Korg Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer - Yellow Case |  | Brand: KORG
Category: CE
List Price: £149.99
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Sales Rank: 1,421
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.2 x 1.1
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MPN: KAOSSILATOR
Model: KO1
UPC: 603384054821
EAN: 4959112054820
ASIN: B000ZJWZYU
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable KAOSS effects | | • | 31 scale patterns |
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Product Description
HANDHELD SYNTHESIZERImagine the power of a korg synthesiser with 100 sound programs, built in x/y control pad, loop recording and effect parameters in a unit a little larger than your average mp3 player. Now stop imagining, here it is! The korg kaosilator comes in the same pocket size form as the award winning kaoss pad mini, but in a striking yellow finish. Instantly play musical phrases by simply tapping or sliding your fingers across the touch pad to created interesting and varied sound effects, drum sounds, bass lines & lead synth sounds, with the x axis altering the note and the y axis altering effect parameters such as cut-off & reverb. Your sounds can then be layered using the loop recording mode to created full tracks with separate parts. 31 different scales can be applied to the pad meaning you can play certain styles of music based on key and scale with no previous musical knowledge. Of course your musical loops can be beat synced using the tap tempo button or the value wheel. The unit is battery powered by 4 aa batteries and with an rca line out and also headphone out so loops and phrases can be created on the road & in the studio, ready to be dropped into your next set. An unbelievable addition to the pocket range of dj tools from korg.
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| Customer Reviews:
A functional review and a bit of feedback August 14, 2010
imusthaveanickname
I hope this will be useful if you are thinking about getting a Kaossilator but haven't had a chance to try one and see how it works.
- Interface
The synth is played by using the resistive touchpad. While not multi-touch it does figure out the average point between two held fingers based on how firmly they are pressed, rewarding some experimentation.
The rotary encoder knob on the front is used to scroll though lists including the 100 preset synths, 50 gated arpeggios and 30 different musical scales. There are four buttons (including the one along the front edge not seen in the photo).
Audio out is via two RCA style outputs at the top for output to audio equipment and the standard mini headphone jack (3.5 mm) on the front edge.
- Synth
There are 90 preset instruments to choose from including excellent bass sounds, some similarly good leads, a hit and miss selection of sound effects, chords, a questionable acoustic section with one nice piano and 10 drum sounds. For the most part the pad's y-axis modulates one predetermined effect for each instrument including something that sounds like a filter cutoff and a delay, alternatively for some instruments it brings different parts of the sound to the fore. The x-axis controls pitch and at first seems too imprecise to get any predictable melody from but experimenting with the different scales and ways of playing the pad lead to interesting and surprisingly good results. Some of the drum instruments have two different drum sound on the left and right instead of pitch and with the use of the gate arp are very useful in creating rhythms.
There are also 10 built in drum loops playable via the pad - once triggered these will continue to play as long as there is pressure on the pad while moving around the pad brings different parts of the loop in and out. These loops are not reprogrammable.
- Audio recording
In usual operation it's possible to record up to an 8 beat bar's worth of audio onto the systems single sample bank. Once started this sample loops and you can record additional audio onto it as it plays, or play the synth along with it without recording. This lends itself to layering up complex loops of audio. It is only possible to record audio from the unit's synth. There's an option to 'fix' the audio in the sample bank so that any further audio recorded onto it can be stripped off leaving the audio loop as it was when you fixed it. There is an undocumented 'DLY' mode which allows for a sample length of 16 beats but sacrificing the 'fix' option. Anything in the sample bank is lost when the unit is switched off, regardless of it being 'fixed'.
- The gate arpeggiator
Worth a subheading of it's own this feature is a looped pattern of 'on' and 'off' signals, when a synth is triggered the pattern starts and continues to loop for as long as the pad is pressed. For some instruments the 'off' ends the synth note and the 'on' starts it again (retriggering the synth from the start of it's envelope) while for others the 'off' just drops the volume to zero and the 'on' brings it back up. There are 50 patterns ranging from 1 to 4 beats long and they are locked to the unit's current BPM setting. This feature is very useful and fun to play about with.
- My experience
I love it, after owning one for quite a while I still find myself tinkering about with it for hours on end. Because there is no way to save the audio it's always a bit of a wrench turning it off which I found annoying at first. Now I find it quite satisfying, to make a little snippet of music that I think is good, then to let it go knowing that I'll be back to do it again with a different result in the not too distant future. The audio out is clean enough to record and sample if needed.
Awesome Piece of Kit June 2, 2010
J. MCGonigal (Scotland)
The Kaossilator really reminds me of when I first bought a Casio VL-Tone. It has had the same effect on me and it really is quite an extraordinary instrument. I cannot believe the analog sounds that emanate from this little bag of tricks.
100% superb
Korg Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer - Yellow Case January 23, 2010
Bradley Avron (Torquay)
Super fast delivery got here within 2-3day of ordering and Kept you well informed about your delivery
Well packed
aural ectasy January 15, 2010
Jean-patrick Elmes (London, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This brilliant device allows you to create fantastic soundscape with minimal technical ability. The touch screen control allows for extremely subtle manipulation of the sound, whilst it is fantasticaly simple to construct very complex loops into great rythmic surges. All this for a unbelievable low price buy one and blow your mind. My only caveat is connecting it to a computer to be able to record your production isn't very straight forward and there is no mention of procedures needed in the manual or Korgs website.
Kult Kaoss December 11, 2009
McMazza (Scotland)
Great fun trying out the beats, pulses, fanfares. Lots of demos on Youtube to inspire progression on this synthesiser. Fantastic for Kaotic novices and Kompetent musicians.
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