Start making ambient music on the microKORG

[@DanielKastner]

Did you like the longer video format? Did you like the ambient tones? Or did you like the massive wall of distortion? I wanted to cover a lot of basics for a variety users.

[@j.paullllllll]

solid fucking video thanks!

[@jacobk4n3]

Really cool man, thanks for sharing

[@electroinblack3322]

I wan't sure how you added distortion to the mod wheel.

[@DanielKastner]

For the mod wheel, I start by moving the Edit Select 1 knob to Pitch and bring the preset Vibrato Int from 5 to 0. I set the Source as MOD, the Destination as NOS, and the Mod Int to 63. I show this whole process start starting around 4:56 Let me know if you have any other questions and thanks for tuning in!

[@electroinblack3322]

Thank you.... ;-)

[@MARTY_OUTPUT]

6 years later i picked up a microkorg! this is honestly the best series to learn it from. your also a very nice guy.. thnx hope your doing well.

[@sgrabowska]

You are the Mr. Rogers of youtube tutorials. I've learned so much all while melting away decades of residual childhood trauma. Thanks a ton for blowing my mind wide open re: the microkorg. I recently got one and was getting very frustrated. Now I'm inspired and assuaged. To answer your question/s: yes longer format is good, yes on the ambient, yes on the wall of noise distortion. Love all of it.

[@owlcity]

Such a great video! You inspired me to get my microKorg out again.

[@DanielKastner]

I'm so happy you enjoyed it. I'm a long-time fan of your music, especially coming from MN, and thrilled to hear from you. Please do not be a stranger!

[@dulljumbo4321]

hey that pretty good

[@benjaminabbey4313]

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[@mmypainting]

I've always played string instruments, had a MK in the closet, thanks for waking me to the possibilities of this great little machine. I've watched many of your vid's, and Oblivion Corners, I would not have been able to figure this out without them. Thanks again.

[@xoxxoxoxoxoxx]

i love ur delivery. it's so good to not hear "basically uhhh" for once on this hellsite

[@DanielKastner]

That is one of the kindest compliments I've received yet from starting this whole thing up. No one should have to sit through those other tutorial videos. Thank you so much for watching!

[@midhat-ibrahim]

@@DanielKastner Definitely a well articulated and comprehensive walkthrough. Thank you.

[@dwaynecarroll6098]

I’ve become a true believer in this little synth. So many great sounds at our fingertips…

[@paperguts]

This really opened up my eyes to the endless possibilities the korg is capable of, thanks so much!

[@xdrabbit]

Good job. Microkorg is an amazing synth, very versatile and powerful. thank you for digging in and uncovering the power of this instrument.

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much for swinging by!

[@xdrabbit]

@@DanielKastner I gave you props on my microkorg video. Thanks again for digging into to this awesome synth!

[@williamratel6200]

this is one of the coolest and most helpful videos ive seen in a long time. i cant wait to go home and toy with my microKORG now

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much. I hope your jams go well and check back in soon!

[@unmasteredEP]

Your videos are awesome. Especially when there are not an abundance of Microkorg tutorials for modifying patches. Thank you a million!

[@Lepetitortu]

This is a brilliant video, content is amazing and no egocentral moron we have to endure to het some info. 🎉❤

[@nicholaskellyuk]

Thanks for your vids. I bought a cheap Microkorg a few years ago, hated its factory sounds, but never bothered learning how to program it. I’ve learnt a lot, even in a couple of hours, from your tutorials.

[@KimStennabbCaesar]

There's a software editor for the Microkorg, might be worth looking into.

[@gozzaldi1486]

I have a huge exam in two days and I’m up at 4:00am looking at Microkorg videos. But this is a great one at that!

[@GaitaPonto]

hope your exam was about the Microkorg.

[@dovepaige]

I really appreciate what you are doing with this channel, I am starting from absolute zero and I'm primarily using a microkorg in a few of the Korg volca series so your channel is really helpful to me

[@DanielKastner]

Hey, thank you so much for checking in. I'm glad to hear you are finding your way! Cheers from Seattle.

[@no_wrong_notes]

Daniel, miss you bud. These videos are the best for microKorg content. I really hope you can return to us soon. Hope all is well.

