Minilogue XD

smoketraks · March 11, 2020, 11:11am

All the Jexus videos are awesome. Only synth demos that ever really interest me.

Kalimari · March 11, 2020, 2:00pm

Looks like it. Download here: https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/software/0/811/4230/

Release notes for Version 2.10:

Added MIDI CCs for Joystick and CV IN
Fixed issues when assigning Joystick/CV to the Multi-Engine SHAPE parameter
Fixed issue where sequencer steps could not be muted/cleared with the REST button when playing in ARP mode
Fixed an issue when changing user modulation effect type while a user delay is being used
Multiple minor bug fixes

Will give it a go this evening

JPM · March 11, 2020, 6:10pm

I wonder if you send audio rate modulation IN could you use something like vcv rack to route the CC to audio and use the minilogue xd as a lofi audio over midi interface

JPM · March 12, 2020, 7:20pm

Tried it out myself.
Kinda sucks that it only works in poly chain mode and doesnt send it via USB. Whyyyyyy

Dani538 · March 24, 2020, 9:19am

I struggle with something for a while now with the XD. If you are in step record mode and you want to insert a big chord spreader over the keyboard and hold it for longer then 1 step it is tedious to do. You have to hold the chord with one hand and press a button with the other.

Is there a work-around without live recording. My timing sucks big time so J need step recording to work. Is it possible to insert notes and tie them together somehow on a different level?

rcmusic · April 6, 2020, 4:09pm

if anyone is interested:

If not, please disregard this message

Thanx

Leo-iSL · April 12, 2020, 8:23am

Is the stereo out only for the benefit of the internal fx?

rcmusic · April 12, 2020, 10:19am

Yes. They are amazing. Got a wavestate a few weeks ago, i don’t if it’s only me but i found THE fx in the minilogue XD far better than the WS ones.

Leo-iSL · April 12, 2020, 7:33pm

Thank you.

Interesting regarding the Wavestate FX. I’d hoped they’d be pretty good.

Have to say though that I don’t really like the XD’s fx and hence my original question. Think I’m going to run it mono into my m3000 reverb (dual mono configuration: very handy indeed)

I’m finding the internal fx on certain gear to be very disappointing. I had a deepmind 6 and hated most of the fx. Had an Mpc Live and wasn’t too excited about those fx either. Bit of a stress as I’d planned to use the Live completely standalone. Have to re-evaluate them though, as for some reason I’m hankering for an Mpc One. In contrast I liked the sound of the fx on the Digitakt and Octatrack.

Problem is I’ve been spoilt, having used The older top spec Lexicon, TC Electronic fx. I still have a few units but was hoping to reduce the amount of gear I have.

rcmusic · April 13, 2020, 9:23am

I agree some synth have very bad FX. FX should be taken as a + in a synth, unless it’s heavily advertised. Usely i use an eventide space reverb and time factor delay on my synths. With the XD, i don’t have to, most of the time. But it’s a question of taste, of course

Leo-iSL · April 18, 2020, 6:25am

@rcmusic

I spent last night playing with the XD and Argon8. I’m pleased to say that I’ve changed my mind with regards to the XD’s Fx. There are definitely sounds that work better with the fx than others, but in general i think I’d be able to use the XD without external fx processing, if needs be. And that’s what i want to be able to do. Have each separate bit of gear play its part without the reliance of external fx. I currently only have 2 Aux Sends/Returns, so separate elements end up sharing the same fx and i want to avoid that as much as possible.

Kuro · April 27, 2020, 3:28pm

Hey guys! For those who have played both the OG and the XD: today, would you go for the XD? Or has the OG some quirks that still make it a synth to consider today?

If that can help: that would be my only synth, along with an OT.

metalfalcon · April 27, 2020, 4:25pm

I never owned the original but have played with it quite a bit. I have owned a monologue and now the XD. The monologue filter was a big improvement over the minilogue filter imo and the XD filter seems much closer to the monologue’s. I don’t really see any advantage of the original over the xd except for price. The multi engine, effects, sequencer and cv ins make it well worth that price difference and then some.

Leo-iSL · April 27, 2020, 5:01pm

I’ve owned both and currently own an XD module and a Monologue. But before I bought the XD I was tempted to get another original Minilogue as I’ve always felt it sounded a bit more raw and technoey than the XD. But I’m really pleased I went for the XD. The added features definitely make it more useful and value for me. But the original is still valid.

Sureno · April 27, 2020, 6:53pm

I’m just revisiting my minilogue xd module, I should never have slept on it. a superb synth

Flood · April 27, 2020, 9:32pm

Same… I was punching in sequences to my XD Module today and recording them to my DT. Everything with this synth is so intuitive and immediate.

Kuro · April 27, 2020, 9:49pm

And do you guys feel it’s versatile enough to be the only synth in a minimal setup? I know it can’t be stunning in every areas, but is there one area where it falls flat on its face?

Flood · April 28, 2020, 10:51am

100% for sure. I have a few very, very minor gripes (single LFO, no latch unless you’re playing an arp, some menu-diving if you really want to go deep with a patch), but for the price it’s a no-brainer for me. It functions beautifully as an all-around utility synth for simple bass and leads but it really begs to be taken out past the stratosphere.

Kuro · April 28, 2020, 10:57am

Thanks for your answer! Should pair nicely with an OT then!

Unifono · April 28, 2020, 11:04am

every soundsource pairs nicely with an OT