Korg Kaossilator – The Kaossilation Station

Here is a very quick and easy hack to access another undocumented feature of the Korg Kaossilator. This one gives you an approximate indication of the battery life status. Simply hold down the TAP / BMP and LOOP REC / PLAY buttons while pressing the GATE ARP button and switch the Kaossilator on. The display will ready “bat” to indicate that you are in battery status mode. When you release the buttons the display will then read “Hi” or “Lo”, depending on the condition of your batteries.

It’s not pinpoint accurate, but if you’re on the road it gives you a good indication of whether you need to pick up another set of batteries to keep on groovin’.