the monotron, which has been modded and calibrated to approximately 1V/oct tuning. This is a 24-bar loop that is repeated a few times. There is reverb on this track to give it that acidy depth."

More detail on GRAVITRONIC
Monotron acid demo by Gravitronic

monotron Analog Ribbon Synthesizer- Guided Tour- In The Studio with Korg

YouTube via KorgUSAVideos | July 29, 2010

"Korg USA's Rich Formidoni explores the monotron Analog Ribbon Synthesizer. In this first part of a three-part series, all the monotron's controls are explained and demonstrated."

monotron- Sound Programming Examples- In The Studio with Korg


monotron- Processing External Audio- In The Studio with Korg

One Small Synth, Ep. 11: Korg Monotron (modified)

Published on Nov 12, 2018 Aidan Burns-Fulkerson

"This is the eleventh installment in a micro-series diving deep into my collection of minuscule synthesizers and samplers. Each episode will explore one little noise machine.

0:00 Monotron Solo

1:33 Modification information followed by demonstration.

This is a special episode: I will be talking about the modifications of my Korg Monotron and showing the new abilities that the mods have added. I’ve added control voltage and gate jacks that are wired to the existing solder pads that Korg left open for modification.

The Korg Monotron is a great little synth that excels in weird cat sounds and screaming theremin-like solos! It sounds quite powerful for something so tiny. This was the first Monotron that Korg made. It has a single oscillator, one sawtooth LFO (can modulate the pitch or the filter cutoff) and a gritty filter with cutoff and resonance control. The ribbon controller spans slightly more than one octave, and allows for precise pitch control.

Let me know if there’s a particular synth you’d like to hear, and I’ll add it to the short list for future episodes. Enjoy!"

8bit House with Nanoloop + circuit-bent Monotron

Published on Oct 24, 2012 by KrassesZeug

"Both, a circuit-bent Korg Monotron and a Nanoloop (Synthesizer and Sequencer on Nintendo Gameboy) are synced by the trigger impulses sent by a Roland TR-626 drum computer.
This allows to filter the raw chiptune sound of Nanoloop by the analog filter of the Monotron. The retrigger of the Monotron LFO is the red wire. The sync mod (circuit-bending) is done like shown here: http://stevewoodward.posterous.com/lfo-reset-point-on-korg-monotron

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Monotron Inception (3 KORG Monotrons in a chain)

video upload by Musical Miscellany (Poorness Studios)

"Just for the heck of it, I decided to find out what it sounds like when you plug the KORG Monotron into the KORG Monotron Duo into the KORG Monotron Delay. It's like a Monotron inception!

See a shootout of the 3 Monotrons here:" [posted here]

KORG Monotron Song - Tiger Dance

YouTube via audibleobsession | October 28, 2010

"A simple KORG Monotron groove. All sounds are played with the KORG Monotron Analogue Synthesizer. Additional drums from NI Battery 3 (Preset "Dragon Kit") and convolution reverb from NI Reflektor. Compression and EQ from UAD 1176LN, Helios Type 69 EQ, and Ableton Live's 8-Band (mostly for LPF to get rid of that notorious hum that plagues the Monotron). Line-in recording into my trusty M-Audio Firewire Solo. That's it!

Dancing girls are public domain videos found on archive.org.

Apologies if the bassline and groove get repetitive, really just a quick tune trying to show the kind of badass basslines and leads you can get from the Monotron. It really shines when you get some nice PWM going and push that MS20 filter hard. The LFO self oscillates nicely too. Overall, the best $60 bucks I've ever spent. Looking forward to moding it now."

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Korg Monotron

Korg Monotron from Keith Handy on Vimeo.

"My first jam with the Korg Monotron (not counting the hour or so before I set the camera up). Difficult to play in tune, but fun for making crazy electronic noises!"

Overdub session - Korg Monotron from Keith Handy on Vimeo.

"This is my first go at using the new Korg Monotron (teeny tiny analog ribbon synthesizer) on an actual recording. The first half of the video is a raw take (you may notice a few "iffy" notes), and the second half is the sound of several takes blended together."

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KORG monotron 開発秘話

YouTube via jetdaisuke — April 19, 2010 — "超小型ながらも本格シンセサイザー。春のコルグ ブロガーズミーティング2010にて、KORG monotron （コルグ モノトロン）が誕生に至るきっかけエピソードが語られました。KAOSSILATORでおなじみ坂巻さんと、monotronを開発した高橋さんによるデモです。 "

"jetdaisuke - April 19, 2010 - tiny but real synthesizer. Korg Burogazumitingu in spring 2010, KORG monotron (Monotoron Korg) was told that did lead to the birth episode. KAOSSILATOR familiar with Mr. Sakamaki, monotron demo was developed by Takahashi."

Update: Anyone have more info on the white box he plays with at the beginning of the video?

