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Prologue is a fully-programmable, full-featured, professional synthesizer. Preceded by the four-voice polyphonic minilogue and the monophonic monologue, it’s the long awaited debut of the flagship: the prologue.
Prologue is a polyphonic analog synthesizer equipped with a full-sized keyboard. With powerful analog circuits that are descended directly from the earlier models of the series, together with a newly developed digital multi engine and gorgeous DSP-based effects, prologue expands the variety of sounds and the possibilities for user customization.
16-voice analog sound
The prologue is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with 16 multitimbral voices. KORG’s analog synthesizer development in recent years has culminated in the prologue, which was designed using 11,000 discrete electronic components. Although the prologue is a flagship instrument, it still retains the inviting feel and accessibility of its predecessors. It features a pure analog path, impeccable sound quality, stunning presence unlike any other poly synth, and the same intuitive interface as the minilogue and monologue, granting you intuitive access to a vast world of analog synthesis.
The prologue uses a structure of 2VCO + MULTI ENGINE, 1VCF, 2EG, 1VCA, and 1LFO. In addition to distinctive, original circuitry, such as wave shaping to shape the oscillator’s overtones and a sync/ring switch, prologue also features a two-pole low pass filter with enhanced sharpness, drive that adds powerful distortion, and a low cut (high pass) switch. Every detail has been improved on from minilogue and monologue. Its sound covers every sonic possibility: fat basses, powerful leads, and the beautiful pads that you expect from a polyphonic synthesizer.
Product Name | Korg PROLOGUE16 61-Key 16 Voice Analog Synth |
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Brand | Korg |
Condition | New |
MPN | PROLOGUE16 |
UPC | 4959112175198 |
Shipping Option | Free Shipping to the Continental U.S. |
- Newly developed multi-engine equipped with three types: noise, VPM, and user.
- High-quality digital effects.
- Open source software that can be customized by the user.
- Newly developed L.F. COMP. analog effect (prologue-16 only).
- Bi-timbre support.
- Voice modes that allow voices to be flexibly recombined.
- Arpeggiator equipped with a variety of types and range settings.
- Program Sort allows rapid access to 500 programs.
- Japanese-made high-quality natural touch keyboard.
- Oscilloscope function shows the waveform visually.
- Tough and stylish body made of aluminum and wood.
- Sync with another groove machine to enjoy jam sessions.
- Sound Generation: Analogue sound generator + Multi digital sound generator (Noise, VPM, User)
- Maximum Polyphony: 16 voices
- Programs: Over 500 voices (more than 200 preload, 300 user programs). Each program provides a program sort function that includes voice mode and timbre settings, and allows up to 8×4 banks of live set programs to be registered.
- Voice Mode: 4 (POLY, MONO, UNISON, CHORD). The VOICE MODE DEPTH setting allows different parameters to be varied for each mode.
