Looks like the Opsix got the SE treatment. Modwave next?

The Minilogue XD wouldn’t be so “mini” but it sure would be a lot of fun in this form factor.

Oo that sounds delicious

An old idea, but then 8 voices please

Korgs DX7 knockoff.

Shame they didn't remove the need for using Shift to access V.Patch etc with so much front panel real estate. Especially given the price differential. If the pricing is the same as the Wavestate SE, here in Australia it's 3k for the Opsix SE and about $800 for the 37 key Opsix. That's a pretty hefty mark up for a 61 key aftertouch keybed, a metal case and some additional voices. Case is nice but not necessary if it's adding to the cost.

For what 80 voices?
They could have increased the internal sampling rate for a better sound quality.

Price :
Opsix SE : 2199€
Platinium : 2399€

Avalaible : July

Wouldn't that essentially be a Prologue w aftertouch?

prologue doesn't have the minilogue's sequencer and people really want that sequencer. There are other differences in the sound and voice architecture and how the effects are handled etc but the sequencer is by far the main thing people wanted on the prologue.

I'd love to, but these prices are out of my budget.

I know offset screens aren't cool but the prototype looked better and had the sliders in a better place, with a bigger more usable space on the right.

Great idea! We could call it Prologue or something!

Same thing here than with Wavestate SE, it is much cheaper to buy for example Opsix and Novation SL MKIII than the SE.

lol. Did you catch the cheeky 'ticks all the boxes' nod in the promo vid? At least someone at Korg has a sense of humor.


I knew the prices of raspberry pi's had gone up, but man this thing is expensive.
I tried the plugin, really wanted to love it from a theoretical standpoint, but i just couldn't get any interesting sounds out of it. Maybe that's just me.

Opposite experience here, I got way more mileage out of the Native than the hardware. Tons of useful sounds from OpSix for me.

An ability to layer at least two different patches like in the old DX7II, DX5, DX1 and TX802 would make this a worthy development. As it is - nope. I'm saying it as a huge Korg fan. The best digital Korg action is currently in software. Their classic Wavestation, Wavestate, Opsix and Triton softsynths are better than hardware as it's easier to do workarounds to get the obvious missing features that their hardware suffers from. I prefer hardware, though so it's kind of frustrating.

80 voices poly - how about layering in a firmware update?
This feature is huge and apparently underrated.

Another thing - those sliders are MIDI dumb. Why don't they send MIDI cc? This seems like a massive oversight.

Just looked online and shops have the OG Opsix in stock from £422 (maybe less somewhere else?).

So they are effectively charging £1600 for extra polyphony, a 61 key keyboard better constructed synth and a hardcase?

Not cheap, at all...

In my opinion £1000 not £2000 would have been a fairer price for what's on offer.

I can see this being an option for a live gigging player who wants a more modern DX7, but that's a 40 year old synth, how many people are out there that are looking to spend this kind of wedge for that 40 year old DX7 tech. (Yes, it's more user friendly and easy to tweak, but then so is the OG £400 version).

At that price point I'm surprised they didn't also add samples playing like in a workstation.
I'm pretty sure, as a MODX7 owner, that the FM is going to be far easier to work with than on that keyboard, but it seems surprisingly limited and specialised for its price point.
Currently, I could pick up an MODX7+ and OG Opsix with change to spare for the price of the Opsix SE.

Well if the Modwave is not released as SE, then this is the beast for me.
I delayed on my BDay pressie and I really like the Korgosphere.
And as it costs what it costs, I will add this to a potential think about buying.
Best thing is my local music store (the ones inside brick and mortar) are Korg dealers!

I don't understand why they feel the need to include a hardcase on these

All that does is add expense

Yeah I think this would be the one for me, more than the wavestate. I actually like the empty spaces, i have so many knob controllers & doodads that I can put on top of it. And yeah expensive…but I just came from trips to the US & Italy, and just going out to dinner with the family has gotten so damn expensive maybe just less of that & a lot more home cooking I could probably save enough to buy an Op6SE in no time!

Wowzers! Added to wishlist!

Nice keybed, nice high-end build, nice high-end price and a cheap external power source.

I thought the Prologue was discontinued?

Wall wart?

Why do these have so much polyphony but no multi??? I don’t get it.

Indeed.

Definitely a missed opportunity not making it at least bi-timbral.

This probably was already planned out a few years ago.
Imagine if this was released before Covid supply chain issues and inflation.
The SE could've costed less, maybe around $1800, a grand more than their siblings.
And all three models were still fresh hot news back then.

It's been a tough run for new Korg synths the past few years.
Curious to see how this turns out.

No layers? What is even the point if you're trying to make a full-sized modern DX-style synth?

That's hilarious! Korg definitely didn't think this through before going into production. They certainly didn't run it by any customers in the market demographic (or they ignored their advice).

It would be even funnier if that hard case didn't have a space for the wall wart. EDIT: Photos seem to indicate there is extra space in the case, so someone was thinking.