Korg multi/poly Analog Modeling Synth: First Look!
The latest Korg R&D synth—the Korg multi/poly—just dropped outta nowhere, and I was lucky enough to snag one in stock (thanks, Zzounds!). Let’s take a look and listen to this super-interesting, super-fun, badass monster synthesizer. In this video, I’m mostly talking about what’s new and different vis-a-vis Korg wavetate and modwave. We’ll surely be doing more videos about this thing in the future. And, OF COURSE, you can use KRC Mathwaves with it, ‘cuz wavetables. Grab your waveshaper and get ready for some virtual-voice-cards-a-go-go virtual analog goodness! (Spoiler alert: My quick review is this synth is rad.)
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LINKS!
KRC Mathwaves wavetables full collection (just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables
KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (just FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?layout=profile
For more wavetable madness, see my KRC Mathwaves playlist here:
Implicated in this video:
Sound on Sound Article about pulse-width modulation:
“Synthesizing Strings: PWM & String Sounds,” by Gordon Reid
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/synthesizing-strings-pwm-string-sounds
Eurythmics, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”:
Thomas Dolby, “She Blinded Me with Science”:
CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 Apologies to Angelo Badalamenti
0:00:22 Intro to Korg multi/poly (and KRC Mathwaves)
0:02:59 Wavetable patch example, comments on editor
0:08:23 Modwave vs. multi/poly wavetable import
0:10:12 Thoughts on wavetable approaches in multi/poly
0:12:25 New CX3 rotary speaker FX, organ patch
0:16:02 Waveshaper thoughts
0:20:07 Oscillators in stereo, serial/parallel filters
0:25:03 Layer Rotate
0:27:58 Arpeggiator, rotate, and chord mode
0:31:35 Extreme oversampling
0:33:54 Classic oscillator types
0:37:17 Amp modeling types
0:39:16 Envelope modeling types
0:41:14 A strum patch using envelope delay stage
0:47:14 Semi-weighted keyboard action is nice/hardware thoughts
0:48:21 Shaper, audio-rate filter modulation, drive patch
0:53:06 Less “fat”, mono/legato sounds
0:54:16 New portamento modes
0:57:13 PWM two ways: The “PWM Trick”
1:02:10 SEM-style filter and parallel filter routing
1:04:06 Three different takes on the Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams” string patch
1:07:37 SCIENCE!
1:08:11 Quick cross-mod example, noise oscillator
1:09:40 Final thoughts on multi/poly
1:11:27 Like and subscribe, talk to ya later!
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Originally posted by UC3xBZxr9z1k5_Hu3ivzi4XA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH6m8dFHb0M
A follow-up to this video, exploring some multi/poly-inspired wavetables in multi/poly, can be found here: https://youtu.be/zn3V3MPkRFg Also, my third video in this series, exploring the m/p's waveshaping oscillator, can be found here: https://youtu.be/VUgDGJpLu7k
The sound quality isn't very good, but being packed with extreme manipulation capabilities makes the sound quality not matter so much…
Rest in peace David Lynch
Hi Keith, thanks for an awesome review. What would you list as the cons for the Multipoly?
77 years old and I’m buying this in 2025. First synth and I play piano. Excited about the Korg.
really enjoy your communication style here. definitely going to get this synth
sounds like any other synth VST
KRC Mathwaves is on Black Friday special starting at just $10: https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables/revblack (currently contains about 13,000 wavetables compatible with multi/poly, with many more to come!)
This is an awesome synth. Will be my next purchase. Just wish there was an SE / SE Platinum version already released. Will probably pair it with a wider keyb with PolyAT (e.g. Keystage 61)
It woulld be cool if it allowed to load wavetables as waveshaper models because shaper model is just a function of a single argument and then you could modulate the position in wavetable as shaper model basically changing the shaper model over time.
…don’t say 80’s ????! This post is selling like 300% more of these as he’s going through it (super demo)…and he decides to utter “80’s”????????????
Bruh ????… !!!
I am finally seeing those differences between Multi/Poly and Modwave. Thanks. Oversampling and Audio Rate Filter FM are ones I've missed, just comparing the 2 Owners' Manuals. You explained round robining very well too. Will wait 6 months or whatever for the module version of Multi/Poly.
Will you be coming out with a performance bank for this ? I love that waveshaper sound very blade runner 48:00
I feel like you could use that strum trick to very closely emulate the tones in beink of time and maloria cathedral among other iconic tracks from misudas excellent chrono trigger ost
Happy to see someone mention it. I love synthwave the spectrum bands like fantom87 or vhs dreams all the way to rockin stuff like magic swords. Other than the Miami overdrive setting shown briefly in other videos I hadn’t sent tubers specifically focus on the synthwave possibilities of this, but I clearly keep hearing them in parts of latches and playing. I just got mine today so I haven’t busted it out yet but I’m most excited about even just doing layer switching you could make a performance that’s basically different parts of a song a one turn them on off bass drums melody or intro verse chorus etc for live play. Magic sword for example if I wanted to play tunes like that I would need to buy mutiple expensive synths. I feel like this little unit and a looper even will be able to really do a lot without haveing to spend 45 minutes pulling out all my other gear super stoked to starting experimenting with it.
Absolutely wish it game in a nice outrun sun vector landscape purple pink qnd blue paint scheme lol but it still looks pretty sweet
Always good to see a video from our old pal Keith. It makes for a better day. Thanks for the review! I'm looking forward to picking one up.
Wow! Impressive. Thanks
Many great ideas!
This let's me know I made a wise choice on preordering my mPoly!
Bravo
Ok but you focalize too much on bells sounds…why??? It seems a DX7 review…why?
maybe rebrand as "multi/wave"?
Oh nice you got one. Curious what the sounds are like. Especially the wave shapers , x mod and audio rate filter lfos
Hi, how easy is it to import your tables into a Bofeld? Cheers Rich