I still haven’t played with the Korg DS-10 software for the DS, but this quick mod for a talk box done by taping a straw over the speaker is now even more incentive.
Korg’s nanoSeries line of noise makers are unlike other Korg synths because they rely on computer production software to work. The slim, USB (data+power) devices are made to be portable, so you can take your studio on the go. nanoKEY is a 25-note keyboard, nanoPad has 12 Akai-style sampler/drum pads and Kaoss pad, and nanoKONTROL is a portable mixing board with 18 switches and 9 knobs. Release date and pricing are still TBD. [Music Radar]
Musicians who lead double lives as gaming geeks will soon have their world’s collide when KORG releases its DS-10 software for the Nintendo DS. Basically, KORG has taken the design concept of their famous MS-10 synthesiser and thrown in a four part drum module, two analogue synth simulators, a 6-track/16-step sequencer and made it usable with the touchscreen. If I had any music ability, lived in Japan and had 4,800 yen ($50) burning a hole in my pocket, I would be all over this sucker when it is released this July. Official specs after the break.
Coldplay, purveyors of middle-class mundanity to the eardrums of the worthy*, are having a garage sale at their studio. So, anyone who wants to pick up a gadget with Korg, Roland, Linn, Pearl, Hafler or Yamaha written on it, and which emanates a musical version of “Pew Pew,” then head off to eBay, ’cause that’s where you’ll find it. Oh, and proof that Chris Martin is a very funny man indeed, after the jump.
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The Korg Kaossilator is a dynamic phrase synthesiser, “a new pocket sized instrument that packs Korg’s world-renowned synth sounds along with innovative performance features into an ultra-compact unit.” Whatever. Didn’t make sense to me until it hit Japan last week and some guys started to post amazing demos online, and not only disco stuff but even blues: More »