[@stephensoto2126]

I salute you my friend. Much love sharing the info I just got one & this is such a better understanding of what we can do with it.

[@shaGteM]

great stuff mate.. just got a microKORG this week and am finding your guides very helpful

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much for spending your time with my channel. You've picked up a fantastic synth. Let me know if you have any questions!

[@michaelreaves2032]

Great video on using the MicroKorg to get started in Ambient music. It can be intimidating, especially with those who are less familiar with synths that have a full layout of physical knobs and switches in front of them. It's difficult to imagine what all can be done out of the box, let alone how to navigate the limited interface.

[@KuriosPC]

The sound you finally came up with reminds me of William Basinski. Love it.

[@irok81]

Damn dude. You are legit and a great teacher imo. Ive watch several of your videos. Thanks for doing these. They do really help. And we aplreciate it. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@DanielKastner]

That means so much to me!! Thanks for watching!!

[@BishopEddie5443]

Very useful info. I will adjust mine for Ambient sounds as well. Thanks!

[@TheJuzzmezz]

i thought my MK was defunkt-but i dusted it off, and im impressed with your videos, to encourage expermentation is great cheers

[@deedee8229]

I'm new to the music making scene but your videos are absolutely amazing and so inspiring. Thank you for such quality content

[@RajKeyMari]

this was a great tutorial, also you have a very calm and soothing zen voice, very nice to listen to, keep up the good work comrade!

[@noellesmith6049]

such a great tutorial, thank you

[@teenagemustache]

Hey dude, long time! Just got a microkorg and stumbled across your channel, the tips are much appreciated ✌🏼

[@DanielKastner]

Hahaha! Dude, what a small world. That's awesome. How the heck have you been? Sure hope all is well! Thanks for saying hi!

[@strukturwalzen]

Thanks for the nice ideas - just getting startet ;O)

[@KimStennabbCaesar]

Nice stuff man. Lovely textures. Got the Microkorg myself, but it's filled up with Cuckoo's custom patches.

[@kriskeyser6691]

This is great, Daniel. You made the process of creating this ambient patch really easy to understand. Thanks for sharing! I found this via your Instagram account, which is also really enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you for such a kind comment. I can't wait to share more!

[@maxjensen5835]

Great video! I'm inspired, thanks! Can't wait to go home and bust out my microkorg

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much. I'm so glad to hear that this was relevant for you. Let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything you want me to show off in the future.

[@herbertdruschke503]

awesome and excellent exploration into the depth of one of my synth that by now turn out to have the potential to be a serious drone and ambient machine. very inspiring for me. great work, clear and pleasant presentation. i am interested in more ambient as well as massive wall of distiortion inspiration. so, feel free to provide us with more of this stuff ;-) thanks daniel. greetings from germany. subscribed.

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you for tuning in and for all of the kind words. I'm working on some new ideas and truly cannot wait to upload more ideas. Hello from Seattle!

[@herbertdruschke503]

you are welcome. really cool to hear that you are working on new ideas. i am curious about your new uploads. till than i will get my microkorg out again and try some indepth ambient explorations, inspired by your videos ;-) hello to seattle.

[@MrKazxeheu]

great video man. just wanna say though when you want to go out of the knob settings press shift instead of the patch bank, theres just less chance you slip and press lose your progress

[@DanielKastner]

That's a fantastic tip. Thank you. Can't wait to use this more!

[@eliseharrington6987]

Great video, clear and inspiring.

[@phrankus2009]

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[@thepedalzone]

Amazing and inspiring video. Thank you so much for this ❤️

[@lostmedia-e6p]

Really want a microKORG now..

[@One_of_Many750]

Bren NIN I’m Going To Buy It Again. I Really Like The Analog Sounds The MicroKorg Can Produce.

[@v0Xx60]

The microKorg does not produce analog sounds, its a purely digital device. At best it emulates analog circuits, but there's nothing actually analog about it or its sound.

[@rodmcdonough6111]

You are really good with this. Awesome sounds, great tutorial, thanks!

[@sarainissan8601]

your videos are very informative! you're smart thank you!

