KAOSS Replay: Overview and Demo

The KAOSS Replay is the latest and greatest in the critically acclaimed KAOSS series of performance tools. It's a self-contained Dynamic Effects processor and Sampler that offers everything you need to create electrifying live performances! Join Matthew Piecora (EZBOT) as he covers the intuitive touch capacitive LCD screen, 16 adjustable velocity sensitive pads, assignable cross faders, processing incoming audio, monitoring, and loads of effects including filters, distortion, loopers, delays, reverb, and vocal effects.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:45 Assignable Effects
02:29 Touch Hold
02:46 Pad Motion
03:05 Using A Looper Effect To Transition
04:29 Assignable Crossfaders
5:32 External Audio Transition
06:34 Sampling
07:51 Trigger Pad Edit
09:40 Resampling
10:29 Stretch Sync
10:57 Variable Pitch
11:17 Quantize
11:43 Mute and Solo
12:02 Hot Cue
13:02 Vocal Effects
15:13 Synth Effects
16:02 Surface Control
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[@macks2025]

You know what Korg is thinking about their own products if there are three Elektrons on the table and not a single Electribe, drumlogue or SQ-64. Please somebody tell me it is NOT going to be $1000 I am hearing about on other channels for a microUSB equipped effects box in 2023!

[@Merlin_tk]

Yeah It's $1k lol. All that and they couldnt afford the extra couple bucks per unit for another USB-C. Just get a 404Mk2 with a Kaoss Pad Mini 2. With the extra couple hundred you saved you could probably get a second hand Microfreak on top 😂.

[@AndreasR86]

Can't wait for these to show up on the second hand market for a third of the price.

[@Jason75913]

Definitely worth a try then lol Bring your mixes into this baby and remix them with Kaossilator shenanigans

[@Ostin3232]

the impression is that it was produced in 2012, and they decided to postpone it until better times, at the moment of 2023 it is some kind of fool for such money

[@MarkWagner33]

Wow... badass piece of kit..... Nice little bit of finger drumming there

[@zoltn]

Great presentation EZ!

[@j.cnnrtv]

Coming soon to Bad Gear

[@AndrewLeSynt]

nice seeing the old pads evolving into something super duper!

[@iamkeebz]

I just looked up the price... holy cow. No.

[@CEMeier]

Yeah, I was expecting half of that.

[@bobsnocks3656]

With Fkn RCAs!

[@bike.krueger]

Absolutely. Better get a used Digitakt & SP 404 MK2 for less 😂

[@acidgirl.303]

Or 2 mpc 🎉

[@SlickGriminals]

With all do respect it does twice as much as the overpriced mono drum sampler for the same price.

[@Robert_Babicz]

looks very nice , could be very interesting for my live sets

[@slowbro1337]

By the Gods! Was just thinking about what a new one might be like. Super hype to get this! I do miss that grid look tho from the pro however

[@VJFranzK]

The LED screen could hypothetically run any kinds of visualization to respond to touch! (see iPad Kaoss apps) so hopefully they can make more options here!

[@Beegpapijimbo]

I'm sold on this because I'm a hardcore kaosspad fan but I really hope its feature set is expanded in updates to make it more worth the price

[@alienreggaeradio]

I love koass pads. I have 2 and 2 koass pad mixers. This is a must buy

[@jtomlinsonster]

Hey Korg, which one of your engineers decided that it would be a good idea to use micro usb? Seriously.

[@oldunclemick]

The Canadian price is going to be eye-watering!

[@RSKNPOL]

Nice review :)

[@phelper4554]

I agree the price tag is too high it should be around 500 ❤ I really hope korg hears their customers

[@templeofg]

ok finally wow twenty 24 years later.... i love the kaoss pad... it was always on my desk collecting dust... my favourite piece that i always wanted to do more with.... and bang... 24 years and were back baby.

[@willia_music]

lol, this got me thinking of getting my hands back onto my KP3

[@romi2910001]

I just bought one I think I made a good choice. Ppl need to First understand many songs are made with just samples and they can be from rx, 1 bar to a whole melody etc.. And that's exactly how this unit is supposed to be used.. Keep that in mind while watching this video And you'll see how it starts to make more sense. Finally listen to your electronic music play list and pay close attention to how many songs are just using loops ..

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Good point they're not getting it or understanding complaining about a sequencer but with the capabilities of this thing a sequencer would be redundant

[@alxdpo6471]

So Korg gave up on Grooveboxes like the Electribe or why are you guys using Elektron gear as sound source? :D

[@joebrewer4529]

Because they can. You know it’s 2024 people can come and do what they want to do.

