The Korg Minilogue-09-Motion Sequence

Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the implementation of the "Motion Sequencing" function of the Korg Minilogue.
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[@wingoshack]

The rad thing is, if you have no notes in the sequencer, the motion sequences will still affect your playing. It's like 4 additional modulation sources!

[@automaticgainsay]

+Mike 'Wingo' Rathjen I REALLY should have demonstrated that! But I got so into what I was doing!

[@BowlChamp]

yeah thats one of my favorite parts!

[@vojtav469]

I love this function so much! its fun when im playing long sequence from Live and I can use play button every time to start the motion sequence

[@paddling_out]

Mark, thanks for these incredible tutorials. This is my first analog synth and I'm loving it, and your videos really helped me learn how to get the most out of it. I love how in-depth you go. Keep it up!

[@alekzcushman8451]

Just wanted to say that I've thoroughly enjoyed this series SO MUCH. You're the ONLY person I've encountered to go through most of the features in a categorical way, and then demonstrate what all of these changes do.

[@MrRagnarxx]

This series is the best thingy about minilogue on the net. Subbed after this, you really know what you’re doing and I love your voice.

[@nateonearth]

I greatly appreciate your time, effort and enthusiasm on all your videos. You are amazingly helpful and a pure joy to watch.

[@automaticgainsay]

+Nate On Earth Hey, thanks, Nate! Thank you for watching!

[@chadcooper7348]

Just watched the entire series of videos for the Korg Minilogue... and I want to thank you for showing how capable a synth it is. This is the first time I’ve been truly impressed by the Minilogue. And, it’s a very pleasant surprise since I’m searching for my first polyphonic analog synth, and prior to this, thought I was going to end up needing to go VA with an UltraNova or Blofield due to my budget limitations! Can not wait to add the Minilogue to my initial purchases of the Microbrute and BeatStep Pro. (Now I just need to save up for the future release of Behringer’s 808 drum machine!!)

[@jasonnapolitano1560]

Dude, you have some good tutorials. Thanks for posting these. Really helps learning the synth. Just this video alone is amazingly helpful with the step sequencing.

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you! I'm glad to help!

[@jasonnapolitano1560]

Cool. Just wanted to also add, i'm also starting an EDM blog. It would be awesome if you wanted to write a quick blurb on the Korg M. I could feature your videos in an article.

[@automaticgainsay]

Message me at the Facebook Automatic Gainsay page, and perhaps we could set something up!

[@IHAVE1ARM]

Great video -- feels like being in the room with you, and you make everything very clear. Thanks!

[@williamfullam3412]

love and appreciate these videos. Minilogue is my first synth and oh my how your videos have been helpful! If you ever do a series on the Korg Modwave Wavetable - the one I'm considering as my next synth - I'll definitely be watching!

[@thealternativefacts1026]

Awesome videos man, really appreciate you making these.

[@ProminentLilt]

Especially good where you go wrong and then say... THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ERASE :) Great videos. Thanks Marc.

[@CRLFNKL]

Fantastic video mate, thank you!

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Mark, love your demos! Just one request: back off volume when your trying to convey your ideas to us. It gets a bit confusing when your attempting to speak over it. Thank ya, sir! I'm so happy with what you're doing for us all!

[@SRSmith-pk4yo]

Korg's got a winner here . . . fun vidy Mark !

[@teknokont]

Thanks for the review, I have a question about the motion sequence function. Can we just use the motion sequence without any note data recorded to the sequencer ? If we can , it can be like another envelope-lfo and sequencer tempo can control the modulation rate. There is only the quick start guide on the Korg's website, and I couldn't find an answer.

[@tarnlicht3657]

Is it possible to record off the steps? I played something and recorded it, but when I hear it it's a little different of what I played. Because it's holds to the steps. Is there anyway? In kinda new with this synth

[@MatthewEltonSmith]

Hey man this is a really awesome video and I own this synth and really just learned a lot. Although in future videos it would be very helpful to have another close up camera angle on your wave screen. This way we can see you adding and taking away the motion sequences ya know? Just some food for thought. Seriously awesome video and tutorial.

[@ogfullmelt4204]

great tutorial! also masterful intro

[@deroden724]

Is there any difference between the sequencers on the Monologue and Minilogue, aside from the number of physical buttons?

[@soundsurface4881]

Dear Marc: Greetings from the future, six years on! Again you hit it out of the park with another AMAZING minilogue high fly! KORG & KZbin are sooo lucky to have you, I'm like "DUDE, you're my Synthtastic Rock Star!" OK, stop. I gotta be serious. What I'm trying to say is that your videos add sooo much value to the deeply engaging & pleasurable experience of post-modern minilogue ownership that the value of the mini relative to it's physical co$t expands exponentially with every view, & that's stunning to realize. Sorry/not sorry for gushing, Cheers as always! :))))

[@automaticgainsay]

Wow, thank you! I’m glad to help!