- Timbres: Max two timbre (Main timbre, Sub timbre).Layer, crossfade, and split settings are possible
- Arpeggiator: 6 types (Manual, Rise, Fall, Rise Fall, Random ,Poly Random). Tempo and note range can be changed
- Program Sort: 8 (PROG NUM, CATEGORY, ALPHABETICAL, LIKE, FREQUENT, ENVELOPE, RANDOM, LIVE SET)
- Main Synth Parameters
- VCO1: WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE ,SQUARE), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- VCO2: WAVE (SAW ,TRIANGLE, SQUAREa), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- MODULATION: PITCH EG (ALL, VCO1+2, VCO2), PITCN EG INT, SYNC, RING, CROSS MOD DEPTH
- MULTI ENGINE: NOISE/VPM/USER, OCTAVE, TYPE ,SHAPE
- MULTI ENGINE Types
- Noise generator: 4 types
- VPM oscillator: 16 types
- User oscillator: 16 slots
- MIXER: VCO1, VCO2, MULTI
- VCF: CUTOFF, RESONANCE, EG INT, DRIVE, LOW CUT, KEYTRACK
- AMP EG: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- EG: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- LFO: WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE, SQUARE), MOD (FAST, SLOW, BPM), RATE, INT ,TARGET (PITCH, SHAPE, CUTOFF)
- Main Effect Parameters
- MOD EFFECTS: OFF/ON/SELECT (CHORUS, ENSEMBLE, PHASER, FLANGER, USER), SPEED, DEPTH
- MOD EFFECTS Types
- CHORUS: 8 types
- ENSEMBLE: 3 types
- PHASER: 8 tyepes
- FLANGER: 8 types
- USER: 16 types
- DELAY/REVERB: OFF/DELAY/REVERB, TIME, DEPTH
- DELAY/REVERB Types
- DELAY: 8 types
- REVERB: 8 types
- L.F. COMP (prologue-16 only): OFF/ON, GAIN
- Controls
- Wheels: Modulation wheel that can modify different parameters for each program, pitch wheel
- Knobs: PORTAMENTO knob, VOICE SPREAD knob (only on prologue-16)
- Display
- Main: Real-time OLED oscilloscope provides visual feedback of parameter changes
- MULTI ENGINE section: 7 segments x 6 digit LED display
- Input/Output connectors
- Audio:
- Head phone jack (Stereo phone jack)
- OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks (monaural phone jack unballanced)
- Sync:
- SYNC IN jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, maximun input level 20 V)
- SYNC OUT jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, output level 5 V)
- MIDI: MIDI IN jack, MIDI OUT jack
- USB: USB B jack
- Controls: EXPRESSION jack, DAMPER jack (half damper is not supported)
- Power
- Power Supply: AC Power Supply terminal
- Power Consumption: 38 W
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- Prologue-16: 874 mm x 348 mm x 118 mm/ 34.41" x 13.70" x 4.65"
- Weight
- Prologue-16: 9.1 kg/ 20.06 lbs.
Korg PROLOGUE16 61-Key 16 Voice Analog Synth
Prologue is a fully-programmable, full-featured, professional synthesizer. Preceded by the four-voice polyphonic minilogue and the monophonic monologue, it’s the long awaited debut of the flagship: the prologue.
Prologue is a polyphonic analog synthesizer equipped with a full-sized keyboard. With powerful analog circuits that are descended directly from the earlier models of the series, together with a newly developed digital multi engine and gorgeous DSP-based effects, prologue expands the variety of sounds and the possibilities for user customization.
16-voice analog sound
The prologue is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with 16 multitimbral voices. KORG’s analog synthesizer development in recent years has culminated in the prologue, which was designed using 11,000 discrete electronic components. Although the prologue is a flagship instrument, it still retains the inviting feel and accessibility of its predecessors. It features a pure analog path, impeccable sound quality, stunning presence unlike any other poly synth, and the same intuitive interface as the minilogue and monologue, granting you intuitive access to a vast world of analog synthesis.
The prologue uses a structure of 2VCO + MULTI ENGINE, 1VCF, 2EG, 1VCA, and 1LFO. In addition to distinctive, original circuitry, such as wave shaping to shape the oscillator’s overtones and a sync/ring switch, prologue also features a two-pole low pass filter with enhanced sharpness, drive that adds powerful distortion, and a low cut (high pass) switch. Every detail has been improved on from minilogue and monologue. Its sound covers every sonic possibility: fat basses, powerful leads, and the beautiful pads that you expect from a polyphonic synthesizer.
Product Name | Korg PROLOGUE16 61-Key 16 Voice Analog Synth |
---|---|
Brand | Korg |
Condition | New |
MPN | PROLOGUE16 |
UPC | 4959112175198 |
Shipping Option | Free Shipping to the Continental U.S. |
- Newly developed multi-engine equipped with three types: noise, VPM, and user.
- High-quality digital effects.
- Open source software that can be customized by the user.
- Newly developed L.F. COMP. analog effect (prologue-16 only).
