Korg Prologue-16 Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer
Manufacturer's Description:
A new-generation of flagship analog synthesizer.
The ultimate multi-voice, multi-timbre, multi-engine.
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.
The lineup is comprised of two models that cover musicians’ needs for not only stage use, but also studio, home, or touring use: 16-voice 61-key prologue-16, and the eight-voice 49-key prologue-8. These instruments are capable of sounds that go beyond existing analog synthesizers.
Manufacturer's Specs:
- Keyboard
- prologue-16
- 61 keys (Natural touch keyboard with velocity)
- prologue-8
- 49 keys (Natural touch keyboard with velocity)
- Sound Generation
- Analogue sound generator + Multi digital sound generator (Noise, VPM, User)
- Maximum Polyphony
- prologue-16
- 16 voices
- prologue-8
- 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
- Program Sort
- 8 (PROG NUM, CATEGORY, ALPHABETICAL, LIKE, FREQUENT, ENVELOPE, RANDOM, LIVE SET)
- Main Synth Parameters
- VCO1
- WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE, SQUARE), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- VCO2
- WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE, SQUARE), OCTAVE, PITCH, SHAPE
- MODULATION
- PITCH EG (ALL, VCO1+2, VCO2), PITCN EG INT, SYNC, RING, CROSS MOD DEPTH
- MULTI ENGINE
- NOISE/VPM/USER, OCTAVE, TYPE, SHAPE
- MIXER
- VCO1, VCO2, MULTI
- VCF
- CUTOFF, RESONANCE, EG INT, DRIVE, LOW CUT, KEYTRACK
- AMP EG
- ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- EG
- ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE
- LFO
- WAVE (SAW, TRIANGLE, SQUARE), MODE (FAST, SLOW, BPM), RATE, INT, TARGET (PITCH, SHAPE, CUTOFF)
- Main Effect Parameters
- MOD EFFECTS
- OFF/ON/SELECT (CHORUS, ENSEMBLE, PHASER, FLANGER, USER), SPEED, DEPTH
- DELAY/REVERB
- OFF/DELAY/REVERB, TIME, DEPTH
- L.F. COMP (prologue-16 only)
- OFF/ON, GAIN
- MULTI ENGINE
- Noise Generator
- 4 types
- VPM oscillator
- 16 types
- User oscillator
- 16 slots
- MOD EFFECTS
- CHORUS
- 8 types
- ENSEMBLE
- 3 types
- PHASER
- 8 types
- FLANGER
- 8 types
- USER
- 16 slots
- DELAY/REVERB
- DELAY
- 8 types
- REVERB
- 8 types
- Controls
- Wheels: Modulation wheel that can modify different parameters for each program, pitch wheel
Knobs: PORTAMENTO knob, VOICE SPREAD knob (only on prologue-16)
- Display
- Main
- Real-time OLED oscilloscope provides visual feedback of parameter changes
- MULTI ENGINE section
- 7 segments x 6 digit LED display
- Input/Output connectors
- Headphone jack (Stereo phone jack)
- OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks (monaural phone jack unbalanced)
- SYNC IN jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, maximum input level 20 V)
- SYNC OUT jack (3.5 mm [1/8"] mini jack, output level 5 V)
- MIDI IN jack
- MIDI OUT jack
- USB B jack
- EXPRESSION jack
- DAMPER jack (half damper is not supported)
- Power Supply
- AC Power Supply terminal
- Power Consumption
- prologue-16
- 38 W
- prologue-8
- 23 W
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- prologue-16
- 874 mm x 348 mm x 118 mm/34.41" x 13.70" x 4.65"
- prologue-8
- 709 mm x 348 mm x 118 mm/27.91" x 13.70" x 4.65"
- Weight
- prologue-16
- 9.1 kg/20.06 lbs.
- prologue-8
- 7.5 kg/16.53 lbs.
- Included Items
- AC power cable
- Accessories (sold separately)
- Soft Case
- SC-PROLOGUE soft case (For prologue-16/prologue-8)
- Sync Cable
- SQ-CABLE-6 Sync cable
- Damper Pedal
- DS-1H damper pedal
- Pedal Switch
- PS-1 pedal switch, PS-3 pedal switch
- Expression/Volume Pedal
- XVP-20 Volume/Expression pedal, XVP-10 Expression/Volume pedal
- Foot Controller
- EXP-2 foot controller