MINILOGUE xd FIRST LOOK - A MINILOGUE FANBOYS PERSPECTIVE

[@BoBeats]

Korg Minilogue XD EU: thmn.to/thoprod/465932?offid=1&affid=623 US: imp.i114863.net/Rxg72 GOOD ALTERNATIVES Cobalt8 EU: thmn.to/thoprod/506277?offid=1&affid=623 US: imp.i114863.net/eDP4X Argon8 EU: thmn.to/thoprod/473936?offid=1&affid=623 US: imp.i114863.net/0bKWL Argon8 module: US: imp.i114863.net/DE9vG EU: thmn.to/thoprod/483322?offid=1&affid=623 Korg Wavestate US: imp.i114863.net/6a3mE EU: www.thomann.de/se/korg_wavestate.htm?offid=1&affid=623 Novation Peak US imp.i114863.net/zQZYx EU: thmn.to/thoprod/412523?offid=1&affid=623 Affiliate links means that I get a small commission if you use them to buy something.

[@atozee1500]

"We are the Korg. Lower your shields and surrender your wallets. Resistance is futile."

[@electrorganix]

great comment ato, cheers :)

[@waxwaine]

Hey! Behringer Deepmind on the sight... RUN!!!

[@davidlogan8905]

Haha! They clearly assimilated Roland and added their technological distinctiveness to their own.

[@gunterkeegan670]

I LowQtis of Korg; you will be assimilated.

[@kasunchanaka1475]

😂🤣😂 just bought one and I saw this. So true!

[@BoBeats]

You can find my original Minilogue patches here: bit.ly/storebobeats

[@DarraghRedmond]

nice

[@isawtheghost]

WHat are your thoughts on the XD vs the Minilogue OG? I'm wanting to see some comparisons between the two soundwise, less than featurewise

[@GangiFilms]

Is this really that much different for korg minilogue?

[@copesounds]

Do original Minologue patches work on the XD?

[@ryedergrenier3561]

At 4:35 i started to cry

[@dwho18]

Really appreciate that this first look was relatively "raw"! Not sure I would have the courage to post a video where I totally forgot to save the patch 😅 but that's a large part of what makes your content so enjoyable and relatable. Cheers Bo, hope you have lots and lots of fun with your new synth, can't wait to get my own.

[@bt4308]

Pressing Shift+Play disregards patch program and sets it to play whatever is set on the panel. Now you will never accidentally lose a patch

[@zoned7609]

like the 'panel' button on the microfreak! very handy

[@samueln.3828]

I love how innovative you are, you can make up something cool sounding to play right away, and still show the abilities of the synth very well! Informative and a fun video to listen to, great job!

[@DopamineOverload]

I love how you geek out about this stuff, Bo. One of the main reasons I got so hooked on your channel. That, and your calming voice. You're just all about it. I haven't been musically inspired in a long time, but you're reigniting my synth obsession, about 20 years after the initial fact. Thanks. :)

[@mulph7738]

Samma här

[@rbrookes]

Just wish they did it in the original aluminium as the black scratches and is a fingerprint magnet

[@PaladinGunn]

That really looks like a whole different beast than the original, on pratically everything. Feels like an incredible bangs for bucks ratio.

[@RuptureRapture]

Sounds huge. Was going to get a Minilogue but went for the XD when it was announced. Seems like they are different enough to have both rather than just an upgrade on the original. Seems like the digital Osc opens up a huge range of sounds. Hyped for mine to arrive now.

[@benjwgarner]

That's how KORG's business model works. They left out features from the XD that the original has to try to get you to buy both. Same issue with the Prologue. Everything that they make is intentionally crippled in some way so that you can't buy just one, even on the high end, that does everything. Yamaha does the same thing. It doesn't make me want to buy both, it makes me want to buy neither. Hopefully someone like Behringer comes along and eats their lunch; it would serve them right.

