Kaossilator

[@polidelaiko]

100 sounds, man. After two days you know them by heart.

[@romannosejob]

how can this possibly be so good for that price? this is ludicrously amazing.

[@Dracopol]

@tomwebb123 I'm not complaining about it much. I just bought one! The "special edition" pink ones are being put on sale so I saved. I only hope the pink Kaossilators don't have a gypsy curse on them or something which explains the difference in price. I'll tell you how it goes. Almost surely I'll put out a video of my improvisation some time!

[@dudewhosaysarrh]

You have to plug it into an amp, stereo system, or pa. I occasionally use mine to test the range of speakers, since the kaossilator has an unbelievably wide tonal range for such a small device. There is next to no clipping, so especially in conjunction with a good quality pa system that thing blows you away. The depth of the sound is simply stunning.

[@Dracopol]

Cool tricks with the Kaossilator: Hold down Scale and press Loop to quickly get back to the Program menu from any other menu. Hold down Loop and Tap and then turn on Kaossilator (you see DLY on the display), then hold down Loop and then press Tap; you can now select to Loop Length 16 mode (but you can no longer Fix, or Erase any unFixed stuff you save). Also, on program d.84, tapping anywhere on the top and wait produces a rising feedback. To stop, tap anywhere else or change the program.

[@fullblooded64445]

its badass how something so big can come out of something so small

[@Dracopol]

@SpineTunes I can halfway agree with you there. The Kaossilator Pro costs double but has a bigger pad, can save things and switch between 4 loops so it answers many of the limitations of the Kaossilator. Korg crafted it to have 100 very good sound settings, and moving along the y-axis (up-down) makes changes to the sound for variety. I fix a basic rhythm and add and take away unfixed loops; I'm pleased with my latest video, "Dark Taxi."

[@domejj]

i bought this synth yesterday .and what can i say - is wicked! and very simple to use

[@kipptumor]

You can dial it in to a specific key, so you can't screw up and hit a wrong note. Plus it's got a hundred different sounds in it. It's a great device to break out when your ideas start getting a little too stale. Just dial it into the same tempo as your project and start pissing around and you'll come up with a new part usually.

[@ssstephenssskates]

the voice looper sound was so sick!

[@smilinglimpet]

my life would be greatly improved if i had one of these

[@bjadan]

The Kaossilator and the mini-KP are two different things. The Kaossilator is a synthesizer and on the other hand you have the mini-KP which is an effect processor...

[@mixstreet]

* Touch sensitive effects module * 128 newly developed effect programs * Vocoder * Synthesizer sounds * Effects hold button * Pad motion memory * Fx depth knob * Fx release slider (adjustable delay tail) * Four sample banks (looped and one-shot * Editor program included to build libraries of samples and edit them using computer

[@Toolsquatch]

It depends on how you would use it in the recordings: chances are that I'd flesh out a "rough draft" on the KAOSSilator itself and then record it with each part in a different track to fix the levels so they're just right. The one big problem that I've noticed with the way it's been used is the redundancy factor, but that being said I love a good challenge so we'll see what happens and we'll be layering guitars + bass synthesis (keytar), synths, drums, and vocals too (we're a Cyber-Punk band).

[@SoundMediaVibes]

Had one years ago, another (pink) one on the way! Great demo!!! :)

[@KungfuMuythaiguy6]

i want Korg to make one, but, it allows more than one finger touch capabilites, so you could make full chords on the piano sound.:D

[@MUZZHQ]

i really want one of these they look so kool!!!

[@telecaster1963]

Very good little beast. I'd buy it. Thanks for posting.

[@xlueshex]

I just played with one last night...this is the coolest thing i've seen since buttered toast.

[@leakanddestroy]

Fade it out in your DAW like fl studio. Good God these effects are awesome, better than anything that comes with any software

[@paulmfernandez]

@Alxasaurus Try connecting the Kaossilator output to the microphone input. I suppose if the voltages aren't matched, you shouldn't really be at risk of blowing up the computer ..... :o failing that, you could probably find an audio/midi I/O board that will connect through USB.

[@nintendude7cubed]

i like what you did at the end there!

[@5econd]

I wanted to add that having 100 loaded sounds is probably enough that alone this thing is definetly a good tool. You could easily get great odd sounds and melodic beats and lines out of it if you're creative, I am just saying consider the options. I don't have a laptop and the pocket size is nice so for me I might be interested, but still want midi!

[@typeZeroBansai]

And from my understanding a Kaoss Pad (I'm assuming thats what you mean by KP)is purely effects. You can't create your own music on it, but you can use it to alter whatever you plug into it.

[@Fieldy63]

ive got the kp2, its brilliant fun and theres synths on it as well. also there's the sampling & all the filters & fx, i'd definately recommend it

[@michaelgreen1701]

Thank you SOOO much for posting this video. Very helpful!!

[@gilibeck]

Che strumento fantastico! E costa anche poco per quello che offre!!