[@tylerhabeck3735]

This is awesome, Dan.

[@DanielKastner]

Tyler, my dude. Thank you for checking this out!

[@BegovicMirza]

Great stuff! I will finally be able to use more of my micro Korg now, thx.

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much. If you ever post anything, let me know!

[@noon_GhuNNa]

Thanks so much for this! Awesome video! very helpful!

[@DanielKastner]

So glad to hear it. Thank you

[@joshgreer1468]

The MicroKorg is great, but anyone considering this against the JDX-1....the only advantage of the microkorg is it seems to have a little deeper bass (i almost broke a window once)..and it can run on battery. The JDX-1 is a different animal all together. You can make complete songs with it. BTW, I like most of the factory patches for the microkorg.

[@Magiaimelissa]

Really cool sounds.. seems a bit confusing for a person like me who doesn't own a korg but Im really planning to get one.. thanks for this video! Hopefully theres more beginner videos from you in the future ^^

[@bigbasil1908]

Did you end up getting one?

[@djfunk10]

This was really helpful for me. Thank you!

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@borp6912]

Thanks so much for this video man, I feel like there's way too little Microkorg content geared towards Ambient music. Microkorg is such a beast but I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I agree that the factory presets are garbage, I can't wait to change them all to custom patches.

[@DanielKastner]

Hey, thank you for tuning in. I'm looking forward to sharing more sounds with the microKORG and other synths. I appreciate the kind words!

[@joaopedronogueira4071]

Great patch, man! Please keep posting this ambient tips. 👏👏

[@DanielKastner]

Thanks! More ambient on the way. I promise!

[@johntbd]

Very cool. Thanks.

[@ceobe333]

Thanks for the video Daniel. When I change patches or turn the MicroKorg off, it doesn't save my new settings - is there a way to do this? Thank you!

[@DreamwareMusic]

Great video! I don't have a microKORG but it's given me some ideas regardless.

[@DanielKastner]

Curious, what are you going to try out?

[@DreamwareMusic]

I like the way you are incorporating noise in your patches, it sounds wonderful. I think I might experiment more with the noise generator on my synths and maybe get a little creative modulating it using LFOs or envelopes.

[@maatheeusc]

awesome video daniel! Keep posting microkorg videos, by the way, this patch sounds amazing

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like the patch. More to come!

[@KoolteethDeBlog]

Good to see your workflow! I guess I was completely complicating my microkorg... thx :)

[@macaroon147]

You just made me buy it.

[@garyspong]

Good video and very informative, but for some reason I was expecting you to incorporate that DOD pedal in the thumbnail. Well, I guess the micro Korg already has a stereo chorus.

[@littlepigboy]

This is so amazing. Thank you for this!!!!!!

[@humanautical]

Great video man, thank you so much.

[@adamkocher7671]

So I have my microKorg for quite a long time (probably 10 years). Will I be able to get mine to function like this?

[@DanielKastner]

Absolutely! You should have no trouble making the same exact sounds in any of my videos.

[@nikolaraghoonauth]

Thanks for that Daniel.

[@Str67777]

hi, please tell me how to play and record compositions and save, edit in real time Korg microkorg, add and delete sounds like in loop pedals, is Arturia beatstep pro suitable for this? Or do you need something else? Without using a computer and Daw❤❤❤

[@ruancarlofotografia]

Such a great tutorial, as the others. Keep going, you just teach me how to use this shit.

[@robingahan1234]

Wow, this was so helpful

[@yahmzmusic2339]

Really awesome tutorial, I've been playing around with this ambient patch for like 2 hours now. My only complaint would be that it's hard to hear the microkorg in your video over the ambient noise

[@gullifilippo99]

What speaker do you use?What cables do you use?

[@Jiewicz]

Great video Daniel ! I'm struggling to get a string sound from scratch, do you plan on making more of theses tutorials for differents sounds ?

[@lisaamaro]

Great video man. 👏

[@NathanChisholm041]

You need to do more ambient stuff as it very popular atm!