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@benjwgarner Right?! Why couldn’t the XD have a 4-pole filter … I’m so annoyed, I think I’ll just buy neither/something else! 😏 lol

[@rickr.mortis4821]

I just ordered this today and I can't wait till it arrives in 5 days. The reverb is absolutely out of this world fantastic. It looks like 5 nights of no sleep. LOL

[@Kkidzz]

So glad bass/bottom end doesn’t drop out while increasing resonance. Bo, would love to see you make some percussive/rhythmic sequences using the Digital OSC(noise) and S&H LFO. THX!!

[@ORACLEBALL]

I think this will be my next synth, been eyeing up these Korgs for a while. Sounds great!

[@steventaylor3789]

I think that’s the most excited I’ve ever seen you 😬 Sounds good! More sound creation, some workflow from scratch building into a groove with some other kit would be interesting to see. There’s something about the capabilities of this synth which combines with the form factor to just make sense. It really feels like an evolution of the Minilogue. A good thing as it would probably have been easy to go too far with new features that didn’t really add anything. Really a great synth for those just starting out as well as anyone wanting a complete package. It deserves to be hugely popular.

[@goodboid]

Bob Eats, you really need a "Shek out" t-shirt merch

[@darkcity7060]

It's the Swedish curse. Ask one of us to say "just jump Jenny".

[@paaftube]

Haha yes! "Shek out my vidjoh!" Would by one for sure.

[@JesusGreenBL]

I'm currently looking for my first hardware synth, and this has been tempting me so much despite being way over my original budget. I'm sitting at 4:00 in the video and saying to myself "Okay this sounds amazing, and has all the features you want.. but maybe you should just get something cheaper like the MS-101. Plus, the MS-101 can do that lovely 303 bass." ...and then 4:35 happens. Damn it. Now I'm seriously reconsidering said budget.

[@BeefMissileband]

I ended up getting an MS-1 and the XD lol

[@kmontzka]

Was waiting to see what a fellow fanboy would say about it. I imagine I will make the same delighted sounds and faces when I try it out for the first time. Need to fill up the OG minilogue with patches first. And congrats on the ‘instant keyboard skills’! 😉

[@kramhoogness]

Dude! You're repping Michigan in the intro! Love the Detroit shirt! Great video too. You are super creative with this synth right out of the box. Nice job!

[@thomasstran]

I think you could have restored that patch. Press Shift + Play to load the panel state. The sound will then match the knobs and switches positions. See the manual page 47.

[@BoBeats]

thanks Thomas :) was a bit too caught up in the action

[@thomasstran]

@@BoBeats Yes, of course :-) Oh, forgot to mention - great video as always! Greetings from Norway!

[@gordonbennett7931]

@@BoBeats Hi, love the demo. I've heard that you can chain different 16 step sequences is this true?

[@synthury1858]

Hi Bo ! Thank you for this first test. Love your channel. Preordered mine in January. Should arrive by the end of March. Quite excited to play with this unit.

[@SorchaSublime]

would love to see a semimodular version of this. even if it added money to the price tag it would add so much value to the synth

[@jaredforney2372]

I think this video just sold me on this synth for my first. Thanks for showing the whole process end to end for sound creation; seems really approachable!

[@youknowwhoiam6484]

This is the kind of synth that crosses all genres. With the motion sequence you can create moog dfam sounds❤

[@kazer4]

This is gonna be my first synth for sure sounds lush asf

[@MrLarsDF]

Shoot! 😉😀You just spent 5000 of my danish kroner😀. That synthesizer is just fantastisk! Great demo Bo. And dont forget to save our patches😚...

[@TheFreeRadikal]

Great demo, I have the original Minilogue and was hoping the XD would have audio in so I could input the Minilogue through it, ah well, no cake for me

[@PodOfHeat]

I played one of these in a music shop for about an hour the other day. Everything, literally every little spund that came out of it sounded exquisite!

