40 Korg Minilogue XD Ambient Presets/Patches - 'Scattered'

[@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760]

So good. I think a lot of programmers regard Ambient patches as being huge evolving textures. Fair enough, but more subtlety is my preference (which is harder to do, I reckon). These have that lovely subtlety. Thanks.

[@SoundGhost]

Goat-X thanks! ❤️

[@lundsweden]

Most of these sounds are heavily filtered saw waves, with different amounts of oscillator detuning.

[@2112jonr]

@@lundsweden Yep, that's how subtractive synthesis works. Gold star for you xx

[@musiclifelove]

0:00 "Deity" 0:31 "Levitate" 1:00 "Sparks" 1:19 "Eternity" 1:45 "Yesterday" 2:17 "Swim" 2:53 "Motions" 3:18 "Scattered" 3:44 "Wither" 4:20 "Ancients" 4:38 "Volts" 4:58 "Tonics" 5:24 "Time" 5:45 "Tantra" 6:10 "Switches" 6:32 "Spire" 6:47 "Sines" 7:05 "Scorched" 7:27 "Sanity" 7:51 "Sacrament" 8:22 "Renewed" 8:57 "Prophecy" 9:18 "Process" 9:37 "Odyssey" 9:57 "Moons" 10:16 "Midnight" 10:39 "Memory" 11:08 "Lapse" 11:40 "Honour" 11:59 "Glisten" 12:17 "Galaxies" 12:40 "Forlorn" 12:59 "Dusk" 13:31 "Dive" 13:51 "Cycle" 14:14 "Codes" 14:35 "Broken VHS" 14:58 "Below" 15:19 "Alone" I think that's only 39, which means either I miscounted, I missed one, or SoundGhost is a no-good dirty liar. Someone let me know, and I will edit the list!

[@SoundGhost]

Genuine mistake, that's all :) I must have just missed off '8 Bit Skies' when making the video. Here's a picture of all the presets: www.dropbox.com/s/dhvhy1nhnxjg8do/Screenshot%202022-11-10%20at%2008.57.24.png?dl=0

[@BranchTogether]

I can't believe how good this sounds. I'm about to buy these patches and don't even have an XD yet :)

[@austinchaney8319]

So cool! Just downloaded and have been messing with them all night! Great job, really enjoy them!

[@SoundGhost]

Thanks!

[@SynthoidSounds]

Very nicely done, beautiful patches. Acquiring the XD is on my list for the near future (I'm convinced the XD version is the better choice, rather than just going for the plain minilogue), I'll be coming back to check out your patches.

[@GoneComposer]

Did you buy it? It's a really good choice if you want my opinion

[@noveltycrusade]

I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell homeless Vietnam veterans... Sick patches brah👍

[@tomminter1717]

I don’t suppose these patches work with the original minilogue?

[@SoundGhost]

No they don’t sorry, both of the synths use different sound engines, especially the XD which has a built in digital engine + FX, both of which the original doesn’t have.

[@tomminter1717]

Damn such a shame thanks for the reply though man!

[@GoneComposer]

Absolutely beautiful EDIT : absolutely beautifully beautiful Really love how you manage to create this sonic variety with the Minilogue xd - It's also really inspiring!

[@joebaf]

You really have the best patches for XD. Great choice of melodies to demonstrate

[@SoundGhost]

Thankyou! 😀

[@dyscotopia]

Is there any point in getting this if I have a deepmind 12. I want one because I can get k3 oscillators for it and that was my first synth, but I feel like there's a big crossover wirh the deepmind

[@loreladumbrava]

I am mesmerised

[@randytrader3026]

Dang cuz.. you're putting me to sleep..

[@John-e4p1x]

First u made me buy the minilogue, with your wither perrormance, Now I will buy your presrts.

[@wa3ter]

Love the scattered one

[@Almanacs]

Beautiful patches!

[@SoundGhost]

Thankyou!

[@Pha1don]

Bought your patches but Minilogue XD editor from Korg is a "no go" for M1 Macs. Best alrenative? plain sysex dump?

[@SoundGhost]

I've not had any issues on my end with the editor on an M1, although one user has reported going back to a previous XD Editor version fixed an issue on an M1 Mac, so maybe give that a go. Send me an email at [e-mail] if you need any further help!

[@isitstill]

Wow, beautiful work! I’m gonna pick these up this weekend when I can sit down with my Minilogue.

[@SoundGhost]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy them :)

[@gorogne]

Hello, unfortunately I accidentally deleted the patches for the Minilogue XD that I bought from you some time ago. Is there a way to get these again?

