NAMM 2024: The KingKorg synth wasn’t dead, it turns out, just sleeping. This 2013 61-note keyboard never really seemed to fully capture the public’s imagination, but Korg has now taken the XMT virtual analogue engine that powered it and stuffed it into the more compact KingKorg Neo.
XMT stands for eXpanded Modelling Technology, with the aim of it being to provide a wide variety of sounds and simple operation. This means preset algorithms that combine different oscillator types - everything from simple sawtooth and square waves to more complex offerings and PCM/DWGS.