MONOTRON-e 4 VOICE with custom knobs from erthenvar

Published on Mar 10, 2013 FSK1138·168 videos

"the PATCH :

maths and 4ms PEG
are driving the filter and vco CV inputs of the 4 monotron-e units

all 4 VCO are sent to the 4MS VCA matrix
16 inputs of the 4MS VCA matrix are being modulated by maths, 4ms PEG
and 4 lfos from the monotron-e that have been split with
pulp logic patch multi-- this also provide the input for maths and the two 4ms peg

MFBseq02 triggers lfo reset and cv 1v/oct on all monotron-e units

output of the 4MS VCA matrix is mixed with MFB drum-99 mixer

4 monotron -e, maths, MFB drum-99 mixer
all with custom knobs from erthenvar

erthenvar.com/store/eurodiy/knobs/minifl­uted"

The Spinto Band - Shake It Off (Korg Remix feat. MS-20 Mini, Monotribe, Monotron, microKORG & more!)

Published on Aug 28, 2013 Korg Official·384 videos

KORG DW-6000 in there as well.

"Inspired by the new MS-20 Mini, our friends in The Spinto Band recently embarked on a Korg-based remix project of their infectious single, 'Shake It Off', taken from their latest LP, "Cool Cocoon". Making use of MS-20 Mini, Monotron Delay, Monotron Duo, Monotribe and plenty more from the Korg family, they offer a unique spin on their sound!

我々の友人である The Spinto Bandが、コルグの新製品であるアナログ・シンセサイザー MS-20 miniにインスパイアされて、彼らの最新アルバム「Cool Cocoon」に収録されている、人気曲「Shake It Off」のコルグ版リミックスを完成させました。MS-20 mini, monotron DELAY, monotron DUO, monotribeをはじめ、多くのコルグ製品を使っており、とてもユニークな仕上が­りとなっていますので、ぜひご覧ください。

For more on The Spinto Band:

http://www.spintonic.net (You can buy "Cool Cocoon" here!)
https://www.facebook.com/SpintoBand
https://www.twitter.com/SpintoBand

Download this exclusive remix of "Shake It Off" at http://snd.sc/19IojGV.

Filmed, directed & edited by Nate Johnson @ http://www.natejohnsondesign.com."

Circuit-bent Monotron: LFO retriggered by Roland TR-626

Published on Oct 11, 2012 by KrassesZeug

"The low frequency oscillator (LFO) of a Korg Monotron synthesizer is retriggered by the trigger impulse from a Roland TR-626 drumcomputer. The trigger sequence is the same as the rim-shot pattern programmed in the TR-626. In this case the rim-shot sound is muted. The synchronization does also work if the tempo of the drumcomputer is changed. The audio of the TR-626 is passed thru the filter of the Monotron, allowing a significant improvement of the sound of this digital drum computer.
For instuctions of the Monotron circuit-bending see: http://stevewoodward.posterous.com/lfo-reset-point-on-korg-monotron

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KORG Offers $20 Rebate on Original Monotron if Purchased Oct 1 - Dec 31

With the new monotrons being announced, KORG is offering a $20 rebate for monotrons purchased between October 1st and December 31. Note this appears to be retro-active, so if you recently picked one up, you should be eligible.

via KORG

"Get a $20 Rebate on the Monotron!

Monotron Analogue Ribbon Synthesizer
Rake in the Rebates Savings: Purchase a Monotron between October 1st, 2011 and December 31st, 2011, and receive a $20.00 rebate from Korg USA!

*US Residents Only

For details or to claim your rebate, please click here to download the printable rebate form. Offer applies to any new Korg Monotron purchased from any Korg-authorized dealer in the USA."

KORG Monotron TeensyDuino MIDI USB Control & iPad Editor

My Monotron Duo - TeensyDuino 3.1 USB Midi, plus digital potentiometers and DACs

Published on Apr 13, 2014 Alessandro Fasan·1 video

"I wanted to share how I MIDI-fied my Monotron Duo from Korg.
The TeensyDuino 3.1 controls a dual DAC and a dual digital potentiometer.
Many thanks to Marc Nostromo for inspiring this design.
I plan to share the SW with Marc Nostromo's blog, what I came up with is based on the code that he originally posted in his blog (it was for the regular Monotron).
The challenge with the Monotron Duo is that it requires two voltage controls (one for the ribbon, one for the octave), so it required some reverse-engineering from the schematics that Korg kindly made available."

So73 - Korg Monotron As Lead Synthesizer

YouTube via soundofseventythree | August 04, 2010

"I figured it was time someone made a little music with the Korg Monotron rather than just noise. This one is called the Monosong featuring the Korg Monotron as a lead synthesizer. It was improvised in one take.

The Monotron was fed into my Mini-KP to add delay & reverb. The backing track was created using my Korg Kaossilator for the first drum loop, the bassline, and the chord progression. The second drum loop was created using the Zoom MRT-3B Micro RhythmTrak filtered through the Monotron's MS-20 filter. The guitar is my Reverend Warhawk HB run direct into my Korg PX5D Pandora.

Video shot with my Digital Harinezumi 2++ in monochrome mode and edited in iMovie 6 HD.

