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Thank you so much, i struggled deciding to get the minilogue xd module, but now i do know what i need, much love Bo!

Love the wallpaper! We almost did our kitchen in that paper. I love my minilogue too! I got one thanks to watching your videos about it. Bought it like a month before they announced the XD...oh well...so it goes. Also dig your videos and sounds, thanks! Keep up the good work. Love coffee too!

The sound of the xd is so nice to me , ive had mine packed away and was jamming with other gear but hearing it on this has made me decide to get it out .

Great video! I am looking forward to adding the Minilogue XD module to my set up. Can't wait to polychain them together! A++++++++++++++++++

Doing some research on the XD module. Even 3 years ago you were a master at video making. Love the presentation style and editing here!

Drooling over this synth I love it so much... Thank you for this thorough overview...

It sounds so good, and the polychaining is amazing...

I’ve been wanting a Minilogue for like 2 years now and I’m really glad I waited because it’s only gotten better. I have plenty of keyboards/controllers and space is limited so this is perfect for me. My first synth was the Monologue and I love the design and the sound.

You have made me want this. Sounds stunning

I have bought the XD White. Cool Multi-Engine with an Yamaha DX 2 OP Generator ;-) I love the Sound!

Ill tell you what, at first I wasn't sure about Bo I watched a video on a synth I was looking at and it didn't give me the answers I needed. Since then I only go to BoBeats for his reviews, dude is a solid synth guy and he always gives an honest opinion without talking too much.. I am a subscriber now. Thanks for this one bo

Imo korg did the best Job on this Synth! Even the regular xd .... i use it a looot. Good Video as usual mr Bo :)

It seems like a pretty good idea for the module it is like a sound module from the late 1980s or early 1990s with contemporary cues. Thanks for the video sir.

I ordered one a couple of weeks ago, and was told that it might be available just before Christmas. Luckily I have had a text message saying that my package will be delivered tomorrow. Wow. Great. So should be getting this on Friday. A whole weekend to start with the XD Module :)

Just bought one today. I’m beyond exited. Can’t wait for it to get here:

I'm happy that korg have now added a live transpose function to the mini & monologue, which ive always considered to be a de rigueur function with built in sequencers. That's what is still needed for the XD, and then it'll be the dog's dangly bits!

great video !! looks like fun product & only expect the best from Korg dont ever give up Bo we love you

Love it! Bring more poly to the people!

Great suggestions for future feature requests. Hopefully Korg can take them on board.

HEY! Before you comment "why don't you just play the two synths together without polychain" let me explain. I seem to have been unclear in the video. This is because I honestly thought this was a pretty simple, but niche, idea. Polychaining commonly refers to you connecting two or more synths together combining the polyphony and playing the same sound on each device. There are two things going on: sharing the polyphony and sharing the sound settings. Now in this video I describe an idea I have: what if you could have the polyphony sharing but not the shared sound setting. This would not be layering. This would not be split. This would be a hybrid form of polychaining. The main reason I use the word polychain is because of the context of this video. I think most get that I don't mean that this is 100% pure polychain, its just some weird version of it. Using parts of the polychain functionality for another purpose. Someone likely have a better name for it. Now what would this be useful for? Well it would give you access to 8 voices from one units keyboard, but with control of the sound being available on each synth. Practical example: imagine creating a square wave patch. You want to create a big soundscape. With polychain enabled you can do PWM for all 8 voices. The PWM will be identical for each of the 8 voices. Which is ofc what you'd expect with polychain. Imagine now that you remove the master control of the LFO. Suddenly you can have 4 voices with one PWM setting and 4 with another. Just as when you layer sounds this would be cool to create a more complex sound. But instead of layering it (having max 4 note polyphony) you could have 8 notes of polyphony. So you could play a big chord. Add to this say a slightly different filter sweep for each of the two synths. Niche. Probably. Cool? Yeah I think so. You don't have to agree. P.S if "polychaining" would be allowed for XD + original Minilogue it would be this very same hybrid form. If someone has a fun name for it let me know.

@memereference2545

5 жыл бұрын

Well wait a minute. What happens if you adjust the PWM setting on the slave after you've selected the patch on the master? Or if you change the slave's patch? I don't have a XD module yet so I can't test this. What happens? I don't think poly chaining would prevent you from doing this - the master has no way of knowing that something has changed on the slave. Then you'd have different PWM settings on the master and the slave. One additional caveat - to get the effect I think you're going for here, you'd need the master to alternate notes with the slave in polychain - that is, the master playing notes 1 - 3- 5 - 7 and the slave playing 2 - 4 - 6 - 8. I'm not sure if the minilogue does that, but I think the midipal does. Hope that helps!