[@rars0n]

That thing looks gorgeous in black. I'm so glad they got rid of that cheap slider. That's one thing I really dislike about my Monologue. Every time I touch it, I wish I hadn't because it feels like I'm going to break it. To be honest, the Minilogue when I demoed it a few years ago didn't impress me that much. It sounded good but I didn't like it enough for the price. Hearing the first few minutes of this, though, it makes me want to throw my Monologue in the trash and pick one of these up (I have several monosynths and the Korg is probably the first one to go if I were to get rid of one). I'd love to have the sounds and polyphony of this, but I'll have to wait to see if the price ever drops, or maybe pick up one used. Seems like a very nice improvement over the original. Great demo! Thanks!

[@floydartx]

One Synth to Rule them all! Was waiting for this :3 Great video ^^

[@bbbbbbb51]

It really seems like the little additions they made added such a wide variety in new sounds and ways to use new sounds on the xd. I loved my minilogue and this catches my ear again!

[@matthewdeakin9939]

I think I’ve found my next purchase 😍

[@SebastianBastiS]

I bought it yesterday ❤️

[@bigsby19]

Sebastian How does it stand up after having it for 5 months now?

[@fredrikuppsall1043]

The G.A.S is real with this one !

[@elissitdesign]

Fredrik Uppsäll seriously!

[@keybeardist]

It really sounds great but I still think I would miss the 4 pole filter option from the original.

[@BoBeats]

Yeah, I think it doesn’t really kill the og minilogue. It is just so different

[@Steviewunderbar]

Great video, this is the type of review I want to see

[@strangeoscillator1327]

Nice video Bo, thanx for that first look ! The XD is a BIG little synth, not the original Minilogue killer but a winner for sure ! Hope an in depth review soon...

[@jupiterdrake9965]

Instant keyboard skills when you buy the minilogue xd 😂😂😂 sounds great though. 4rllll.

[@djalexia]

Keegan Drake Norris mmhmm yes for a minute it does then... I got it get to grow on me or... back to Moog

[@pellikan64]

I want one! The sounds are amazing. As a person who is just starting out with synths I found it educational watching you create a sound from scratch. It's hard to know how to get from a boring beep to a lush appreciated soundscape. I'd like to see some more of that kind of info. Minor criticism, please try to arrange your lighting so it doesn't glare onto the small display screen on the right. Thanks!

[@Neurotypique]

Wow that 303 patch

[@HotStrange]

This video was the one that finally made the decision for me. Loving my XD!

[@kevink9365]

Surprisingly good effects.

[@dariakalmykova8469]

Maaaaan! Gosh the minilogue is awesome!!! Than XD is no way!!!!!❤❤❤ thanks x your video

[@ciaofabiociao]

Hi Bo! And thanks for all these preset videos. I would like to ask you for advice, given that you also reviewed the Minifreak: the Minilogue XD has an analogue "base" with a third digital oscillator, the sounds seem full and "real" to me, the interface is immediate, the design is classic and awesome, but I struggle with the presets, they sounds good but are very standard, nothing goes "out of the box". I find that the Minifreak on the other is slightly less convincing as a "pure sounds" (if you play a wave without any effects), it seems a little less profound/vibrating to me, but it has really beautiful presets, complex and pleasant, they're very interesting even without having to process them in DAW with other effects. Minifreak is "ready made", Minilogue is a "classic". Which one would you recommend for those who move between electronic / IDM / ambient / glitch (let's say from Floating Points to Max Cooper)? Thank you very much.

[@TenMilL]

ROFL Whoopsie whoopsie, lol...oops for real, 🤣🤣🤣 That was a really cool fluty sound too. You were jammin away on it too. That was groovy, hell, all of it is fabulous.

[@TenMilL]

P.S.-Yes I would like to see more XD@BoBeats!

