Micro Korg Borg

Back again bringing you the latest and greatest info in the world of digital keyboards. With so many boards to choose from I want to keep you plugged into what I think is hot and what’s not. First things first: if you're primarily a piano player, the microKorg's 37 mini-keys may take some getting used to. It's designed to be played one handed, which means your other hand is free to manipulate the pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, and five fat knobs. With 112 preset programs in seven categories: trance, techno/House, electronica, drum'n'bass/breaks, hip-hop/vintage, retro, and sound effects/hits. You can pretty much find that just about every synth sound you can dream up is represented here. Play the keyboard as you twist the knobs that control filter cutoff, resonance, envelope attack and release times, and arpeggiator tempo, you’ll have a great time. This keyboard is for anyone that likes to create their own sounds. This keyboard can make just about any synth sound you'd want it to make. Obviously it doesn't have anything like piano but that isn't what this keyboard is designed to do. It does, however have a pretty good electric piano imitation. Some of the bass sounds that come out of it are absolutely enormous and are ridiculous coming out of such a small package. The board features an amazing vocoder with a mic included. The vocoder sounds so cool and is a great addition to the right tracks. Also, the keyboard has a lot of settings that can be changed, but it also has a light that lights up to let you know when you've set the setting you're changing back to its original value which is very helpful. All in all this is a great piece of gear.