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Korg's microKORG XL is a beefed up version of the extremely popular microKORG XL synth. By harnessing the powerful Radias sound engine, the microKORG XL now offers 128 sounds ? from fat basses to thick pads ? and features 17 KAOSS effects right onboard. Updated sound selection knobs let you browse by genre and instrument type, making it easy to pull up a great sound fast. Stack two sounds, create splits, or add in an external audio signal ? you'll also find massive vocoding, arpeggiation, USB-connectivity, and three real-time knobs onboard the microKORG XL .





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Rich analog sound, with updated vintage sound set





Korg borrowed technology from their famous R3 and Radias synths, to give the microKORG XL its most incredible-sounding engine ever. It offers up 128 sounds right out of the box, including more vintage sounds than ever before. Classic sounds like KORG's SGproX stage piano, the M1, and the VOX organ are on tap and ready for the stage.





Ultra-compact size ? with optional battery power





The microKORG has always been Korg's mini-but-massive synthesizer, and now it's even more prepared to be your portable music-making companion. The microKORG XL can be powered via AC power when you want, but it can also now be powered by batteries ? so you can jam in the car, out in the backyard, or wherever your music takes you.





Built-in 16-band vocoder





Korg has beefed up the vocoder onboard the original microKORG and packed the microKORG XL with a 16-band vocoder, complete with an included detachable gooseneck microphone. You can use the attached microphone to perform with wild vocoded vocals. Or, you can switch to the external inputs and run any source through the microKORG XL 's vocoder.





Easily navigable LCD screen with 3-knob control surface





Get to your sounds more easily than ever, using the microKORG XL 's onboard LCD screen. Grab its three knobs and explore full edit mode, choosing filters, adjusting AMP, EG, and LFO settings, adding effects, equalizing the sound, and saving it all right there on the spot. There's also a new virtual patch mode, which lets you assign certain aspects of synthesis to control others ? maybe let an LFO modulate the filter cutoff, or set the modulation wheel to control EG1's relase time - it's up to you. Up to six virtual patches are available per program.





USB-MIDI connection, with included Editor/Librarian software





The Korg microKORG XL features a USB connection, so it can interact with your computer via MIDI. What's more, it also comes with an Editor Librarian, so you can edit your sounds on the full screen and also easily navigate through them and organize them however works best for you.





Korg microKORG XL Synthesizer/Vocoder Features:


8-voice Synthesizer with 16-band Vocoder


"Big Brother" to the microKORG


37 new "natural touch" mini waterfall keys


128 sounds


MMT sound engine (like Radias & R3)


Also has PCM ROM for instrument emulation


Compatibile with MS2000 and microKorg programs (via downloadable editing software)


2 master effects derived from Kaoss


Delays are MIDI-clock syncable


17 effects algorithms


16-band vocoder


Level and Pan individually adjustable per band


Formant hold and Formant shift buttons


Backlit LCD screen


USB connection with Editor Librarian software


Included Gooseneck microphone