Korg Delta - opinions please?

[Micke]

The Human league used it

The Delta has also been used by A Flock of Seagulls, Blancmange, Indochine and, more recently, Ladytron.

[Bitexion]

I remember playing one in a store, I just thought it looked SO cool. And the 3 sections sounded nice enough, specially when mixed together. Mind you it's the only "tri-synth" i've ever played.

[Dr. Phibes]

I really like its strings...

Haha. From what I've read I think it might best be suited for percussive sounds?

Percussive? Nah, I wouldn't say so. I do genuinely like its strings though. It won't emulate the rich ensemble sounds of other stringers, but that's not everything - sometimes you want something to cut through the mix. That said, I wouldn't swap it for a RS-09.

[ppg_wavecomputer]

Here you've got some thin Delta strings (plus some external flanging), right at the beginning of the track:



Nova/Peru used the entire lot of cheap Korg stuff around that time, with the Delta and Sigma/M500 playing a key role. And the MS series, of course.

More weedy strings here:



From 3:38 onward.

Stephen