Brand
Korg, based in Japan, has always been known for mixing the experimental with the practical. From the MS-20 with its gritty filters to the M1 workstation and the more recent Minilogue and Volca series, Korg constantly innovate. They offer quirky pocket synths as well as professional stage keyboards. Their gear often encourages exploration and happy accidents. Korg instruments reward curiosity and have been favourites for decades among adventurous musicians.
Category
Explore hardware synthesisers for sound design, performance and music production. This collection includes analogue, digital, hybrid, FM and wavetable instruments in keyboard, desktop and modular formats. Compare the synthesis method, polyphony, keybed, sequencer, effects and MIDI or CV connectivity to find an instrument that fits your studio, live setup and preferred way of creating sounds.
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Products using analogue sound-generation or signal-processing circuitry, also commonly written as analog. Analogue instruments shape continuously varying electrical signals and are often chosen for direct controls, natural variation and a character that responds organically to performance and modulation.
Products that send, receive or process Musical Instrument Digital Interface data. MIDI carries performance and control information rather than audio, allowing keyboards, synthesisers, sequencers, computers and other equipment to play and synchronise with one another.
Instruments designed primarily to play one note or voice at a time. Monophonic synthesisers are particularly suited to bass lines, leads and sequences, with articulation and voice-priority behaviour that can become an important part of their playing character.
Products with dedicated note, rhythm, MIDI or control-voltage sequencing capabilities. A sequencer records or generates musical events and sends them to internal sounds or connected instruments, often providing step programming, pattern chaining and performance controls.
Products centred on electronic sound generation and synthesis. This tag brings together keyboard, desktop, modular and performance instruments that create or substantially shape their own sounds rather than serving only as controllers.
