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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.
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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.
Self-contained electronic instruments designed for building patterns, beats and complete musical ideas. Grooveboxes usually combine a sequencer with drums, synthesis or sampling so that music can be created and performed with little or no reliance on a computer.
Instruments capable of playing multiple notes or voices at the same time. Polyphony supports chords, layered pads and overlapping notes, although the available voice count and how voices are allocated vary between instruments.
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.