{"id":62397,"date":"2022-12-04T13:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T12:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/?p=62397"},"modified":"2022-12-04T14:00:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T13:00:54","slug":"book-recommendation-patch-tweak-with-korg-by-kim-bjorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/en\/general\/book-recommendation-patch-tweak-with-korg-by-kim-bjorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Recommendation: PATCH & TWEAK with KORG (by Kim Bj\u00f8rn)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kim Bj\u00f6rn is to be admired. His series of books is growing (and growing). Each individual book contains an impressive array of interviews, selected information, specialist’s knowledge, synth documentation, great pictures and much more. In addition, one clearly notices that Kim Bj\u00f6rn is a connoisseur of the subject, that he’s a skilled graphic designer and that lots of people were involved in the finalization of such a comprehensive book. Many of the particularly excellent vintage synth pictures are from Peter M. Mahr, for example.<\/p>\n

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However, the cover of PATCH & TWEAK with KORG<\/strong> may be a bit irritating at first. Volca, MS-20 Mini, ARP 2600M … all new<\/em> instruments? A promotional book for Korg? Well, maybe<\/em>, but it’s much more than that. This Oevre includes an incredible number of instruments, it spans a large historical arc – from vintage ARP and Korg instruments to the successful digital era (M1 etc.), from later Oasys superlatives to current prologue \/ minilogue instruments, to the Volca series, the MS-20 Mini and the ARP (Korg) Odyssey \/ 2600 \/ 2600M.<\/p>\n

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There’s also the Triton, the Radias, those Electribes, the Legacy software … practically all Korg instruments are listed, making perfectly clear how innovative the Japanese\/American company was (and still is). Then there are many interviews, tips, side notes, musical suggestions. And the foreword by Kitaro (busy musician with a special faible for the Korg 700 mono synthesizer) is just as worth reading as the history of KORG. Also included: A chapter about vintage ARP synths, so that the arc from the original 2600 or Odyssey to current Korg replicas is just as coherent as the rest of the book.<\/p>\n

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Incidentally, Kim Bj\u00f6rn understood how to address the Korg PS series in the correct chronological order. In literature, these instruments are usually named according to their number – PS-3100\/PS-3200\/PS-3300 – in ascending order, although the chronological sequence is different and, above all, a major technical turning point in synth history (the upcoming programmable poly synthesizers such as the Korg PS-3200) does not come into its own. Even if there are minimal “whoops” in the book (as with any printed work), one can congratulate Kim Bj\u00f6rn on his conscientious journalistic work.<\/p>\n

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Absolutely worth reading!<\/p>\n

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PATCH & TWEAK with KORG<\/strong><\/h2>\n

… is an in-depth look at Korg\u2019s diverse collection of patchable synthesizers \u2013 the MS-20 mini, ARP 2600 M, and volca modular, as well as the SQ-1 and SQ-64 sequencers and the NTS-2 Oscilloscope.<\/p>\n