Korg Prologue Still Worth Getting in 2022? | Synth Review

[@devinbelangermusic]

Happy Friday Castaways!

[@seeyouintheeighties]

Strangely I use mono mode the most, it’s just soooooo good. In my videos I did an 80s one and a 90s one and it gets so close to all of them - it can be modern or vintage

[@devinbelangermusic]

need to use the mono mode more! Thx for the tip!

[@lostboii3588]

First time I've seen your content. You have the chillest synth bro energy. Subscribed.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for supporting, new synth videos almost every week!

[@thomaswesney1864]

Prologue 8 unit arrived today. No tuning issues. I’ve specifically been using Uhe’s Repro 5 as my go poly and general synthesizer lately. The prologue’s filter and general design is a perfect balance. Using slight modulations such as vibrato in the chorus section and the flanger is nice way to add some vibe when you’re using the LFO for something else specific. I’d be interested in hearing the 16’s compressor but this 8 was priced so well. Awesome Synthesizer just as it is.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Amazing! It's a great synth. Enjoy it! I also released a custom patch bank if you decide you wanna check that out :)

[@mark35mi]

I agree. So worth it still in 2022. Epically underrated monster of a 16 voice analog synth... WITH user digital oscillators and user effects. Those are what seperate the beast from the masses. Go warm analog.. Go metallic digital.. Go both!! I chuckled when you compared to hydrasynth. All digital hydra.. had one and sold it... the p16 tonal wise is in a totally different league. And the new Fusion digital oscillator with 24db filters. .... a whole new universe opened. The p16... better with age...

[@devinbelangermusic]

totally agree mark! I agree it's such a special and underrated keyboard, just like the Pro 2 (doing a video on that in a month or two as well). Cool - the Fusion looks amazing, I need to check that out! Thanks for recommending.

[@dvamateur]

What about the Behringer UB-Xa?

[@sylvainmartin2182]

Your reviews are very honnest and interesting. Thanks 🙂

[@devinbelangermusic]

My pleasure 😊

[@boeiend100]

Current chip shortage driving up prices & delays, Prologue not being manufactured anymore. Means one thing, get it while you can or if you have it, never let it go. All criticism about its limitations, you don't carry a couch or fridge in a Ferrari. Sound quality is all that matters.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Where did you hear the Prologue is not being manufactured anymore? That’s big if true!

[@boeiend100]

@@devinbelangermusic On gearspace: Synthpark News from Superbooth: Prologue is not produced anymore Drumlogue is coming Originally Posted by Prophonic Couldn't find any other Superbooth news corroborating that info. Did you talk to a Korg rep at the show? Yes. I had some conversation about "this and that". The stock units in the US seem to be just the last ones.

[@devinbelangermusic]

@@boeiend100late reply but turns out you were right. Hold onto your prologue!!

[@alainschoonjans6015]

Thank you for your Prologue support. I fully agree with you. I am day after day more and more impressed by the power provided of this synth leading to never ending inspiration in composition. I cannot believe Korg will just stay there without going further with a new synth extending the Prologue 's capacity!

[@devinbelangermusic]

It really is a special one! I think it will be a future class 10-20 years down the line, just like an Access Virus or Alesis Andromeda is now

[@mrreggiej85]

I researched for months before I made my purchase....Your sound demos convinced me to spend the money and get the 16 voice version. Thank you.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Wow thank you so much! Glad I could help :) check out my custom Korg Prologue patches in the description if you like too!

[@UcheEke]

Great video Miles. One layer/bitimbral mode i wish it had would be 'Series': passing the main layer through the sub layer e.g as the sub layer's multiengine voice. This likely would've provided some of the 'missing' features. But it is still my favourite synth; the sound is what instantly attracted me to it

[@devinbelangermusic]

Very cool idea that would have been great! Have you seen my recent video on the 3rd Wave? It solves a lot of the nit picks I had with the Prologue (still kept the prologue of course cause it sounds great!)