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

i talk about this in the video: the settings of the slave is locked to the master. You can't change anything on the slave basically.

@memereference2545

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoBeats You can't adjust the slave from its own controls when in slave mode? If so that's a bummer, and Korg could easily fix it. But, couldn't you set up patches with the same number on both synths, with slightly different settings? For that not to work, the master would have to be overwriting the slave's patch. I'm really curious now as to what's going on here.

@memereference2545

5 жыл бұрын

I just updated my own XD and connected it to a midi monitor to see what is happening in poly mode. Unless Korg is doing something that doesn't even show up as a midi message in Midi monitor, the master is just sending program and bank changes to the slave, and is not overwriting the slave's patch. So you should be able to save different versions of a patch to the same program number on each device, and get the effect you're looking for. Just take the slave out of polychain mode, alter the patch, save it, and re-enter slave mode. Worth a try.

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Thats a cool work-around! Could work. Need to give this a try

I just got the original minilogue but i think imma buy this new beast i love it 😍

What a gorgeous synth Bo

Sounding great! Someday soon..

Absolutely agree that there should be the option of round robin polyphony without slaving the CC commands.

i couldn't wait, so i got the normal version with keyboard. very happy with it. maybe get the module later to polychain ;)

@cellrok

5 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Mwah Sounds like a good trade, if possible. You won't loose anything but the keys of the OG. The Module is also a standalone synth, so you would still have 2 Minilogue to play separately, just like now, only that you can Chain if you want. More choice. I would do the same. In fact, i am currently contemplating to swap the MicroFreak with the Module, but i am happy with just the solo-XD for now. I really wish they would enhance the synth in poly chain by giving us 2 LFO and 2 Filters and 2 Mod ENV .. (and not just lock down the entire unit when used as slave) That's a waste somehow. Imagine 8 voices with those modulation options on top. Would have increased the value. As it stands you only get 4 more voices and i am not so sure if would be satisfied with the limited programmability. It is still the "same synth" in the end - just phatter! Hmm..

@6stringks

5 жыл бұрын

Bought the key today too ;-) my first synth ever, and if I look at my studio I am scared I will dive in :-) can’t wait to run it through my Binson Echorec and a S76 Tape Delay...man I think it will be soooooo cool. Thanks for your vids!

@cellrok

5 жыл бұрын

@@6stringks Great choice! Enjoy! :)

For original Minilogue owners buy the $100 Nutekt and get the digital oscillator and the effects. MIDI control the Nutekt and have 5 voices and then run the audio of the Minilogue through the input of the Nutect to get the great effects missing on the Minilogue.

Hmm it actually sounds pretty good in this vid. Maybe I have to search KZread again in a moment. One thing I miss on the XD though is the noisy delay from the original Minilogue. I do like that this Module version is more compact and just use the sequencer as a keyboard (though not velocity sensitive I guess). Would fit better into my room. And I actually think that it looks better than the keys version as well. But that's a minor.

its almost eleven in de nite, today coffee was my breakfast, my dinner and my supper :D hold on folkz! we gonna make it through!

I think they could probably add a software filter in the firmware to polychain the units as you describe. They would just need the software to filter out the CC and PC data, only sending every other note to the chained device. Now will they? Questionable.

If Polychain on original minilogue Korg definitely will take my money on that module. Commented faster than the video ended....haha.

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

all is explained in the video ♥️

The 'get your hands dirty' method would be an Arduino MIDI splitter project, that takes IN from a keyboard and cycles the MIDI channel on the OUT round robin. Or some kind of firewall that you put in between. Reverse engineer which commands it sends for controlling the slaves timbre and then filter them out. Other than some unpredictable behavior I can't really see an use case for it, but hey, it would be fun to build such thing!

I was thinking about getting this one as my first synth after getting a controller (per your guide on building a hardware synth setup).

@mikeexits

5 жыл бұрын

Arturia Keystep is great, I have one! It has a 64-step sequencer built-in and the key bed is phenomenal for the cheap price. I've never even considered such a quality build for so cheap. You can get it used on Reverb for $100. $130 brand new.

Still my favourite hardware synth I own goes nice with the blowfield

Hello. I have a question about polychaining. Can you please check if the keyboard can be used simultaneously on two polychained units having different octave settings? I have seen a video where the octave is shifted on the master but the slave keeps the original led indicator setting. Maybe it is just a bug. I would be curious for two keyboard version polychained. Having one keyboard in the lowest octave and the other in the heighest for example and playing notes on both. Thanks.

