Don't Buy Another DRUM MACHINE Until You Watch This! - The New KORG DRUMLOGUE

Is this your next drum machine? The Drumlogue is Korg's first fully featured drum machine for some time. Yeah, we love the immediacy of the Volca range and it seems like Korg has taken what they learnt from their highly successful mighty mini boxes and gone the whole hog on the Drumlogue. Although as the name suggests the Drumlogue joins Korg's 'Logue' line up of synths like the Minilogue, Monologue and Prologue. If you own one of these synths then you'll know how good they sound and the Drumlogue is no exception. It sounds bloody great, like shut-the-@#$%-up this thing slaps! We take a first look in this video. More videos to come!
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[@ThinkerThunker]

I hate the "Don't until you watch my video" titles.

[@VJFranzK]

yes, It's a form of "clickbait"

[@michaelmay9059]

It's like, mf! Don't tell me how to spend my money. Ok bet, I'll watch your stupid video but since you decided to wallow in the click bait title game I won't be using your affiliate codes. Thanks for the free info

[@barryjefferies3201]

But he's right 👉 Dude 😅 I'm Really on the Fence about my next Drum machine and This video is Really Helping me out 😊😊jaffa Jenkins jams

[@TimesOfTheSines.official]

We still use one for playing live Techno gigs occasionally. Its a bit large in size, but otherwise perfect, & very reliable as a way to mix, balance & record a electronic dawless set. I could always shelve & shape curves, or notch out things on the input mixer channels EQ, Gate the inputs & usually tickle the compression with some soft knee, low ratio settings on the input mixer channels too. Then u can also use the fx for being used as the Mastering fx suite processors... & that will protect any audio & mix u send out to a venues PA. From a vs2480 we know what we mix out during a performance to the PA. Wont sound crap, or destructive on a PA... & if i does sound bad, it is the PA... Or an idiot behind the PA on the night???

[@MaEasy_official]

Nothing can beat the Tempest 👽

[@alexluscombe7460]

Sounds good, looks cool too. 11:33 nice!

[@Noisegate]

Cheers Alex

[@DubFreakuencies]

Tempest, soundwise,still the king :), Altough the drumlogue is quite an interesting machine specially the FM.

[@jfphotoandlife8287]

Even the kick of the Roland t-8 hits harder...

[@swst09]

I listened through loopback audio and flipped the phase of either L or R channel to get this video sound right, the audio is faulty on the original recording

[@swst09]

On the recording one channel of the stereo pair has its phase flipped, sounds confusing. Cool machine though

[@sugurukase1046]

Thank you for pointing out the problem, that's what's making the sound thin

[@sej257]

Nice review! Is it also possible to motion-rec the volume-control of each sound/instrument?

[@Noisegate]

Sure is!

[@drum4life42]

Thanks for the great video/review. Can the drumlogue mute per part? And can the drumlogue vpm be played chromatically with a midi controller? Thanks.

[@ultrajayme]

While I don't know the answer my best educated guess would be yes. At least yes to muted parts. That seems standard on newer gear.

[@sCealt]

Korg needs to port that sequencer to the SQ-64

[@jaco1368]

what do you mean?

[@isaac.anthony]

Bro. I have the TR8s and other than the sad Roland editor that calls home before loading, the only other "problem" i have with this machine is not being class compliant. If they added a VST interface and class compliance, i could find no faults, by far my favorite drum computer. I am a fan of the fader and knob approach...

[@VJFranzK]

Faders = good! (Have you tried Sonic Potions LXR2, btw?) The TR editor is more helpful than not having one! We should continue to request upgrades. (I'd like to play the synth notes like a piano, for example, like many other machines have...)

[@djdeemz7651]

​@@VJFranzKI never get why they just add a small piano roll to the bottom of the unit

[@VJFranzK]

@@djdeemz7651 yeah, often times units let you switch the Step keys to a mini keyboard temporarily! they could do that here

[@mod.3x]

Yeah im getting a tr8s soon. Cant wait :-)

[@corticallarvae]

With lots I'm not sure but index is multiple in fm operator language.

[@stacybigfoot4801]

you should put a singlet over the t-shirt over the long sleeve

[@drtitus]

hahah

[@massimomarazzo9180]

Elektron Analog Rhytm II Is another level. 9 pads to performing, pure analog kicks, performance live knobs....... Ciao ciao

[@jermo2156]

but it is the price of two drumlogues + 200 $

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

That's a grand dearer.

[@massimomarazzo9180]

@@jermo2156 If the most important thing is music quality...

[@bumdittybrendan3710]

But I cannot buy the Analog Rytm mk2 until I finish this video per the title.

[@phpn99]

Great user experience but the sounds are awful

[@christopherpederson1021]

Beyond awful

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

The videos audio is fucked up. I’m surprised this video is still up

[@VJFranzK]

How does drum sound compare with Elektrons? Arturia?

[@NSW-ye3xw]

It doesn't come close. The Elektron Rytm is the gold standard, but comes at a price. The problem with the Drumlogue is although it has the right sounds, they sound weak. The bass end sounds hollow rather than punchy.

[@VJFranzK]

@@NSW-ye3xw Thanks for review! I bought a syntakt instead this time, and do like it. (Still wish for a new KORG I'd like as much as Electribe ESX!)

[@mauchkimberly]

Appreciate the effort, but this audio sounds really weird. I've already seen some reviews on this and it doesn't sound like this. Perhaps check your recording and re-upload.

[@meru_lpz]

Yes, it sounds like left and right channels are out of phase

[@AardvarkAdventure]

Came to the comments to see if anyone else was hearing this...

[@superfather2066]

shoutout. yeah i watched this and was like yea this is out of phase and tripping out.

