The X2 was the big brother to the X3, and in addition to another 15 keys, it had an expanded sample ROM featuring a nicely multi-sampled grand piano, and it also had two independent audio outputs in addition to the standard left and right main outputs. Many of the sounds were derived from Korg’s T3 and O1/W synths.
Resolution(s)
I don’t make new years resolutions, or at least, I haven’t. But since last year was so different, I’m going to be different this year. Most of the…
Korgs I’ve Owned Part 1 — DS-8 and SQD-8
The first Korgs in my life were the DS-8 digital synthesizer and SQD-8 8-track MIDI sequencer. The DS-8 was an interesting synth. It was an attempt, I believe, to be a simplified 4-operator FM synthesizer that was simultaneously a multitimbral performance synth. It was even based on an enhanced Yamaha 4-operator FM synth chip that was found in a number of Yamaha keyboards!
Keyboard Shake Up
…at the risk of “burying the lead” too deeply, I did a thing, and brought home a 61-key Korg Kronos 2.
Missed It By That Much…
When I bought the little Sony RX100m3, and later the Sony a6100, a part of the reason for selecting them was that they are compact cameras that I…
The Original Space Force
I found these magnetted to the refrigerator door tonight when an errant ice cube knocked an overloaded magnetized bin off the door. I’m guessing two things. First, I’m…