Thumbs up! :)

you could only do different sounds with 4 voices each sound, but you could do it with one midi controller keyboard that will split, such as a keylab

Great video! Quick question for you... Am I able to use my Alesis V25 USB MIDI with the XD Module or they need to be directly connected to one another? Also, what is your metal rack holding the XD module? Thanks for your help!

Hey Bo - If you want to layer two different sounds using an XD keys and module, just turn polychain off and set them to the same midi channel :-)

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

yes, but then you can’t use polychain for building bigger chords :-)

Hi, your reviews are really good and thanks for that. I'm confused between Roland SE-02 and Korg Minilogue XD. What's your suggestion? I miss the polyphony in SE-02 a lot and don't have budget for polychaining ..

Could the keys on the XD just send normal midi data to the module and thus enabling you to have both run the different sounds?

i got this as my first synth. im kinda new to all of it so this question might be dumb. but is it possible to rack this module into those vertical thingies or with eurorack gear? i want to create a vertical setup for the sake of ergonomics. or do you know of any kind of mod that would allow the xd module to be racked? i cant find any documentation on it... thanks in advance

Kind of sucks that my Roland System 1m isn't enough, awesome though it is. Really craving the Korg as a Plan B, with or without keyboard.

I got my XD keyboarded version about a week ago. I love it and it will make a great addition to my studio AND live rig. I am considering the XD Module as well so I can get 8-voice poly for the system. I love how it works and sounds. I wonder, though, if putting a MIDI Thru box between the Master and Slave unit(s) would open up the polyphony a bit further. Say you buy a MIDI Thru box that has 4 output ports on it (like the MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru) and then hook up potentially up to 4 Minilogue XD Modules in that fashion. Would that allow for up to 16-voice polyphony? It would be neat to see if it could work... I think that I will ping Korg and see if that is an option or not. Great videos, thank you, sir :)

@BottleMakesMusic

2 жыл бұрын

This was going to be my question too. I think because the Quandra Thru is just that; a thru / splitter box, each of the slave Minilogues would all just play the same notes. You would need an active splitter like the Event Processor or the Blokas MIDI Hub to perform some manipulation and routing of the MIDI messages to achieve the aim of a round-robin polychain of 16 notes. Or you could buy something like the Conductive Labs NDLR which supports polychaining of up to four devices and 22-note polyphony of the PAD part.

Great videos :) About poly chain does it means with 2 xd,s you can make sounds with 6 ( 2x3 ) different osc settings ?

Hello friends! I have a question from the korg minilogue xd module. Can it be used as a single instrument (stand alone), without connecting any controller, or keyboard? By the way if I connect something I have the electribe 2 Thank you

Would be clever if all of the voices were channeled to just one output on each unit, so you could still have everything on just one stereo-pair.

@eyeball226

2 жыл бұрын

You can do that anyway - just plug in one output on each synth and you'd get exactly what you're suggesting.

Hi Bo can you tell me what size the keys are on the xd ? could the poly chaining work with other synths such as a volca fm2 ?

I’ve got a question, I don’t want another monologue xd, I have ordered the desktop but the question on the original monologue may apply to my question. What about adding the the NTS 1 and/ or 2? Now how cool would that be?

Can you have two different sequences going at the save time If you poly chain them?

Polychaining the original with the xd would be huge. 🧐

@aeko

5 жыл бұрын

They have a different sound engine, so this wouldn't work.

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

I think it could work: its just a form of midi triggering. So why shouldn’t it work?

@aeko

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoBeats MIDI note triggering, yes. But not full syncing control. Controlling the parameters beyond obvious ones (cutoff and others), many parameters couldn't be in sync because they're different. Unless they went with your simplified idea of just note triggering, etc.

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

@@aeko yeah ofc, it would have to be simply giving us a way to extent the polyphony of the master, but ofc no parameter control. So a sort of limited polychain.

Bo: you won't get coffee but A SIP OF THE COFFEE.... everything 's falling apart in this world.... ;) thx for this video

Is it possible to pan the stacked voices in the stereo field...? Been trying to find out by watching several XD videos but none of them have addressed the panni g part.

hey! we got a synth community here: community.bobeats.tv

@JoeymantinthejmanMan

5 жыл бұрын

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So is there anyway to stack the two units in poly chain? 4 voices, 4 oscillators, controlled by one interface?

nice one -can you comment on uisng the Minilogue (original) with the XD module? I don't want to buy another Minilogue with no aftertouch on the keys but I like the module additions

I just got the module, since there's no other cheap poly from Korg for the moment. With the Minilogue I want to think that I have a Mono/Poly or a Polysix.

