Basic Overview // Korg Minilogue Synth Tutorial

Intro 0:00
Osc Section 0:28
Filter Section 2:25
Env Section 4:13
LFO Section 7:19
VCO 2 Modulation 11:54
VCO Sync 14:28
VCO Ring Mod 15:59
Effects Section 18:01
Voice Modes 18:53
Edit Mode - Portmento 21:48
Programming The Sequencer 22:53
How to retune the oscillators 25:21
Extended Improv Demo 25:51

[@kimdiez2681]

This is by farrrrrrr the best quality demonstration of the MiniLogue, thanks man 😊

[@soulubilityofficial6635]

I was just laughing at how cool this synth is. It sounds like it’s almost limitless in the amount of sound you can get out of it. I want to buy one so badly. But I’m broke.

[@Skubbes]

did you get one yet? :D im gonna get it tonight from FB marketplace, trying to get back into producing after falling out of love and this will help

[@GT.Bugger]

​@@Skubbesthis or Roland JU-06a?

[@RonCavagnaro]

thanks for watching everyone! I don't own this one anymore but I do have the Korg Prologue and it's just as pretty! Feel free to check my other videos, there are a TON of them!

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

I thought the Prologue does not have motion sequencing, or a sequencer for that matter. I would love to have the 8 or 16 voices but don't want to lose a valuable modulation source. I am thinking maybe an XD +XD in polychain 8 voice would be better than the prologue. My plan is a Minilogue and XD module for 4 voice stereo sound design.

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Prologue is missing the motion sequencer, why would Korg do this, and why not just by two Mini's and get 8 voices WITH the motion sequencer?

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Prologue is missing the motion sequencer, why would Korg do this, and why not just by two Mini's and get 8 voices WITH the motion sequencer?

[@geephlips]

Excellent exploration of the insanity that is possible in the oscillator section. I often see comments online where people say the Minilogue is sterile, which is a sure sign they haven’t explored the oscillator section.

[@pocklord]

Thank you so much for uploading this. I've had a lot of fun with mine, but I've had way more fun since I watched this tutorial. The monologue is a great machine.

[@pocklord]

PS. I could have watched an hour of that last chapter. Amazing demo of what's possible.

[@jarkokoo]

Just got mine yesterday and this video was a perfect intro for Minilogue specific things, thanks mate!

[@Wardzon]

Just adding my gratitude for this vid. It’s my go to on my learning journey for this synth.

[@thismessismine]

Every synth should have a video like this! Thank you!

[@TheSixfinger1]

Great video! I can see I’ve only scratched the surface of what this synth is capable of! Great the way you explain everything! Actually makes sense! Thanks!

[@InactivePhoenix]

Dude I had no idea you could latch the arp on the Minilogue, you just blew my mind, thank you

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

Your tutorial is straight to the point. It helped me a lot, thanks.

[@alzepop]

Thanks a lot for this great tutorial ! Not only it is very didactic but it also motivating.

[@sons7429]

I’ve been watching this like once a day . I’m not new to synths but still learning this one haha

[@66KhzProductions]

Nice one mate... Thanks for putting the time into making this.

[@retroe3076]

Well, after this video I will get myself a minilogue. I really like synth music, especially darker sounds. Great job.

[@BrixSnBs]

Thanks a lot man, very straightforward and thorough!

[@officervaca00123]

excellent! I just got mine a couple days ago and this has been helping so much seeing what it can do. Awesome help

[@maxwilson7001]

Bruh this is exactly the type of video I was looking for. Thank you for making it

[@mujikhako]

This video is great!! Thank you!! Excited to start my synth journey

[@carpediem7013]

Thank you. Just got one and this sure helped me to get a better feel for it.

[@johnarcher2844]

this is so very useful, thank you so much!

[@toschka7100]

Thanks Ron. VERY helpful! Saves a lot of Time for me!

[@mintpillow]

I've owned my Minilogue for like ~3 years and never properly sat down with a tutorial...man am I glad I did now, this was a nice gloss over to unlocking some of its secrets, cheers!