[@UcheEke]

@@devinbelangermusic i'll have to check it out. Thamk Miles :)

[@Mollohandro]

Great video, I like the honesty in your takes on the Prologue. I’ve got a Minibrute SE and a Grandmother. I’m looking to get my third and potentially final analogue key synth this year and the Prologue is one that I’ve been mulling over.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks Joseph! that's an awesome set up, I think a Prologue would compliment it quite well, since you don't have a poly, and the grandma kills the bass department already, so you won't miss out on the Prologue's bass sounds!

[@fjfrancois]

Dude get if you can the Prologue 8, I have it and a really dig it, over my other synts.

[@tomroche923]

Sounds awesome man!

[@OswaldoVonSchnoobenstein]

It's a good synth. I use a Deepmind 12, Hydrasynth and a Montage 6 on all my albums and they all just work great with each other. they are like one giant super synth.

[@devinbelangermusic]

That's an epic combo! You can do any sound with those 3. I want a Montage!

[@robosdrumworld]

It’s still great! I play Synth Bass and I love it! I was trying to get P16 but they were sold out however I got the last P8 that was in stock and I’m very pleased with it. I ain’t letting this go!!

[@devinbelangermusic]

Good choice! Its gonna be a future cult classic for sure. Not sure if you have them already, but check out my Custom Korg Prologue Patches if you like - my most popular presets!

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

How do u like it compared to a dedicated mono synth for bass?

[@DreamscapesMusicCinema]

Hey Miles! Thank you for the awesome video and information. Very well done. I totally agree about the Hardware synth thing. I have , among others , the Korg Wavestate, which is amazing when you load it up with after market patchs. In your opinion do I need the Prolouge? Mark Bensette Aux Bois 🇨🇦.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks for watching! You never "need" a piece of gear, but I still highly recommend it, especially if you don't have a VCO based poly synth yet. This will sound totally different than the wavestate and make a great combo :D

[@DreamscapesMusicCinema]

@@devinbelangermusic Awesome ! Thank you for the recommendation 😊

[@rokulus]

Prologue is probably my favorite Korg synth ever, also one of my favorite synths ever and I've had many Korg's & other syths. Absolutely stunning, eclectic, warm sounds, that integrate with music in almost magical way. I love the bass sounds also, you might tweak them just a little bit & they sound fat, punchy, all sorts of variety really.. Another underrated one is Korg R3, full vibes & mojo. Very creative timeless keyboards.

[@devinbelangermusic]

I dont know the R3 at all, you got me looking this thing up now!

[@Topsy_Krett]

Great review... Thank you! I own a P16 and I have to agree with pretty-much everything you spoke about. I also agree that there are few things which could have been easily included in this synth (or a possible "Prologue 2") such as a filter selection switch, drive control knob, aftertouch, and the ability to use delay and reverb together. Sure, another LFO would be nice too, along with a sequencer, but these are not as essential and possibly detract from the simple, vintage-modern design concept.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Those are all fantastic suggestions! I really do hope they make a Prologue 2 but sadly with how this one flopped I kind of doubt they will :/

[@dvamateur]

Now, the Prologue is going to have a competition in the form of the 16-voice Behringer UB-Xa, with polyphonic aftertouch. I personally prefer the Prologue, the main reasons being the keybed feel, fit and finish, and of course the sonic possibilities. I heard that a Prologue Mk.2 is on horizon, but I don't know if that's true. My wish list? Move the mod wheels from the top panel to the left of the keyboard, as it is in the Korg Polysix from 1981.

[@Jason_Drums_]

Another Brilliant Video 👌 Such a Fantastic Review of this Awesome Synth 💯 🤩 🙌

[@devinbelangermusic]

Glad you enjoyed it Jay!

[@nikkicamcam]

Love the tones it provides and pairs well with my sub37. I just wish decksavers put out a cover for it. I plan to have this for as long as I can and would like to protect it when not in use.

[@devinbelangermusic]

That's a great combo for sure! And yea covering synths is important long term! Try stretchy keyboard dust covers off amazon as well.

