Korg Mini Pops
The Mini Pops were a number of early analog drum machines from the Japanese musical equipment company Korg during the late 1960s and the 1970s.[1][2] The machines were based around a number of preset rhythm patterns,[3] such as waltz, samba, rhumba, bossa nova, tango, slow rock, swing, and rock 1 and 2.[4]
The Mini-Pops 7 released in 1966, featured 15 drums sounds and 20 patterns.[5] It was the most used of all, French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, used it throughout his breakthrough album, Oxygene. Some rhythms was achieved by overlaying two of the presets in a manner not intended by the machine's original design.[3]
Aphex Twin used it on his album Syro, and in homage named his single "minipops 67 [120.2]".[6] Echo and the Bunnymen also used the Mini-Pops 7 drum machine at the beginning of their career.[7] Mini Pops 3 was released in 1968, and features four drum sounds.[8]
Gallery
Korg Mini-Pops 5
Korg Mini-Pops 7
Korg Mini-Pops SR-120 Desktop
Korg Mini-Pops SR-120 Portable
References
- ^ "Korg Mini pops 3 vintage analog drum machine '69". MATRIXSYNTH. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 120". ESTECHO. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Korg Mini Pops". Hollow Sun. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Korg MiniPops 35 (MP-35)". Vintage Synth Explorer. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 7 (1966)". Aerozone JMJ (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (14 April 2017). "7 pieces of gear that helped define Aphex Twin's pioneering sound". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Leas, Ryan (November 2021). "Read About Echo And The Bunnymen's First Gig In An Excerpt From Will Sergeant's New Memoir". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Korg Minipops 3 Drummachine/Module simple sequencer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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