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

Chris Davies, 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

Korg monotron analog synthesizer lands in mini form factor

Shane McGlaun, Mar 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you yearn for the 80's and all the synthesizer effects that were in popular music at the time Korg has a new analog synthesizer called the monotron that is right up your alley. The synthesizer was unveiled at the Musikmesse show in Germany this week and is very small, or that hand in the video below is freakin' huge. Read The Full Story

Korg MicroSampler, WAVEDRUM and SV-1 launch

Chris Davies, Sep 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

Korg have outed their latest product range, including the MicroSampler mini-synth shown here, a new digital percussion instrument, the WAVEDRUM, and a stage keyboard, the SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano. Of the three, we're perhaps most intrigued by the MicroSampler, a compact keyboard with a sampler, loop sequencer and onboard effects, all of which are intended to be used in real-time performance. Read The Full Story