@marknhopgood

2 жыл бұрын

The thick bass patch is very Polysixy

Hello, excellent, I am trying to control the minilogue xd module from an external sequencer to play several sounds with different patterns at the same time but I can't, the minilogue xd only allows me to play one sound, how can I achieve this? thanks greetings

Can i get pr.note pitch-bend with this? I would love to use this with my Linnstrument.

I didn't buy one because of the keyboard. Now I'm thinking of buying the module. I wonder if it's possible to connect the Keystep Pro Pitch Mod and Gate Voice outputs to the module so I can use that for a keystep pro track.

i just got a ju-06a but i am dying for one of these. would you recommend owning one alongside or instead of the ju-06a?

Coffee is the answer

Hey, I've tried using my Keystation61 mk3 keyboard's MIDI out going into my Epilogue XD's MIDI input in slave mode....nothing happens. Any ideas why this would be happening? Thanks for any help.

Hey Bo!!! So, I've been looking at the Novation Peak for a while now... to pair w my XD and Bass Station 2.... but now that the Summit is coming out, I'm not sure if I should just snatch that up instead!!!? Just curious as to what your opinion would be in this scenario between the 2!!!?? -Thanks Bo!!!! Your knowledge and input have been really helpful to me along the way, keep up the awesome work!!!!!

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

i’d say that the main reason to get a summit is if you really want that keyboard or the extra polyphony. Functionally they are almost identical

@hellah216

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoBeats That's a 500 dollar decision there.... think I'm gonna go w the peak then!!!! Thanks again man!!!!😎

Is it true the Korg Minilogue XD sound metallic? If that’s true, could it sound warm with some tweaking and effects? I feel like I need a synth that has a warm sound

@final_mile_music9713

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds fantastic. I actually sold my sequential Rev2 16 voice and bought an XD. I’m getting a module to do with it for 8 voice polyphony. It sounds huge, and warm, when you want it to, but with the digital oscillator it’s just way more interesting than the rev 2. It’s also more fun to program I think. It’s great.

Likin’ the wallpaper ! Do the snozzberries taste like snozzberries?

you have the hands of a virgin angel dear sir.

If it were possible to integrate the original minilogue with this unit in polychain, I wouldn’t hesitate picking this unit up. Does polychain allow 8 note polyphony or 4 note polyphony by just stacking two voices per note?

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

8 voice, 8 note, polyphony

@chadlittle1882

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks, Bo!

but why even if no key the cost is the same of key version? never seen before a module at same price of keyb vrsn

Can you create sequences by recording incoming midi notes?

Hi Bo, say please, can i connect Minilogue (classic) with XD Module? and make main output from module? because module have reverbs

@BoBeats

Жыл бұрын

No

That first sequence very blade runner esc!

@kevingamache1512

3 жыл бұрын

When he started playing the sequence buttons we got a taste of Michael Jackson

I'm not really sure if I should go for the keyboard or without it. I have a midi keyboard with 88 keys so the module version would be a better option or?

@fjfrancois

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah is good option, the module version.

I wonder why they call it the Minilogue "XD." Sometimes in my head I call it the "Minilogue Haha"

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

i alwaya read it like Minilogue 😂

@GuidoGautsch

5 жыл бұрын

It's really xd though, not XD ;)

@mikeexits

5 жыл бұрын

@@GuidoGautsch I still read it the same :P lots of people use them interchangeably

It's a bit bizarre that the module and keyboard are both €659 at Thomann. I tend to prefer modules since they take up less space (if you already have a MIDI keyboard), and are usually a bit cheaper. In this case the keyboard version looks like a better option, and it should have a higher resale value too. I'm in the market for an analog poly, but I'm still leaning more towards the Deepmind 12D. The XD definitely has some advantages, but also more limitations - only 4 voices, no full ADSR for the filter, fewer modulation routings and effects.

@alexjones4219

5 жыл бұрын

Its straight up bad compared to the deepmind 12

@steventaylor3789

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm it’s subjective of course but when I briefly had a Deepmind I found I was doubling the osc up as they were so thin sounding so it was more like a 6 note poly. I don’t think numbers are really the point though - it comes down to which sounds better to you and which user interface you gel with. For me again too much menu diving on the Deepmind. It also felt like it was made out of plastic intended more for food packaging. So thank you Korg for going for quality rather than headline figures. Horses for courses of course and some love their Deepminds. Just as long as other synth manufacturers don’t feel forced to compete that’s cool with me.