[@theambientassembly]

Thanks for this excellent video. Something I didn't anticipate when I bought the Prologue is, for want of a better phrase, oscillator drift. It's so "organic" sounding. In fact it (mine) has a kind of unpredictability about it. It takes around 5 minutes to settle into tune from start up. I would say it's like a true vintage synth because, well, it actually is now that it's discontinued.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks for watching and congrats on getting one! I agree, everyone was surprised when I did the shootout against the OB-6 with vintage mode, Prologue holds its own. People get so bogged down on spec sheets, like "only 1 LFO and no sequencer", they miss the unique analog hybrid magic and grit of the Prologue

[@alexmcrobb6616]

Single LFO limitation can be overcome with a Blokas MidiHub, turn local off for the keyboard and route it through the MidiHub then add a Midi LFO to anything on the Synth, as well as all the other features the MidiHub can support.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Great tip right there!

[@mutantdisco87]

I'm right with you - The Prologue is a bit weak on Bass sounds. But it has its power : it shines on Pad and on Piano type sounds (envellopes are great but strangely not for bass - better for me than the Sequential Ob-6 enveloppes which is my favorite synth).

[@nashmusic007]

This is amazing mate

[@devinbelangermusic]

Much love Faheema!

[@davydakid]

I preordered it as soon as I could. Even though its depreciated in value, I still love it and think it's worth every penny i paid

[@devinbelangermusic]

Totally agree, and I honestly do think that if you hold it for many years it's got a good chance of appreciating as a cult classic. I buy and sell tons of synths but Prologue will never go!

[@tytrdev]

@4:35 ish and on, it seems like you are sustaining a chord while playing a lead over it. Are you using a sustain pedal for that, or is that some latch function provided by the synth? I'm looking to do basically that style of thing for my live stream. Would really appreciate some advice on how to achieve that. Thanks for the content btw! Great review and I'll sub

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks for the kind words and sub! Yep - sustain pedal. It's a must for this synth as Korg put no hold/latch button for some silly reason

[@noiselabproject9659]

I`d say that my Prophet Rev 2 was more of a Jack of all trades although I got my Prologue in 2020 to add to my setup and I think it`s great and was a bargain for 16 voice VCO`s. It seems like the Prologues are discontinued already as I don`t see them on the Korg Website anymore and it`s hard to find them for sale new so it`s already a modern cult legacy classic in my eyes methinks

[@devinbelangermusic]

Couldn't agree more on the cult classic vs jack of all trades! That's what I meant by correcting my original review. The Prologue doesn't do everything well (get a rev2 like you have or a Summit for that), but what it does do well it rocks at with tons of character. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for a new synth video every week!

[@nickhaldin8674]

Not sure where you’re getting that prologues are discontinued, but they are still widely available. Chip shortages have made it difficult to keep in stock

[@noiselabproject9659]

@@nickhaldin8674 down to the fact that I couldn`t find it listed as current range on Korgs website and I saw that hardly any were for sale anywhere in the UK although as you said chip shorteges could have left it looking like that and Korg just wanted to erase it from their website until they could satisfy demand again methinks

[@gb1099]

I'm in the market for a mid-sized synth, looking at the Prologue 8 and Sequential Take 5. Curious to hear your thoughts on how to compare the 2!

[@devinbelangermusic]

Tough choice - Take 5 didn't exist when I got Prologue, its definitely a serious competitor. Much deeper mod matrix. You can't go wrong with either!

[@gb1099]

@@devinbelangermusic Yeah, I think for me I just love the way Sequential synths sound and feel. BUT...I've always been attracted to the Prologue. I had an OG Minilogue, which I sold - but I always loved how "wild" the oscillators were. You could go to some seriously strange places with them, which I'm not sure is the case with the Take 5.

[@bsa2025]

It's my only hard synth and one of my favorite synth. Really can do some stuff difficult to do in soft synths. A lot of nice factory presets and buy some nice presets. Next, buy some sinewave engines for prologue.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Couldn't agree more! I love customizing mine with User FX and oscillators. If you haven't already, check out my KORG PROLOGUE CUSTOM PATCHES :)

[@fjfrancois]

7:55 My Prologue rarely but it got freeze like a couple of times, to the point that I had to forced it to shut down. 🙃

[@devinbelangermusic]

Oh man that’s rough! Have you updated firmware?

