A popular duophonic/monophonic classic from Korg. It's got 2 analog oscillators that can be used for one fat monophonic sound or 2 VCO's per voice for a fat duophonic sound. Flexible design with 2 voltage controlled filters and even a ring modulator. The Maxi-Korg is a great source of early Korg sound that rivals competitors like the OSCar and Roland SH-synths. No MIDI, no memory, but good bass and screechin' leads! It has no CV input either, though it can be modified to accept externnal control from the less standard Hz/V protocol (also used by Yamaha).

Most people usually understand it best as two separate MiniKorgs inside one keyboard with all the controls to both. Most people will stack both voices as the triggering can be tricky as duophonic. It has the very effective ability to delay one voice before it triggers when played mono. It has been used by Kitaro, Vangelis and Soft Cell.

Jack

March 20, 2010 @ 6:56 am

This synth is endless playing fun. I can sit at it for hours and come up with one good - and extremely good sounding, full of character sounding - idea after the other. Probably due to the weirdness of the synth.

The downside is that I have so much fun, that I forget to record it, and will have another unreproducible good sound just minutes later...

The synth is extremely versatile too. Strange that it costs less than a Moog: it can do things Moogs can't do - and Moogs can do thins this synth cannot do - but both give youthat meaty ealry seventies sound that otherwise you'd have to buy a big expensive modular for.

In sum: I love it.

Bob Weigel

February 4, 2010 @ 3:04 pm

I've got to agree...these are one of the most sonically interesting mono/duo type synths. I find myself quickly adapting and finding very contiguous musical things happening. However I can't say it's *nothing* like the 700S :-). After all it is essentially two of them with the assigner options and reiteration options..but that does open up a whole new avenue of expression and I'm just so glad to have one finally.

Pepe

December 21, 2009 @ 3:45 am

Grab it, if you find one! It is my all-time favourite! Soooooo versatile and unique!

And this is no "keyboard", it's a synthesizer! And it's no Maxi-Korg, it's a 800DV! ;o)

Robert Watson

December 20, 2009 @ 2:59 pm

This is the one keyboard that I wish that I had a long time ago. I saw the videos of the maxi-Korg on Youtube and I was impressed with the sound of the Maxi-Korg.

Micke

July 4, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

Also used by Wally Badarou (his first synth), David Ferguson/Random Hold, Dave Brock/Hawkwind and Osamu Shoji.

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