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Korg Kaossilator 2 Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer revealed

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Like its very close relative, the Kaoss Pad 2, this Kaossilator 2 Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer is an electronically attuned piece of musical monstrosity - of the most awesome variety. Korg presents this little beast, an X-Y touchpad which allows you to create and save your own music with the touch of a finger. With its ergonomic styling, lovely ultra-bright OEL display, and built-in microphone and speaker, you'll be GJing the night away in no time! Read The Full Story

Korg Mini Kaoss Pad 2 Dynamic Effect Processor revealed

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [4]

There's a tiny audio distorting monster on the block, and it's name is Kaoss, Kork Mini Kaoss Pad 2 Dynamic Effect Processor for short, and it comes complete with the features you need to turn your DJ station into a massive fingertip express. What this device does it takes your finger tapping, pressing, pushing, and pulling into its tiny computer brain and makes your motions into beautiful noises on the fly. You'll be following in the steps of such fabulous devices as the Kaoss Pad Quad and the Kaoss Pad KP3 with this most lovely of pocketable tappers. Read The Full Story

Korg Monotron DUO and DELAY tiny synthesizers available now

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Korg have released a bit of info on a couple more tiny keyboards, synthesizers to add to the already awesome hero original Korg Monotron with the Monotron DUO and the Monotron DELAY, both of them an unbelievably inexpensive way to get unique custom-tweaked musical notes to your fingertips. We've already reviewed the original Korg Monotron, so you should have a pretty good idea of what you're getting into here with these two new models. Each of these little beasts have their own set of features and colors to make them unique enough for you to want to own the whole series. Read The Full Story

KORG Monotron Review

, Nov 26th 2011 Discuss [3]

There is a little keyboard-looking device out there, ladies and gentlemen, that goes by the name of Monotron, is made by KORG, and will either drive your parents absolutely up the wall or will play the part in your ultra-professional mobile electronic band like no product you’ve ever used before. The KORG Monotron is what’s called an analogue ribbon synthesizer and has just enough knobs, output ports, and volume to make you a musical masterpiece sit comfortably in your pocket. Watch as your humble narrator stumbles through the original electronic beat Popcorn and judge for yourself whether or not you want the cutest magic music machine in the world for yourself.

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KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Limited Edition Mini Review

, Apr 19th 2011 Discuss [12]

This isn’t a limited edition review, instead this is a review of a limited edition app – interesting, yes? Actually what they’re saying is that the app will be $9.99 for the first 10,000 units. What that generally means, when you’re purchasing artwork anyways, is that the rest will be MORE expensive. Could it be that this app will tear through 10,000 downloads then demand more money because it’s doing so well? Have a look at our miniature review below.

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Korg offers iElectribe Gorillaz Edition for iPad

, Apr 19th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you like music you might be familiar with the band Gorillaz. They have the videos with animated primates in them. Gorillaz and Korg have teamed up to offer a cool special edition app for the iPad that is a virtual beatbox from Korg. The app is called iElectribe Gorillaz Edition. Read The Full Story

Korg Wavedrum Mini turns any surface into a drum kit

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [1]

I have known people in my life that are always taping and drumming away on any surface as soon as they sit down. It can get really annoying for sure. If you are the person that likes to drum away on your desk or table Korg has something just for you. The device is called the Wavedrum Mini and it is a portable drum synthesizer. Read The Full Story

Korg nanoSERIES2 USB controllers outed

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Korg has refreshed its range of entry-level USB controllers at NAMM 2011 this week, with three new models offering straightforward control of music apps like GarageBand and Logic. The Korg nanoSERIES2 consists of the nanoKEY2, nanoPAD2 and nanoKONTROL2, each getting power and data via a single USB connection, and offering various combinations of keys, buttons and sliders. Read The Full Story

Korg KAOSS Pad QUAD mangles audio with 4-effect touchpad control

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Korg's KAOSS Pad range have long been the fondle-box favorites of pro and amateur musicians, and the company has a new model out this week. The Korg KAOSS Pad QUAD is centered around a backlit touchpad, as usual, but now allows for up to four effects simultaneously; they can be sync'd to the input, using auto-BPM matching, for a total of 1,295 different effects combinations. Read The Full Story

Korg iMS-20 iPad app gets external MIDI control [Video]

, Jan 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Korg has updated its MS-20 analog synth app for iPad with support for external MIDI control. The new v1.1 update uses the USB dongle in the official Apple iPad Camera Connector Kit to hook up a USB MIDI device, such as Korg's own nanoKEY, taking advantage of the newly-added Apple Core MIDI features in iOS 4.2 on the tablet. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Korg iMS-20 for iPad puts classic synth on your Apple slate

, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [4]

When it comes to delicious, squelchy analog synth noises, Korg are known for having some of the best. Problem is, most of us have neither the funds nor the space for a proper Korg analog synth, and so the company has pushed out its latest iPad app, the Korg iMS-20. A $15.99 download from the iPad App Store [iTunes link], it's a complete virtual recreation of the classic MS-20 complete with a few added extras. Read The Full Story

Korg Monotron meets iPad iElectribe & Wii Nunchuk for music mangling [Video]

, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Take a Korg Monotron analog synth, throw in an iPad running Korg's excellent iElectribe app and then use an Arduino to tie the whole thing together: you're not only hitting some of the geekiest keywords around these days, but getting an awesome, glitchy, electronic music mangling setup.  YouTuber Denkitribe has been circuit bending his Monotron, coming up not only with the system described above, but one in which the accelerometer and joystick of a Wii Nunchuk are used to control the battery-powered synth. Video after the cut Read The Full Story
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