[@soundethersinfo135]

I dreamt of Bobeats and the Minilogue. Bo was a man living in the sea depths with his Minilogue, making amazing unheard sounds with it. I was diving in the clear water and met him, he offered me the sounds of his synth, but I had to find a way to bring them safe to the surface. The only way was to pour the sounds in a paper coffee filter and clean them from all the sea plants and dirt that way. Then I could finally play Bobeats Minilogue's sounds on earth and anyone was amazed and admired. I told anybody the story of Bobeats living in the sea depths and making sounds, but nobody would believe such a man could really exist at all. So, I went to visit him underwater (and he was so happy of this) with a lot of folk, showing people Bobeats exists and make sounds for real, down there in the clear sea water. So, the question is: am I looking at too many Bobeats videos? ;-)

[@BoBeats]

You just need more ☕️☕️☕️✌️♥️😬

[@sidneymorris2254]

He likes the knobs! Great video 👍

[@geephlips]

I have no idea why Korg left out two of my favorite features on the OGML. Why did Korg make the second EG an AD instead of an ADSR?And why leave leave out the EG2 LFO mod switch? The only upgrade for me is the third osc and the improved sequencer. I have effects pedals. I liked the original filter.

[@BoBeats]

Yeah its not necessarily an og Minilogue killer

[@vjspectron]

No audio-in is a brutal omission.

[@kierenmoore3236]

The XD’s sounds remind me more of my VA synth … does the OG Minilogue sound more ‘vintage analog’, or not? Is it the difference in 4-pole (an option on the OG) v 2-pole (XD) filter I’m hearing, perhaps?

[@scheetmcborsten7977]

This is the epic analogue synth I've been waiting for.

[@really-quitestrange7743]

7:44 sounds a bit like Pacman

[@JonMurray]

GOD DAMN IT BO!!! NOW I NEED A MINILOGUE XD!!! Great video as always dude! Time to go shopping haha!

[@alexwray6530]

Some awesome improvements for sure! Looks like they still haven't addressed some sloppy issues that bug me about the minilogue. One is the voice mode, its always bugged me that the arpeggiator is in this section. It means you can't use unison or chord mode with the arp. Makes no sense. No Compare mode when saving and making patches. I can't tell you how many times I've over written patches because I can't compare or preview what patch I'm over writing. To avoid accidentally erasing a program in progress, I open up a global menu so I cant change the patch. Maybe a warning that I'm about to erase my patch before saving!? Come on Korg! These are novice errors on your part. Easily fixed with a little care and a solid firmware update.

[@BoBeats]

those are some good suggestions. especially the patch comparison. peak got such a great way of handling this

[@robsanchezaus]

BoBeats ok, so I’m tossing up this or a Peak Bo. So, no fence sitting here - if you could only have one, which one?

[@BoBeats]

If I personally could only keep one: Minilogue xd (because of emotional reasons) If I were to recommend it to someone else: Peak (it is just so darn good!)

[@robsanchezaus]

Thanks for that. Ok, so I’m gonna get both, then. Because eating and stuff is overrated. 😆

[@elissitdesign]

Mine is shipping today! I got so excited I need to change my diaper.

[@srottenhook]

So in my case if I use 2 TRS L/R cables between Minilogue XD and Motu M4= Correct? Wrong? Should I use two TS instead?

[@robhoyt188]

I was all set to make a new synth purchase this weekend...now...I am rethinking it. Thanks Bo! Haha

[@hanlim8061]

Would you upgrade? Or keep the previous minilogue? To me It sounds a bit more powerful then previous minilogue. But not that different to keep both. What would you do Bo!! Tell me what you think!!

[@BoBeats]

I dont know 😱

[@hanlim8061]

BoBeats haha ok

[@shearfury147]

im still convinced the monologue and the miniligue are meant to work together

[@chrisyuo6474]

Hi Bo, thanks for making this one, xd's sound is really amazing and deeper than I thought. Multi Engine is definitely the one we need to dig and see new possibilities of sound designs! Looking forward the another one!!! Nice Tuto videos as always!!

[@enigmasounds]

""Are you sure you want to quit without saving?" ......they really should have, happened to me twice already!