Hi guys.....anyone got this module that could help me out? I seem to have a dead key when using the little keyboard. Its weird because it seems to be usable when selecting options from the menu....like global settings for example. But when it is in keyboard mode it doesn't trigger any sound. Thanks in advance....I'm assuming I've been ripped off slightly and its not just a strange feature

Can I sync it with a DAW like Ableton with the simple usb midi cable and so play it through a midi keyboard also usb midi ? This would allow me to choose the module instead of the keyboard version

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Ueah you can use the module with a midi keyboard or over usb with computer

@darioesposito5695

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering because I heard there were problems for the midi sync of minilogue through the usb instead of classic midi in and out. But anyway, the idea was to control the module trough a midi keyboard which is connected usb to the computer, so that I can control the midi channel linked to the module but also other midi channels of plugins. And switch the activated channels with an akai apc40. All this in order to limit the live set to an unique keyboard controlling virtual and hardware synths..

It's out? I haven't even been able to get the key version of it.

Hi do you get a poping on start up with your Xd as I'am

Coffee is too much caffeine for me. I'm more than content with my bottle of Kombucha, thanks ;)

I think the module is great. I can save a couple bucks and use my full size midi keyboard and have all the fun and benefits of having a minilogue XD. Bravo Korg.

anyone know when it starts shipping?

I can't get my head around it: why did they use a state of the art display on the right next to programming, but a seemingly lousy 80s one on the left. I find it weird on a "modern" device. it's a bit hard to read unless you get really used to it. back to the future! xD

What stand are you using?

What is the price point?

I heard what you did there at 12:21... ;)

It cost same like keys ... Where is a sense of module version of keys synthesizers? /module is cheaper version of keys, unexpected - because there s no keys

@couchcamperTM

4 жыл бұрын

wherever I look for the minilogue xd the module is 100 more than the version with keys. Ultralight gear is always expensive lol

doesn't look like it's rack mountable, that's a minus for me - other than that, the xd module looks like the most interesting korg product in some time

@rdean150

5 жыл бұрын

You are correct. It is not rack mountable. I asked some Korg reps at a synth expo. I don't know why they gave it those overhanging "ears" if you can't mount it. When I asked why it wasn't rack mountable, they said that the engineers didn't want to have to change the layout - it's exactly the same face as the normal XD. Sounds like a, erm, less-than-perfectly-planned project that tacked on this feature/product variant late in the development cycle and probably too expensive to change. Still though, better to have the desktop version than not I guess.

Coming to this video two years on. Were there any further firmware updates on the polychaining?

@BoBeats

2 жыл бұрын

Not that I am aware of

@BottleMakesMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@BoBeats That's a shame. Still, it looks like a capable synth and I'm pretty sure I can get it to polychain with the NDLR if needed.

So all you're getting in a polychain is another 4 voices? If you could manipulate each unit independently, it would add a lot more value. Most people wouldn't even be able to hear the difference between 4 and 8 voices...

where did you get the desktop stand?

@BoBeats

4 жыл бұрын

Crema Caffe Design

I wish it was rack mountable.

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yes!

Can you polychain more than two..?

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Not that I know

can u polychain between a prologue and a minilogue or a minilogue and a nutk ?

@BoBeats

2 жыл бұрын

No

sounds great , can it record parameter automation ?

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

4 lanes of parameter automation

@hulumew

5 жыл бұрын

@@BoBeats thankx

This might be a dumb question but can you plug a midi controller into it and play it like it’s a regular minilogue?

@fjfrancois

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can.

@jamesthelizardman8082

3 жыл бұрын

@@fjfrancois thank you so much

To me the price point doesn’t make sense. An $80 difference between the module and the keyboard version?

@BoBeats

5 жыл бұрын

i have wondered about this too. My guess is that they don’t view it as a cheaper option, but rather a different version.

@RichardOlpin

5 жыл бұрын

They're the same price in the UK!

@linasmak9199

5 жыл бұрын

simple keybeds aren't expensive, you can get a semi weighted fatar keybed with aftertouch for less than 100, and let's be honest while minilogues keybed ain't that bad, it's not fatar :)

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trying to remember where the progression at 5:03 is from lol

Been trying to buy a minilogue Xd for months..... I think it’s vaporware... can’t find them anywhere.