The Korg Monologue- Part 9- Sequencing

Here is a demonstration of the functionality of the Korg Monologue sequencer, slide, and motion functions.
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[@_SirCharge]

@2:50 had mine for about 4 years now and never realized I needed to adjust the step length to get what I wanted. Thanks for your help, for taking the time to Produce and post these videos. Peace

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

The Monologue has so many more features and tricks up it's sleeve than the average monosynth. I love it.

[@piewars12345]

lol the sequence kinda reminded me of the IT Crowd theme XD...Great video

[@Luwispurpul]

"This note is stuck on and the filter has gone compl-" "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

[@sheepkillindog]

I can totally hear it in the melody he created. Plus the filter helps too. Good ear there!

[@jasonmoyer]

I dunno if someone's mentioned it in the comments, but one nice thing you can do with the motion sequencer on the monologue but not the minilogue is editing parameters for each step. If you hold down one or more step buttons while in motion record mode, you can turn a knob/flip a switch/etc and it will save that parameter for those steps. Which makes it a lot easier to do things like percussion and whatever.

[@impurfekt]

I just want to say I love your educational videos. Keep up the good work. Your insight, mannerisms and sense of humor are a delight. And yeah, making an amazing patch and accidentally deleting it is part of the "synth bonding process". I do it with every synth :)

[@Dzika_Astronomia]

I know it's 3 years later but you made my choice much easier: Korg Monologue. I was trying to choose between this and Bass Station, but for my budget Korg will be more than enough, due to the way how sequencer works in this synth. This is what I want, this is what I'll get :-)

[@darrenm6196]

I doff my hat to you sir for these great vids.The Monologue is my entry to the world of synth and you are helping me on my journey

[@improzigw]

Thank you very much for this video Marc. I have just bought Monologue based on your tutorials... and Aphex Twin of course. Love his microtunings and patches. Monologue is so much fun!

[@rockstarjazzcat]

I don't know exactly why, but I'm finding it much more addictive to explore than the Minilogue. Definitely sounds its best in gold. ;-)

[@trueslice2003]

I was wondering what the best sounding colour would be.

[@thimkthimk]

The sequencer specifically, or overall? Got mine in gold too. Love it!

[@Luwispurpul]

Gold all the way.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

*addictive to explore in general. That said, I find "straightforward" sequencers useful for sound design and I get more out of this one than most. Other sequencers offer more features but tend beg the question, why so limited? Thirty years down the line from my first hardware drum machine, I miss pattern chaining--but not in the Monologue. Well done Tatsuya, et al., and thanks as always Marc.

[@thimkthimk]

Yeah for sure. It's fast fast fast. I have a couple Elektrons. Maybe I'm biased coz they're newer, but I like my Monologue and Volca FM alot more!

[@Thantas]

I added a Mooer Blue Ocean Reberb pedal and my Monologue shined! thnx for your great Tutorials!

[@strongocho]

daaaaamn, this is nice!!! I love little jams on compact setups like this, it is all I watch anymore. For some reason electronic music just sounds dope when it is just like 2-5 instruments.

[@jhonviel7381]

was only looking for a guide for the sequencer but saw all your other vids as well. thanks for the tutorial!

[@kopfkompost]

Each time I think "Now I really know everything about this function" you just change it somehow and show me something new :-D

[@donricardoceramics]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much. My Monologue arrives tomorrow!

[@danielkarko2380]

Amazing, really thank you for this videos. The sequencing, LFO and VCOs is one of the best things on monologue for me and explaining of this is really helpfull. ( sorry for my english )

[@RetroPlus]

I finally bought one, soon i will own this amazing synthesizer. I can't wait.

[@EliahHoliday]

A great feature in sequencing parameters. I already asked Korg to allow for longer motion sequences in their next update that way you can do things like filter sweeps of 32 steps.

[@leethium6982]

Eliah Holiday is it possible ?

[@TrickmanTerry]

Awesome. I just got a Monologue and these vids are really informative and entertaining. Subscribed.

[@automaticgainsay]

Thank you!

[@n10ae]

"So that's cool" ... yes it damn well is. Thanks for your videos - insanely useful for a enthusiast

[@Gorgonzola1970]

Wow Marc, that was the best one yet! I just can't wait for my Monologue to arrive, but it's been delayed until April! They can't keep up apparently... so I ordered a DrumBrute to keep myself busy until it comes...

[@RichardOlpin]

Love the sound just after your little sequencer faux-pas. Modulating that LFO, chiptune-tastic.

[@automaticgainsay]

:D

[@RichardOlpin]

Damn you Doty! I've just realised how one of these would almost perfectly fit on that laptop shelf space on my Radias too. Hmm..

