New HS sounds for MicroKORG XL (May 2010)
Radically updated bank of keyboard-player-oriented sounds. Most of the programs make use of the 3 assignable controls. Try switching on the arpeggiator and/or twisting the TEMPO knob during performance. Note that Genre and Category have been ignored.
Click here: MicroKORG XL sounds
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May 3, 2010 at 12:52 am
hi howie, been checking yr site daily for more of yr synth vitamins and mineral supplements, the latest collection is great, i love the kraftwerk one, and the lagoon one.
is the hero gtr modeled on hero by neu? or is it more guitar hero?
however as you know im really into the moonweed patch. i do prefer the original moonweed one you did last time with out the echo/delay on. but thats just a personal preference.
thanks for posting these, every time i load up some of your sounds its like getting a brand new MKXL. – good work sir!
regards
May 3, 2010 at 1:07 am
I’m pretty sure that patch always had delay. Wouldn’t be “Moonweed” without it!
May 3, 2010 at 1:14 am
hi there, no i think they are slightly different. have a glisten!
the delay on the 2nd incarnation is like a tap delay thing.
i cant find the bit where i wrote the posts last month its dissapeared into thin fog.
can u recommend any software to get me started on computer recording? im a bit of a noobian, on computers.
also when a MKXL sound has 5th on it as in moog bass 5th, how does one play it,? if the song is in C does one play moog 5th patch in A?
also what does ss or is it 55 stand for on couple of yr patches?
i really like the monopoly patch too. you ought to have wrote the OS for the MKXL it would have been far better than those from the Korg team.
best wishes
May 3, 2010 at 1:24 am
1) I thought you meant there was zero delay effect on the “original”
2) Entire post deleted to stop people commenting the earlier version
3) I use Cubase and Logic, but you might prefer Ableton Live
4) Play normally
5) 55 = Moog 55 = big old modular
May 3, 2010 at 10:59 am
ah thanks for answering my questions. dont suspose you have any info on how i can create a synth loop like that one in ozric tentacles song ‘eternal wheel’ im sure you know the one i mean. ive tried to do it with the arpeggio-atorer, but no joy! enjoy yr bank holiday! im enjoying adding yr sounds to my bank of patches!
May 5, 2010 at 6:02 pm
hi howie,
could you advise any tips on being creative with the arpegiator please? i know how it works and that but cant seem to come up with anything that interesting. am still very much enjoying yr latest patches. lagoon is one of my all time faves, its a perfect shimmery hazy dusky patch! love it.
May 5, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Try using delays, especially 3/8
May 12, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Hi there , many thanks for these. I shall return the favour when I get time to get under the bonnet of my XL.
regards
Paul
May 12, 2010 at 11:13 pm
That’s the spirit. Good man
May 31, 2010 at 12:09 am
Fab banks man, been lookin for some of these sounds for a while.
Karma
R
June 1, 2010 at 3:38 pm
thanx so much for your effort…i downoladed the first bank (some months ago)…which are the new ones???…(i ve havng some problems with the links)
thanx!!!!
June 1, 2010 at 6:12 pm
The link takes you to Mediafire, where a “Click here to start download” should appear. Can’t say which are the new/improved ones – it would take precious time to compare the old bank with the new one. Suck it and see.
June 2, 2010 at 4:00 pm
did it….some patches are the same…but both banks are awesome……
many thnx howard!!!!!
July 14, 2010 at 6:46 pm
I get an “Invalid or Deleted File ” Error at the mediafire site.
Any chance for a reup?
I’d love to hear these sounds..
cheers dan
July 15, 2010 at 12:51 pm
oh it worked today
Awesome sounds man! Thanks a lot for sharing this…
a real upgrade to the xl!
cheers dan
July 21, 2010 at 1:51 am
Amazing sounds! Really insipiring piece of work, mate! I have many favorites, but at the moment I’m playing around with Monopoly and Slapper. I want more! Mooore! MOOORE!! :OD
Cheers!
August 10, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Dear Howard,
Thank you soooo much for sharing your creation & effort!
I love & I’m using lots of your sounds! Wonderful!
August 10, 2010 at 11:04 pm
@all … glad you like ‘em
August 18, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Hi there, I have been searching high and low for some good patchs to use as starting points to get some sounds i want.
basically Im really into the Postal Service / Owl City / Kyte vibe and love any sound sets like this, your patches nail a ton of them for me …while at the same time being differant and unique…espesh your evolving pads.
quick question,
i love your Hang Pan sound in a mix its actually very good, just a thought…. on your cymbals patch you have it taylored so that a very brief keystroke yeilds a long decay where as a heavy press and hold mutes it…i love this, its so organic, could it be applied to the hang patch as obviously this would be analoguous to the real world playing of a hang drum where it can be struck to be tuneful or struck differantly to yeild more drumming sounds. very good.
btw, i have used gliss within a split setup with the right hand set to delayed glitchy sine wavey stuff, its sounds lovely i would love ot send it to you.
all the best and please please keep creating, you will hear your stuff on albums im sure.
August 18, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Ta Phil – howardscarr (at symbol) web (point) de
October 1, 2010 at 10:30 am
Ah – I missed that question about the Hang. Yes, of course you can do that: The trick is to use short decay to zero sustain, but a much longer release time.
