Korg Prologue 8 49-Key 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer

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.

• 8-voice analog synthesizer circuit.
• Newly developed multi-engine equipped with three types: noise, VPM, and user.
• High-quality digital effects.
• An open API (Application Programming Interface) for user-created oscillators and effects?
• Newly developed L.F. COMP. (Low Frequency Compressor) 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.

• Keyboard: 49 keys (Natural touch keyboard with velocity)
• Sound Generation: Analogue sound generator + Multi digital sound generator (Noise, VPM, User)
• Maximum Polyphony: 8 voices
• Programs: 500 voices (more than 250 preload, 250 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
• Power Consumption: 38 W
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 709 mm x 348 mm x 118 mm/27.91" x 13.70" x 4.65"
• Weight: 7.5 kg/16.53 lbs.