Korg drumlogue

Rich Analog Power

The drumlogue generates ultimate analog sounds for your beats and delivers big: Completely newly developed analog circuits by Junichi Ikeuchi, Korg’s legendary synthesizer engineer (ARP 2600 M, MS-20 mini, ARP Odyssey...), offer a depth and fullness never heard before.

These new analog circuits (Bass Drum, Snare, Low Tom, and High Tom) not only lay the foundation for your songs but also boast a high recognition value thanks to their rich overtone content and fat bass foundation.

For maximum ease of use, the most important parameters of these parts are assigned to dedicated knobs, inviting carefree tweaking. Spontaneous sound ideas become child's play. Of course, many more parameters can be edited using the powerful editing system if desired.

All drumlogue parts—both analog and digital—feature dedicated volume controls for optimal mixing.

Digital Flexibility

Complementing the analog section, the drumlogue offers seven additional digital parts: six are sample-based, and the seventh controls an integrated synthesizer (Multi-Engine). The sample parts use the factory PCM banks of the drumlogue. Additionally, you can import your own samples, keeping the drumlogue sounding fresh even after years.

The 128 factory drum kits cover a wide range of genres and provide the perfect foundation for producing new tracks.

If you need other sounds, simply connect the drumlogue to a USB port on your computer and drag the desired samples into the drumlogue’s main memory.

Multi-Engine and logue SDK

The popular Multi-Engine from the prologue and minilogue xd shows an even stronger side here. In addition to variable phase modulation (VPM) and the noise generator, the Multi-Engine offers a new user slot that can control a fully equipped synthesizer, providing sonic possibilities you won’t find in other drum machines.

Custom Synthesizers

The synth sounds of the drumlogue are not static waveforms. The possible custom synthesizers naturally function as full-fledged sound generators—including filters, LFOs, MIDI polyphonic playability, and many other parameters. Every developer can participate and is completely free within the CPU limits.

Exclusive 'Nano' Synthesizer Plug-In by Sinevibes

In collaboration with the well-known logue SDK plug-in developer "Sinevibes," Korg developed a new synthesizer plug-in called "Nano," which comes preset in the drumlogue. This exclusive plug-in fully exploits the capabilities of the enhanced Multi-Engine and sparks curiosity for sonic experiments.

"Nano" is a fully featured virtual analog synthesizer with countless features and many adjustable parameters. The synth engine offers two oscillators with optional ring modulation, a four-pole filter with soft clipping, an envelope, and an LFO with multiple waveforms.

Thus, "Nano" delivers a wide range of cutting solo sounds, powerful basses, percussive tones, and cinematic effects!

Sophisticated Sequencer

The powerful sounds of the drumlogue are driven by an equally powerful sequencer. Tired of the same old beats? With the drumlogue’s 64-step sequencer, you can intuitively create complex rhythm patterns and polyrhythms that fuel your musical creativity with innovative features like step probability, alternative trigger patterns per step, micro-offset values for each step, groove patterns for each track, and more.

The clear OLED display provides visual feedback on the active sequence and makes editing easier. The drumlogue is suitable for both live and studio use. In chain mode, you can create and play longer, more interesting patterns. Loop mode offers several intriguing variations to keep sequences fresh. The motion and accent recording functions work intuitively and quickly, and if you want to try something new, the random function sparks your creativity. These and many other features bring your grooves to life in no time.

Effects and Settings

The drumlogue includes numerous high-quality effects in three categories that can be used simultaneously: delay, reverb, and master effects.

The send level to the delay and reverb effects is adjustable for each part. Multiple signal points are available for the return paths. Master effects round off the final sound. For each part, you can decide whether it is processed by the master effects or not. Certain master effects also offer a sidechain bus.

To expand the already versatile delay, reverb, and master algorithms, the drumlogue allows loading third-party effects.

Each effect offers up to 24 parameters, quickly accessible via the well-designed menu.

The drumlogue is equipped with an audio input, allowing other instruments to be processed through its effects section—not just useful in the studio.

Connections

The drumlogue offers numerous inputs and outputs as well as other connections for integrating into your setup.

The drumlogue’s USB-A port allows connection with other USB-MIDI-compatible devices for flexible control. For example, you can control the volume of all parts with the faders of a nanoKONTROL2 or trigger sounds with the velocity-sensitive pads of the nanoPAD2 for more expressive playing.

The drumlogue features four individual audio outputs, a headphone jack, and L/MONO and R outputs. Parts can be assigned to the desired individual output and then recorded on separate DAW tracks.

MIDI IN/OUT, SYNC IN/OUT jacks, and of course the USB port handle synchronization of the drumlogue in conjunction with a computer.

Housing and Design

Unlike other drum machines, the drumlogue features a tilted control panel for ergonomic operation and better overview. The robust aluminum housing with brushed hairline finish and wooden side panels give the drumlogue a particularly classy look, ultimately fueling your creativity.