The Korg monologue is a dual oscillator, polyphonic synth with an added noise oscillator. It is part digital part analog giving it a rich sound with digital performance modes and also makes it MIDI USB compatible, this means you can use the synth as a controller or send MIDI from the DAW to the Korg
The variable VCF on the Korg can be modulated by either the LFO or separate filter ADSR
I found this synth great for a multitude of different sounds from synth keys and strings, arps and basses. The arp, chord & unison modes make it easy to create fuller sounds from the get-go
I used this synth to create all the bass sounds for my DAW composition, as well as some of the atmospheric background sounds as well. I found these easy to generate using some of the presets as the basis then modulating them further using the cross depth modulation and the delay to create more drone style patches
In my studio session track. I synced the Korg up to Ableton so that I could program notes in instead of worrying about notes being in time. This was how I made most of the musical elements for this track. I also used the MIDI out to control the pattern for the Moog mother. This video shows the setup explained above:
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