Korg KAOSSILATOR Compact Music Creation Tool
The next innovation in musical expression and creation from Korg has arrived! The KAOSSILATOR is a pocket sized instrument that packs Korg's world renowned synth sound along with innovative performance features into an ultra-compact unit. Anyone can instantly play musical phrases by simply tapping or sliding their finger across the KAOSSILATOR’s touch pad – no previous skills required! The KAOSSILATOR is a portable, travel friendly device that runs on batteries, so you can have fun creating music anywhere your life takes you, with seemingly endless possibilities. Whether you’re an established “tweaker”, an aspiring electronic artist or somewhere in between, KAOSSILATOR is one musical sketch pad that you should not be without! The KAOSSILATOR liberates synthesizer sounds from the keyboard. It gives keyboardists, guitarists, and DJs a convenient way to add fresh new elements to a band performance or to a DJ set, while allowing untrained musical enthusiasts to enjoy an entirely new level of musical involvement and expression. Thanks to its ultra-compact size, battery operation and hooks for attaching a strap, the KAOSSILATOR makes it easy for you to start creating music whenever and wherever inspiration strikes you. Features: A portable synthesizer delivering maximum flexibility in an ultra-compact body, with battery operation, which allows you to jam anywhere.Synth, sound-effects, and drum sounds, for a total of 100 powerful sound programs.31 scale patterns let you easily play a wide variety of “always perfect” phrases.50 types of gate arpeggiations help you perform complex rhythmic patterns.Allows the user to enter musical and rhythmic phrases using the familiar KAOSS interface, then lets them “stack” those phrases indefinitely to create musical works as simple or complex as the user desires!Packed with powerful synth sounds, sound effects, and drum sounds KAOSSILATOR comes packed with one hundred powerful sound programs that combine Korg's legendary modeling synthesizer engine with the effects from the KAOSS PAD series, perfect for any musical genre. The horizontal axis is assigned to note/pitch, while the vertical axis is assigned to parameters such as: cutoff, feedback, or modulation depth*, giving you a wide range of performance possibilities. In addition to classic synthesizer sounds like leads, basses and sound effects, there are sounds that faithfully simulate piano, guitar, and trumpet as well as looped and one-shot drum sounds, making the KAOSSILATOR a never-ending source of inspiration to stimulate your creativity. Scale/key setting lets you produce perfect phrases The KAOSSILATOR has a scale function that makes it simple to produce accurate pitches that match any musical context. You can choose from 31 different scales, including chromatic, diminished, as well as major and minor blues and pentatonic scales. The scale function can be used in conjunction with the key setting function, allowing you to perform in any key. Unusual scales such as Spanish, Ryukyu, and Raga are also provided, letting you create distinctive phrases with an exotic flavor. Gate Arpeggiator expands your performance possibilities The Gate Arpeggiator lets you produce specific patterns of notes in sync with the user specified tempo, greatly expanding your performance options. Simply choose one of the fifty patterns to specify the timing of the notes, and you'll be creating phrases that you've never dreamed of in a flash. Loop Recording accelerates your creative power Loop Recording allows you to record a phrase with a specified number of beats (maximum 8 beats = 2 measures), and play it back endlessly. Once a phrase is captured, it will play back automatically. Now, go ahead and choose a different sound and play it on top… and repeat infinitely! Each time you add a phrase, KAOSSILATOR “stacks” it on top of what was previously entered, resulting in complete musical works as simple – or complex – as you desire! Specifications Programs: 100 including synth basses and leads, natural instruments, chorded sounds and drum soundsDrum patterns: 10Musical patterns: 31Types of Gated Arpeggiators: 50Key Range: ±12Connectors: Stereo Line out (Dual RCA), Mini Headphone outSampling Frequency: 48kHzDA Conversion: 24-bit LinearPower Supply: Four alkaline AA batteries (6 V)Battery Life: Approximately five hours (with alkaline batteries)
| Audio Connections |
RCA Line Out, Phones Out |
| Number of Patterns |
10 drum patterns, 31 musical patterns |
| Model |
KAOSSILATOR |
| Series |
KAOSS |
| Number of Drum Kits |
10 Patterns w/Sounds |
| Memory |
N/A |
| MIDI |
No |
| Number of Pads |
1 |
| Sequencer |
Yes |
| Controllers |
KAOSS Pad, Program/Value Wheel, Control Buttons |
| Effects |
Yes |
| Tones/Patches |
100 |
| Dimensions |
4.17"W x 5.08"D x 1.14"H |
| Product Weight |
5.43 oz. (without batteries) |
| Multitimbral |
other |
| Velocity Sensitive Pads |
No |
| Quantization |
None |
| Pedal Input |
No |
10/21/2009 (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful) 4.0Enjoying writing again ... By Beauno from Cowtown Ohio
Korg KAOSSILATOR Compact Music Creation Tool
One year parts and labor. 90 Days on footswitches, tubes, and AC adapters. Three years on tuners and metronomes.
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