Korg Mini Pops
The Mini Pops were 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[edit]
French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, used a Minipops 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 his single "minipops 67 [120.2]" after it.[5] Echo and the Bunnymen also used the drum machine at the beginning of their career.[6]
Models[edit]
Minipops 3[edit]
Released 1967.[7] Features four drum sounds.[8]
Minipops 5[edit]
Released in 1966.
Minipops 7[edit]
Released in 1966. Featured 15 drums sounds and 20 patterns.[9] It was used by Jean-Michel Jarre on the track Oxygène (Part II, IV and VI), Équinoxe (Part V, VI and VII) and Equinoxe Infinity (Robots Don't Cry - movement 3).
On Oxygène Part II and Part IV a combination of patterns Beguine and Slow Rock were used and on Oxygène Part VI were used a combination of Rumba plus Bossanova patterns.
Équinoxe Part V, VI and VII featured the Rock 1 pattern.
Minipops 20 S[edit]
Released 1967. The S denoted stereo
Minipops 35[edit]
Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 9 patterns.[10]
Minipops 120[edit]
Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 16 patterns.[11] This was also sold in the United States under the Univox brand.
Minipops Junior[edit]
Released 1972. Features 10 preset rhythms.[12] also has a footswitch to stop and start the rhythms.
References[edit]
- ^ "MATRIXSYNTH: Korg Mini pops 3 vintage analog drum machine '69".
- ^ "Korg Mini Pops 120". 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ Leas, Ryan. "Read About Echo And The Bunnymen's First Gig In An Excerpt From Will Sergeant's New Memoir". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
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