Monotron Delay Analog Ribbon Synthesizer

The Monotron Delay is tremendous fun, and I use it in a lot of different ways. It's great to throw in my purse and noodle around on when I have time -- it takes up almost no space, which is perfect. It's great to add as an FX instrument when I jam -- it gives great sci fi or other kinds of sounds to add to a mix, and adds something really distinctive. And it's great to use as a small, affordable delay effect to add to an instrument -- especially something like a Volca or something similar where the instrument's portable and you're already using a 1/8" jack, where it's going to be easier to deal with than a pedal effect. One good/bad thing depending on what you want is that the delay isn't a pristine digital effect -- there's some grittiness there and higher pitches will die off over time instead of being perfectly preserved. But this is pretty much by design -- perfect digital effects are available in many places if you want them, and this is intended to have a distinctive sound more like an old tape delay. I'm certainly not an expert in all the things this can do, but if you're not used to playing around with delay effects, it's pretty versatile. You can just put a decaying echo after everything, or you can turn up the feedback until it repeats everything rhythmically over time. Which is to say, you can use it as a sort of looper, though the high end will decay before long. If you can dial in sounds you like, you can even turn it into a weird sort of drum machine, repeating percussive sounds per measure or per quarter note, depending on the time interval you set. Also, like a tape delay, you can mess with the pitch as it's repeating by twisting the time knob, which yields some cool effects depending on what you're repeating. In my opinion, this is the best pocket instrument out there.

Small, travels great to anywhere. But that's not why your reading this. This little gem sounds great, delving into cool retro synth sounds. Using it doesn't require a massive knowledge of synthesizers. It's so incredibly fun. I own to 2 as a strange matter of fact. I did some left field work recording both on separate tracks, bounced them down and layered more. This is a great thing to have. The value is perfect for this kind of thing so get it now. ..............Donnie P

I had low expectations from the start, about a cheap plastic toy that I expected to use on one recording, and then give it to a kid or something... BUT, I was so wrong ! The first time I played it, I couldn't put it down for hours...buy the suggested power adapter for $7...it will put out what you care to put into it ! I went for "scary" analog noises first.I found a crackly moaning loop on the first try-which was EXACTLY WHAT I was looking for.I then turned back the looper a bit, to activate the theremin-there was my favorite creepy ,windy graveyard(you gotta keep turning knobs, or it can become thin and repetitive). It has limitless overdubbing capability, so knock yourself out- you really can't go wrong- the looper is powerful.. it can overpower the unit, so just remember ,"the last button IS the crazy-button"... it can turn a loop into grainy feedback-which is cool for shocking jolts of sound;Its the best of the cheap units...you cannot beat it even for the next more expensive one-the "dual has no delay ! no fun...get this cool one with the cool artwork; RUN IT THROUGH A 200 WATT ORANGE AMP, AND YOU MIGHT FORGET ABOUT YOUR GUITAR !-YOU DO NEED 1/8" TO 1/4" 10' CORD... AND SADLY, MY 1/8 HEADPHONE OUT BROKE, SO IT MUST BE REPLACED ALREADY. BUT i'LL BUY 10 ! THEY SOUND LIKE A ROLAND SH-1 FROM THE EIGHTIES ! CLASSIC !...BECOME A MUSICIAN IN 5 MINUTES; If you already know what the basic knobs are for, you learn pretty fast, that the two last knobs will be your "hands-on" control to get machine quality industrial feedback, you can expand the width of the waves(it has shark's tooth, and square, but you can't tell much at all...the flashing speed button looks cool, but its more for looks-I just use it as a flashing light most of the time, because it doesn't make strong rhythmic beats, its a lead instrument, or it can be a creepy background of whooshing, robot noises, helicopters, spaceships(well, use a little imagination !)it can sound like a $400 Roland...it has no presets... but for any live performance, it could be a MAIN INSTRUMENT-BUY AT LEAST TWO,IN CASE THE 1/8 HEADPHONE JACK BREAKS...MINE WAS NEVER JERKED OR ABUSED, IT JUST CRAPPED OUT ! but for $50, who cares-the speaker still works... give it to a child to learn on, and then let him play the good one through the 200 watt amp ! 200 watts makes most things sound pretty good, but this is INCREDIBLY USEFUL...OUR BAND CONSISTS OF A MONOTRON, A MONOTRIBE(GREAT FOR A DRUM-BEAT-BUT MUCH MORE FUN THAN DRUMS,SONICALLY) AND A GUITAR THROUGH A SYNTH PEDAL... 3 PEOPLE TWISTING KNOBS.... ITS THE BASIC BAND OF THE FUTURE !

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J’adore ce petit instrument. Très ludique, exploration facile de sonorité. Si on ne cherche pas un astrolab ( Arturia) mais juste un petit outil pour s’amuser et glisser des effets sonores dans une bande son ou un morceau c’est ce qu’il faut.

es un buen juguete, trate de utilizarlo en el ámbito profesional pero es demasiado ruidoso, busque hacer atmósferas para una obra de teatro pero el sonido se vuelve incontrolable si lo accionas y dejas de manipular, te ayuda a comprender los parámetros del delay y del "Low Frequency Osilator" la entrada y salida de linea es muy funcional y puedes jugar con sonidos de otros instrumentos (como guitarra) o reproductores, quizá con mas productos Korg puedas sacarle provecho.

So small but so much fun, the sound is thick and its fun to play around with the knobs once u connect it to a speaker it sounds even better. You can also connect any instrument to it with an aux cable which is awesome.

Comprei para minha namorada como um mimo de aniversário e ela adorou. Unica reclamação é que o preço poderia ser um pouco mais em conta, mas aí é culpa do dólar.