Garageband & MicroKorg

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coolhandpetecoolhandpete
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Hey everybody,



You all helped me purchase a Powerbook G4-800 a long while back, and I need some more advice.



I just purchased some new recording equipment so I can use Garageband, and I'm wondering whether to buy a Keystation-49 as a MIDI controller, or if I should jump to the $300 mark and buy a used MicroKorg.



One major question in my mind: can the Korg act as a sampler? In other words, can I sample my own sounds and then assign them to different keys to play them back? Would it be best to just buy a Boss DrSampler or is there a cheaper alternative?



I really like the effect of "playing" samples at points during songs, on-or-off rhythm, and adding them real-time over a near-final edit of a song.



Also, does anybody have experience using a Rode NT1 microphone with the new MobilePre by Midiman?



Thanks for any help/advice you've got w/re: the above. You guys are great.



Regards,

Peter

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  • Reply 1 of 7
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    The microkorg doesn't sample, but it can be used as a midi controller so you can use a software sampler and assign keys that way. I would look into Reason.. it's fairly inexpensive for what it can do.



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  • Reply 2 of 7
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    GB does NOT take advantage of any knobs or dials on a keyboard, so the keystation 49e is PERFECT *for Garageband*



    for reason, knobs and dials are incredibly handy as the synths are FAR more sophisticated than GB's synths.
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  • Reply 3 of 7
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    This is what I'm saving my pennies for:



    Korg Legacy



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  • Reply 4 of 7
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    NICE!



    I love those old patch cable synths, very cool stuff.
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  • Reply 5 of 7
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Wrong Robot

    GB does NOT take advantage of any knobs or dials on a keyboard, so the keystation 49e is PERFECT *for Garageband*



    for reason, knobs and dials are incredibly handy as the synths are FAR more sophisticated than GB's synths.



    The microKorg is a nice little synth though with great sound. You gotta love the built in mic for the vocoder. You could use it to control midi and also record the synth/vocoder directly into GarageBand.
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  • Reply 6 of 7
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Wrong Robot

    NICE!



    I love those old patch cable synths, very cool stuff.



    Yeah, at one time I almost bought an old MS20... I'm happy I didn't. This is the next best thing... actually better in many ways. Plus you get 2 other classic synths with it. $500 isn't bad for all this.. and I'm sure since this is just the MSRP, it'll be found for less on many online stores.
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  • Reply 7 of 7
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Akumulator

    The microKorg is a nice little synth though with great sound. You gotta love the built in mic for the vocoder. You could use it to control midi and also record the synth/vocoder directly into GarageBand.



    yeah, which is awesome



    My brother has a roland jp-8080, it has a pretty neat vocoder, as well as gobs of synthy goodness. but I really like that korg, If I had the dough to blow, I'd probably get it.
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