Kaossilator Pro
Korg’s latest must have gadget is the Kaossilator Pro launched at NAMM earlier this month. Taking the form factor of its cousin the Kaoss Pad, the Korg Kaossilator Pro is like the classic Kaossilator on steroids. With 200 sound banks, audio input for sampling and vocorder functionality, four loop banks for unlimited recording and layering, a souped-up gate arpeggiator with modulation control, the good old X-Y pad interface and the ability to save to SD card this really is a gadget to die for. The Kaossilator Pro even comes with a USB port so you can hook it up to your Mac or PC. The addition of MIDI in and out means you can sync it up to other MIDI compatible devices, one of the most requested features in the classic Kaossilator.
When is the Korg Kaossilator Pro shipping? Well you can pre-order the Kaossilator Pro now and it will be available in March.
Kaptain Kaoss wants one.
I had mine on pre-order, but the ship date seems to have slipped to the end of June. Let me know if you get yours (I’m sure you will).
I got mine today, pre-ordered through Sweetwater a while back. Got the last one of their first load. My friend told me American Musical Supply has 18 at the moment, he has one of those reserved – going to play with mine before taking the financial plunge, even though 400 is a good price.
I have the original kaossilator and am currently using them together. If you match tempos you can loop a phrase on the kaossilator, effect with the vocoding effects section of programs, and record to one of the 4 banks.
Well worth the price.