[@godders7594]

Hi Bo and everybody, I have heard a lot of people say that the original Minilogue was more biased towards metallic sounds, can anyone advise me if this updated XD version covers warm sounds equally as well, also is the XD a logical step up from my Arturia Minibrute, thanks in anticipation. Gaz

[@BoBeats]

Its still a harsher synth than say a sub 37, but i think its less metallic than the og minilogue

[@424Recording]

Great introduction, Bo! Looking forward to a comparison with the OG Mini 🤓

[@discophone_6214]

Damn that sounds massive. Much bigger than OG miniloque

[@2587Lucky]

After much deliberation, sold me on the xd with this one! 🌪

[@bond4177]

I will be buying this. Perfect compliment to the MatrixBrute!

[@BoBeats]

definitely!

[@argi0774]

How would you use it for making music? Create a sound, record it and use it on the computer?

[@saaz_from_mars]

Great video ! Thanks a lot 👍🎶🎹

[@hellah216]

Cant decide, this or the System-1 next, this video might have solved that.. Thanks!!!!!

[@drum4life42]

Love your videos. Just picked one of these up and I'm having trouble with the depth knob on the delay and other effects. Seems to just go to 100% at times. Would you know what's going on? I tried to figure out how to set the knob to a different mode but can't figure it out. Thanks.

[@positronicreflex.]

Just subscribed, great presentation and also this is my first synth, ordered it a while back just waiting on it!

[@westside9098]

7:12 sorta sounds like the start of daft punk's aerodynamic

[@Lacuna888]

Hey I looked at a couple of your vids, which are very informative. I'm pretty new to synths and so maybe this is gonna be a silly question. I decided to get myself the Korg minilogue XD. I have a pair of KRK studiomonitors at home that I wanna hook the minilogue XD up to. Now, the KRK monitors have only a balanced TRS 1/4 inch input (and not an TS input). And If I am right, I have to put an unbalanced TS 1/4 inch jack cable in the Minlogue XD output. Can I put the TS jack of that cable in the balanced TRS input of my KRK speakers ? It would be great if you could help me out with this. I'm scared that i might damage something if I put an TS jack cable in an TRS balanced input of the speakers.

[@trev-sb2bk]

what a nice synth

[@metaspherz]

Delay and reverb at the same time...whoa! I was wondering too if it had that capability like my Deepmind-12. I'm really liking this little synth more and more although I've been recommending people to get the Deepmind-6 instead for the same price, full size keyboard and more voices. If I had to choose between the two it'd be difficult or I'd get both if my pockets were deep enough.

[@djsjdh-hoahdi]

metaspherz wanted to get the deepmind but the oscillators on this gotta be way less limiting than the deepmind

[@tristanawild380]

I wish I could throw my money at Korg already, been wanting this since NAMM. Hopefully soon!

[@EduardoLopez-re2sp]

I’ve been waiting for this vid, Bo

[@GrahndDorkus]

Can it change patch externally? From OT or digitakt? My SH-01a could but not my D-05

[@HomeCinemaJunkie]

The effects sound really good! I'm waiting for the "Prologue XD", hopefully it will arrive someday...

[@junglsmor]

hey nice vid. i have a question. listen to the song yabba dabba doo by don blackman. theres an overdriven synth Bass in that song. could i achieve a similar sound with this synth? i know it has overdrive but i cant really find a vid that shows how overdriven you can get

[@johnhorrobin8560]

I assume the dual outputs are only true stereo via the efx and not stereo purely dry.

[@SferaMusicLive]

Sounds awesome. Great video Bo.

[@MR-jd1yo]

nice vid Bo! sounds great!

[@Sea-Of-Sin]

I'm not a rich guy but I just came to realize that even if I would have had a lot of money you would have made me poor anyway with all that G.A.S you are giving me. :) I haven't bought any hardware in the past 20 years but you and your enthusiasm has made me finding myself looking at all kinds of "I-feel-an-urge-to-own" synths again. Tack! And yes, agreed 20 years is a (too) long time but I still love the gear I have. I know its totally off topic, but still not. What kind of espresso machine do you have? I need to buy a new one and you seem to be as picky as me when it comes to coffee.....

[@BoBeats]

as long as you are enjoying yourself! I use a Sage/Breville Barista Express. It was on sale a while back so I snagged one. Its a good brand because its a manual brewer but still simple so my family can use it.

