Agreed, I had a few on my XDm, and Prologue. They’re quite good.
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You have both the XD and the Prologue huh? I’ve heard they are basically the same synth but different number of voices. But on all the online demos the Prologue sounds so much better. Any thoughts?
Cool sounds man! Can you link the OSC?
I also own both the Prologue (16) and the Minilogue XD (although I have the XD for sale now due to the purchase of the Prologue).
I would not say that the Prologue sounds so much better. Yes it has more voices, the dual timbrality adds much more tonality options and I would say the filter is a bit better. The filter on the Minilogue XD is also pretty nice though. I think the drive feature on the XD is a bit more agressive than the one on the Prologue.
The fx sound really good on both units and are mostly the same. The Minilogue XD can have both reverb and delay simultaneously, while the Prologue can have only one of the two.
The Minilogue XD also has a sequencer, the Prologue doesn’t.
The analog oscillators of the XD and Prologue sound pretty much the same, I can easily recreate the same sounds on the Prologue and the Minilogue XD with hardly any difference. The low frequency compressor on the Prologue 16 does tighten up the bottom end very nicely which can’t be found on the Minilogue XD (or Prologue 8)
I’d say you get what you pay for (the Prologue 16 is almost triple the price of a Minilogue XD), but the main reason I bought the Prologue is because the Minilogue XD sounds so good!
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Thanks for your input!
I had them both (Prologue 16). They are very much the same, with a few minor differences (aside from voice count). The XDm had a simpler second envelope, and the sequencer for example. The Prologue 16 had the compressor. Both sound excellent, and the multiengine is ridiculously flexible and cool (despite having to use the somewhat silly IMO menu navigation). As mentioned above, I think the filters are a little different, but still generally similar character. The XD seemed a bit more aggressive, but still close. I thought they were excellent synths overall, and extremely good for their current price points.
I went back to the Prophet Rev2 from the Prologue though, due to it’s flexibility, features, and modulation on the analog side. It’s definitely a deep synth than the Prologue in that regard. I also have a Hydrasynth, so I didn’t feel like I needed the digital side of either Korg either. While definitely simpler overall, I still found the Korgs to be fun to play, easy to use, and very nice sounding. I just went with things that leaned a bit more toward how I like to design sounds. (more in depth)
As far as Prologue vs. Minilogue XD(m) the engines sound the same (are largely the same) give or take the small feature here or there. So get the one with the features, keybed, and voice count you need. This is just a guess, but the two are pointed at slightly different markets IMO, which could have some bearing on the quality of demos you’re hearing. If I remember correctly, Luke Neptune did a patch set and demo for the XD though that sounded pretty good. Might check that out.
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I just love how Korg is still keeping their policy/habit of slight separation of the features on analog and budget series 
You will need to have all three Monotrons, all Volcas, all Minilogues, etc, because every one has some unique feature, some tweak of sequencer or extra effect or setting. Never would be 100% identical upgrade from one to another.
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Yes very true, and this does make each device very interesting!
I think Korg did a great job with the XD and Prologue series (except for tuning-gate with the Prologue which was thankfully fixed with a firmware update). Synth fanatics are not happy with the very limited modulation options and single LFO, but I love the fact that these synths are very easy to use, and still can have a lot of tonal possibilities due to the custom user oscillators and fx.
And not to forget, the basic sound is just very good: Just a single oscillator with a bit of reverb and filtering is already “track-ready-stuff” you can use right away.
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Thanks, I think a minilogue xd would be enough for me as of now as I am no real “player”. Luke Neptunes patches indeed sounded good, finally someone didn’t drown out the oscillators with effects.
While I had forbidden myself to buy another piece of gear for almost a year, the missus asked me if I wanted a synth for my upcoming birthday 
Great way to circumvent my self-imposed moratorium on gear and get my Rytm a buddy. Been eyeing the XD for a long time and going to tell her: this is the one.
Now I’m not sure what to ask: the full monty or the module? I tend to suggest the module because it’s more compact and I am not a keyboard player. Most of the time I will be sequencing it with the internal sequencer, midi out of the AR or with the NDLR for pads. And I have a Keystep lying around.
Any thoughts?
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I love(d)* the module I have because it still has the joystick and I can use an external keyboard with aftertouch with it. The keys on the keys version DO NOT not send aftertouch, FYI, unless that has changed. The module is a really gorgeous table top synth with a nice curve to it, although you cannot rack mount it as a result.
On the other hand, having keys RIGHT THERE is also very nice, I would imagine.
The way you describe your use case, it seems to me that in your case the module might make sense.
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Yeah, I think so too (the module). Thx for the info.
Glad you think my English is so good that I could be living in the US. 
But I’m Dutch, so I think a birthday deal is not very likely. Sorry.
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I had the module as well. I’d still have it too, but was moving at the time, and was trying to clear some things out. I may get another one at some point. It’s an excellent synth. I definitely loved the module’s form-factor. It also seems like it would match the way you want use it perfectly. Check out some of the SineVibes plugins for it. Also, if you’re into chip tunes at all, there’s an excellent one called Chips 2 for it.
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I‘ve got the keys, because when I got it, the module hadn‘t been released. I‘d prefer the module, especially if there‘s a Keystep in the house.
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Keystep has got aftertouch, so that’s also a plus.
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This has been my reaction too! I have the algorithm installed on both my XD module and NTS-1 and it is phenomenal.
With the available User algorithms, the -logues just keep on giving.
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I am trying to save some favorite patches for quick recall.
The manual says: push shift and hold one of the sixteen sequencer buttons.
But that doesn’t work for me. Did one of you guys/gals have any succes?
If I remember correctly you should hold shift + one of those sequencer buttons for a second or so.
I cant take a photo (not enough hands around), but when I press the first sequencer button while holding shift, I toggle the sequencer step on or off.
The manual says the XD has to be in ‘play mode’, but I am not sure what they mean by that. When I let the sequencer run and then try to favorite a patch, it also toggles the sequencer step I press on or off.
Just figured it out: in Global Edit you can change the shift function to Favorites. By default it is set to Active Step (on the latest firmware that is)
Thanks for jumping in @rtme
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