Yeah, the moog subharmonicon was the most interesting thing, wish they made it proper production
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… because the Minilogue xd appears to have an improved Multi-Engine.
I’m pretty sure the multi-engine in both the XD and Prologue are exactly the same. What make you say that they appear to be different?
This line from the logue SDK tab on the official website suggests the two synths do not have exactly the same Multi-Engine - whether the XD’s is improved over the Prologue’s is another discussion, imo:
Can I use the SDK Custom Content from prologue on minilogue xd (and vice versa)?
Check with the content creator to see if a minilogue xd specific version is available. If not, the prologue version can be used directly.
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Just wondering what other owners think of the Prologue.
At first I thought it was a bit weird in that the lack of certain features, particularly modulation options, seemed absolutely criminal.
However, persevering with it I find that it is fairly easy to program a wide range of really nice and detailed sounds, which has surprised me.
Interested in what other owners (if any) think and any preferences for 3rd party OSC multi engines.
The only extra modulation possibility that I would want is to be able to assign two destinations to the Mod wheel. As pretty much all the available destinations have a dedicated knob anyway, the only advantage of assigning one to the Mod wheel is increasing the resolution of a section of the parameter.
I intend to experiment with the bi-timbral capability as each timbre can have a separate parameter assigned to the Mod wheel.
The quality of the FX is certainly top notch but they have a liited number of parameters.
I think the Korg multi engine is plenty deep though I am tempted by Sinevibes Node but have not seen a review of it anywhere.
Amazon delivered and the box was pretty messed up and torn. Wondering if this wobble looks normal. I have some other grooveboxes where there’s some wobble and it’s possible to kind of bend it into shape, but this seems extreme!
Warping of these kinds of sheet-metal chassis is pretty common.
With smaller units, you can usually just remove the end-cheeks, place the unit on a perfectly flat surface, and gently press on opposing corners (diagonally) to straighten it…
I’m not sure that would work on a larger, more intricate device like this though.
Regardless, I would consider that an unacceptable amount of wobble.
Cheers!
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Is there a way to convert Minilogue patches so that they work on the Prologue?
I think you can do it with this editor :
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Hi there
I’ve just converted my Minilogue XD soundbank into Korg Prologue, so you can play it on Prologue 8 or 16. The demo video is below. Enjoy the sounds and visuals!
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The 8 does not have the compressor.
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I guess you won’t find many people having a 8 and a 16…
Indeed. The lack of a pure analog path caused teeth-gnashing on gearspace.
Owning a 16, I can say the scope takes its measurements pre-effects. The diagram doesn’t seem to show the drive stage but it is pre-filter.
One of the best tips I received about this beauty is to treat VCO 2 as your “main” VCO, as it’s the carrier for the cross-mod FM and is the osc that is re-set by sync. The other good tip is to engage the HPF (which is either on or off) when using the drive.
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I have the prologue 8 and can confirm it doesn’t have the compressor.
Agreed.
I’m happy, but I’m not much of a player. I mostly sequence it with my Cirklon. The Prologue 16 is just too big, but the L.F. compressor really does sound nice.
It really well made. I really like the extra engines. Especially the Node - Sinevibes
It can sound very modern or vintage. It already sounds “big” I can’t imagine trying to fit layering into a mix, 16 seems like overkill.
I have a Prophet 6 desktop and few other polys but I always end up going back to the Prologue :).
Prologue does the main melody here. (TX81z on the slappy bass, digitone/RTYM on percussion)
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16 does feel like a lot, but it’s also enough voices that sometimes I’ll turn up voice depth on a layer with just one oscillator (especially if I’m mostly using the multi-engine), and that drops it to 8. The pan and detune with a filter per osc sounds pretty good.
You can also set up the top layer with the HPF on and the lower level in mono mode with the compressor on and it just “works” - I suppose this is why the HPF is as high a cutoff as it is (still, I wish it had two settings or a knob). You can choose which layers go to which effects and it makes for an excellent bass+pads machine when used in this way. Mono mode with the sub osc(s) turned up and LF comp on can get pretty thunderous.
It really lives in pretty much the same space to me as a P6/OB6/T6 - simple panel that is very easy to program, usually a pretty sweet sound. It can sound a bit less sweet and has the multi engine depth if you want it. I think the 16 is worth the extra 7" or so of width, price aside. I didn’t demo one side by side with an 8 but I had one alongside a Minilogue XD module for a while until I was sure I could do everything I wanted on the Prologue.
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I seriously think Korg could have made a killing with a desktop version 6 or 8 voices, a dedicated screen/area for just the Multi engine, plus the l.f. compressor. I guess they felt that was distinctly Minilogue territory
They are basically hand made in Japan.