Korg Mini Pops
Mini Pops was the name given to a number of early drum machines from the Japanese musical equipment company Korg during the late 1960s[1] and the 1970s.[2] The machines were based around a number of preset rhythm patterns,[3][4] such as waltz, samba and rhumba.
Notable users[]
One notable use of a Mini Pops drum machine was by French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, it was used throughout his breakthrough album, Oxygene. This rhythm was achieved by overlaying two of the presets in a manner not intended by the machine's original design.[3] Aphex Twin used the Mini Pops drum machine on his album Syro, and named its single "minipops 67 [120.2]" after it.[5]
Models[]
Minipops 3[]
Released 1967.[6] Features four drum sounds.[7]
Minipops 5[]
Released in 1966.
Minipops 7[]
Released in 1966. Featured 15 drums sounds and 20 patterns.[8] This was used by Jean-Michel Jarre on the track Oxygène (Part IV).
Minipops 20 S[]
Released 1967. The S denoted stereo
Minipops 35[]
Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 9 patterns.[9]
Minipops 120[]
Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 16 patterns.[10] This was also sold in the United States under the Univox brand.
Minipops Junior[]
Released 1972. Features 10 preset rhythms.[11] also has a footswitch to stop and start the rhythms.
References[]
- ^ "MATRIXSYNTH: Korg Mini pops 3 vintage analog drum machine '69".
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 120". 17 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Korg MiniPops 35 (MP-35) | Vintage Synth Explorer".
- ^ "7 pieces of gear that helped define Aphex Twin's pioneering sound". factmag.com. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 3". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Moogulator, Mic Irmer. "Korg Minipops 3 Drummachine/Module simple sequencer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 7 (1966) | Aerozone JMJ". aerozonejmj.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 35". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 120". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops Junior". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Drum machines
- Korg synthesizers
- Musical instruments invented in the 1960s
- Musical instruments invented in the 1970s