With the KP3+ Dynamic Effect/Sampler you’ll be using touchpad controls to activate a barrage of effects programs – over 150 of them right here in one little monster. These programs include the original KP3 effects, 22 all-new effects programs, and a collection of sounds and features in-between that’ll knock you out. You’ll find user-favorited selections in filters, decimators, echoes and more from Korg products that are on the market right now, as well: the Kaoss Pad Quad and Mini Kaoss Pad 2 have been particularly inspirational.

Using the KP3+ you’ll be blasting with high resolution sampling from sources galore – mic and line inputs are yours to craft with. You can save multiple bands of samples to SD card (with the integrated SD card slot) or transferred to your PC with this machine’s USB port – you’ll also have a MIDI controller able to transmit three controller signals from one touchpad, data from the slider, and more – this beast will run you $349.99 and will be available starting in April, 2013.

With the Kaossilator Pro+ you’ll be rocking with 250 sounds with such excellent bits and pieces as synth leads, enhanced drum sounds, and effects galore – all highly controllable and pattern-ready. You’ll be working with updated drum PCM from Korg’s own Wavedrum percussion synth, and you’ll be encouraged to either work in one of the following genres or create your own (of course!): hip-hop, chiptune, house, dubstep, new disco, electro, reggaeton, and drum ‘n’ bass.

The Kaossilator Pro+ has the ability to record performances that are four tracks deep, each of them placed on a Loop Recorder Bank and overdubbed one at a time. Loop phrases coming correct, you’ll go wild with line inputs and a mic input as well for recording external audio sources on the fly – and you’ll be doing all of this for $399.99 USD starting in April of 2013 – same time as the KP3+ – as well.

We’ll start off with the new King Korg, which is primed and ready for the stage right out of the box. Featuring a 3-oscillator, 2-timbre design, the King Korg comes equipped with a number of oscillator algorithms and filters that can “accurately model sought-after vintage analog synths.” Korg’s Xpanded Modeling Technology helps with that as well, while the controls have been laid out in a way that Korg is hoping will appeal to veterans while at the same time drawing newcomers in.

Next up is the MS-20 Mini. If you’ve been following Korg for years, this will probably look pretty familiar to you. It has all of the functionality of the original MS-20 synth, only this time, engineers have squeezed all of that into a package that’s 86% smaller than the original. The MS-20 Mini still features self-oscillating high-pass/low-pass filters and an external signal processor, with Korg saying that it replicates everything about the original. If you liked the first MS-20 but want something similar that doesn’t take up as much space, this sounds like it’s for you.

There aren’t any pricing details listed, but as we stated above, don’t expect these to be necessarily cheap. Just the same, availability details are nowhere to be seen, but taking a quick look at Korg’s website, it appears that both are available now. Are any of you planning to pick one of these up?

First, they’ve introduced a new keyboard, the Jupiter-50. It’s designed for those on a tighter budget, as well as being lighter than regular keyboards for easier portability. Just what your band needs to get back on the road. While it doesn’t have a touchscreen like its big brother, the Jupiter-80, it does have iPad integration, so you’ll be able to knock out the next big hit right from your tablet.

Both the Jupiter-50 and Jupiter-80 set their sights on synthesis features. When asked by Create Digital Music, a representative from Roland Europe wouldn’t name specific filters used in the keyboards, although CDM believes that they’ll resemble sounds from Sequential Circuits and Moog.

There’s no pricing details for the JP-50 or the JP-80 v2, although both are slated for release next month. For reference, the original JP-80 had a retail price of around $4,000, so be prepared to shell out some serious cash even for the more inexpensive JP-50.

[via Create Digital Music]

The controls you’ll find on the keyboards depends on the size, with some not making it to the small 25 key version. On the regular and large keyboard, you’ll find pitch bend and modulation controls, plus dual USB ports if you want to add some other accessories.

The keyboards aren’t just compatible with PCs and Macs, though: the 25 key version can be plugged into an iPad using the camera connection kit, while the 37 and 61 key versions only need to be plugged into a powered USB hub. You’ll then be able to control a wide variety of MIDI based apps available on the App Store, including KORG’s iMS-20.

KORG have only just debuted the new keyboards at the Frankfurt Musikmesse, an international musical instrument fair, so there’s no word yet on pricing or availability.

