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2005-08-28 by frankvisser333
Hello monopoly lovers, I am Frank from Holland and i've got a MP4 for about 6 months. Its not an easy synth and maybe i can learn more about this synth with the help of this group. So, hello everybody and greetings from Frank
2005-08-28 by hodsonmonster
Hi Frank and welcome, yes this synth can be hard work, but still fun. Im still getting to grips with it myself and ive had it nearly a year. So welcome to the madness. Were all here to help one another. : ) - Matt --- In korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com, "frankvisser333" <frankvisser333@h...> wrote:
> Hello monopoly lovers, > > I am Frank from Holland and i've got a MP4 for about 6 months. > Its not an easy synth and maybe i can learn more about this synth with > the help of this group. > So, hello everybody and greetings from Frank
2005-08-31 by Tor Löwkranz
Hi.
Have you checked this site? lots of info.
http://monopoly.highspies.com/
peace
T
> Fr\ufffdn: "hodsonmonster"
> Till: korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com
> Rubrik: [korg_mono-poly] Re: new member
> Datum: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:30:46 -0000
2005-09-07 by frankvisser333
Many thanx for the warm welcome. I knew the former zen site and it was helpfull. My biggest problem with this great synth is making sounds. I wanted to make simple strings but its not so easy to make them on this synth. Before the MP4 i had a akai ax73 so i know how a synth works but making just simple sounds is difficult. There are times when i'm thinking that my mp4 is broken because its almost impossible to create sounds but i cant compare my mp4 with another to check this. I know from other forums that there are more mp4 owners who can't make good sounds and are dissapointed by this synth. Any help is welcome greetings frank
2005-09-07 by John Girvin
Just a few thoughts, besides welcome! Perhaps it would be best to simply listen to the synth first, before you try to conjure up "strings" "moog bass" or what have you. Listen first to just one oscillator, (turn the others down) and adjust the filter cut-off, resonance, as you may be familiar with from your former synth. Anyway, I always told my students that if you have a sound source, a way to vary the timbre over time, a way to affect pitch, and a way to affect volume you have a very expressive instrument. I think once folks realize that, sound creation gets lots easier. NOW, if you are looking for the "classic" analog synth sounds, (strings, the usual basses, leads and so forth), I think you can get pretty effective sounds from the mono-poly. Don't forget that even way back in the history of voltage controlled synths musicians looked for all sorts of ways to be more expressive with the instruments they had. they experimented with tape delays, chorus effects, distortion, etc.so what may have started out as a Moog, Arp, Korg, Roland or Oberheim often became another instrument altogether. Many of the sounds we like on older records where also processed by compression/limiting, etc, which drastically effects the way we hear the synths. Regarding the MP4 in particular, it's a bit tough to get really great strings with our 21st century ears. what sounded unbelievably realistic in 1971 sounds merely like a "keyboard" sound today. Well, sorry for the verbiage, but I think you will be able to coax lots of expressive musical sounds from your MP4 if you play with it for lots of hours!! Best of luck, and welcome to the forum.
-----Original Message----- From: korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com [mailto:korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of frankvisser333 Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 5:45 PM To: korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com Subject: [korg_mono-poly] thanx Many thanx for the warm welcome. I knew the former zen site and it was helpfull. My biggest problem with this great synth is making sounds. I wanted to make simple strings but its not so easy to make them on this synth. Before the MP4 i had a akai ax73 so i know how a synth works but making just simple sounds is difficult. There are times when i'm thinking that my mp4 is broken because its almost impossible to create sounds but i cant compare my mp4 with another to check this. I know from other forums that there are more mp4 owners who can't make good sounds and are dissapointed by this synth. Any help is welcome greetings frank SPONSORED LINKS Music <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+instruments&w1=Music+instrume nts&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+stores&w4=Keybo ard+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrument&c=6&s=16 5&.sig=19KiSP4KfCnUtR7OzJsLlw> instruments Instrument <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Instrument+music+online+store&w1=Mu sic+instruments&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+sto res&w4=Keyboard+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrum ent&c=6&s=165&.sig=ZcTnA5yT4azsivSJ9MzDyw> music online store Music <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+instrument+stores&w1=Music+in struments&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+stores&w4 =Keyboard+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrument&c= 6&s=165&.sig=HRnnZvdHFSceeEjB7uRdsg> instrument stores Keyboard <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Keyboard+instrument&w1=Music+instru ments&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+stores&w4=Key board+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrument&c=6&s= 165&.sig=l1gGtrSbPUAqDitYmxfV5Q> instrument Music <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Music+instrument+sale&w1=Music+inst ruments&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+stores&w4=K eyboard+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrument&c=6& s=165&.sig=pYBDnKwPwTW7aq_3HbSMnw> instrument sale Kid <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Kid+music+instrument&w1=Music+instr uments&w2=Instrument+music+online+store&w3=Music+instrument+stores&w4=Ke yboard+instrument&w5=Music+instrument+sale&w6=Kid+music+instrument&c=6&s =165&.sig=1recQx-fxKyB2lJLFXvy5g> music instrument _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "korg_mono-poly <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/korg_mono-poly> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: korg_mono-poly-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <mailto:korg_mono-poly-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____