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Korg MiniKorg-700

KeyboardAnalogMonophonic

Back in 1973, this little beast became Korg's very first synthesizer, kicking off an entire legacy with its compact size and bold, quirky personality that squeezed big analog attitude into a portable package.

A single VCO pumps out waveforms like sine, square, sawtooth, and those funky Chorus I/II PWM modes across footages from 32' to 2', feeding into dual 12dB/oct lowpass and highpass filters controlled by the signature Traveler sliders below the 37-key keyboard—molded so they can't cross, letting you sculpt wah-wah sweeps or that classic "traveling" filter motion on the fly. Controls cluster under the keys for a sheet-music-stand-friendly layout, with big colorful knobs handling attack envelopes, Percussion/Singing decay modes, LFO vibrato, portamento, auto-bender, and auto-repeat effects, plus a mono 1/4" output, audio input, and headphone jack. Wood side panels and that vintage wood-and-metal vibe give it a sturdy, collectible feel at just a couple feet wide.

Over the decades, players from Stevie Wonder to The Cure have squeezed thudding basses, squealing leads, and weird ring-mod growls out of it in studios, praising its raw stability and character despite the monophonic limits—though some note the sparse performance controls keep it more studio-bound than stage-ready.

Released

1973

Status

Discontinued

Synthesizer
Format
Keyboard
Type
Analog, Subtractive
Internal Battery
No
Voice
A/D
Analog
Polyphony
Monophonic
Oscillators
1
Oscillator Type
VCO (Voltage Controlled)
Voices
1
Filter
Lowpass, Highpass, 12dB/oct (2-pole)
Envelopes
-
LFO
1
Effects
Portamento, auto-bender, vibrato, auto-repeat
Expression
Aftertouch
No
Velocity
No
MPE
No
Additional
-
Software
-
I/O
Audio In
1x 1/4" TS
Audio Out
1 mono
Headphone
1x 1/4" stereo
MIDI
-
MIDI Type
-
Ports
-
Wi-Fi
No
Workflow
Arpeggiator
No
Sequencer
No
Mod Matrix
No
Memory
None
Measurements
Dimensions
-
Weight
-
Last updated Feb 27, 2026