[@supercommando440]

I guess what I'm really asking is what can you do with sequences that are created, besides maniplulate them and play them back one at a time? Can they be strung together, or somehow played back, back-to-back, seamlessly creating a song made up of multiple sequences?

[@-The-Darkside]

I know this is kinda an older video, but if I bought this would I be able to get John Carpenter style sounds out of it? I see reviews saying the lows are a bit thin. I know it's maye a kinda outdated style I',m after but it's not like I can afford what he used.

[@zanetasieron2313]

Hi! Can you record presets? So they hold once you turn off the minilogue? Thanks!

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Can you alternate between sequences by switching between patches?

[@kotanna1176]

Can you save the sequences ??

[@saardean4481]

Apart from finding these videos great i have a question. I can`t seem to sync the Minilogue to Ableton. No matter what i do it`s not in sync with Live. Is there some hidden thing i need to do on the Minilogue?

[@supercommando440]

How many different sequences can be SAVED? And can you easily copy/save sequences, then replay any of them? Ex. Seq1 saved/copied to Seq2. Seq2 is modified. Now save it. Now playback seq1 then seq2.

[@saardean4481]

What i don`t quite get is what you thought of the synth after this 9 part review (which was awesome). Would you "take it home" or "not your type" am asking cause i don`t know how i feel about mine. i thought i will be able to make creamy pads with it but it always somehow sounds harsh in a way. the roland boutiques sound much softer somehow. don`t know how to describe it or how to explain it but they simply do. minilogue pads are .... weird. This synth confuses me

[@mrpelledj]

i've enjoyed all your videos about minologue, but about sequencer was nice also show how to skip a step or how keep a note for more then on step (longer notes)...just pressing REST during recording steps.if you click it without pressing notes, you just skip, if you keep the note pressed and use rest button, the note will joined to the second step, third etc, etc

[@dissonantmind]

Thank you, this comment is very helpful!

[@nc3199]

Can you record notes into the sequencer so that they don't break into steps?

[@supercommando440]

I guess another way to ask; can a "song" be created by combining sequences, into multiple "tracks", or is this a single track device?

[@alfredomunoz891]

Thank you, very useful

[@jamesshipwright8952]

Can you transpose a sequence?

[@kiefhouse]

Can the minilogue be tuned manually to something other than 440hz? I see it has an auto-tune function. Can this be overridden?

[@inthefade]

+AstralBliss Interesting question, since the Volca line cannot. But I'd imagine it is in the system menu.

[@Klavionik]

+AstralBliss Sure you can fine tune the Minilogue. Look up for Master Tune option in the owner's manual from Korg website.

[@kiefhouse]

thanks for answering! I'll def be grabbing one of these soon

[@jmq1984]

you can save the sequences for later? yes? how many can you save?

[@danaminyip]

yeah . 200

[@inthefade]

Should have demonstrated the motion sequencing when there are no notes sequenced; That is, playing the notes by hand while parameters are sequenced. It is a really fun feature! It is something I use on the Korg Volca Keys a lot. On that you can sequence nearly every parameter except the oscillator mode, octave knob and resonance. It can be quite powerful. Another good video, thanks Marc.

[@automaticgainsay]

+inthefade Yes!

[@braincoral9866]

What say you about the bizarro MIDI implementation, Marc? Gordon over at SoS was having a moment about it. CC's mixed up, some or all syx not working..No manual on their site yet so can't check. Future Music don't even mention it, but I use CCs a lot in Logic and Cubase..

[@automaticgainsay]

+Braincoral Music Wellll, unfortunately, I haven't used it in any sort of MIDI capacity... and I'm not sure I will. If I did, it would probably be a situation where it was controlled by an Ensoniq sequencer... so who knows what would happen. As per usual, I'm probably the wrong guy to ask about MIDI!

[@ZombieTactics]

+AutomaticGainsay OK, now THAT would be fun to see ... what are you using, an ESQ1 or SQ80 ... sumpin like that?

[@automaticgainsay]

+ZombieTactics I have an Ensoniq EPS, EPS-16+, and an ASR-10. At some point I'm going to chain them all together and make a 24-track hardware sequencer!

[@ZombieTactics]

+AutomaticGainsay You are a sick, sick man, Marc ... in a good way, lol. I did very much like the style of sequencing in my SQ80, so I understand the appeal. So many things about the design of those Ensoniq beasts was/is waaaay under-rated IMHO.

[@automaticgainsay]

+ZombieTactics Ha ha, yes. :) Thank you!

[@01892739795717823]

once again gj marc!

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you!

