Korg miniKORG 700Sm Synthesizer

The new Korg miniKORG 700Sm retains all the features of the 2021 miniKORG 700FS while offering a slimmer keyboard and a size reduced to approximately 86% of the original. Additionally, the miniKORG 700Sm weighs just 5.8 kg, making it easy to transport..

Features oscillators with a penetrating tone and an authentic recreation of the Traveler controller– a signature element of the miniKORG 700– designed to add extraordinary color and expression to performances.Its sound fits seamlessly in today’s music, especially with its standout lead and bass synth tones.

When the original miniKORG 700 was originally released, electronic components were larger in size, limiting functionality due to the small space inside. Thanks to technological advancements, Korg has room to include a spring reverb and a joystick for pitch bend and modulation. The new version also features aftertouch for added expressiveness, an arpeggiator, a USB port, a MIDI IN connector, and a CV/GATE IN jack.

A unique feature of the miniKORG 700, the Traveler controller, consisted of two parallel sliders located below the keyboard. With these controls, players could adjust the cutoff frequency, with the upper lever controlling the low-pass filter and the lower lever controlling the high-pass filter. This gave players the freedom to adjust the expressive character of the sound according to the position of the levers. By moving the levers to the left and right while playing the keys, wah-wah and muted sounds could be created along with the iconic “travelling” sound.

Since the sound passing through the filter has a lower cutoff frequency and higher cutoff frequency than the frequencies set by the sliders, all frequencies are filtered, and thus, no sound is heard when the positions of the two sliders are inverted. In other words, making the two sliders cross would, in theory, produce no sound. To address this, the original miniKORG 700 featured protrusions on the sliders to prevent them from crossing physically. The miniKORG 700 was a single-oscillator mono synth. One year later, in 1974, the miniKORG 700S was released, and more space was added to the keyboard's left for a controller. This version also introduced a second oscillator, a ring modulator, and other enhancements. The new Sm model is a revival of the 700S, with its expanded functionality, including two oscillators that deliver powerful detuning and thick, penetrating sounds, particularly for bass and lead sounds.