[@automaticgainsay]

I'm sorry, Richard! :D

[@SpeldosaMusik]

So, what if you want to string several patterns together? Is it possible to somehow create a whole song using the step sequencer?

[@1942manfred]

This little monster is definitely a lot of fun ,since I don't use a Daw to control or orchestrate but rather do it all on hardware in real time I just keep layering my sequences on both a kp3+ and a kaosillator pro+ .Some evolve into new sequences and others just ebb off.I was very close to buying the MicroBrute and still like that little blender but this interface is just so smooth.

[@xammai9679]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@kylewarner7817]

I really enjoyed this video. Had a couple laughs and learned quite a bit. Thank you

[@rexterrocks]

One thing about the Monologue sequencer that is lacking is that it has no 'velocity' level. I can get a really good 'I feel love' sequence but without velocity it isn't quite right. It's a great all round synth though. When you spend a bit of time with it you soon learn how to emulate sounds. It becomes instinctive. like if you want a church bell, you know how to get it. I love the fact it runs on batteries and is small enough to put in a laptop bag. Great for when you have to visit the mother in law for a weekend.

[@Shavo26]

Thanks a LOT for all those videos on Monologue.

[@automaticgainsay]

Thanks for watching!

[@thimkthimk]

Sweet vid. I like watching these because there might be something obvious missed. Gate adjustment per step! So useful!

[@a_nick_t]

Nice job Marc - as usual! One thing I don't like about the Monologue (about the only thing) is that when you are in Key Trig/Hold mode, every time you hit a key the sequence resets to the first note. It makes it difficult to get exact transitions every time. It would be nice if it didn't change the transposition of the sequence until it played through the current sequence transposition. Maybe Korg can update that.

[@LongFallBoots]

Nick Toth exactly this. I really hope this is on the cards.

[@a_nick_t]

True but I want it trigger "properly" when using the keyboard. The re-trigger mode has its uses but I would also like it to change "on the one" or whenever I press a key without going back to the first step like it does now.

[@chaddavis3797]

Nick Toth Does anyone know if this has been fixed or if there is a secret function to keep the sequence from resetting when transposing the sequence? I just bought one and found this very perplexing....

[@jonnyhead]

Please stop.... my kids need feeding 😩... And i need sleep...

[@TheGreatPanicker]

Three years later: have you fed the kids and slept yet? Sequencer....hard, tooooo....resist....no....don't touch the red buttons....DON'T DO IT!!!!!

[@tophfingerboards]

LOL @ always save your work SO FUNNY. I've done that so many times with this synth. Thanks for making these videos. They've helped me a lot getting my head around the monologue and synths in general.

[@Psionetics]

I love this synth! So fun

[@srxiii2261]

Why aren't all sequencers so easy, simple and straightforward to program? This sequencer is really the number 1 reason i'm getting a monologue, the sounds come 2nd.

[@jonnyhead]

Isn't great to see a professional messing up too?!😄😄 This guy is still the best synth teacher!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@1942manfred]

Marc ,I know there are dozens of videos on the microKorg but everything Available has been incomplete or rather clumsy.Its a classic that's part of most synth fans collection but doesn't see its full potential due to its unorthodox interface( turn a knob here ,get out bifocals and check matrix).Your eloquent tutorials would due that little powerhouse the justice it deserves.

[@kristiaanreekmans8574]

that is great work , mr. Doty ! Well done with those clear instructions .

[@marsmediapro]

ok. i watched. took notes. but must have missed the "save" function? where or what control saves a seq? thx

[@TonySanchez6]

To complete a sequence, either enter 16 notes and it will auto save after the last entered note, or if you’re entering less than 16 notes press record once done and it will save that sequence. But to save the whole program as a whole, press write twice to save.

[@marsmediapro]

@@TonySanchez6 Much Thanks!

[@chrislynch9364]

This is a fun Roobarb and Custard synth. Maybe next on my shopping list.

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

You missed another cool feature... in motion mode you can hold each of the sequencer step buttons and set the motion amount for them individually. Can make some sample and hold-like effects that way.

[@anandrapaka7]

Gnarly Soundscapes v.good

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

@G Zeus No prob. :-)

[@Paradroidx]

yup won't find that in the pfd lol. all about tweaking till late hours of night..this thing is a blast

[@sanakassara]

"Look how simple this is... Whoops, I just lost everything I was doing." Nevertheless, looks like I'm going to be spending a ton of time with you and my Monologue during the coming weeks.