[@fjfrancois]

@@devinbelangermusic not yet, but I’m going to check it out, thanks.

[@bcm70]

If you feed it too many MIDI inputs at once you can swamp the synth. I use the LFO device in Live to give me additional LFOs as the MIDI implementation on the Prologue is pretty good but if you run more than 1 or 2 LFO devices hitting the synth at the same time it can fall over.

[@anthonybrowning5012]

Great vids always! Was wondering if you had any tuning issues? Mine goes out of tune even after the latest update. Love this keyboard more than anything else right now it has its own dark cool sound. I’m so torn on what to do cause it’s pretty unplayable.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks! None anymore, firmware fixed all of em. I'd recommend making sure. you are updated to the latest firmware, and reaching out to Korg if its still and issue!

[@Curious_Skeptic]

DAW killed my interest in playing music 100%. Back on the quest to get a 100% hardware tactile studio. No more computers! This sound amazing! 👌

[@devinbelangermusic]

Go for what inspires you! Heads up they just discontinued the Prologue so I’d recommend getting one soon before they get harder to find if you want one

[@Curious_Skeptic]

@@devinbelangermusic Appreciate that! I might grab one asap. I hate to miss out. New is 1500.00 mint used 1200.00 going to go brand new. Truly love the sound! Behringer arp2600 also on list.

[@devinbelangermusic]

@@Curious_Skeptic that's a great one too! Which did you get?

[@KipCount]

Recently subscribed! Great videos. I’m looking to buy what will be my first major/proper synth. High on my list are the Summit and Prologue. Is there any analog “magic” lost by going with the Summit? Seems like a pretty rad do-everything synth. On the other hand every video I’ve seen of the Prologue I adore the sounds it makes. What do you think? As a side note, it will serve as a midi controller for vst synths sometimes. Though I’m sure they both handle that just fine.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Thanks for the sub! I actually did a full comparison of those two synths on my channel, check it out! My honest opinion, though I like the sound and character of the Prologue maybe 10% more, the Summit is by far more versatile and therefore a better choice for your first major synth, it also has a slightly better keyboard as a midi controller :) both are awesome though and if you love the sound of the Prologue get it! Prologue has been on every single Miles Away release since I got it in 2019

[@KipCount]

@@devinbelangermusic Thanks for the reply. I did. watch your comparison a while back and just watched it again. Of course, still. can't decide . I may even come down to dimensions! The Summit can fit perfectly on the stand under my desk ,but the Prologue is too tall by about half an inch! I want something that I can really start playing and get lost in, which I can imagine could be either. The simplicity of the Korg I see as advantage. I like simple synths that are easy to master, but I think you said something in one video that you wouldn't recommend the Prologue as your ONLY synth, and I can imagine why that would be the.case. It's like a Juno in that it's instantly satisfying and simple to operate, but it has its' limits. The Summit looks like it almost has no limits, while still looks intuitive to get right into it. Would you say the Summit is easily accessible in that it's intuitive and easy to get going without quickly becoming overwhelming?

[@Batsinthebelltower]

Hey dude can i ask your advice , should i go for a prologue or a prophet 6 rev2 16 ?

[@devinbelangermusic]

Prologue = best value , Prophet 6 = nicest classic analog sound, Rev 2 = most versatile and powerful. I am working on a Rev2 video for next month if you can wait!

[@Batsinthebelltower]

@@devinbelangermusic thanks for reply , i look forward to it !

[@NimbusAbi]

would you save for a prophet 6 or go with the prologue? I want a "simple" knob per function analog poly, without bells and whistles. The peak is also on my mind, but it is already offering too much funktionality. I have this weird behavior where too much freedom and possibilities cripples me and keeps me away from using my gear.

[@devinbelangermusic]

sorry for the late reply! Both rock for simple knob per function sounds, and sound great! I think that you should really decide based on if you like the Prologue filter - the Prophet 6 filter is much more classic for well known synth sounds, whereas the Prologue filter is more unique and special, but not always good for every single sound.