Download this track free here: http://www.reverbnation.com/soundofse...

Also check out the self titled album by Sound of Seventy Three now available for download at iTunes, Amazon.com and most online retailers!

Thanks for watching and listening!"

More mini synths:

So73 "Tremolos" - Akai LPK25 & LPD8; Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass; Danelectro Effects

soundofseventythree | April 06, 2010

"Music available for download at: http://soundofseventythree.bandcamp.c...

This one is called Tremolos. It features the Akai LPK25 & the LPD8 which are a couple of new additions to my studio. It also features my original Reverend Warhawk electric guitar run through a Danelectro Surf & Turf compressor and a Danelectro Corned Beef reverb into a Vox Amplug, A Squire 70's Vintage Modified Jazz Bass run into a Vox Amplug Bass with the compressor on, Stylophone, Rotary Vibraphone from Apple's Jam Pack 1, Mellotron strings & 15 Choir from the M-Tron plugin, and GarageBand electric piano set to tine.

Let me just say that LOVE these new Akai laptop controllers! I've used a lot of midi controllers over the years big and small and these are a couple of the best controllers I have used of any size! The Akai LPK25 has a good feel for the size and great velocity response. The Akai LPD8 has the as good feeling pads of any drum controller I have used and again a great velocity response. Of course there are some compromises with the size but overall I love the response, feel and build of these little controllers. They fit perfectly with the way I like to work. I guess you should not expect any less from Akai.

The video as always was done with my Canon IS S3 and edited in iMovie. I hope my digital Harinezumi is here before my next video so I can use it for a bit of a change."

And one last track featuring the Zoom ST-224 & MRT3:

So73 "Echos Remix" - Zoom ST-224 & MRT3; Squier 70's Vintage Modified Jazz Bass; & Reverend Warhawk

soundofseventythree | January 28, 2010

"Music now available for download: http://soundofseventythree.bandcamp.c...

This is my remix of the last song I posted on youtube called Echos. I feel that maybe there is a little Madlib influence in here as well as some St. Germain.

I sampled the lap-steel part on my Zoom SampleTrak ST-224 at standard quality (read dirty and grungy) and started messing around with it, eventually slowing it down and filtering it. I came up with a new drum part on the Zoom MRT3 Micro Rhythm Trak drum machine and sampled that too. Then I recorded both parts into GarageBand.

In GarageBand I added the bass part played on my Squier 70's Vintage Modified Jazz Bass with my amplug bass into my Korg Pandora PX5D Pandora as a recording interface. The guitar was played on my Reverend Warhawk original into the PX5D Pandora. I also added Mellotron flutes from the M-Tron by typing them in on my MacBook's keyboard as I am without a proper keyboard at the moment. I tried to get the live parts to sound like they were sampled from an old scratchy record from the 60s.

The video was done in iMove HD with the footage shot on my Canon S3 IS."

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Soundexploration #2 | Patchblocks |Korg Monotron Delay | Korg Monotron Duo

Published on Aug 29, 2016 taschenrechnermusikant

"Experimental Sounds using a Korg Monotron Duo and a Korg Monotron Delay, booth processed thru a Patchblock. The Patchblock adds a lowpass filter(left knob) and a Delay (right knob), with the patch the movement of the knobs is recordable. And I used a Paperclip to keep the keyboard on the Monotrons pressed :)."

Befaco Slicer Sequencer Videos

BIYI AMEZ PRESENTA:MONOTRON+STYLOPHONE BEAT BOX+SLICER V2.

YouTube Uploaded by MrGuillermofrancisco on May 8, 2011
Via the comments of this post.
"En este caso se trata de la modificacion del Korg Monotron,para que reciba cv in,gate y cv filter ,sincronizado con el slicer v2(BEFACO) y un simple ritmo del stylophone beat box lupeado.

Que la roña os acompañe...BIYI AMEZ 2011."

CACOPHONATOR + SLICER V2BEFACO

Uploaded by MrGuillermofrancisco on Apr 18, 2011

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How to Get Square & Pulse Waves From the Korg Monotron

PICSYNTH aka Monotron Delay Mods has a new page up on how to get square and pulse waves out of the KORG Monotron.

"The sawtooth wave from the VCO-out connection can be converted to a pulse wave of any width. When the width is exactly 50% you get the distinctive hollow sound of the square wave. These waveforms allow you to create a LOT more sounds.

The idea behind this mod was to change the sawtooth into a pulse wave and then feed it into the AUX input jack. The main challenge was how to cut off the sawtooth wave connected internally in the Monotron so you could just hear the new pulse or square waves and not the sawtooth..."

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korg monotron delay processing casiotone vl-1 demo

YouTube Uploaded by bowmoneydrums on Feb 27, 2012

"just playing around with some gear on a sunday afternoon, using the korg monotron delay to turn the casiotone into a sweet ambient machine..."

korg monotron delay filter casiotone vl-1 jam 2



"using the new korg monotron delay to filter and add effects to a ambient spacey jam on the casitone vl-1"

via Bryan Bowman on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

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