August 23, 2010 at 7:28 pm
The hohnet sound has become my overall favourite epiano sound…
I’m pretty sure it’s even better than the original
I credited you in the song description 4 sure…
Keep up your good work
KOTR – Brain on Drugs [dtunez 2010 till...] by dtunez
August 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm
and here
BRAIN ON DRUGS by dtunez
thank you so much!
November 3, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Thank you Howard these patches are excellent…better than the Korg presets
November 22, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Howard im looking for a steel drum sound (carribean) have you ever programmed anything like this
Dave Charles
November 22, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Good idea, Dave! Yes, I’ve done a few of those (but not on the MKXL yet). Very busy right now, but I won’t forget
March 31, 2011 at 12:35 pm
there should be more soundbanks for download out there…
April 30, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Currently at a stand-still with my XL and ended up finding this (and I’m glad I did).
“You’re The Man.”
April 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm
one and all , a repository for XL sounds here
I hope that helps … more people neeed to start programming the beast though …
http://patches.remixia.com/
regards
Fitvideo
August 27, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Just stumbled across these and wanted to say thanks for your time and effort. Love these new sounds!
December 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm
If I download to my Apple laptop it says Safari has no available application to open file? Any ideas/help anyone?
Thanks
Del
December 1, 2011 at 1:24 pm
@Del: I assume you mean “Finder” has no available application…?
You need the Microkorg XL editor. Get it here:
PC: http://www.korg.de/uploads/tx_softwarecenter/MkXL_Editor_100_WIN.zip
Mac: http://www.korg.de/uploads/tx_softwarecenter/MkXL_Editor_100_MAC.zip
December 1, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Many thanks Howard for swift reply. This is what i am getting “Safari can’t open the file “Howie-2.mkxl_all” because no available application can open it”.
I will download the editor and many thanks for the help.
Del
December 1, 2011 at 4:10 pm
It’s a .zip compressed file. Zip files should not open your browser. Check this: Right click on the file, select “Open with” … the standard application should NOT be Safari, but “Archive Utility.app”!
December 1, 2011 at 4:17 pm
It opens fine now Howard thankyou. I’m a bit ahead of myself in that I don’t get my XL until Christmas day!
Many thanks for your help and for the patches in advance.
Del
December 1, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Congratulations on the great Xmas present, Del
December 22, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Not long now howard! Question/Advice, will I be able to add any Radias patches?
Del
December 23, 2011 at 12:39 am
No – although closely related, Radias isn’t compatible. You can load MS2000 patches, though… they get converted into MicroKorg XL format (then sound instantly better than the original!)
December 24, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Ok Howard thankyou. The Radias has some good Pink Floyd patches which I liked. Will look for some MS2000 ones. Have a good Christmas.
Del
December 29, 2011 at 3:56 am
Howard, thank you so much for making these sounds available…they are amazing ! You are a soundscape genius.
The original XL sounds were good but the breadth of programming and genres that you’ve included in your sound banks give the keyboard an entirely new dimension and feel.
It’s rare for someone as gifted as yourself to do all of this work and then make the patches available for free for anyone to use. That is much appreciated … (belated) happy Christmas & have a great 2012. Thanks again Howard.
January 6, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Bit more advice please Howard. If I load your patches to the XL will it overide the ones that come with the XL or will they be additional patches to the ones already installed? I guess what I am asking, is there more space/memory on the XL to accept more patches in addition to the default ones.
Thanks
Del
January 6, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Hi Del… you get the factory bank (and more) with the editor, you can’t lose it. The patch manager in the editor lets you do anything really – overwrite single patches, banks or the lot etc. etc.. MicroKorg XL doesn’t have any “empty” patch memory.
January 7, 2012 at 10:16 am
Ok thanks Howard for the information. I appreciate the help and advice as a newbie to the XL.
January 9, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Hello Howard,
I was just wondering if you have any other patches available for download? I love the Marcato patch, it (almost) sounds like the Strings preset in Viva La Vida by Coldplay.
January 9, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Nope – no more MKXL sounds yet… Been spending too much time with u-he products (www.u-he.com) recently!
January 9, 2012 at 11:13 pm
Howie: I just got my XL over the weekend, found your download and took your library plus the two from Korg and made a new library of what I think are the best. 128 painstaking copy / paste (most were yours) and looking for even better stuff. Thanks so much for all your genius and hard work. When I get going on this I will post some of my own. Thanks again, Gary
January 29, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Hi Howard – I downloaded your patches a while back and I love them. Now I’m desperately looking for a mellotron ‘strawberry fields’ patch, and i’e found one for a microkorg but cant figure out how to translate that to an XL – do you know where I could get this patch or learn how to make one?
Cheers,
Matt
January 30, 2012 at 9:32 am
Hi Matt
IIRC you can import MK patches into the MKXL editor (I’m away from home ATM, can’t check).
January 30, 2012 at 11:22 am
Thanks Howard,
I’ve tried Googling importing MK patches into MKXL but only find forum posts saying it can’t be done, which is a shame. I would happily pay for the mellotron patch – do you know of any sites which sell patches for XL?
Matt