[@rui5421]

There’s an interesting way to do a rough comparison of synths if you have omnisphere. It has some basic emulations of a bunch of synths with this hardware emulation feature. Running through them all, and testing the real deals, the prologue, moogs and the virus access are particularly the only synths in the collection that have a truly unique sound/tone/punchiness that can’t be easily dialed in on another synth.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Cool idea! I didn't know about that. And totally agree, Prologue has such a unique sound. It's forever been underrated.

[@ThatDapperMusician]

I'm really considering buying one of these. Question: would you recommend 8-voice or 16-voice?

[@devinbelangermusic]

16! its not that much more expensive and makes a huge difference for layered and splitpatches and the LF compressor is amazing

[@ZozillaThaGreat]

Miles Away , may i ask you a question : i was experiencing a strange thing on my Xd and wanted to know if ya can try this : One OSC , triangle , lowest octave fast attack mediuml release .... arpeg (lowest rate 58 bpm) , i experience clicky attack on each Env reset ...wanted to know if it's my unit or a behavior on korg with their fast attack setting and env retrigger . Thks

[@devinbelangermusic]

huh. that's odd, never experienced that sorry!

[@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000]

Yes the Korg Prologue16 is still worth it 💯 🔥🔥🔥

[@devinbelangermusic]

Agreed! Check out my custom patches for the prologue if you have not already :)

[@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000]

@@devinbelangermusic I already copped them a Year ago, my favorite patch is the Boards of 🇨🇦 Canada Patch 🔥

[@devinbelangermusic]

@@KirklandWilliamsWorkout3000 amazing! Thanks for supporting:)

[@eisigesfeld]

Where I can find the music from background in this video 8:15 and other times while you speaking?

[@devinbelangermusic]

That one will be released soon on an EP in January called KZbin Songs! Along with some other requested tracks :) stay tuned here

[@alb_reuel]

i use aftertouch all the time, not only aftertouch i think keybeds need polyphonic aftertouch, such expression

[@devinbelangermusic]

I'm hooked on MPE and Poly AT but I don't love channel AT, as I often don't want the AT applied to all sounds

[@klstay]

I see 16s for under $1200 used and the compressor makes it preferable to the 8 IMHO. Definitely a hidden gem.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Man if you can get a 16 for under 1200 used thats just a steal! Hidden gem for real. Thanks for watching!

[@Jason75913]

Besides the Prologue 16, there's the Prophet8 Rev2 desktop for similar money.

[@andycarrillo48]

Have you tried a Jupiter x ? And so can you record some notes on the prologue like make a quick melody and play over it ?

[@devinbelangermusic]

You can't do that on the prologue unfortunately (that's called a sequncer)! And no I haven't tried any new rolands before!

[@iosyn5896]

Jupiter/Juno X are plugin/out digital synths (VA / Zencore) case modding copies of System-8 (ACB) - prologue is an analog beast of its own with SDK OSC and Digital Effects. Juno-X is an 2000$ overprized Roland Cloud Controller w/o any analog filters/reissues from Juno 6/60. Roland is no langer an hardware synth dealer, they dealing their software emulations in familiar cases now. Some might be impressed. However, i'm missing new ideas at roland.

[@peppercrybeatz]

i hear people taking about rev 2 saying its not as good. what is the rev 2? is it the 8 voice? how is it different? thanks

[@devinbelangermusic]

Not better or worse just very different. The filters sound totally different, the oscillator sections are different too, and the modulation capabilities are totally different too.

[@peppercrybeatz]

@@devinbelangermusic so is the rev2 the 8 voice? Or is there a 16 voice rev 1 and rev 2?

[@devinbelangermusic]

@@peppercrybeatz there’s 8 and 16 voice!

[@peppercrybeatz]

@@devinbelangermusic so there’s a rev 1 and a rev 2 for both? How can I tell the difference?

[@peppercrybeatz]

@@devinbelangermusic wait hold on.. is the rev 2 a totally different synth? by sequential? i was confused?

[@JoshHumble]

DEFINETLY underrated. They appear to be discontinued, which is terrible as I've wanted one for some time, and it's way too early to stop their production.

