This two features on the King Korg got me thinking:
Vacuum tube driver circuit adds rich overtones and powerful distortion
CV/GATE OUT jack lets you control a Korg monotribe or MS-20
A real tube inside a digital synth makes you think, no? It's something within the same lines of DS stuff, I think - have some analogue circuit adding a twist to digital stuff...
I think it's a shame you only have one filter per voice, as it would make more sense to have two with options similar to the Virus: serial, parallel or split. But it's got 18 types of filters on it, and from the demos they seem to sound great. And, again, the real analogue tube makes up for that (even for using the audio in option). So it seems as though this new VA is some serious contender and will certainly be much talked about and probably featured in many tunes and live rigs.
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