Korg’s period Volume 4 catalogue presents the Mini Pops 45 alongside the 35; the joint owner’s manual identifies differences in their percussion circuits.
The machine in the record
ThisCow / “Pops!”.
ThisCow used Korg Mini Pops 45 samples at the beginning of “Pops!”. The note documents sampled source use rather than ownership or an unprocessed rhythm. It gives the little preset machine a precise, contemporary entry point into a new track.
Read “Pops!” from Brain & Guts ↗Familiar controls, a different percussion circuit
From the outside, the Mini Pops 45 belongs beside the 35: the same compact cabinet, rhythm buttons and hands-on controls. Korg's joint manual identifies the difference inside. The cymbal, hi-hat and cowbell design changed, with deliberate tonal modulation intended to produce metallic percussion. The specification lists ten sounds for the 45, against eight for the 35. The controls remained familiar while the percussion circuitry gave the 45 its own identity.
Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Model differences, connections and panel controls ↗ Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Rhythm combinations, footswitch and specifications ↗
A beat shaped by the player
The playing method remained immediate. Combine rhythm buttons, set the tempo, and bring the accompaniment in with the panel switch or optional pedal. The balance control included the 45's hi-hat among the sounds it raised against the bass drum. Its two-beat selectors offered another route through the preset material, and the manual printed rhythm examples so a player could see how those parts fitted together. As on the 35, including Waltz in a combination made the result triple-time. The factory specification counted nine selections plus thirty-six two-beat variations; the variation setting was itself one of those nine selections.
Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Model differences, connections and panel controls ↗ Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Rhythm combinations, footswitch and specifications ↗ Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Factory rhythm notation and two-beat variations ↗
Recording and working accounts
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- ThisCow — “Pops!”
ThisCow used Korg Mini Pops 45 samples at the beginning of the track “Pops!”.
Sources
- Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner's Manual
- Korg General Catalog, Mini Pops 35 / 45 entries
- Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Model differences, connections and panel controls
- Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Rhythm combinations, footswitch and specifications
- Mini Pops 35 / 45 Owner’s Manual — Factory rhythm notation and two-beat variations
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