[@ChazSeamus28]

Always come back to this synth for some reason, it just sounds great. Now Korg midi drivers are a bit wack.. wish they updated them

[@devinbelangermusic]

it's so special, I agree! I keep thinking of selling it but then i play it, and I know I never will haha.

[@ULTIMATEPATCHES]

VERY worth it in 2023, as the NEW 5th Anniversary 2023 Ultimate Patches have now been released: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWOweoCPrb2cbM0

[@kayford4731]

+1 awesome sounds.

[@joshwilliams3642]

Whod'a thunk? Quite a nice surprise.

[@audiolego]

Thanks Miles. Minilogue XD desktop one day

[@devinbelangermusic]

It’s a great synth good luck! Stick around my channel for more videos like this :)

[@audiolego]

@@devinbelangermusic I was binge watching till 1 am

[@IntoTheTroid]

I have the prologue 8 and love it but tuning issues are still a problem even after updates!

[@devinbelangermusic]

really eh ? you might wanna contact korg - mine used to be messed up but the firmware solved everything

[@IntoTheTroid]

@@devinbelangermusic I’ll keep trying 👍 when you first turn it on is it out of tune on certain patches and does it get better the longer it’s on?

[@thomaswesney1864]

@@IntoTheTroid yes give it about 15 minutes and use a tuner . I actually found the Minilogue XD a bit wonkier then the prologue 8. Right now I have a Behringer model D and Moog Grandmother. Those synths drift much more than the prologue unit I received. Use tuners and embrace it or use software when you need stability

[@IntoTheTroid]

@@thomaswesney1864 Ok …thanks Thomas. It does get better the longer it is on 👍

[@iosyn5896]

@@IntoTheTroid u should wait for 15-20 minutes for warm up, then manually start autotuning exit+shift. repeat three times. so memory effect should still work (latest update required, firmware/OSC -> see manual).

[@ageshero]

One of the most annoying things on the prologue is the fact they chose a single button selector to cycle through mono/poly modes. Extremely time consuming if you Mess up and are playing live shows. Might be a deal breaker for me when the minilogue is much more useable there

[@ageshero]

It’s also particularly annoying they didn’t add mod wheel/lfo control section on the front pannel (unless I missed it in my in person demo of it)

[@devinbelangermusic]

agree with you there - setting different destinations for the wheel is a pain!

[@ageshero]

@@devinbelangermusicdo you think the prologue holds up In 2024 😂. Gosh it would be funny to have to do updates for every single synth forever. lol don’t do that! But I wonder if Korg will release a prologue SE, or mkii with the cool revisions we’ve been seeing from Korg lately (like the opsix se)

[@timtheenchanter3492]

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[@devinbelangermusic]

[@thejollyjoker187]

Korg used to be my favorite synth company, until the fiasco with the discontinuation of the Prologue. And the worst part is, they never gave an explanation for that. As if it wasn't enough that they released nothing remarkable since the Tritons, they discontinued the only good synth they made in the last 20 years. Now they are a company that manufactures toys for hipsters. Such a pity.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Totally agreed! I'd hold on to your prologue if you have one, it might be the last flagship analog they make for a while :/

[@chateautemp]

How would it stack up against 2 nymphes? :)

[@devinbelangermusic]

Small world, I just got my Nymphes in and am working on a video on it, stay tuned!

[@buschovski1]

Im gettin me a Matriarch pretty soon. Im so excited.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Enjoy!!!

[@bygonebotanical]

I want a Prologue 16 in 2024 lol

[@devinbelangermusic]

Do it! It's a great time to get one now that they are discontinued before they become hard to find.

[@gazfunk]

Korg messed up with the Prologue. Some bad design choices and initial OS problems doomed it. I love my Prologue 16 for all its faults and I'd never part with it. it seems they have stopped making them and I've seen them going for pretty cheap. Its well worth picking up while they are still available.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Totally agree! I could see these being hard to find in 10 years. Thanks for watching and feel free to check out my custom Prologue patches if you are interested :)

[@rui5421]

@ghost mall they may have misunderstood the market. They offered a simple and powerful synth that hits the tone just right but keeps it simple like vintage synths. A lot of people are superficially obsessed with tons of modulation options. Korg was absolutely right to offer a VCO synth with this amount of polyphony at the price range. They couldn't have guessed that people would be so superficial and sleep on it.

