Korg Minilogue XD

What we say:

At A Glance:

The Minilogue XD is a staff favourite here at guitarguitar. It is a fantastic four-voice analogue synthesizer that is packed with great features. You’ll find two rich analogue VCOs, a digital multi-engine oscillator, a great step sequencer, studio grade effects and more on board. There is so much that we love about the Minilogue XD, and we’ll cover our favourite bits here.

Features We Love:

Affordable Analogue Synthesizer

The Minilogue XD features a great sounding analogue synthesis circuit. You have two analogue VCOs, a smooth filter and a flexible amp and LFO section. It also has four-voice polyphony, and a handy switch which lets you change the voice mode between polyphonic, unison, chord and arpeggiator modes. We highly recommend unison mode for massive bass sounds, and polyphonic for lush pads!

Multi-Engine Oscillator

One of our favourite features on the Minilogue XD is the digital Multi-Engine Oscillator. This adds a whole new layer of flexibility to the synth. It can perform virtual analogue duties, which is like having a third analogue oscillator essentially. But it gets a lot more interesting than that. It can do things only a digital engine can do, such as wavetable synthesis. What’s more, you can load third-party sounds to this engine via logue SDK. We’ve heard pianos and other acoustic instruments loaded into this thing!

Step-Sequencer with Motion Mode

While we’d love to talk about all the great effects on the Minilogue XD, the step sequencer MUST be mentioned. It features 16 easy to program step buttons on the front panel, which is an upgrade from 8 on the original Minilogue. What is really interesting to us, is the Motion Mode feature. You can use this to automate values per step, with up to 4 lanes of different automation. This includes parameters such as the filter cutoff, VCO pitch, delay time, LFO rate and most other controls. Easily one of our favourite features.

Highlights:

• Four-Voice Analogue Synthesizer
• Digital Multi Engine
• Studio Grade effects
• Amazing step sequencer with motion mode
• Compact and affordable

What's Included:

• Minilogue XD
• AC Adapter