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.

Models

Minipops 3

Released 1967[5]. Features four drum sounds.[6]

Minipops 5

Released in 1966.

Minipops 7

Released in 1966. Featured 15 drums sounds and 20 patterns.[7]

Minipops 20 S

Released 1967. The S denoted stereo

Minipops 35

Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 9 patterns.[8]

Minipops 120

Released 1976. Features 6 drum sounds and 16 patterns.[9]

Minipops Junior

Released 1972. Features 10 preset rhythms.[10] also has a footswitch to stop and start the rhythms.

References

  1. ↑ http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2011/04/korg-mini-pops-3-vintage-analog-drum.html
  2. ↑ http://www.estecho.com/gear/Korg_Mini-Pops_120.php
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/mp35.php
  5. ↑ "Korg Mini Pops 3". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  6. ↑ Moogulator, Mic Irmer,. "Korg Minipops 3 Drummachine/Module simple sequencer". www.sequencer.de. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  7. ↑ "Korg Mini Pops 7 (1966) | Aerozone JMJ". aerozonejmj.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. ↑ "Korg Mini Pops 35". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Korg Mini Pops 120". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. ↑ "Korg Mini Pops Junior". Encyclotronic. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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