[@rui5421]

@ghost mall a lot of people are fans of brand names or spec lists. They’ll criticize an unpopular brand for making clones, but praise new brands for making “classic inspired” synths. The most common criticism I see of the prologue is it’s lack of modulation, but those same critics will turn around and praise the purity and simplicity of classic synths from the past that didn’t have a broad modulation matrix. It’s a superficial standard that changes with their tribalism. The prologue is not a perfect synth but what it aimed to do, it did extremely well. Because it’s korg people were overly critical because they thought a big company should do something more than a simplified synth. Much like Behringer and the Deepmind, it’s synth that handles more than its price tag implies.

[@rui5421]

@Wilderness Music mm if it was a design decision based on an unresolvable problem perhaps the multitimbral modes of the prologue as created issue with the current design they use for the sequencer. The other just as likely possibility is they misjudged how important the sequencer would be to users of a full size 8-to-16 voice keyboard.

[@ultrajayme]

the mini xd actually gives the 8 and 16 a run for their money with its sequencer

[@ultrajayme]

why wouldn't it be? it is an instant classic. sure there's no sequencer, no after touch haha but this synth is amazing. it makes the best of the dark soundscapes. i use it alongside my pro-3. match made in heaven

[@devinbelangermusic]

Totally agree! Great combo, I love the Pro 2 and I can imagine the Pro 3 is even better!

[@ultrajayme]

@@devinbelangermusic I just updated my firmware from 1.32 to 2.10 on the prologue. So lazy of me and damn it sounds so much more lush and richer and it even seems louder

[@ultrajayme]

@@devinbelangermusic pro 3 has a weird screen-jump glitch

[@embodie_breaks7089]

Still having a hard time forgiving Korg for only making 5 with Aftertouch....

[@devinbelangermusic]

Aftertouch is overrated in my humble opinion but I get that lots of people like it and it should be a standard nowadays!

[@iosyn5896]

still worth and happy didn't grabbed a matriarch instead. great panel and a dark ambient and pad monster with nearly OB6 OSCs. and now discontinued and rare to find in 16v. tuning issues? = i never found a synth in germany with it at stores. and for the classic 24db filter i got a g'mum dark. and before i get a moog one - if i could - i prefer a schmidt's 8 voice finest handmade german engineering tool instead - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXrQoIaZltNphpo, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaSrh3h6erqal6M.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Couldn't agree more! That's a wicked combo! thanks for watching and stay tuned for more synth videos :)

[@stephenmoroz7954]

Did you seriously say Moog instead of Moog?

[@devinbelangermusic]

No, I said Moog !!

[@briansherling5515]

I’ve owned synths since 1987. Ive been pro since 1989. In 1999 I started enjoying the ease of soft synths until I didn’t. Yes I still use them. But I got tired of mousing around, dealing with updates and computer upgrades and due to assholes thinking using cracked software isn’t THEFT, forced so many softsynths out of business. I still prefer a real PHYSICAL instrument. My prologue ALWAYS works. No internet tentacles strangling the fun. I own a prologue 16, iridium, sequential pro 3, and Roland JDXA. No mouse! And lately I got a new Apple Mac Pro tower and Lo and Behold! My synths still work! I owned native instruments komplete 10 ultimate and the new Mac Pro isn’t compatible. So I had to buy 13. If you think using soft synths is cheaper, You just be using an older computer.

[@devinbelangermusic]

Totally agree Brian! Nothing beats the tangible feeling of playing a physical instrument. Thanks for watching, new synth videos weekly

[@Frozirra]

Lol paying for software

[@ap0ria]

"Splits are gimicky."

[@devinbelangermusic]

for studio use when they don't have a separate output for each part they are.

[@yohaneslee8045]

moooog

[@devinbelangermusic]

Moog and Korg are a match made in heaven :)