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thank you! I loved my minilogue but upgraded to prologue. It sounds way different. I gave mine to a friend :)

[@cmousdale]

Great vid thanks! I learnt a lot about my new synth...

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

I just picked up a used one thank you for showing me how to use it

[@bikegarrett]

Lovely sounds thanks for showing all of us how

[@surfakid56369]

Great video. Thank you!

[@akissparaskevopoulos]

Thank you for making this. :)

[@sons7429]

Super helpful! Thank you

[@bikekarma]

Really REALLY helpful... THANKS! 👍☮😺

[@stephenp515]

This is excellent! You're easy to follow and don't waste any time. My only confusion is on VCO Sync. I believe moving VCO2 pitch affects timbre and VCO1 pitch only affects pitch.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Stephen Peters yes I didn't explain it enough I guess but agreed

[@aleksanderolender9120]

great tutorial thank you! :)

[@EGGEDxBARNACLE]

Perfect! Thank you!

[@sleepy_onion4838]

Thank you gentle soul

[@lemonderangello]

great teacher!

[@kaspartambur]

amazing improv :)

[@cody42693]

Great explanation, just picked one of these up. I understand all the parameters, I just wasn't sure what exactly controlled what as far as the VCOs and envelopes. This clarified it tremendously.

[@6020fsk]

Awesome ...thanks

[@doctorvortex979]

Fantastic🙌🏽😂

[@kurashvili]

perfect. thank you

[@MattOddonetto]

THANK YOU !

[@mediahouseband]

8:18 every original video game sound inlocked

[@HzofArt]

Good stuff helped alot

[@RonCavagnaro]

CatacombMediaGroup glad to help. I gave this away to my friend and now just arrived home with prologue!!!

[@HzofArt]

dope man when get familiar enough with it post a vid i want to know if its really a need for upgrading if its only adding voices.I only had the minilogue under a month and was at first intended for bass parts but its exceeding my expectations so far

[@RonCavagnaro]

CatacombMediaGroup I loved my minilogue I will be uploading videos on prologue

[@randombeatgenerator5320]

This video's perfect if you're like me, just bought a synth having no clue how to use a synth but want to make cool noises.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Glad to help! Enjoy your synth!

[@Bass_Levelz]

Dope video. I just bought the minilogue today. Any more patch making videos you recommend?

[@mpmi7588]

Hands down the best video tutorial I've come across. I just have 1 question that I didn't see in here. Are there any numbers of tracks that can be used per sequence? And how many bars can u record?

[@RonCavagnaro]

16 steps, one track. For a great sequencer watch my deluge tutorials ;)

[@GrootsieTheDog]

Am I correct in assuming that there is no way to get cycling amp modulation on this synth - which is ridiculous. Cyclical amplitude is so important in synthesis. Why Korg left it out is beyond my comprehension. Or is that achieved in "shape". It appears you can get some tremolo on the square wave in OSC - it cuts out between peaks. Does that happen with the other OSC waveforms?

[@jessicaevans1134]

Hey, great video, but I noticed you missed a nice feature in with the sequencer, which is motion recording! When you play back a sequence, you can hit record and it while it's playing you can adjust most of the parameters (ie the cutoff filter) and it'll record the motion you've used while it was playing back. You can also record up to four different parameters this way, and you can look back to see a little graph of the motion you've recorded. It's how some of those initial tracks got the sound they did. Try it out for yourself!

[@RonCavagnaro]

Yes unfortunately I don't own this anymore and went with Prologue!

[@jessicaevans1134]

@@RonCavagnaro Oh that would be a great investment! I hope you're enjoying it!

[@Stefaon]

If you turn the program knob when you turn it on, you have a break out game on the screen.

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Great review. Disappointed you did not show maximum envelope values, I still don't know how long the amp release is and the maximum amount of amp decay to zero sustain; two of three of the most important features that make or break a synth. An LFO without a sine wave is unthinkable, am I the only one who uses a sine LFO 90% of the time?

[@brucehathcockmusic]

Great tutorial this is awsome. Should I 3ven be using a synth if I don't play keys well ?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Of course keep using it and you'll get better and better. If not you can mold so many different sounds!