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Sequencer is broken as far as I'm concerned: playing the sequence doesn't have single-key transposing !!! How could Korg not implement this? And no firmware update in sight either..

[@TranslucentStudios]

Thank you!

[@orientalflux]

helpful thanx a lot

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Whada bummer that the motion sequencer won’t be on the Prologue!!! It really made the Minilogue fairly interesting. I’d take it over the digital sound source thingy or that compressor any day. What do you think the little digital motion sequencer cost to make? $10? Silly.

[@waynesilverman3048]

So much better then the electribe 2 sequencer

[@squishmusic]

Shift + record would be a nice *undo* for the motion sequence data rather than to menu-dive it!

[@g.willikers9072]

How many sequences can you save on this puppy

[@paddling_out]

Each patch has a note sequence and a motion (parameter) sequence. So with 200 patches, I would guess you can have 200 sequences (with note/motion data for each).

[@kintrap5376]

I have a small crush on mr Doty

[@automaticgainsay]

+Kintrap Aw, thank you!

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you!!

[@saardean4481]

i watched video 1 and read a bit of the backround "flashy bling" complaints. then jumped to 4 or 5 and it was dimmed and when i ckicked on the number 9 i literally lmao with the "zoom in" and no backround !!! :-)!

[@evillain999]

can you sequence other synths with the Minilogue's Arpeggiatior via the midi output?

[@Rezonator62]

Hi Marc. Love your videos, but they could benefit from a compressor to duck the synth a bit while you're talking (your vocal as sidechain). Another tip: start talking after the intro, not during. And thanks you for dropping the moving backdrop.

[@automaticgainsay]

+Peter Janssens I make an effort to make sure that I am audible over the synth, but I could see how the playing and my talking might be distracting when it's happening simultaneously. It would be easy for me to employ some sort of sidechaining deal, or even easier for me to manipulate the volumes in editing... but to be quite honest, when I have employed, or heard employed, the structure you're talking about, it really irritates me. I can't stand it when the volume of one element in a mix goes up and down randomly. So, I'm sorry.

[@inthefade]

+AutomaticGainsay I think your balancing tends to be just right; Some review videos I have to ride the volume if it is late at night, or early in the morning, and I don't want to wake up anyone else in the house.

[@fireking99]

I like that the motion sequence is kind of like another layer of modulation automation - why don't all synths have this feature???!!!

[@inthefade]

+Brian Moore It is on some higher-end digitally controlled analog synths. The parameter lock function on the Elektron Analog 4 and Analog Keys is unbelievably powerful! Each step can be a different patch, never mind modulating a single parameter.

[@fireking99]

Right - digital synths definitely have some extra oomph in this area. Prophet 12, Novation Ultranova, even my Korg Volca have this awesome feature :)

[@ogasi1798]

+Brian Moore korg have been doing it for decades, ms2k had this feature , more firms should do it I agree.

[@firejan2000]

I would love it if you did a series on VCS3 - it's too counter intuitive, too overwhelming, I need help like when you did the MS-20 vids which helped me understand the MS-20 to the point where I was able to have fun with it. Thanks for doing it and please consider the VSC3.

[@ogasi1798]

Isn't learning a synth by trial the fun part? Just get stuck in and record in your head what you are doing. Or record via video and use it as your own resource.,.. A vcs3 is joy and it's predictability is its mission in life

[@MarkoDeLaVoota]

can it be transpose ? sequence of coarse

[@inthefade]

+MarkoDeLaVoota From all the comments I've read everywhere, no it can't be transposed. I really would hope this would be updated in the firmware in the future. It just adds so much power to a sequencer!

[@omarbonifacino3381]

Great fried

[@coli7146]

TE Pasaste mostro ;)

[@TheVickersDoorter]

Forgive my lack of vernacular unawareness, but as a native speaker of English, in my late 50's, I'm just trying to ascertain if the liberal use of the word "cool" refers to something that is good? I presume it doesn't mean cold. I get so confused with non-native English diction, as words can often mean the opposite, as with the word wicked. A splendid and incisive demonstration by the way.

[@VAN17INO6]

Yes, it does :)

[@nobel11]

Not cool

[@pacathomas]

INT=Intensity

[@saardean4481]

I am realizing that my Minilogue arpeggiator plays only 16th notes? I don't see anything in the menu to let it play 8th, 4th etc resolution... What a bummer if it is this way...

[@BowlChamp]

This was a year ago so Im sure you have learned by now, but its under "Seq edit" then click the button above duo twice. First itll show the step length, then step resolution.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Thanks again......MARC. Proper spelling would be helpful on my part.

[@steipher6481]

16' doing the same....

[@WolfgangDelToro]

Great features on this synth! Too bad about the sound, which reminds me of a Nintendo. I own it and I'm very disappointed in the thin, chip tune-like sounds.