{"id":152412,"date":"2026-02-24T17:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152412"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:26:56","slug":"korg-microkorg-vintage-synth-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/24\/korg-microkorg-vintage-synth-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Korg microKorg Vintage Synth Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Can\u2019t Believe How Good the MicroKorg Is!\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsvIz4SfObw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This video, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheUnperson\">The Unperson<\/a>, offers a vintage synth review of the <strong>Korg microKorg<\/strong> &#8211; originally release way back in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The microKorg was viewed as a toy by many, when it was introduced, but it packs a tremendous range of capabilities into its compact package. And, even today, it&#8217;s a capable virtual analog &#8211; which accounts for its 20+ years on the market. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;I explore the sound engine, presets, vocoder, arpeggiator, and hands-on controls, and put it through its paces in a modern setup to see whether the MicroKorg still deserves its iconic status \u2014 or whether nostalgia is doing the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If you\u2019ve ever wondered why this little synth refuses to disappear, this video should answer that question.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I have to admit that I was really blown away with the depth and quality of the MicroKorg. I think it&#8217;s absolutely amazing! &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Topics covered:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">0:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n1:39 &#8211; Basic Overview<br \/>\n3:06 &#8211; Osc 1<br \/>\n6:55 &#8211; Osc 2<br \/>\n8:36 &#8211; FX<br \/>\n11:44 &#8211; Mod Matrix<br \/>\n13:53 &#8211; Presets<br \/>\n22:05 &#8211; Vocoder<br \/>\n23:55 &#8211; Outro<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video and share your thoughts on the Korg microKorg in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The microKorg was viewed as a toy by many, when it was introduced, but it packs a tremendous range of capabilities into its compact package.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/24\/korg-microkorg-vintage-synth-review\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Korg microKorg Vintage Synth Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19,12,3],"tags":[30605,359,13153],"class_list":["post-152412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-reviews","category-keyboard-synthesizers","category-music-reviews","tag-keyboard-synthesizers","tag-korg","tag-korg-microkorg"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/korg-microkorg-review.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152414,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152412\/revisions\/152414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}