Korg Mono/Poly

Yeah the FM mode is quite different.  Not only can you have a modulation source that up and even a little past the audible range leading to the use of side bands in the modulation but its also key-tracking as it comes from an OSC rather than the LFO which is note key-tracking.  This can be quite vital for some patches.
 
The reason I made this mode to my monopoly was an attempt to recreate the polymod section of my Prophet 5 on the Korg as I was able to create a certain vocal sound due to the high harmonic sidebands produced by the very high OSC.  these said band when modulating the filter and with resonance go on to create the same effect as if you had two band pass filter crossing each other and create that formate shape.
 
But don't forget you can also modulate the pitch or just osc on it self which then effect how the X mod works and so on so the extra sound possibilities relay open up.

 
Alan
--- On Fri, 12/2/10, Michael Diekmann <crc@substanssi.net> wrote:


From: Michael Diekmann <crc@substanssi.net>
Subject: Re: [korg_mono-poly] Re: New member Johan Inkinen - help for Modifications
To: korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 12:14


  



that lfo speed mod is also quite useless to make. you can get crazy 
speed lfo's on mg-1 bu carefully placing the mg-1 waveform selector 
between the two saw waveforms.
and you can route that superfast lfo with the mg1 modwheel to the filter 
or to the pitch, and also the effects section uses that particular mg. 
no need for a superfast mg-2 imho.

i would only midify the mono/poly with that chd elektro midi kit, and 
maybe that s/h waveform thingie, altho i already get a s/h waveform with 
my kentron pro solo.
is that vcf>fm mod something that you can not acchieve with that lfo 
trick + effects section really?

that subosc mod seems like overkill since you already have 4 oscs. you 
can make the sound with 1-3 oscs, and use a the fourth osc an octave 
lower than the rest (with triangle or square it works nicely, but if you 
use triangle, remember to mix it louder than the other oscs for maximum 
effect!) and i usually have to turn down two oscs when recording stuff. 
othervise it won't fit the mix properly.

just my thoughts about modding the good old mono/poly.