The Korg Monotron is a tiny analog monosynth developed by Korg and released for around $60.00. It’s big claim to fame is having the MS-20 filter on board. The Monotron comes in at just under 5″x3″ but despite this small footprint it has a pretty vast amount of functionality. I’ve been able to squeeze some decent bass, drum and lead tones out of it. For drums it works best for kicks, toms and other strange sounds but as it has no noise generator snares are a bit weak/non-existent. It has 1 input and 1 output, both 1/8″. The output is kind of dirty but for the price point I’m not complaining and it isn’t anything a little noise reduction can’t deal with. Despite its tiny size and plastic body the Monotron seems sturdy enough and the wee knobs are solid. In the end, even if you skip over the entire oscillator sections, $60.00 for an analog non-stepping self-oscillating MS-20 filter is more than worth the price of admission.
-Chvad SB
Monthly Archives: December 2010
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NYC Event: Tongue Muzzle debut show THIS SAT DEC. 4th!
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Ok Everyone.. this is IT! The debut of our new band Tongue Muzzle! Featuring members of THINGS OUTSIDE THE SKIN, The Qualia, Sealed in Silence and Mr. 1234! This is going to be noisy people as Tongue Muzzle gets ALL BALL.
Here’s the event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162559953784191
and here is a new comp with a couple tunes to listen to from the forth coming release “Tongue Muzzle vs All Monsters!”:
http://www.archive.org/details/NuclearWinterSampler2010