[@tavenner07]

How do I send midi from my DAW or a midi controller to the minilogue in order to trigger the sounds?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Hey there! I only use tracktion as daw so I could explain that but it depends on what daw you have. I would recommend asking in the forums of your specific daw or in the manual. Thanks!

[@i-adonald1499]

After watching your vid I’ve decided the minilogue will be the best entry point to play and learn synthesis. I need an instrument I can use immediately on stage with a few tweaked presets. You explanations are clear, understandable and make sense to me. So many vids go on with heaps of jargon which I don’t understand. This is not helpful. I will be playing changing between bass and synth for colour and soloing. using pedal effects for both. Reverb, phaser, flanger …….. This appears a great bit of gear but will take work to get the most out of it. Thank you for your time and effort. 🙏.

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thanks for watching! Yeah I always make videos with in mind to explain things as simple and concise as possible for this exact purpose! I am a guitarist first so maybe that is why you understand this better haha thanks! Yes add fx it's a whole new world, and enjoy! I upgraded to prologue but I did love my minilogue

[@i-adonald1499]

@@RonCavagnaro the prologue is beautiful, sounds amazing.

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@i-adonald1499 yes I have videos with it as well. I should plug mine in again to the studio!

[@davidsobel3303]

One thing you didn't cover was how to save a new patch sound you've created. Will it save all your settings when you recall it? How do you do that?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Ah not sure I don't own it anymore, sorry! Probably a write button, but consult manual :)

[@matmanshoots]

your knobs, did they come with the white lines on the knobs? mine doesn't have them. i really like the contrast

[@RonCavagnaro]

I painted them

[@matmanshoots]

Ron Cavagnaro I kinda figured. What did you use? The lines look really crisp on camera

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@matmanshoots just a paint marker and wiped the excess with a paper towel

[@matmanshoots]

Ron Cavagnaro good idea. Thanks!

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Hi there I'm a bit new to synthesizers and I am trying to learn quickly but I was hoping you could help me is there a way I can turn off motion sequencing or motion capture on the minilogue so I can create patches in a traditional analogue sense without movements being recorded. I do like motion capture and use it all the time it's just 4 patch creation I would like to be able to turn it off full stop any help would be thoroughly appreciated racking my brains trying to figure out how to do this I know you can all the monologue so surely it's capable on the minilogue any and thought you may have would be fantastic. Thanks for the awesome instructional videos as usual subscribed ages ago hope you having a great day

[@RonCavagnaro]

I'm sure it's possible but I don't own it anymore sorry I'm not sure. Ask in a FB group I'm sure they'll know.

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Ron Cavagnaro funnily enough I just figured it out thank you very much for answering I really appreciate it. Press edit and the last three flashing sequencer buttons give you access to turning on and off the motion capture rails. All I have to do now is figure out how to play a synth into another one so when I play a key of this a key on another synth will sound. I know it's possible I've seen it on KZbin (no MIDI box used) with the minilogue but I can't find the video you wouldn't know would you mate

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@New_Zealand_Music look into how midi works

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Ron Cavagnaro thanks Ron I'm only just learning but I'm getting there managed to figure it out got both synthesises playing same note and sequencer cheers for your encouragement. May I ask if you have an opinion on the minilogue XD is it a worthwhile upgrade if you have any information if you don't know haven't asking thanks for pushing me in the right direction by the way

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@New_Zealand_Music not the kind of guy to tell anyone how they should spend their money lol I don't own an XD so not sure. I've got prologue now. Thanks!

[@ellenbacklin]

Does this keyboard have a really good hammond b3 sound and grand piano sounds

[@RonCavagnaro]

I would say you are looking for a "rompler" for sounds like this. Multisampled instruments are wildly different than an analog synthesizer

[@kimdiez2681]

I see that you painted white lines on the knobs ?!? I just found me an open box Minilogue for a few hundred on Beberb and gonna do that. If you are still around, can you please tell me the neatest way to do that ? Thanks !