[@saardean4481]

Thanks for the video. However the audio quality has massive issues. There is some phase issues there. Sounds almost as if somebody cut out the mid and there are only a bit of the sides left.

[@Noisegate]

Yes we are well aware

[@saardean4481]

@@Noisegate that makes three of us

[@MrBasmar69]

Make that four@@saardean4481

[@rishpanjeet7479]

Can’t decide bw Drumlogue and Behringer RD9 bc they both sound so good AND they seem like a ton of fun.

[@indegruv]

RD-9 sounds good yes. This Korg I'm not so sure about

[@TheRhyne91]

Rd9 sounds fucking insane

[@RenoLaringo]

Does it also record songs or does it only loop the 16 steps ?

[@Noisegate]

You can record songs but there is a limit on the length

[@RenoLaringo]

@@Noisegate Thank you for the answer man !

[@Noisegate]

@@RenoLaringo Cheers

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

I Buy six!

[@ZenMountain]

You haven't "really discovered the audio input"? What does that mean? Do you know the meaning if the word "discover"?

[@viviansutherland2169]

yep its for me very techno got to have it been GASing since it was announced

[@petert7807]

As a fellow techno head, I imagine this will be a very good techno tool. But for all the cool tech korg has showen in other machines (analog filters in the logue's, ms20 based volca kick, digital volca drum synth) this seems a bit disappointing. Its a volca beats + volca sample + sq64 + not even a single XD voice.

[@swst09]

@@petert7807 the analog part sounds way better than volca beats though

[@petert7807]

@@swst09 better then the volca kick? To be fair it is a different design.

[@xisotopex]

is this somewhat similar to the lxr02?

[@Noisegate]

It has some similarities

[@rijksvoorlichtingsdienst4427]

No

[@xisotopex]

@@rijksvoorlichtingsdienst4427 I think the lxr trumps this...

[@owenthornton_]

bruh i was expecting this to be cheap but 600$????

[@gz625]

Lol are you kidding? 600 is cheap for that.

[@djkanyon]

@@gz625​cheap for what? It's just a drum machine with flimsy knobs, tiny screen and 32 mb of memory onboard.

[@hulioonyoumusic]

the sound is phases. Check L/R

[@AndroLectric]

Your Sound (Drumlogue) is just hard left and right. Nothing at 12 o'Clock and around. Sounds kind of strange. Anyway, thank You very much for the Video

[@arseniylofi7066]

Arturia has great drum machines? Name me at least 1. Are you kidding, man?

[@minimax2001]

why are the sound samples totally out of phaser, I don't think that's what Korg wanted.

[@kvfleckenstein]

Idk it looks like it sucks honestly, if you already have all the rolands it doesn’t offer much, they could’ve given it more memory and had it be a full on percussive synthesizer based off logue engines but idk a sample based drum machine these days isn’t good enough, it’s like a bigger volca without more features and connectivity. Price is ok but it’s like who cares?

[@habitat5679]

It’s has waaaay more connections than a Volca, 4 individual audio outputs and an audio input plus 2 USB ports as well as MIDI in and out. I loved the Minilogue XD’s digital oscillator, I reckon it’s awsome they threw it in a drum machine. The sounds are are cool and it looks as though the sound design goes pretty deep. I reckon it’s a win.

[@eonsfollower]

Yeah, a bloated Volca😆

[@KHTCKHTC]

10:31 yeah you're wrong boi

[@Whiskel]

You're not Leroy

[@dodgingrain3695]

Why is the drumlogue recorded with a strange phasing issue in the audio? Your voice is fine but the drumlogue sounds like crap.

[@FastRCToys]

Get a Syntakt… sound is better 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@EVILJAMARR]

Can't stand Arturia drum machines at all. This new Korg unit is bound for a Bad Gear episode lol. Ready for the bin 😂

[@song-mode]

your audio is out of phase, makes it impossible to listen to in stereo and thin in mono, consider re-uploading

[@theprogrammerrolandmc3039]

I will never buy another piece of gear ever again i have vsts and music distribution sucks manufacturers are laughing at musicians

[@ACCOUNTANTB]

MC707 and akai force are still the kings.....This one you cannot load anything - for sampling. Youi can only use internal sounds as the "base sound"

[@kptamc]

Your review has an inherent bias because you are also selling this device. A bad or niggling review and Korg might not let you demo the pre-relase of future items for the Australian market. I was disappointed on the shift labeling as it is hard to see in less then optimal light situations. A pale orange rather than gray would have been a better choice or even better backlighting that turns on when you hit shift. Also the factory programs revealed very few ethnic and world drum sounds. Mostly just house and dance programs. Pretty much shows who this instrument is targeted for. As an ambient music producer it is a no-go for me. For a company who's first product was a drum machine, this is a disappointing release by any measure.

[@theleastsignificantbit4794]

No one bought the Drumlogue (Cheeselogue).

[@rikirex2162]

everything I bought from Korg... broke soon enough and after little use.

[@andregodfrey559]

I really hate the 808 drum machine wannabe sounds

[@alphanumeric1529]

dud of a drum machine

[@devondetroit2529]

This drum machine sounds shocking.. worse than the drumbrute smh

[@user-qg8rx2zy4i]

Thanks to the demo guy the machine is not very well demoed...and the kick drums are very weak and unrealistic. And for the price? NO!

[@marantz1]

It sounds pretty terrible.

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

The audio is out of phase. You should delete this video.

[@Patriotic_Eagle1995]

This guy looks 45 and still dresses like a 15 year old from 1995. It's absolutely impossible to take anything he says seriously.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Dude this is a product demo for musicians, you want him to wear a suit or something? Get the F outta here with your unnecessary judgment.