[@LukaszBieliz]

I'm not sure if thing applies to classic microkorg too but for my 2016 microkorg s: - to exit edit mode simply press shift button - to latch arpeggio without having to enter edit mode press and hold arp on/off button for a sec or two What you do with basic cutoff reso attack and release controls is simple but creative tip to move overall from what you hear in init into what you want to hear. I think I will adapt in in my regular step by step programming routine.

[@DanielKastner]

The Latch trick looks like it is for the S only. It didn't work on my synth. The exit edit button is shift for the old synth, but it doesn't seem to exit when editing the Arp A. or Arp B. selections on mine. Nice tips!

[@nussplatzer9619]

Really great content!

[@exonax4188]

Will initializing a patch remove any patch or sound that’s already on the Korg after a reset?

[@VCVRackIdeas]

oh that video is really demystified that cheap synth of course

[@happyscrappy370]

Do you live in LA ? Our band has a micro korg but not a proper player. Come jam and see if you like the music ? Thanks for the great video!

[@DanielKastner]

Hi! I wish, but I’m a few states up in Seattle, WA. I appreciate the offer though! Hope you find someone to help you out.

[@BarryWarne]

great vid

[@littlepigboy]

Subscriber #400! Keep it up.

[@DanielKastner]

Woohoo and thank you so much!!!

[@mmypainting]

Oblivion corner is annoying, but if you can tune out the 'um er' , it's worth struggling through . Daniel does an excellent job though.

[@NicolasMelis]

cool 😎

[@Assam-bt1dl]

Thanks bro.. ❤️

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

Great work, sir. Subscribed! I've seen these MircoKorg patch libraries around the web; have you given one of them a try?

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you!! I have files stored away, but I haven't loaded them in yet. I like hardware more than the software, but I will likely show how to load sounds at some point. It would be good for me to learn too.

[@ririonly9538]

fire

[@rahmatsyahpulungan]

THIS GUY!!!

[@FlippyHambone]

Great video! Does the MicroKORG make a GOOD midi controller?

[@DanielKastner]

I have heard good things about using the MK as a controller. But remember that it is 16 years old and that you may find something a little more modern for those specific tasks.

[@unit333angel]

Thank youuuuu

[@danielt1985]

Please make more vids!! Subbed

[@DanielKastner]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the sub. I can't wait to share more!

[@threebestfriendsstudios9858]

I noticed you were pressing 5 keys at once but my Microkorg is only a 4 voice, It cuts off the 5th note if i try. Does yours have 5 voice capability?? Love to hear your response

[@DanielKastner]

Hi! The microKORG has 4 voice polyphony meaning 4 notes can be simultaneously played in a chord. The difference in my video is that I have the Arpeggiator on. I can play every note on the keyboard at once and the MK will sound each note one after another. It's not playing multiple notes together, so it could play all 32 keys and even utilize 4 different octaves with the Range setting. I hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for your inquiry.

[@threebestfriendsstudios9858]

OH yes true im playing mine rn following this vid

[@leoleyz]

show this to sunn o)))

[@sam-fp1hy]

Whenever I turn the arpeggiator on it makes everything alot quieter for some reason

[@petercane6376]

It sounds ghostly.

[@acluelessbeing9433]

3:22 oh yes yes

[@Intramental]

How its possible to make a infinite loop on MicroKorg? Exactly how you did in the 8:00. Newbie question...sorry

[@DanielKastner]

That is the Arpegiattor. You turn it on with the button on the left-hand side under the volume. To keep it playing as a loop, you need to have your setting latch on. Turn the middle Edit Select 2 knob to Arpeg B. and turn Cutoff 1 knob so that latch turns "On." I start these steps at 7:18 - hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions. Thank you!

[@Intramental]

Thank you very much Daniel! And its possible to add another loops playing at the same time?

[@DanielKastner]

Unfortunately, that is a limitation of this synth. It will only repeat the notes you play. There are some tricks with layers that I will show here at some point, but it won't be like having a guitar loop pedal where you can loop a bass line and then play a lead on top.

[@shrimpslushi5781]

is this better than nexus lol

[@MrRANDUM145]

Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Steven Suptic?

[@ruancarlofotografia]

Such a great tutorial, as the others. Keep going, you just teach me how to use this shit.