[@alxdpo6471]

@@joebrewer4529 shut up it was obvious a joke about them not making another electribe as everyone wants.

[@steffl6126]

Your track @ 3.45 is 🔥

[@spacetiger3000]

Can you audio in from other hardware with USB audio like Model Cycles in a live performance setting, or is this just for sampling in from the computer or something?

[@strangeattractor4959]

for a moment I thought it was an octatrack with 32 triggers, amazing kaoss and all black!

[@joepolophotography]

I'm a simple man, I see EZBOT, I watch the video

[@alexluscombe7460]

Cool vibe

[@JacobAndJamal]

I always ask , why is it so hard for music gear makers nowadays to improve what was available 20+ years ago . MPC, Electribes, Yamaha & Roland Groove boxes, workstations; could create entire songs… Every new music device seems hampered with limitations. No sequencers, low storage, needs to be plugged to a computer, no battery options, weird cables, bad GUI, etc etc … Like here’s an idea Korg, Yamaha, Roland, Akai. Just take your MPC/Electribe/RS7000/MC303, add more cheap storage, update the sounds, add a USB C connection, and release it ?!

[@9londoncalling]

Oh dear, a korg demo video outnumbered by Elektron gear.

[@MistahmiZheJAH]

It looks like the kaosspad mixer late 90s early 2000 looks good tho ! Would be a good addition to an Allen & Heat xone since the mixer only has filter’s….

[@wackerburg]

Great to see that Korg hasn't abandoned the Kaoss family. That being said I wonder how good the effects actually are. For more than a thousand Euros, they should be of high quality instead of being kinda cheesy like the old KP effects were. Also, it would be awesome to have a "user module" inside that. Like an NTS-1, so third parties could come up with creative algorithms. Nice presentation though! But the examples shown here DO sound cheesy and cheap tbh.

[@rorz999]

Someone in a different video was able to work out that the FX are the exact same as (I think) the Mini KP 2S, down to the FX numbers, names, and sound. Really disappointing if they haven't upgraded the FX from a decade old product!

[@Jason75913]

Too '90s for you?

[@wackerburg]

@@Jason75913 Yes, in a bad way tbh. Looks like they just grabbed the effects straight from the Korg Kaoss Pad Mini 2S, someone looked at the presets and they match pretty much. Even the locations and names are the same. In 2023 one could expect higher quality effects imho. Just look at what Hologram Electronics, Eventide and so on deliver. For the sampling part, an SP-404 can do this too.

[@richardwilliams1310]

The Korg Kaoss Replay should of been sent to the DJ gear reviewers/influencers instead of the synth geeks. Agreed that this is underfeatured for the price but it should have been compared to other DJ gear like the Pioneer DJS1000 & Pioneer Toraiz SP16 and obviously the Roland SP404mk2. Demo it in a DJ setup with workflow scenarios that would help sell it. If it could work as a standalone DJ controller like products from Pioneer & Denon with Kaoss effects it would sell imho

[@mechadebzilla]

Looks and sounds amazing! Really glad to see Korg putting out something this interesting. (Crossfaders!) Price is pretty high, but look at the other gear on the table in this demo. Those ain't cheap boxes either. Definitely aimed at a specific audience. Edit: can we get an Electribe Sampler Replay too?

[@Jason75913]

Yeah, aimed at DJs wanting a cheaper Pioneer DJS-1000.

[@oblitafier]

I'd take the Octatrack MkII over this. Has much of the functionality of the Kaoss and so much more. Maybe a few updates will change things

[@Jason75913]

@@oblitafier - Korg - updates Choose one, buddy.

[@Andrew-K]

Seems cool! These always remind me of a Ke$ha concert I attended where she wore one of these like a necklace the whole show 😂

[@pesh909]

Korg, the people request an Elektribe3 based on the OG, with modern features. When can we expect it? Thanks x

[@djalexyus]

Hi masters! So, is it possibile to connect a turntable with a Serato control vinyl with a midi signal for playing samples stored in a SD card or in the Kaoss Replay?

[@bobbyrohr]

Despite all the prophecies of doom. I like the Korg Kaoss Replay. The handling is fine for me. I don't need another sequencer. I'm not comparing it to the Sp-404 either. The Kaoss Replay is unique with its features and I like it.

[@martybyrnemusic]

Been using a KP3 in my music since 2009. Its always been super fun and performative. Always hoped for an upgrade (my dream was a few more sample options and an XLR in for a mic) ... This is feature packed, especially on the sample front, love hot cues, although, have we lost the KP3's ability to "remix" a sample by quickly adding or removing slices across those hot cue buttons? Seems more fiddly now. I won't hold my breath, but would love to see a slightly stripped down version (8 samples instead of 16, an XLR input (GODDAMMIT!!!) less of the sample menu diving, more surface level editing and performance) ... £949 is way out of my price range. The KP3 is around £250.... I wonder will we get a mid level Korg Replay Mini for around £300 or £400?