[@SoundGhost]

Hi there, send us an email at [e-mail] and we’ll sort this for you :)

[@malikdavis6091]

Love your page. Is the Minilogue XD as sound designers dream. Im buying one next week, prob gonna get some alexander pedals to go deeper

[@SoundGhost]

Thankyou! It is a wonderful synth - enjoy! :)

[@jslg7641]

which alexander pedal would you advise? I'm looking to buy one as well. Mainly doing melodic electronica.

[@PuppetMasterID2501]

Nice! Thanks for programming theses sounds.

[@seanpages__]

To quote Darth Vader, "Impressive".

[@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760]

Bought the pack. When I select the modal_strike user oscillators, they almost always produce no sound (where any other user oscillator that I select does make sound). Strangely, I'll sometimes find one of the 3 modal oscillators works, but not the other two (and I can't work out why the particular one of the 3 works - if I change patches, it stops working)... Any thoughts?

[@SoundGhost]

Hey! Send us an email at [e-mail] and we’ll take a look. Thanks

[@mr.ester777]

Great man, bought it, xd coming soon!

[@John-e4p1x]

Hello, I purchased these from you months ago... how do I go about loading them into the Minilogue XD? Thank You

[@SoundGhost]

Hi! You will find instructions inside the pack as a PDF file, plus you can read our online guide here: soundghost.net/how-to-install-minilogue-xd-presets-custom-engines/

[@John-e4p1x]

@@SoundGhost

[@SeismicExcursion]

someone got that library program running on Catalina 10.15? I really wanna load some presets !!!

[@dragonleon29]

That preset at 1:46 "Yesterday", has to be a reference for "Kid for Today" because it sounds amazingly close to that song! I really liked the sounds

[@SoundGhost]

Purely coincidental but it does sound quite close! 😄

[@davelse8919]

WOW! Amazing sounds. Must have!

[@Jason75913]

Excellent designs!

[@phoenixrising1576]

I love the dronal and dreamy type tone to this wee synth. Its unique sounding to me listening to the presets.

[@mr.ester777]

the added aftertouch via the last update, is it only midi aftertouch, meaning only via an external keyboard?

[@SoundGhost]

Yeah that’s correct, there’s no aftertouch on the Minilogue XD keybed. 👍

[@zackramirez9707]

Recently Purchased an XD. is it even possible to create these patches with the Default Machine? was seriously drawn to the ambient sounds the XD offered, but I am not really coming close to creating these ambient pads yet.

[@shitmandood]

Late reply but it's mentioned that it includes some additional oscillators. You probably need to use those included oscillators in order to get that extra ambient kick to it.

[@zayuke]

How do you actually create this kind of patches?

[@shreeshsk]

Fantastic sounding patches. I would like to purchase these. You mention we could use these on the prologue as well. As the presets on minilogue xd have a different file extension I was wondering how I would convert them ? Thank you !!

[@SoundGhost]

Hey! Thanks for the kind words :) Where did you see the mention of Prologue sorry? These are only compatible with Minilogue XD. As far as I’m aware there’s no way of converting between the XD and Prologue preset formats. Thanks! :)

[@shreeshsk]

SoundGhost in your description. Maybe I misread it.

[@Thantas]

I love “process” patch

[@christianweber9089]

It sounds great.

forlorn the best!!

[@noodlingaround2023]

I use Ableton and vst's like Omnisphere and NI stuff. I'd really like to get into hardware synths and your video has confirmed that even more. The patches are exactly what I like. Thing is, it's quite a big expense (not the patches but the synth). Do you think it really is a different world compared to vst's like Omnisphere and NI. Thank you.

[@SoundGhost]

I would say it’s different for everyone and depends how you prefer to work/make music - some people get on just fine with only plugins. That said, hardware synths all have their own sound/character (as do plugins) and offer you a more ‘hands on’ approach which makes it feel more personal and can sometimes, in my experience, result in more experimentation that’s not hampered by a mouse and keyboard. :)

[@noodlingaround2023]

Thank you for an in depth reply. Much appreciated.

[@Will_Scobie]

excellence!

[@dankov8566]

Will these install in a regular non-XD Minilogue?

[@SoundGhost]

No, you need the Minilogue XD. :)

[@tobiasbraun7635]

Wow, was looking for that kind of ambient for long time. They sound great. Is it possible also to use them in the rack version of the minilogue xd?

[@SoundGhost]

Thanks! Yeah it will work in the rack/desktop/module version. 👍

[@2112jonr]

Yep, you're good Tobias, the desktop module is exactly the same synth, but without the keyboard.

[@boymakesmusic]

damn these sound great!!

[@28gs28gs]

amazing

[@Thantas]

Wonderful sounds

[@egowaves]

This is nice!