[@evanfrench]

Just don't turn that damn Program/Value knob unless you mean to :)

[@sanakassara]

@@evanfrench Two years later and it still happens 🤣. But not nearly as much as I keep mixing up the sample and pattern knobs on Korg Electribe.

[@wyntube07]

great tutorial.

[@exitritual]

Haha, I was like, "Wait. Not. The Program knob..."

[@christiandiegoalcocer]

Same here, lol!

[@jorgealvarez927]

Love the intro

[@felix154ever]

Why don't Korg not sell this synth with a full manual instead of just quick-start leaflet?

[@automaticgainsay]

So that I can get views? :D

[@andrewstanworth529]

Superb!! Definitely a top job done there! 🙏🙃

[@theburnedoverdistrict9383]

Most excellent videos Sir. Thank you so much

[@drsamurai009]

One of my favorite videos of yours if only because you showed how easy it is to get lost, make things worse and finally didn't save your work. I"m not laughing at you, I'm totally laughing with you.

[@FlyingAce1016]

How would you edit a single note step on the minilogue though like this? because it only has 8 buttons that repeat twice for the full 16? How do you choose which note you are replacing? This one is easier because it shows all 16 buttons.

[@josephbohm4886]

thanks for the very good explanation! Helped me a lot :)

[@synthanatomy]

Great video Marc :) Don't forget that you can also add per step motion. Motion Recorder --> press a step and turn a parameter ;)

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

hell yeah i love doing that with PWM its fun.

[@MadelnMachines]

Elektron parameter lock style?

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

Pete Horam I could be wrong but I think you only have 4 parameters motion sequenced so not quite Elektron.

[@MadelnMachines]

Yeah but it's cheap and 4 should be plenty

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

Pete Horam yeah first world problems haha.

[@drum4life42]

Yep, picking one up this month.

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

Great review. I've recently bought one so this is very helpful. Do you know if you can sync the key trg/hold with a Volca?

[@Agalliasis1]

You could use key/trig/hold to play the step sequencer on the higher note you needed to. ;)

[@ArcAudios77]

It did amuse me that you lost everything by tweaking the programme value knob while playing - same thing happened to me. A lesson in 'focus with the hands'

[@laurensleufkens2759]

Very nice vid and clear in explanation! Do you perhaps know if the Monologue also syncs to external Start/Stop midi signals? or only to bpm? Thx!

[@francovolonterio9522]

this is great, thanks for the help man

[@romyn8726]

Amazing

[@rorschach1]

Can the sequencer sequence another module via midi out?

[@Blueguitar007]

Yes. Also USB. On the minilogue the keys, pitch, octaves and sequencer go out as controller. Assuming the monologue is the same.

[@johnbeuck587]

Could you do some videos on the Critter & Guitari /Organelle? Please

[@idj20]

I'm about to pick up this instrument as it does seems a good way of putting together sequences for a novice like me. One question, it is stuck on the 16 steps? Can I disable a portion of it and do it as 4 or 8 steps?

[@Honeysmack]

Thanks for another great demo Marc. What does the 'shift' key do?

[@Blueguitar007]

You could've just turned the rate knob down to slow down the sequence. Then you can store it that way if u want.

[@Zeal808]

I’m buying one

[@TheOfficialRemiMoore]

Same here.

[@blhtml]

Can you have more than one track sequencing? or you can only play with 1 sound at a time then you force to have a DAW to mix them together? like the Korg volca where you can have many trax!

[@rigopex3999]

GRACIAS!

[@SRSmith-pk4yo]

As always; a consummate Professional LOL ! ! ! Great lil' synth and battery operated also !

[@tonyhill8963]

Aaaarrg...watched this whole video in hopes of learning to step sequence motions, to no avail. These are great tutorial videos, but wish that was included...i can't figure it out!

[@automaticgainsay]

I’m sure I covered that, somewhere!

[@mulph7738]

Do i need another sequenser to connect drum machines and other stuff? I have an anlogue mixer, a sampler a roland synth and a drum machine,but no computer?

[@djscratchdog]

How do you reset the sequencer?

[@gorkemgulan]

Thanks Marc, watched almost all videos. How do you actually record while playing live? That i couldnt crack. Thanks.

[@benbauer1065]

I own a minilogue xd. I see so many people talking about how much they love the sequencers in the monologue/ minilogue/minilogue xd. I have never understood how it could be so powerful with only 16 steps. Thats like 2 seconds. I just wish it had 32 steps or more. Does anyone else find the 16 steps very difficult?