[@Kollernegger]

Kann man den Kaoss Replay auch mit einem DJ Controller verwenden. Zum Beispiel Rev5 ? Aux In ?

[@majorchutzpah7265]

They should of included a kaosilator!

[@majorchutzpah7265]

With the 4 looper trax!

[@rorz999]

Totally agree, this box should have been a new generation Kaoss Pad and Kaossilator all-in-one, especially when you consider the price

[@NikoNoxious]

I totally agree with this that would be so dope

[@vincewizz8534]

I am very interested even though I have a 404 km2. I just wish it were possible to assign different fx to groups of pads. Otherwise it really limits the benefits of having those 128 fx on-board as well as those motion recording possibilities. At the very least should be able to assign different fx to Group A and Group B. Cheers! 🙌

[@acidgirl.303]

I like this fancy micro mpc

[@psyphly3190]

so cool! but it looks like two standard faders not two crossfaders? and they are getting a cross fade effect by using both faders at the same time

[@oldunclemick]

Yep, clearly just faders, not crossfaders - especially as there is a machine connected to it that DOES have a crossfader! What's the betting the marketing folks told him to say "crossfader" when they realized it was a missing feature!

[@RaquelFoster]

The Octatrack has a crossfader. EZ doesn’t use mixers or any gear with faders except the Octatrack so he just calls every fader a crossfader.

[@tsunamiken]

This also bothered me.

[@Goth108]

Did the factory making the standalone MPCs for Akai design that?

[@LoveMeBack]

This is how the SP should have looked liked.

[@alessandromondini3522]

Sorry price out of this world!!!

[@GlitchComputer]

It needs to be suped up I’m so many ways to justify that price tag. I’m excited about it but no open user algorithms or end of chain processing makes it a heart a buy.

[@RalphFischer]

sampling incoming audio shows some weak point: audio in and Replay sample are not in time. listen from 7:45. Anyhow - love that machine. perfect for my live setup

[@DDONNRICARTUR]

I have some Korg devices, I really love them, but this is crazy. For the price you can't make sequences and complete songs? why? A lot of missed opportunities. Sad.

[@Jason75913]

Bring your finished mixes into the Kaoss Replay and remix them with Kaoss shenanigans, duh.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

You can make complete songs read the owners manual sequencing would be redundant

[@RnBGarvey]

No sequencer and double the price of Sp404 mk2? 😂😂😂😂

[@VTOLKits]

But no Sequencer right ? 🤔

[@bestrickie2]

It looks and sounds good. I had the pro though the limitation I found was a barrier you could only record on four tracks though you could overdub on each but I still found it limited and that if you’re overdubbed, you couldn’t erase. It’s good to see this has, 16 tracks the equivalent. Oh yes the pro is good though I’ve sold it.

[@dajnaler]

Please people, does anyone know the 2 fabulous old prog tracks he plays and crossfades from @4:53 - @5:13?? They both sound like Max Graham back in early 2000s.

[@jaimeross7507]

I would Happily pay $400 for it......Great job Korg!!

[@simonlees2848]

This is great and i'd certainly have use for it but at twice the price of my MPC (atleast in Australia) its really hard to justify

[@manonthelivingroad]

How about a mini kaoss replay... because that price....and seriously one effect only?

[@wackerburg]

Most of its effects are actually combinations of multiple effects.

[@manonthelivingroad]

@@wackerburg most but not all kind of combinations, what if I want a reverb into a distortion? A compressor into another compressor? A granular, distortion, tape delay and reverb? Hologram , hx stomp, poly beebo, zoia, and even the kaoss pad quad are able to do this at a lesser price

[@xgskrillax]

Seems cool but is it 2x better than an sp404 mkii? Maybe after it's had several firmware updates it can justify its pricetag but until then i think I'd rather have a 404mkii and another $500 toy

[@Jason75913]

"after several firmware updates" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Space_pulse]

Hey, Korg, buddy! Link to your website is broken, maybe? Love you!

[@thisklik]

14:40 you just found Laurie Anderson's efx!! would love to try this Replay out!!

[@fernalicious]

Like anything Kaoss! 👍🔊👍

[@templeofg]

mix the koass pad with ikaossilator w/ the electribe ... can we do that next ? please.