[@zechs5079]

16 oscillators... I only have a few spots left....maybe include the amount of oscillators required to use these patches in the description for people before they make the purchase? Great sounds, but I can't load them in at the expense of my other oscillators.

[@SoundGhost]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention! We've updated the product description and PDF included in the download to detail this. Although there are 16 oscillators included in the pack, you only need 10 of them which frees up 6 spaces. Hope this helps and hope you enjoy the patches! :)

[@niloben659]

@@SoundGhost Hi, I have these patches, which 10 are required? would be nice to free up some space. Cheers

[@SoundGhost]

@@niloben659 Info on which ones are required are detailed in the PDF found in the download :)

[@SoundGhost]

@@niloben659 forgot to mention the PDF was updated recently - so if you have an older version just send me an email at [e-mail] and I’ll send you the new version of the PDF 👍

[@niloben659]

@@SoundGhost Thanks, will do.

[@damianlove19]

For some reason whenever I use the Sines patch the Minilogue XD gets completely out of tune

[@SoundGhost]

Thanks for the report Damian, we'll take a look! If I recall correctly that patch is dependent the filter resonance, so if you adjust the filter it will also adjust the tuning. Feel free to send us an email at [e-mail] and we'll take a look with you :)

[@damianlove19]

@@SoundGhost Yeah I realized that, is there a lfo assigned to the pitch ?

[@SoundGhost]

@@damianlove19 No LFO assignment to pitch on this one, no. The filter is at full resonance, with key tracking at 100% (key tracking control is under Resonance) plus the amplitude Release stage is set quite high. If you try this on a blank patch, you'll hear notes drift in and out of tune slightly. This is sine waves phasing and drifting in and out of each other. As the XD is analogue it will never be 100% accurate as well. It makes a lovely sound though which is great for lofi!

[@damianlove19]

@@SoundGhost Ah that's what's going on, makes sense :D Thanks alot for clarifying. All the patches are so wonderful. The Minilogue XD has really become one of my favorite synths

[@SoundGhost]

Damian Rasmussen no worries, happy to help! The XD is a wonderful synth, also happy to hear you’re enjoying the presets! :)

[@jaavedfilms8172]

I am new to music if i buy this preset/patch how do i use it or load it in. I am totally new. You have any tutorials. I am going to buy a korg minilogue xd.

[@SoundGhost]

Amazing! Hope you enjoy the XD. With the preset pack, you get an installation guide in the download, plus we have a tutorial on our website here: www.soundghost.net/blogs/tutorials/how-to-install-minilogue-xd-presets :)

[@olli-pekkarasanen7740]

Does these work on ordinary Miniloque? Or only for xd?

[@SoundGhost]

You'll need the Minilogue XD or a Prologue. These won't work on the regular Minilogue unfortunately as it doesn't have FX or the Multi-Engine.

[@mr.ester777]

this thing is quite good for ambient being an analog, ya?

[@SoundGhost]

It is! :)

[@mitchhopkins8575]

I would assume that some of the sounds are from the digital oscillator. The XD is not all analog.

[@John-e4p1x]

You are not american, these are too good to be from america... you must be european

[@TheBakRd]

nice but 60fps is unnecessary

[@TheModifiedLife]

Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.

[@TheBakRd]

@@TheModifiedLife #buffer

[@shitmandood]

I just bought it and nearly every patch was screwed up! I put in all the custom oscillators just to make sure but the preset sound was muffled and this is comparing the sound on my XD Module with the sounds on this KZbin video. To fix it, I had to move the Filter Cutoff knob and then resave each and every preset of the 40 listed. However, the Sines preset is still useless. The filter cutoff trick doesn't work for it. It's got this heavy sub-bass playing with each note, resonance seems to be set way up but when I turn that, all I get is airplane flight noise. Note: this issue isn't happening with the pre-canned patches that are shipped with XD.

[@SoundGhost]

Hi there, this is very odd and we've never had this reported. It sounds like something could be up with the filter on your unit. Please send over an email to [e-mail] and we'll take a look with you. :)

[@shitmandood]

@@SoundGhost I'll send an email soon, but the filter works fine. I re-saved all of the presets after moving the filter and the sound is retained. All of the included presets with the unit have remained unchanged and when I turn the Filter knob, it's not creating any static or problem in the sound, or anything like that. If it had done that, I'd know there was an issue with my XD (and would be bummed about it). The only thing I can't seem to fix is the Sines preset. It's very boomy and turning the filter just makes the keys sound like air. I have to turn the Resonance knob for it as well as there is a very high pitch sound, but once I turn the knobs, there's nothing but an air sound after that.