[@Neuri]

Half time the tempo and add change divisions

[@Sebrewer32]

@@Neuri it’s still only 16 notes though. If you want an 8 bar loop that’s only 2 notes per bar and there’s no freedom to move them off that 16 note grid

[@Iggxzy]

So it's not possible to switch between 2 different sequences?

[@hidde1996]

I have a question, hope someone will awnser because I can't seem to find the solution anywhere. I have the Korg Monologue, Synched up to a Volca Drum and a Volca FM. Although the FM(which is the second in the chain) is running at the same tempo as the Volca Drum, the monologue(which is at the end of the chain) seems to be running at half the speed of the volca's. The step resolution is set to 1/16 so that cant be the problem. Messed around with the bpm, didn't work as well. Please help! I want to make some crazy stuff and this is just too slow!

[@AayushSharmaFilms]

I had to change my tempo settings in global on my volca sample to change it from half tempo. That might be your issue

[@cray56]

Is there Portamento if just playing keys (not sequencing)? How many sequences can it store?

[@BaltiSean]

Great video! Where can I find the track playing during the outro?

[@automaticgainsay]

I think it's on my soundcloud... soundcloud.com/recondite

[@automaticgainsay]

Okay, the Monologue theme is there, but if you mean the Automatic Gainsay tag music, that can be found on my Godfrey's Cordial soundcloud... it's called Astral Daytrip. soundcloud.com/godfreys-cordial

[@XDanimalzX]

Can I use my monologue sequencer on my MS-20 mini via midi?

[@rexterrocks]

Yes you should be able too. I've used the sequencer on a Minibrute and an Akai Rhythm Wolf with an MS-20. I do highly recommend the Korg SQ10 sequencer if you come across one. The MS-20 with one of those is a very cool thing.

[@sebayutuber]

I just got mine. Can the monologue sequence a pattern and then create another layer of patterns at the same time?

[@OPENSOREUK]

Great video. Can you save the sequence and if so how many ? Cheers.

[@dr6133]

OPENSOREUK one sequence for each preset so 100 sequences

[@dingbatjack1234]

When I saw you reaching for the program dial I said NOOOO out loud lol

[@MadelnMachines]

Does this have full midi so it can all be automated? Can the sequencer output over midi or cv to other synths? I've been watching your minilogue videos - Are there many differences or is it just a mono minilogue?

[@contactolequotidien8492]

Is it possible to add other blocks of sequences?

[@davehensley3451]

plus as added depth I run mine thru a chorus delay and it pops into a lush stereo sound with alot of character and depth

[@pjday82]

I watched this video....sooo that's cool

[@fret737]

Tank you for "explications" :)

[@PrinceSiulOpmaco]

Can u layer sequences on top of eachother wit this? (I.e. a "lead" [high octave] sequence on top of a "bass" [lower octave] sequence?)

[@dramadestroyer825]

i dont think so , since the monlogue is monophonic

[@deroden724]

Does the Monologue not have an arp? Also how many sequences can be stored? The Bass Station is four, for example.

[@dan_rtype]

One sequence per patch. You can fake an Arp with rests on the sequencer.

[@markbaxter6972]

Why... When i play say da funk by Daft punk and record then go to play it and it sounds nothing like what i just recorded? Thanks

[@iNuchalHead]

Does the Minilogue give you feedback on the OLED when you do Motion Recording?

[@thimkthimk]

It does indeed give feedback for the four lanes. Seems cramped but OLED does the job.

[@thimkthimk]

ah! Mini not Mono. My bad!

[@CasualFridayLive]

How to use the pitch button? And what does it pitch?

[@woodswalker88]

Can you play along with a sequence, editing it in realtime?

[@ronpritchard6720]

I doubt it as it is a monophonic synth, so it is always only one note at a time.

[@alexeykurilo4381]

no sequencer pattern chaining, right?

[@MicaelAzevedo]

Maybe in a future update!

[@edcoxeter7526]

I can't seem to access saved sequences? How is this done mate?

[@mzflighter6905]

Can you change the sequence in real time?

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

Hot like fire.

[@guidoahsam8043]

can we claer presets or no?

[@patkelly3966]

yes

[@Paradroidx]

bro can you do a little tutorial on Librarian ? Kind of confused on how that works. I guess you need to have it open to use other preset's..

[@medicamus]

12:08 "no no no no don't turn this knob!!!"

[@Paradroidx]

that software mindset . no undo in the analog world lol

[@billmont10]

How do you save a sequence?

[@patrickuptain6518]

Thx man! Btw you sound just like Trey Anastasio. Ha

[@CallxMexLos]

I can't identify what difference slide makes to a sequence I'm not hearing it🤔

[@karmakoma9743]

Seems one square wave feels no love.