[@chiefbucknell]

I wonder how a rectangular touch screen compares to a square touch pad, as the latter has traditionally allowed for equal control area/travel for both X & Y Kaoss parameters 🤔

[@powermix24]

549$ MAX. Ya'll are tripping, I did own the Triton Pro X in 2001 and I do now have Modwave, Wavestate, and Opsix, this is a ridiculous price. It's overshadowed by MANY devices that cost less.

[@endlessnameless6628]

No sequencer seems a pretty large omission no?

[@jm6734]

To be honest all that gear and the generic sh¡te this dude managed is the most fascinating thing here.

[@jeffersonspyplanemusic]

Kinda cool

[@user-k2kdsjfrtd]

Why rca in/out??😅😅😅😅 Sp404mk2win

[@Jason75913]

Who uses RCAs? If you answer correctly, I'll let you know.

[@richardwilliams1310]

Maybe the perfect partner for the Denon DJ Prime Go or Reloop Flux

[@IamRobinShin]

What is that crazy track starting at 02:00 min? ?? awesome

[@EZBOT_]

Thanks!

[@emilianoibarra3537]

would love to have tremolo as an effect, control rate and amount

[@mmmd397]

Waiting for Korg Trinity Vsti ! Please !

[@noelcampbelljnr]

No sequencer??? Massive opportunity missed here

[@zenthronin5077]

So Cool need one Plz build a small one to with cv in and out

[@els1f]

I'm confused by the RCA's. It's not the end of the world, but i haven't really seen them since like the old Kaoss line. Do dj things still use those? I genuinely don't know-not just nitpicking lol

[@Jason75913]

Yes, DJs do still use RCAs. And with that in mind, guess who the Kaoss Replay is aimed at.

[@Deezeone]

can it sample while playing ???

[@Jason75913]

Ye

[@SixteenVoice]

No end of chain mastering effects (preamp, eq, compressor, full chain)? That would have really helped and justified the price. Argh.

[@thedeepblueskys]

I really like it, but I’m not sure if I can justify the price. Especially since I’m only a hobbyist.

[@chikoavena3407]

It looks like an mpc with a kaoss glued to it... Crazy, bet the price is affordable ✌️😭

[@Notsram77]

First thought: "Wow! That looks expensive!"

[@ferencmolnar1651]

RCA output. Why?

[@Jason75913]

That's your first hint towards what crowd this is aimed at.

[@petert7807]

@14:14 "This sounds...... ah-mazing."😢

[@TomoRAW]

I really don't understand how can it be 16 bit it makes it obsolete for Doing and Live performance

[@LunchBandit]

Too bad, I was hoping to upgrade my korg kaoss quad with this but this isn’t worth it. The weird issue with the USB-C cable only for power and it seems slow for live performance. Lastly, for that price I’ll buy the akai force that is an entire DAW and has the same touch screen.

[@daccrowell4776]

GREAT ad for Elektron, gang! 😂 Otherwise, could you start coming up with new ideas? Enough retreads already. You've already demonstrated that you can't come up with new tech, and certain of those "retreads" have done more damage to Korg's brand than anyone would've expected. You also have created some amazingly forward-thinking gear over the years...but not as of late. Instead, QC is slipping and some moronic, brand-killing nonsense pops up on a semi-routine basis, often in EPIC fashion. I'm sure Uli Behringer appreciates how the 2600 release went, because your version wound up selling LOADS of THEIR 2600s when it became clear that the 2600FS was only supposed to be for "certain people", according to your UK offices. OK, so here's this thing of yours. Next to three different Elektron boxes which is FUNNY AF because parts of their ideas stemmed from the Electribes, but I digress... So, after watching a swirly finger-drag ASMR intro and going some further into the clip, I just quit. There was nothing new here. There was nothing there that couldn't have been done with some simple DAW voodoo...and in fact, those results could outpace the KAOSS by a few degrees of magnitude. This is what happens when you try to retread decades-old tech and pass it off as something new and amazing. For $1k. Hey, Korg...did you bother to check what used Kaoss pads go for on eBay? Or is this the ARP 2600 business model at work on the pricing? Which then forces the question of "Is this the FS or M version?" You know...the difference between getting something good but pointlessly expensive, and the 2nd-string cut-down version. The one you don't want, y'know? I can't tell. Nor do I have any assurances that you're not already working on a "mk II" that'll stomp this one about 6 months later (see also the Minilogue XD). So why this thing? The Elektron boxes are doing the heavy lifting, apparently from what it looks like here. And that leaves you with a stoner toy that costs a grand. Seriously...if that's NOT the case here, putting three other similar but non-Korg devices in with it sure as hell makes it seem that way. Especially when the KAOSS is being, uh..."fingered" and it's obvious at that point that there just might be a lot LESS to this new box than meets the eye. And you used to make really good, capable, and innovative gear. I have quite a bit of it. But, like Yamaha and their slavish devotion to Chowning's FM patents...which, when they kept doubling-down on FM many years after the DX7 launch. The DXs were excellent. But did we deserve 20 years of no further synthesizer development after that? Nope. Here's a hint: you made some truly cutting-edge gear in the MS range. Some of it, however, has become pricey unobtanium, such as the MS50 or the VC10. They're Korg designs, and with modular synths being what they are now, they would garner quite a bit of attention. Also remember that the MS20M is still a thing with a big installed base...I have two of them myself. But that's on you. Although I think you might want to consider what your USERS want instead of "what can we put out for $xxxx and get away with"-style corporate logic. Because if that's the designated course here, it'll just take one global monetary freakout to wipe Korg out...and even as POed as I've been with Korg in the past few years, I don't want the company to have that happen to it. If there's one "Korg item" that needs reissuing, it should be to reissue the innovative AF Korg company that many of us loved...sometimes across decades. Right now ain't cutting it.