[@Dracopol]

@v8bert Scales like Major Pentatonic (MaP), Minor Pentatonic (MiP) and Egyptian (EGY) are good only because your fat little fingers are less likely to hit a wrong note. For other scales it would take the precision of a violinist. But I'm not complaining, I just bought one. Some scale/key combinations may go really well together on overdubs; maybe a Kaossilator resource can give us some music theory.

[@RobertGeez]

Awesome, thanks for the demo. I have just ordered one from ebay, 99 spondoolies. Happy days. Also ordered line out to small male jack (Mic input) so I can record straight to my laptop.

[@12thLeveIWizardKing]

This thing is so cool! I want one!

[@rob91Harvey]

Man those last couple of minutes were sick!!! Hell to my student loan on books, I'm getting one of these bad boys and don't do music haha.

[@radishfest]

these things are amazing. love the 3d animations there..

[@MatiChooseName]

i tried this thing out 2day at the international music show.. amazing

[@Toolsquatch]

Hell yeah man, I definitely plan on picking one of these up to mess around with while on tour with my band someday, I imagine that this would kill time in between venues like you wouldn't believe. Add a laptop and you could have an album ready by the time you get off the tour too, just imagine the possibilities...

[@orfeo793]

well i've seen a couple videos of it already and so far this thing looks amazing, i will probably get it, thanks for the info

[@Toolsquatch]

The "electronic side" of our music will probably be built on the KAOSSilator but replicating it live will definitely be a challenge unless we use backing tracks, something that we're trying to stray from as much as possible. That being said, I can't wait to get my hands on one, we're definitely getting a Mini KP as well once we have money. You should definitely check us out, by the way: we're kinda like an industrial rock band that flirts with everything from Hip Hop to Drum 'n' Bass.

[@stalwart911]

I know some of you might think I am crazy but I see this as an affordable alternative to continuum... at least in terms of some sounds,, I need to know more abt this device before I buy it though

[@BSODslayer]

Oh, I almost forgot - about that computer question: Well, the KP-3 has the sampling abilities I spoke of, and is able to store samples in normal .wav format onto an SD-card for computer use. Otherwise, you can connect the mini-KP to you soundcard and use any software to record - of course, since the KP's and the microKORG is two different products, anything you record will be on-the-fly and not coded into the microKORG, but you already knew that :)

[@Bouncer1012]

Very helpful. well made. Awesome

[@Snewtron]

i have one. it's so much fun to play!!!!!

[@z0mgeomge]

can you record and loop your drum pattern with the kaossilator?

[@Dracopol]

@put0n666 The Kaossilator can also use an AC adapter plugged into the top (4.5 volts, positive tip). I am having trouble finding Korg's AC adapter, but a universal adapter set to this will work.

[@SDMSProductions]

can this be plugged into an amp and used like in a band? for a jam session

[@alexdacostausa9471]

i love this Kaossilator from KORG

[@woodpecker1985]

well you can set the key and mode, choose what sound you want and dynamically change change the tempo on the arpeggiator, ect.. sure, it might not be straight forward to hit specific notes, but there is a musical degree of precision/control to it

[@danielaaa756]

i want one! NOW!! :D

[@callif]

I've heard that you do in fact need a computer or external source to save an entire song, but the amount of loops is infinite.

[@merlinmichaeshepherd]

At last, just the thing I've been looking for...another device that can be played without needing a single drop of musical skill, talent or taste! Where can I get one?

[@Dracopol]

5:20 I may have mentioned it before, but it's not true you set features like Scale, Loop Length or Erase by pressing two buttons AT THE SAME TIME. Follow the arrows next to the buttons. They mean for that feature, you must press AND HOLD one button and THEN tap the other. Experts do it quickly so it only SEEMS like they're hitting two buttons at the same time.

[@joshuapaulhawthorne]

or one could use it for live performances. alot of dj's are starting to do that With an audio interface, you could plug it into ableton and walla... this shit is tight...

[@Fabbydabbydoozy]

It's cool the way they got a robot to narrate the video.

[@hellspark]

OMG you're a genius! seriously, no sarcasm, that is the best idea i have ever heard! i would pay, like, $50 for a korg cartridge. and maybe there could be a wifi midi interface module that comes with it! its like electroplankton, but serious this time!

[@saltandpurple]

depends on your mixer. if it has an effects loop you best connect it therewith, otherwise you could put it behind your master out if you want to manipulate all, and between a single input (cd-player, turntable) and the mixer if you want to manipulate only one instrument.

[@timrideout]

Awesome tutorial! Finally someone spells it out...

[@maq66]

This looks amazing, one question can I plug this directly into an amplifier?

[@ifxman]

Damn, I'm just seeing this lol Very nice demo!!! I did a long one too hahaha How can you not!? These things are fun!!!

[@alphawav3]

Absoultely awesome review! good job! But it would be much better if you could record your own sounds to it!!! (at least 30 seconds of memory for your own sounds vocal samples!) then I would buy it!

[@monomakes]

Nice guide. Thanks.