This device has no mass of odd controls, no confusing set of clicks and switches to speak of, instead only the basics and a set of value-added controls that are ultra easy to work with are included. You’ll be getting all the “growl, snarl, and low end” you’d be getting with any device from the Taurus family of bass synthesizers, only here in a small package that’s rugged enough to work with you anywhere! Have a peek at a highlight video to get you salivating:

Then get a load of these specifications, each of them better than the last and all included in the out-of-box experience you get with this 2012 model that’ll ring in at $679. This little beast will be coming out in the spring and will have you dialing in in no time flat.

• One knob per function interface for tweaking and creating new sounds on the fly. It also makes live performance a blast.
• Two oscillators with Sawtooth (Original Taurus) and Square wave-shapes for each VCO. Recreate sounds of the original Taurus with sawtooth waves, or create new sounds with square waves or a combination of both.
• 2 Mixer VCAs for VCO levels control of Oscillators 1 and 2.
• Moog Ladder Filter with adjustable resonance delivers classic Taurus 1 and 3 bass and boom.
•Two Minimoog style ADSR Envelope Generators for modulating VCF and VCA. The Decay and Release segments are controlled by the Decay knob, while the Release segment is enabled or disabled via Release On/Off switch.
• Midi-syncable LFO with Controls for Rate, VCO LFO Amount, and VCF LFO Amount
• DIN MIDI and MIDI over USB offer complete control of the Minitaur’s sound engine.
• Analog Control inputs for Pitch, Filter, Volume and Gate. Use an EP2 or CV to connect and control MInitaur with everything from Modulars to Moogerfoogers.
• External audio input for processing external audio through the Mixer and Filter section of Minitaur.
• Headphone output with 1/8″ connection.
• Compact rugged steel chassis that is built like a tank.

Then have a bonus in-depth look at the device as presented by Moog, the name you trust in modifying your sounds until they sound like they’re from a different dimension:

[via Moog Music]

What Arturia is bringing to the table here is a still completely pure analog machine that brings multi-wave oscillations with a “huge sounding” classic multi-mode filter. You can use this in your home or on the stage just as mightily, modulation being the key to your ultimate blast of sound and energy. You’ve got connectivity along USB, MIDI, and CV, and all of it’s inside a cool metal enclosure for the full package effect. Have a peek at the first intense ad spot here:

Then have a peek at the massive amount of features they’re listing on this device, again small enough to fit in your rucksack for quick movements:

•Monophonic synthesizer
•100 Percent analog audio signal path
•Steiner-Parker 2-pole Multimode Filter (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, and Notch)
•Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Sub-Osc (Square, Sine, -1 and -2 oct)
•Oscillator Mixer (Sub, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, White Noise, Audio In)
•Signal Enhancers:
•Pulse Width Modulation
•Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms
•Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics
•Brute Factor delivering saturation and rich harmonics
•LFO1 with 6 waveforms (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Random Square, Random Sine) and bi-polar modulation destinations (to PWM and Metalize, Pitch, Filter, Amplifier)
•LFO1 clock syncable to Arpeggiator (Arpeg, or free)
•LFO2 with selectable rate and 3 vibrato modes (trill up, trill down, sine)
•Two ADSR Envelope Generators with selectable slow / fast speed (from 1 millisecond to more than 10 seconds)
•Keyboard Tracking on the VCF Cutoff
•25-Note semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch (assignable to Cutoff or Vibrato amount)
•Mod Wheel (assignable to Cutoff, Vibrato, or LFO amount)
•Pitch Wheel (with selectable bend range)
•Octave selector from -2 to +2 octaves
•External Analog Audio Input
•CV In / Out controls: Pitch, Filter, Amp
•MIDI In / Out with 5-pin DIN connectors
•USB MIDI In / Out
•CV Gate source selector (Audio / Hold / Keyboard)
•1/4″ Audio Output and 1/4″ Headphone Output
•Full Function Arpeggiator:
•4 Modes of arpeggiation
•4 Octave range control
•6 Step divisions
•6 Swing positions
•Hold function
•Tempo knob
•Tap tempo
•MIDI Sync
•Rugged aluminum enclosure
•12V DC 1A power

Then have a look, again courtesy of Arturia themselves, at the device in-depth with this close-up look at the device. There’s currently no release date on this mother, but we can expect it inside 2012 if we’re lucky.