[@wellenfeld8463]

I do all this in a cracked Ableton DAW and some 3 Hand Controller all under 100 Bucks

[@RnBGarvey]

Lol

[@SlickGriminals]

Did you steal the laptop also? Lol

[@ZETONEproductions]

Well a thief is a thief,,

[@HelgeSchroetter]

Brittle USB Micro B interface for data, USB-C for power - but a power bank doesn't work. (only the original power supply) A maximum of two updates - but a few annoying bugs remain forever.

[@edwardnormal]

lol sp404 mk 2 + kaospad mini beats this by far and is half the price here in europe

[@vangoghsseveredear]

Make this thing a groovebox and Im in. You guys make synths and drum machines. You make samplers. Put everything in one box, pls

[@kaydoubleyou6203]

This is a sort of a cross between an SP and an MPC.

[@Xanaduum]

Like most of these things I'll probably end up with it second hand 10 or 20 years later.

[@killacarew]

No Sequencer, it can't be powered by a battery bank, it has a micro usb port for some reason........for $999. Hard pass

[@ajsmith4181]

$500 and I’m a buyer. Guess I’ll wait for a second hand.

[@Jason75913]

DJS-1000 or the Toraiz SP-16 might make you happier.

[@richarddufresne2683]

Full disclosure: I have a Korg WaveState, Modwave, and an Opsix. I love them, they are great synthesizers. They came out with the Wavestate SE, at a $2 700 CAN, two to three times more than a Wavestate ! Then, this at $ 999 US, which translate to $ 1 399 CAN ? Sorry, Korg, your marketing department is completely incompetent, they need to be fired OR send them on a trip where they can see how simple folk like me are making music. Come on Korg, a USB-C port to be used only with your power supply, and an other USB port for MIDI? When we compare the features at $ 1 399, I can buy two Roland SP404MKII. Or even better, a Digitakt, the silver 25th anniversary edition! 😛

[@tylergates4075]

Reminds me of Pioneer gear

[@Jason75913]

It looks like a cut down, cheaper DJS-1000.

[@iproducerhythm]

If this thing would've had a sequencer and chromatic/scales on the pads, I would've been sold on it. 😕

[@alancalvitti]

how about a multitrack portastudio w/ waveform display for complete touch screen editing, 32bit float, dante I/o .. . what’s going on @korg berlin what a flop

[@maxblu1215]

Looks nice, but the price is really to high, it has going 4 times since the KP3

[@leonwalpole6556]

I believe you mentioned audio over USB-C as well as loading samples over USB-C, but from what I’ve seen on Korg’s site and other reviews, it seems the USB-C port is only for power, and those functions are handled by a micro USB-B port.

[@EZBOT_]

This is true.

[@stevewoywitka3258]

Korg sleeping on this one ,👋 hello Korg wake up

[@petert7807]

I am team Korg all day. I truly want to see them win and be successful, but "at first glance the kaoss replay appears to be tickng all the boxes," 😢

[@ludovicasebashi5215]

Korg just forget to put a simple sequencer inside where other brand didn’t 😅

[@christianthompson1473]

I never heard of a headphone input before. ??

[@richardwilliams1310]

Input socket for headphone jack/ audio output

[@christianthompson1473]

@@richardwilliams1310 no... its strictly an output! 😀

[@visisydandthevoid]

If this had features comparable to the octatrack,.. it would justify the price,.. and be a hit. This will be discontinued in 6 months or less.

[@Jason75913]

DJS-1000 didn't get discontinued in 6 months or less (it has been out for 5 years or something), doubt this will either, but only time and the disc jockeys will tell.