Korg - News and Rumours
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New Korg Volcas: Micro Modular and Digital Percussion Synthesizer
21 Dec 2018 · Just when you thought Korg had lost interest in the Volca series of mini synths two new ones pop up on Instagram - a Buchla inspired Micro Modular and a Digital Percussion Synthesizer.
Korg Prologue V1.30 fixes the annoying tuning instability
17 Dec 2018 · After months of complaints from Prologue users Korg finally steps up and deals with the oscillator tuning issues on their hybrid polyphonic synthesizer
Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover
05 Dec 2018 · Got a Korg Monotron knocking around? Why not turn it into a fully fledge Korg analogue synth with the Soul Machine Korg MS-X extreme modification guide. Be warned - this will invalidate your warranty.
Korg Gadget 1.2 for Nintendo Switch goes multiplayer
20 Sep 2018 · New version 1.2 of Korg Gadget on the Nintendo Switch introduces the idea of collaboration with up to 4 players multiplayer composition mode and a cool new song transfer feature.
Korg celebrates 10 years of the nanoSERIES MIDI controllers with a splash of colour
10 Sep 2018 · Korg releases their inner fabulousness with Orange/Green and Blue/Yellow anniversary nanoSERIES controllers. Or this is what happens when you let your kids loose in your design software.
Korg Gadget gets into Rex Loops with Stockholm by Reason
12 Jul 2018 · Propellerhead has ported their Dr. Octo Rex loop player over to the Korg Gadget eco-system. It takes all its looping and slicing as well as the synthesis and sound crafting functionality. That's one cool ...
A briefcase full of Volcas? Squeeze up to 4 Korg Volcas in this hard-shell case
28 Jun 2018 · A very useful case that will protect up to 4 Korg Volca boxes plus their adapters and cables. The top comes all the way off so you could easily play with them inside the case. Might save them from beer spills.
Fender, Yamaha, Korg, Casio and Roland UK offices raided over alleged price fixing
27 May 2018 · The UK offices of five major MI brands have been raided over alleged price-fixing! The probe is centred on Fender, Roland, Casio, Korg and Yamaha, according to reports.
Start fiddling with the inside of the Korg Prologue: SDK kit now available
24 May 2018 · The Multi Engine architecture of the Korg Prologue lets you code and design your own customised digital oscillators and effects to run alongside the VCOs. The SDK is now available for download.
Robin’s Top 3 synthesizers from NAMM 2018
04 Feb 2018 · This golden age of synthesizers shows no sign of slowing down and NAMM 2018 had plenty to enthral the enthusiasts. Here are the 3 synths that really made me go all modulated.
NAMM 2018: Korg to release SDK developer kit for Prologue
26 Jan 2018 · Korg is opening up the Prologue so that you can design your own oscillators and modulation effects with an SDK software developers kit and open development API - wow.
NAMM 2018: KORG’s KONNECT portable PA may make you rethink the traditional live sound setup
20 Jan 2018 · KORG doesn't just do synths, this announcement says, they're also making inroads in the affordable Live sound category with KONNECT - a self-contained PA unit designed for small-scale venues and uses.
NAMM 2018: Is the KORG KR-55 rhythm machine the last word in virtual jamming partners?
18 Jan 2018 · The KR-55 Pro is quite possibly the pinnacle of rhythm machines for instrument players jamming with themselves. It has 24 drum styles, recording and playback functionality, runs on battery power, and has ...
NAMM 2018: Limited edition Korg ARP Odyssey FSQ bundled with SQ1
18 Jan 2018 · The original components are getting scarce and so Korg is putting together a limited run of the authentic ARP reproduction called the ARP Odyssey FSQ. Comes complete with a matching SQ1 sequencer.
NAMM 2018: Korg announce the slim D1 Digital Piano for stage and home
18 Jan 2018 · Simple and minimalistic the D1 Digital Piano provides a very playable weighted piano in a tidy and compact form that's great for gigs and perfect for the home.
NAMM 2018: Korg Volca Mix for mixing your Volcas
17 Jan 2018 · New for NAMM is a tidy little mixer called the Volca Mix for up to three (you've guessed it) Volcas. Includes a power splitter, filter, effects send, and sync out with tempo display.
NAMM 2018: P is for Prologue – the new Korg polyphonic hybrid synth
17 Jan 2018 · A huge leak from Korg ahead of NAMM and we gaze upon the polyphonic digital/analog hybrid synthesizer loveliness of the Prologue 8 and Prologue 16. Is the mystery solved?
Korg releases a free sound library for the Monologue
30 Dec 2017 · Beef up your Monologue with this range of Electronic Score + Retrocade sounds from German composer Christian Halten. They are free, very visual and may take you in directions you never considered.
Korg Legacy Collection gets a refresh and an ARP Odyssey
22 Dec 2017 · The Korg Legacy Collection will now be known as the Korg Collection as it gets a much needed update to include the ARP Odyssey in addition to an M1, Wavestation, Polysix, MonoPoly and MS-20.
Korg Gadget coming to Nintendo Switch for thumb based music making
30 Oct 2017 · Game engine developers Detune who brought Korg synthesizers to the Nintendo 3DS have revealed that they are porting Korg Gadget to the Nintendo Switch hybrid console.
Korg to roll out new synth at NAMM 2018 with name that “starts with P”
23 Oct 2017 · The name of the brand new synth, Korg reveals, starts with a P, has eight letters and contains numbers. Is it Poly8000, Proph88, PEEOWWW5, P8976367? What? What the heck is it?
iMono/Poly: Korg takes its iconic 4 VCO analog synthesizer to iOS
23 Aug 2017 · Hold onto your iPad, here comes an authentic recreation of Korg's classic 4 VCO Mono/Poly. The iMono/Poly brings fatness to your iOS tablet as long as it's current and powerful.