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@kimdiez2681 just find a thin whiteout pen or something like that. Have a paper towel or something to wipe excess if it goes over the line :) this was one of my most favorite synths but i upgraded to prologue and gave this one to my friend

[@kimdiez2681]

@@RonCavagnaro Thanks, I'm gonna do that ! Yeah, I had the Prologue 8 and wish I would have not sold it. I'm now getting into my Korg M3 writing my own programs from the raw waveforms and with great results !!

[@nomsx4263]

Help. My Arp button won't start blinking when holding it down. What have I missed :-O Thank you for the video!

[@RonCavagnaro]

Upgrade firmware

[@nomsx4263]

@@RonCavagnaro Thank you so much! Didn't think about that. It's working now :)

[@johnnybgoode7122]

Jeff daniels is that you?

[@JosePerez-eu3pi]

I really want to buy one,but i don't want to pay 500 bucks. Does anyone know where to get a cheap One

[@RonCavagnaro]

Jose Perez I got it full price try looking for it used

[@JosePerez-eu3pi]

Ron Cavagnaro thanks i found one on sale for 350 might take that but I'll try to find the best possible deal👍

[@cody42693]

You can get a Monologue for a cheaper price. It only plays one voice at a time, so one note.

[@narcobob3743]

Find a trusted dealer on ebay and they can hook you up with a brand new one for around $425.

[@bauer6105]

So does it have a sub osc 5th in mono mode?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Sorry I don't have this one anymore so I'm not sure

[@wearefreedumb9171]

Will you do one on the Minilogue xd?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thanks for asking no actually I own A prologue 8 which I replaced my minilogue with. I don't constantly get new gear I just make videos on gear I already have.

[@GT.Bugger]

Could you connect a Roland GK3 to this?

[@RonCavagnaro]

I don't know that product but if it outputs midi, you can try to plug it into midi in and go from there. It should work with any standard midi note messages.

[@GT.Bugger]

@@RonCavagnaro sounds promising. Thanks for the quick reply. It's a guitar synth pickup.

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@GT.Bugger yeah I have tons of synths and actually more of a guitarist than a keyboardist so you've got my attention on that !

[@GT.Bugger]

@@RonCavagnaro it's worth looking into. I'm seeing if I can have one installed in my guitar as Fender have a model that has exactly that setup.

[@XxX-mo6bw]

I plugged my headphones in and all I here is beep beep beep through one side ?

[@RonCavagnaro]

Can you try turning the knob to change preset's

[@XxX-mo6bw]

@@RonCavagnaro it's doesn't matter what preset I put it on. I can only hear the bpm? Maybe it just doesn't like my headphones? I'm very new to minilogues :)

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@XxX-mo6bw sounds like you plugged in your headphones to the synch plug. Make sure it's headphones lol

[@XxX-mo6bw]

@@RonCavagnaro I'm a complete idiot. Thankyou lol

[@XxX-mo6bw]

Thankyou for your video also. I cant wait to use it to learn :)

[@serpentsword_3689]

15:50

[@redrum8993]

While the tutorial itself is much appreciated, the entire frame during the duration of the video is completely out of focus, just like your Bass Station video. Nit-picking perhaps, but every knob and switch you touched upon is kinda blurry and made it difficult to follow. All you had to do was focus your frame (it takes 3 seconds) before filming and that would've made the difference. Your System-1 video was a bit more focused but it's clear you're concentrating more on your tutorials rather than keeping the frame in focus which is just as important to anyone following your videos.

[@GrahamFMcElearney]

I've you've got a minilogue you can tell exactly what's going on G

[@RonCavagnaro]

Yeah not sure why it's not showing up maybe next time. I make these for fun but I should probably start caring since my view counts are getting pretty big... My cam is zoom q2n and doesn't have a focus control sorry lol

[@RonCavagnaro]

Do you guys recommend any different cam? I'd want a small one that can work with my desk crane setup something not too weighty. Thanks!

[@GrahamFMcElearney]

Ron Cavagnaro well Ron you could try a smart phone as they are pretty good these days. G

[@RonCavagnaro]

Graham F McElearney thanks for the suggestion, but the upside of what I currently use is I don't have to align the audio tracks