[@BSODslayer]

If you are thinking about editing sounds, first of all drop the Kaossilator - it's an instrument, not an FX-processor. Secondly, consider the Kaoss-Pad 3 if you are serious about using effects. It has more fx's, better editing of fx, and also a sample recorder/player, very useful for both recording and performing. I don't know the price in US, but here in Denmark, it's about three times the Mini-kp, but it's still worth it - trust me!

[@jocarroll]

By Both is my advice they work really well together have fun..xxx

[@typeZeroBansai]

Well, you are more limited in what sounds you can make than on a normal synth, but you still have to change the pitch of the notes, set the tempo, and choose multiple layers of sound. The difference is that you're using your finger on the touch pad rather than a keyboard. I guess whether that is easier or not depends on personal preference.

[@jason123twinn]

this is mega helpful but is it connected to speakers? if u did a gig with it can u connect it up with an amp? and have it powered up through that?

[@ionide]

@sethro1 no internal speaker, but you can use a normal aux cable OR left/right inputs for a greater sound (i think, hahah)

[@Dracopol]

That thing looks like a left-handed design. If a person is right-handed they want to use their dominant right hand to work the pad, but their left hand has to curl around the top to get at the buttons placed on the right! It might have been better if the buttons were available on the left, less of a stretch for the left hand.

[@antyplastyka]

Hey wikld84 - what alternative would You suggest? I like the auto-scales in this device.

[@ahafeez88]

can i hook this up to my dj mixer? like route the sound from the mixer to this to the speakers?

[@LooneyLopez]

thank you thank you thank you now i know enough to buy it without having buyers remorse

[@Theparadoxmazes]

That is awesome. I want one

[@TheMabist]

I want my self one of these. How much do they go for average?

[@orfeo793]

Ok, thanks for the info, I'm thinking about buying this, but I am still wondering if it would be worth the $200 price tag.

[@rancid84]

I want 1 too.. Can you save the loops that you created or have to create every time when you turn on the kaossilator?

[@callif]

I seriously doubt it. I'm getting one tomorrow, so I can tell you for sure.

[@iamhottub]

do yo have to plug it into anything

[@hippyphreak]

So I was wondering if there was any equipment like the kaossilator that I can put my own sounds into... and like the voice looper uses loops at the top of the pad, like say I use the phrase "gimme tha mic" Is it possible to have left to right control over the phrase like (left) gimme (middle) tha (right) mic (going right to left plays it in rewind) and have up down controlling the loop?

[@novatocreek]

I think this is a translation of a German version I was just checking out...in any case thanks for posting, very helpful.

[@veltape]

my friend has one its the best thing i ever played with while on acid.

[@corruptionalliance]

kaossilator line output --> PC line input. use either a stereo RCA--1/8" stereo miniplug cable or a 1/8" stereo miniplug--1/8" stereo miniplug cable.

[@delicado]

Looks cool but why on earth would they leave midi off? The thing has an arpeggiator. I guess I'm missing something but it seems weird to me.

[@hank1234567890]

can you warp eq on it, like on the kaoss pads? please reply, thats a main selling point for me

[@duchyofwarsaw]

This looks awesome, can you use it with ableton?

[@vanpatten42966]

can you plug stuff INTO the kaossilator so that you can use its effects? like plugging a guitar into it and using the arpeggiator

[@EspyerAZ]

Can I hook this up to, per say, my amp and boss loop pedal and fuck around with the guitar loop?

[@mhd9890]

can i put this into my guitar?

[@revengeguy]

is it worth the money ot buy one of these if i have a microkorg already?

[@Stakker]

Can you construct your own loops or are the drums locked into the pre-programmed loops?

[@Zombbg4]

Looks badass, some nice sounds. How difficult is it to accurately play certain notes? Seems like it's a crapshoot, just hope you get the note you want...

[@BeatlesGirl421]

How did you record this with sound and video?

[@frogamic]

Judging by the 'L' and 'R' written just below them, Left and Right channel audio?

[@paulmfernandez]

@Alxasaurus Try connecting the Kaossilator output to the microphone input? I'm sure somebody will reply and say if that's really reckless. I'll let you know if it works for me when I get mine ....

[@HiHats14]

can you just buy that one thing alone and pug it into a P.A. or amp or whatever or do you need more stuff??

[@blockman0205]

Can you hook this to the touchpad controller for guitar?

[@snoozehard]

does it wuantize what you play or anything?

[@zinoff]

love the beam saber

[@aidenjones3637]

Can this hook up to massive?

[@paulmfernandez]

@beastrock200 Probably by feeding the output to the Line In on a computer, and then grabbing it with something like Audacity.

[@CheezyIvie]

Can you have the loop turned on without the Drum Pattern?

[@KeenantheBarbarian]

@Marvin427 I would go with the KP2 . It's more fun when you have them both.

[@alextankian]

does it have a speaker built in or do you have to plug it into something?

[@megabiteish]

@vaguelyhumanoid where di you get it? and how much was it?

[@MusicalArmageddon]

@Marvin427 the kaoss pad is more for effects and things, if I remember correctly