microkorg vs microkorg XL

I people!! Have anybody A/B this 2 synths? I´m currently thinking about buying the XL but i´ve heard is sounds to "digital" comparing to the normal Microkorg. Any thoght or recommendation?

Thanks!

Two totaly different synths
One is a MS-2000 in a small and shit*y keyboard with a c*ap user interface that is heavly marketed and the other is a re-packaged Korg R3 more or less in a small and shit*y keyboard with a c*ap user interface that is heavly marketed lol
Honestly if you were to go with a Micro Korg (old one) DONT!! I get offered MS-2000's and MS-2000BR's cheaper than original micro korgs go for on ebay hahah this is just a plain rip-off, the MS-2000 kicks is asssssssssssssssss cos of the knobs you have on there.

The "it sounds too digital" comment kills me lol try it for your self..or if you have a knowlage of what Korg sound like you should know...personaly I can't stand them or the 100000 trance presets that every synth seems to have now days lol

See how marketing works...they sell loads of them EMX groove boxes with valves in them yet they totaly suck, Roland made better boxes in 1995 yet people are like ohhh Korg, their work station sounds from the triton imo are thin..Roland and Yamaha does it better...the M1 and Triniry were cool but that new stuff I don't digg
At the end of they day though that just my oppinion...some people may love their Tritons but personaly i'd rather have a Kurzweil, Roland or Yammy if it came to workstations

http://www.korg.co.jp/SoundMakeup/SoundBytes/Shing02/

a link to 2 artists creating songs from scratch using the XL.

Thanks 4 the answers. I know the original microkorg and i like it, but i havent had the oportunity to try the XL, that´s the reason of the answer. For what i´ve seen on youtube and around the net, the vocoder on the Xl is pretty tight, better than the original microkorg. It appears that can load original microkorg and Ms2000 patches on the XL as well.
2 be sincere, I want to buy the Moog voyager, I absolutly love it, but until I make that cash, I´m looking 4 something good 4 basses and leads mainly. I was thinking on buying a Lillte phatty but I prefer 2 wait to the voyager, you know
Peace
G.

you should just save up for the little phatty instead... it will be the better purchase in the ong run and it's a lot closer to what you want than the micro korgs.

^^^Cosign.

I want a Voyager soooo bad, but Im going to settle for a LP, myself. The LP is BADAZZ (especially for basslines and leads...). Its extremely easy to use AND it has midi over usb.

I think I will just save 4 the voyager and I´ll try to avoid synths on my beats until that day!!!

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P.D: I had the Dave Smith Prophet 08 for 1 year but I sold it last week, I didn´t completly like its sound and hate the rotary encoders....

I'd rather get a real mini moog, to me they still sound better than the Voyager be it MIDI Moog or a propper Mini
As for cheap analogue mono synth that sounds like a Moog look no further than a Waldorf Pulse oh wait it don't exist cos it came out in the 90's and every one has forgoten it exists Thats the next best thing to a SE-1

For the price you can sell the 08 for you can get a used Voyager no probelem, just get the rack.
I have two friends one has the rack that he got dirt cheap and the other guy has the keyboard version that he got used, it's two months old and he paid 1450GBP...thats cheap

They're both digital synths. If you're gonna go hardware you might as well go with REAL analog.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3645770

Micro korg Xl is a nice machine......Sounds awesome with a bit of tweeking

Hmm, I gotta disagree with comments made about the microkorg. Ive had mine for about 1 year now, and im lovin' it. Tons of fun, and the build of the unit is quite sturdy and vintage looking....Gotta love the wood side paneling and all the knobs. IMO its a handsome piece
If one doesnt like all the trance presets, or any of the presets for that matter...simply initliaze the patch and make something suitable to your tastes! The sound design possibilites are fantastic on the microkorg, I probably use mine more for pre-production i.e. EQing and Filtering, delays etc..And occasionally i'll midi it up to my ESX or my 2K.
Im totally satisfied with it, my only complaint though is that it isnt multi-timbral.

they sell loads of them EMX groove boxes with valves in them yet they totaly suck

I disagree strongly with that. The EMX is a knob tweakers dream come true!
I can see why their selling like hotcakes...their tons of fun to play with

I didn't say the sound on the original micro korg sucked...the interface and price does cos you are not really gettin a deal cos for the same money used I can have this


And as for the EMX....this is polyphonic and came out in 1998 and be picked up cheaper..Korg can't even do that in 2009 c'mon if it had polyphonic synth parts it wouldn't be as bad but the drum's sound week and the valve design is fake..oh shi*t what's that hissss thats the cheap op-amp output stage

whats wrong with the interface? Everything is laid out nice and neat on the matrix, i find it extremely easy to use if one is willing to take the time to learn it
The price isnt bad either given all the goodies that come with it for someone interested in an entry level keyboard that will give them the basics they need to produce synth based music. Im more than satisfied with my microkorg and you couldnt get me to trade it in for that clunky rackmount MS2000 you posted

As for the mc-505, you are comparing two very different machines that arent even in the same price range!?!
The emx is retailing for about 500 bucks right now. So of course feature wise the 505 might have a little more.
Having said that...Im more than pleased with my EMX, and the sequencing and sound manipulation possibilities on it are truly endless. The only thing that I can think of that gives the EMX any competition right now , is the ELEKTRON Monomachine...Can you even get parts for the 505 anymore? Ive read countless complaints on the 505's LCD screen burning out prematurely, doesnt sound like a machine that was built with quality.
And the tubes...Man I love those tubes, They really do add some "crunch" to your mix. Than again it can for some, be a preffered taste. And really...The hiss on the EMX is not that big an issue, as my 2000XL makes more noise on the outputs than my EMX, so i dont agree with you their either

Also forgot to mention. Yeah the EMX is monophonic, but like all machines their are workarounds for achieving a polyphonic sound if that is what you want. And the drum sounds are actually pretty good...FAT and CRISP. And theirs quite a bit of drum waves to choose from to make any genre you want. If you dont like the drums as is, the EMX will allow you to process them a dozen different ways LOL...what more could you want?
Well, korg could of put dedicated filters on each drum part like they did on the ESX, but again their are workarounds...so thats no big deal either
Truth be told though, I wouldnt mind owning a 505..but it just might end up collecting dust as the EMX's XOX grid sequencer has me spoiled and the fun factor is through the ROOF.

that's all true, but you really think these muthafuggas can be bothered to learn the matrix layout on the microkorg as far as making their own sounds go? i mean these dudes can't even be bothered to do their own research regarding which synth to buy.