But if you have $200? Buy the grey brick. Plug it in. Close your eyes. You’re back in the practice room, arguing about the tempo of "All the Small Things."
Fast forward 25 years. You’re not hauling gear to a dive bar anymore; you’re sitting in front of a laptop. But you miss that sound. You miss the "Piano 16" patch. You miss the "Universe" pad.
It wasn't sexy. It didn't have weighted keys. But that little synth became the workhorse of the 90s. From third-wave ska to industrial metal to jam band keyboard solos, the X5 was everywhere.
The X5 sounded like a CD player through a pillow. It had a 16-bit graininess. The filters were weak, which forced you to use the raw waveforms in interesting ways.
So, you ask the internet: Is there a Korg X5 VST?
