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Korg opsix £699

Following in the footsteps of the excellent Wavestate, Korg

offer up another modern take on a classic digital synth. Si

Truss takes a look

CONTACT WHO: Korg WEB: korg.com KEY FEATURES ‘Altered FM synth’. Six operator engine with ﬁ ve operator modes – FM, Ring

Mod, Filter, Filter FM, Wavefolder. 37-note keyboard with velocity and release velocity sensitivity. 16-step sequencer with six note polyphony and four Motion

Sequencing automation lanes. Multimode arpeggiator. Three effect slots. Randomisation tool. I/O: 2x stereo jack main output, headphone output, MIDI i/o, USB

REVIEWS

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FM | REVIEWS Korg opsix £699 Following in the footsteps of the excellent Wavestate, Korg offer up another modern take on a classic digital synth. Si Truss takes a look CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Korg WEB: korg.com ‘Altered FM synth’. Six operator engine with five operator modes – FM, Ring Mod, Filter, Filter FM, Wavefolder. 37-note keyboard with velocity and release velocity sensitivity. 16-step sequencer with six note polyphony and four Motion Sequencing automation lanes. Multimode arpeggiator.
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Korg opsix | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + An accessible and inspiring – yet still deep – take on FM synthesis Operator modes add lots of unique character Colour-coded operator controls simplify patch programming - A few extra userconfigurable controls would’ve been nice Monotimbral No aftertouch from the keyboard K org kicked off 2020 by releasing one of the most impressive digital synths of recent years, the Wavestate – a modern take on their classic Wavestation that perfectly balanced nostalgia with m
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Reviews | Korg opsix THE ALTERNATIVES Elektron Digitone £629 Multitimbral but more sequencer based (see over the page), Digitone offers a different but equally impressive modern take on FM elektron.se Korg Wavestate £699 The opsix’s sister instrument also updates a classic digital synth format, here using samplebased wave sequences and joystick-controlled vector synthesis korg.
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Korg opsix | Reviews operator parameters, global filters and effects, or cross-modulation of other modulators. Each modulation routing can also be assigned a secondary control source for adjusting the depth via inputs such as the mod wheel, a control pedal, velocity, keytracking or another internal modulator. Compared to subtractive synthesis, FM is an inherently complex process and can be a lot more fiddly to program.