- Bi-timbre support.
- Voice modes that allow voices to be flexibly recombined.
- Arpeggiator equipped with a variety of types and range settings.
- Program Sort allows rapid access to 500 programs.
- Japanese-made high-quality natural touch keyboard.
- Oscilloscope function shows the waveform visually.
- Tough and stylish body made of aluminum and wood.
- Sync with another groove machine to enjoy jam sessions.
- Sound Generation: Analogue sound generator + Multi digital sound generator (Noise, VPM, User)
- Maximum Polyphony: 16 voices
- Programs: Over 500 voices (more than 200 preload, 300 user programs). Each program provides a program sort function that includes voice mode and timbre settings, and allows up to 8×4 banks of live set programs to be registered.
- Voice Mode: 4 (POLY, MONO, UNISON, CHORD). The VOICE MODE DEPTH setting allows different parameters to be varied for each mode.
- Timbres: Max two timbre (Main timbre, Sub timbre).Layer, crossfade, and split settings are possible
- Arpeggiator: 6 types (Manual, Rise, Fall, Rise Fall, Random ,Poly Random). Tempo and note range can be changed
- Program Sort: 8 (PROG NUM, CATEGORY, ALPHABETICAL, LIKE, FREQUENT, ENVELOPE, RANDOM, LIVE SET)
- Main Synth Parameters
- VCO1: WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE ,SQUARE), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- VCO2: WAVE (SAW ,TRIANGLE, SQUAREa), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- MODULATION: PITCH EG (ALL, VCO1+2, VCO2), PITCN EG INT, SYNC, RING, CROSS MOD DEPTH
- MULTI ENGINE: NOISE/VPM/USER, OCTAVE, TYPE ,SHAPE
- MULTI ENGINE Types
- Noise generator: 4 types
- VPM oscillator: 16 types
- User oscillator: 16 slots
- MIXER: VCO1, VCO2, MULTI
- VCF: CUTOFF, RESONANCE, EG INT, DRIVE, LOW CUT, KEYTRACK
- AMP EG: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- EG: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- LFO: WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE, SQUARE), MOD (FAST, SLOW, BPM), RATE, INT ,TARGET (PITCH, SHAPE, CUTOFF)
- Main Effect Parameters
- MOD EFFECTS: OFF/ON/SELECT (CHORUS, ENSEMBLE, PHASER, FLANGER, USER), SPEED, DEPTH
- MOD EFFECTS Types
- CHORUS: 8 types
- ENSEMBLE: 3 types
- PHASER: 8 tyepes
- FLANGER: 8 types
- USER: 16 types
- DELAY/REVERB: OFF/DELAY/REVERB, TIME, DEPTH
- DELAY/REVERB Types
- DELAY: 8 types
- REVERB: 8 types
- L.F. COMP (prologue-16 only): OFF/ON, GAIN
- Controls
- Wheels: Modulation wheel that can modify different parameters for each program, pitch wheel
- Knobs: PORTAMENTO knob, VOICE SPREAD knob (only on prologue-16)
- Display
- Main: Real-time OLED oscilloscope provides visual feedback of parameter changes
- MULTI ENGINE section: 7 segments x 6 digit LED display
- Input/Output connectors
- Audio:
- Head phone jack (Stereo phone jack)
- OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks (monaural phone jack unballanced)
- Sync:
- SYNC IN jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, maximun input level 20 V)
- SYNC OUT jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, output level 5 V)
- MIDI: MIDI IN jack, MIDI OUT jack
- USB: USB B jack
- Controls: EXPRESSION jack, DAMPER jack (half damper is not supported)
- Power
- Power Supply: AC Power Supply terminal
- Power Consumption: 38 W
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- Prologue-16: 874 mm x 348 mm x 118 mm/ 34.41" x 13.70" x 4.65"
- Weight
- Prologue-16: 9.1 kg/ 20.06 lbs.
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