Korg Mini Kaoss Pad – overview NAMM 2012 synth-related links

New Korg Mini Kaoss Pad with Display and additional „slider“. There’s Vocoder in it – 24bit resolution and has SD card slot.. Filter (15), Modulation (15), LFO (20), Delay (10), Reverb (5), Looper (20), Vocoder (5), Synthesizer (10) NAMM: KORG mini KAOSS PAD 2 Kaoss Pad 2 Kaossilator 2 Also there’s a yellow Kaossilator – same data – 50 arpeggiator patterns, 12 notes range, 150 sounds.. NAMM: KORG Kaossilator 2 Forum • KORG NAMM 2012. Korg keeps calm and secret as well, but they seem to work on Apps they call „real…

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iOS: iConnectivity (multiport) audio iConnectMUSE digital audio mixer

this magic little thing gives you more than 2 audio outputs. I don’t see more than 2 ins and outs here, but well – there is USB Host in there.but they say featuring six stereo in / outs, headphone out, two USB ports, a „hub-able“ USB host, Ethernet / network sharing and MIDI pass-thru. so if that’s true and it’s supportet by iOs Core Audio this is WOW! iConnectivity outs iConnectMUSE digital audio mixer for iOSers (video) — Engadget. a mixer or real multiport? hmm..

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Xils Lab Effect Le Masque – delay special „zones“ in an audio stream

Xils Lab is known for their Synthesizers modeled after classic synthesizers, here’s a new one – a stereo delay – the special thing with is (hence the name): this delay only acts on some sections, others that are „masked“ will NOT have the delay on, most of it is based on rhythm and time signature and a sort of sequencer to get it all done. delays are of course modulated etc. there are envelopes as well, so this is about a very controlled automated delay with some „intelligence“. • True…

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FXpansion new software drumcomputer called tremor

new drum tr-style sequencer since it is based on DCAM the sound should be really good, – do you remember Synthsquad? So if you do – this is based on the same technology, but of course as a drumsynth (simpler). it’s a polyrhythmic drumcomputer with tr-style step sequencer – each track can start at a different position and so you have it – flexible beats. really hope the steps can be set via controller (genereic like launchpad..)

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instant sample-to-synthesizer Reaktor Ensemble Skanner (free) algorithmicalizes samples

you need to register, but it’s free. this is a synth, that samples a sounds (looks like it is sort of algorithmically?) so you can say it instantly samples any sound and „converts“ it into something playable without being a real audio sample actually. sounds strange? the last time I heard about things like this was, when Technos Acxel Digital Synthesizer  was released – but does not look exactly like it – don’t know what „they“ have used (Stefan Schmitt, the founder of NI programmed it).  – so maybe try it out .. SKANNER  ok,…

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