NAMM 2025: Korg multi/poly native is the plugin version of its reimagined Mono/Poly Synthesizer digital hardware Synthesizer.
Good news from Korg. The Korg multi/poly native plugin is available now for an introductory price of $149 instead of $199 until March 31, 2025. Users of the hardware can crossgrade for $49,95.
A full review is coming soon. In the meantime, here is a sound demo of the new multi/poly native Synthesizer plugin.
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Article From January 16, 2025
Although NAMM 2025 has not yet officially started, Korg has already announced three new Synthesizer products: the new Kronos, the miniKORG 700SM, and the multi/poly as a module/desktop. Korg also announced a fourth purely digital synth.
Korg has just released the multi/poly Synthesizer as a native plugin for macOS and Windows.
Korg multi/poly native
Multi/poly native is the plugin version of the multi/poly hardware Synthesizer. It mirrors the integral engine and offers the same features as the hardware. This includes:
- up to 60 voices
- four layers (4-time multitimbrality), each with a separate program, for dynamic layering and split sections
- each program with four oscillators (Classic, Digital, and Waveshaper types)
- noise generator and ring mod for added sonic complexity
- dual-modeled filters with audio-rate modulation (M/Poly, MS-20 lowpass/highpass, Minimoog…)
- layer rotate for evolving sound variation
- four loopable DAHDSR envelopes with different modeled versions (Mono/Poly, MS-20, Odyssey, Mini, Pro, Linear…)
- five LFOs
- six mod processors per program
- motion sequencing 2.0 (parameter animation) for complex, per-voice modulation
- Kaoss Physics with a dedicated hardware touchpad for interactive, hands-on modulation
- portamento models: Constant Rate, Constant Time, Vintage Linear, Vintage Mini, Vintage Exponential, Vintage MS-20
- over 5,500 modulation destinations
- three studio-quality effects per layer plus master reverb and parametric EQ
As with the other native versions, you can create patches in the plugin and transfer them to the hardware or vice versa.
First Impression
Not only was the Korg multi/poly desktop in the air, but the native version was as well. Since Korg already has plugins for the other digital synths, it was only a matter of time before it also came out for the DAW. Great news so even more people can discover and use the engine.
Korg multi/poly native is available soon for $199. Existing hardware users can purchase the plugin for $49,99 with a coupon. They run as a 64-bit only VST3, AU, and AAX plugin on macOS (Intel + M1) and Windows.
More information here: Korg
Come on Korg, release a VST3 or CLAP version for Linux. Would love to have this in my DAW.
Available you say?
Korg didn’t send out a press info for it and it popped up on their website. So I assumed it will be available today but what I heard it’s not ready.
The hardware module is available, the plugin will be in February.
It’s a fantastic news, this synth sounds dope.
Too bad it can’t manage samples. This one with the sampling options of the Modwave and the Wavestate could have been the ultimate sound machine.
Korg wants you to purchase a 2ND desktop.
Whoever bought the $1000 “controller” should really be given the vst for free, but that’s just good business!!
Fully agree. Arturia did it with the Minifreak, which makes total sense. The wavestate got a software, but it wasn’t the wavestate native app, which at least is the case with the mono/poly. KORG really got weird in the last years…. Also from a price point of view. It’s a bit much for the crappy display and even crappier keybed, which they keep on building for their new synths for some reason. Like Florian on Bad Gear said: Maybe this is all just a big marketing stunt to sell the plugins (which are excellent, btw).
Korg have a warped idea of how much people in general will pay for plugins. But I guess they need to keep the prices high so the hardware version seems like okay value. Arturia have it right by offering a free plugin version, and a bonus on the hardware with an actual analog filter
Instant buy. The MultiPoly sounds amazing, best VA around. I would love to see this synth with samples option. A Multipoly + Wavestate or Modwave could be a dream sound machine. Anyway as you can layer plugins, this is a great addition to the other Korg Native. They works so good.
$199 xD
When it’s sol well then they will brin out he se version
If this sounds exactly like the hardware
(like Korg’s other digital synth hardware ports do)
it will be one of the best sounding software plugin synths.
I hope KORG finally delivers Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) support for their standalone VSTs. The Gadget collection already supports NKS.