[@Sea-Of-Sin]

Wow, that was a fast reply, thanks, will look them up!

[@SpyrosVJ]

Thanks for the great review! Sounds quite more punchy and aggressive than the original. And this is a good reason to replace it with the XD!

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Riser ,Horror, Submarine reverbs Korg have added to Gadget 2 aswell. Nice first review Bo, lovely patch hope you managed to recreate the patch!

[@aqualungs77]

Wow that sounds amazing. I like this and the mininova, so I need both. I have a circuit and a am doing r&b, soul funk, rock ,blues, fusion... whatever. Which would be the better first synth since they are both very different. Analog vs digital, etc. Thanks Bo!

[@ridvankornaz]

great session! i own both, and both are great devices and worth to own them (btw also the monologue makes the minilogues a great combination)

[@hlg_theshepherd2873]

This thing is beautiful, wish I could afford one right now. Definately will be trying to get one.

[@mkpatashnik]

Ok, I just don't know how to convince my wife to let me bye it without any objections. :D

[@electrorganix]

you have to buy it, sneak it inside house, and when wife finds out, just say "but honey, I have had this thing for a long time, just dug it out to play with it again" works for me :)

[@fantasyproduct1042]

@@electrorganix brilliant I do the same 😂🤣😂

[@khruangbin64]

bruh you still listenin to your wife's bs

[@fantasyproduct1042]

@@khruangbin64 and we are still together after 20 years :)

[@electrorganix]

@Lubbert Romkes Dear Lubbert, you must be single........ by the way, why does your avatar look like a vagina with fallopian tubes? please explain it to me, cheers :)

[@zaub9rer]

how did u manage to use both effects at the same time?

[@final_mile_music9713]

It’s a wonderful synth. I got my white one last week to go with my Rev2 and SE-02. 😊

[@nellsonogmore5938]

I'm having a small problem, get this or a StudioLogic Sledge 2......

[@daikuone]

Can you simulate "polychaining" with the XD and the original Minilogue?

[@calderwood9641]

Did they add keyboard velocity or aftertouch to this one? I'm assuming if they didn't you could still hook up an external keyboard to get these features?

[@andreilemieux9525]

This synth seems like a killer for big bass sounds :) I’m honestly torn between this and going from ableton lite to 10 suite

[@dani538]

Can’t wait to get mine!

[@alexanderfrowen1978]

Hello Bo, I'm a long time watcher, first time "commenter" really enjoyed the vid and patches/demo, I have the minilouge and love it, but this defiantly had me thinking about the xd! I'd really like to see a video of them both together not so much of a side by side comparison than have them both synced up together with the mkI run through the xd and the fx section and or just layered together, I think the xd has quite a different flavour with just the filter re-design and is enough to make them a really strong combo? Thanks, A

[@alexanderfrowen1978]

Really? that's disappointing

[@sessshomaruuu]

Always a sucker for some good reverb.

[@disomniatijuana2363]

How can you see the settings for every patch?

[@LarsBjerregaard]

Unless I misremember the original Minilogue this looks like a massive upgrade. I'll bet the price reflects it...

[@ba4829]

Pretty sure its around 600 dollars.

[@tarqu1no39]

Don't shout with your headphones on! But yeah, very convincing!

[@BoBeats]

But I was excited!!!!

[@tarqu1no39]

BoBeats Ha ha, fair enough. I would be too if one of those dropped on my doorstep!

[@Aetila]

Finally I bought a used XD module...the sound is amazing but the rotating encoder for patch changing/ scrolling is just insane. It works well now but one have to scroll like crazy to get forward or back, it'll "eat up" the encoder pretty fast, I mean why didn't they include -/+ or "up/down" buttons like on Radias or MS2000 (which I have)...it's a pretty crazy and unnecessary mistake...also, a -/+ button would be much faster. It's almost a deal-breaker thing...because the encoder WILL fail badly at one point when it wore out, then you won't be able to save or change a patch....