Korg R3 vs Microkorg

[kojo]

any of you guys try the R3 out? I was at a fellow producer's spot and he was showing the microkorg off. I was impressed by the vocoder and the easy programming. I know the R3 is the more advanced of the two but do you all think it's worth the extra $300 or is there another synth in that price range that does what these two do and better?

[cynic one]

the r3 is the business...korg is killin em right now.

i ****ed with it @ GC for a couple of hours and was hella impressed. i'd much rather have it over the microkorg, just for the simple fact i hate those midget keys.

the micro-x is killin em too - don't sleep on them for synth sounds (i own one.....)

[kojo]

Originally Posted by cynic

the r3 is the business...korg is killin em right now.

i ****ed with it @ GC for a couple of hours and was hella impressed. i'd much rather have it over the microkorg, just for the simple fact i hate those midget keys.

the micro-x is killin em too - don't sleep on them for synth sounds (i own one.....)

awesome. i wish the GCs around here had them or the microkorg, otherwise I dont think this topic wouldve been made lol. the jermaine dupri keys wouldnt bother me much since I'd control the microkorg or R3 using my X-board or axiom but definitely thanks a lot for the quick response man! i did play with the micro-x before and that was nasty too! I'd rather get an M3-M over it though since you can get the RADIAS expansion

[cynic one]

oh damn...that m3-m is nasty lookin. hadn't seen that before.

[tapo200]

Originally Posted by kojo

any of you guys try the R3 out? I was at a fellow producer's spot and he was showing the microkorg off. I was impressed by the vocoder and the easy programming. I know the R3 is the more advanced of the two but do you all think it's worth the extra $300 or is there another synth in that price range that does what these two do and better?

Good things from R3 is the soundquality ,because it has new DSP,Softwareengine and D/A Converters.The internal interpolation is higher as in the Microkorg,the Sound is rounder(warmer) and create more harmonics, because the frequency bandwidth is not so limited like the MOSS Engine.Less aliasing than on the Access Virus.

You have a Waveshaper with different Methodes to bring more life in the Sounds(from phatt to dirty),Filtermorph is possible ,a Modsequencer per Timbre, can controll a huge amount of parameters http://www.uploadarea.de/files/gqlv2...ox5zqjofbk.jpg ,lots of effects http://www.uploadarea.de/files/1qxn2...sj7e17h8qa.jpg ,2 inserts per Timbre,a Mastereffect + EQ,(total of 5 FX and 2 EQ),30 FX algorithms with full programability (with an Tubesimulator you can create more saturation).So to say the sound is well defined and precise but you can also create dirty Sounds if you want.Percussive Sounds (like E-drums) are easy because the Envelopes are fast enough.

A 16 Band Vocoder(only 8 in the Microkorg) with Formantmotion.

For more comfortable programming a PC-soundeditor is in the package.
Many parameters can be controlled by Midi-CC.

http://www.uploadarea.de/files/fuk8m...j27nl3t2u8.jpg

I didn't find any other Synth with these Features ,i have testet other VA's like Roland 201,Alesis Ion/Micron,Nordlead there are all boring in point of sound and features.

But i have some criticism:

-only 8 Voices
-only 128 programs,it's too limited because in point of the huge number of
parameters
-only 8 step Arpegiator,(the Mod-Sequencer has 16 step)

[nowtime]

Greetings and hello gearslutz!

I just compared the Korg R3 to the microKorg at Banana's At Large and agree with everything you say above. I think I am leaning toward the microKorg for its sheer rawness. The knobs seemed so much more responsive than the R3, alot of tweakability. The R3's knobs did not do much many times. I don;t know if they are programmable orr not. And which parameters are good? The microKorg has seemed to answer those questions, where the R3 knobs fell flat. All in all the R3 was more crystalline and complex and beautiful, the microKorg raw and hot.

[Phaidon]

The better choice!

I think the R3 sux,anyway!

Phaidon