GEOSynths has released Empire NEO Vol 1, a new patch library with new sounds for the Korg KingKorg NEO Synthesizer.
At the beginning of April, I reported that German music retailer Musicstore.de had massively discounted the Korg KingKorg NEO Synthesizer from its release price of 1099€ to 499€, a smashing 55 % OFF discount on a very recent product.
This deal, which is still available, indicates that the synth is likely going EOL very soon. British sound designer GEOSynths has released Empire NEO Vol 1, a new library with new sounds for the Korg KingKorg NEO.
GEOSynths Empire NEO Vol 1
The new Empire NEO Vol 1 patch library is not an entirely new release. You can already buy the library for some time for the original KingKorg Synthesizer. Jamie Morden aka GEOSynths says:
As you may know, I had the original KingKorg and really loved the Synth Engine, which is very powerful and great Sounding, however after some time I sold it on to get other Synths…You know the Score 🙂
Once I got the NEO, I set up and tried to see if I could recreate a Patch or two, which thankfully I could, so decided to recreate all 100 Patches from Empire Vol1.
According to GEOSynths, the patches are not entirely identical because Korg has modified many of the oscillator types, parameter settings, and the way the built-in FX can sound. Plus, it no longer hosts the same PCM or DWGS files that the original offered.
Additionally, he removed the pitch bend from his sounds, as it’s significantly smaller than on the original, and it transitions too quickly into pitch bending on the patches. Instead, he applied it to other functions such as panning or FX amount.
Empire NEO Vol 1 features 100 new patches for the KingKorg NEO Synthesizer, ranging from pads, bass, strings, leads, and arpeggiators. The patches make full use of single and stacked sounds, and also of the split functionality.
At first glance, these are very nice, high-quality sounds for the KingKorg Neo. Anyone looking for new sounds will undoubtedly find what they’re looking for here.
The new library is available now for $29 from its official store. Same applies to the original library for the KingKorg.
More information here: GEOSynths
Korg KingKorg NEO deal is available at my partner
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