Library Organization
Korg
Japanese synthesizer manufacturer, founded in Tokyo in 1962, from the MS-20 and Polysix to the Wavestation.
Founded in Tokyo in 1962 by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai as Keio Electronic Laboratories — Kato ran a nightclub, and Osanai, dissatisfied with its rhythm machine, convinced him to fund a better one — the company shipped its first product, the Donca-Matic DA-20, in 1963. It entered organs in 1967, taking the “Korg” name from “Keio” plus “organ,” and synthesizers in 1973 with the Mini-Korg, going on to build the MS-20, Mono/Poly, Polysix, and Wavestation.
Works in the Library
Korg INSTRUMENT
Korg's 1981 four-oscillator analog synth, switchable between four-note polyphony and massed-unison mono leads.
SOUND INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY
Korg INSTRUMENT
Korg's 1978 patchable monophonic analog synth, known for its aggressive, near-self-oscillating dual filters.
SOUND INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY
Korg INSTRUMENT
Korg's 1981 six-voice analog polysynth with built-in chorus and onboard patch memory, priced at a fraction of its rivals.
SOUND INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY
Korg INSTRUMENT
Korg PS-3100 / PS-3200 / PS-3300
Korg's late-1970s PS series — among the first fully polyphonic analog synthesizers, with independent filter, envelope, and amplifier circuits per key.
SOUND INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY
Korg, Dave Smith INSTRUMENT
Korg's 1990 digital synth built around Wave Sequencing — stepping and crossfading through a sequence of waveforms to create continuously evolving timbres.
COMPUTATION SOUND INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY