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Korg Kaossilator Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer |  | Brand: Korg
Category: Musical Instruments
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New (18) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $134.99
Seller: BESTSELLER21
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 476
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.2 x 1.1
The next innovation in musical expression and creation from Korg has arrived! The KAOSSILATOR is a new pocket sized instrument that packs Korg's world renowned synth sound along with innovative performance features into an ultra-compact unit. Anyone can instantly play musical phrases by simply tapping or sliding their finger across the KAOSSILATOR's touch pad no previous skills required! The KAOSSILATOR is a portable, travel friendly device that runs on batteries, so you can have fun creating
Warranty: 1 Year
MPN: KAOSSILATOR
Model: KO1
UPC: 603384054821
EAN: 0603384054821
ASIN: B000ZJWZYU
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Included Items - Owner's Manual, parameter sheet, four AA "test" batteries | | • | Programs - 100 including synth basses and leads, natural instruments, chorded sounds and drum sounds | | • | Outputs - Stereo line out (Dual RCA), mini headphone out with volume control | | • | Power supply - 4 AA batteries (6V) Approx 5 hours battery life (with alkaline batteries) Optional AC adapter-ready (DC4.5V available from Korg) |
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Product Description
The KAOSSILATOR is a new pocket sized instrument that packs Korg's world-renowned synthesizer sound along with innovative performance features into an ultra-compact unit. Anyone can instantly play musical phrases by simply tapping or sliding their finger across the KAOSSILATOR's touch pad with no previous skills required. The KAOSSILATOR is a portable, travel friendly device that runs on batteries, so you can have fun creating music anywhere your life takes you, with seemingly endless possibilities. It gives keyboardists, guitarists, and DJs a convenient way to add fresh new elements to a band performance or to a DJ set, while allowing untrained musical enthusiasts to enjoy an entirely new level of musical involvement and expression. Thanks to its ultra-compact size, battery operation and hooks for attaching a strap, the KAOSSILATOR makes it easy for you to start creating music whenever and wherever inspiration strikes you. KAOSSILATOR comes packed with one hundred powerful sound programs that combine Korg's legendary modeling synthesizer engine with the effects from the KAOSS PAD series, perfect for any musical genre. In addition to classic synthesizer sounds like leads, basses and sound effects, there are sounds that faithfully simulate piano, guitar, and trumpet as well as looped and one-shot drum sounds, making the KAOSSILATOR a never-ending source of inspiration to stimulate your creativity. The KAOSSILATOR has a scale function that makes it simple to produce accurate pitches that match any musical context. You can choose from 31 different scales, including chromatic, diminished, as well as major and minor blues and pentatonic scales. The scale function can be used in conjunction with the key setting function, allowing you to perform in any key. Weight - 0.34 pounds (154 grams)
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 Lotsa Fun November 19, 2009
B. I SIMPSON (Asheville, NC USA)
The sounds and effects on this unit have a wide variety; it's like carrying a couple of full-size synths in your pocket. Controlls are easy to understand and easy to manipulate on the fly; the touchscreen is a definite plus, allowing one to bend, warp and stretch the sounds into things that a normal keyboard can't do easily. I've used the unit in a couple of recordings and it always adds a nice touch of atmosphere. The only thing I'd like to see is a carrying case.
 Wide Scope, Limited Variability October 31, 2009
Seth Premo (Broomfield, CO)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a great tool, don't get me wrong: The samples are clean, and it gives you the potential to work with its synthesizer sounds, effects sounds, and all that jazz. Also, there's batteries and a headphone output so you can use it like an mp3 player -- making music at times when might be listening to their iPod. But the big drawback is that you're limited to 4, 8, or 16 beats of work. All those textures, effects, and sounds, once looped, will repeat after that # of beats. That's bound to get exhaustive after awhile. Sure, it's fun to make, but as an audience member listening to the same looped base patterns over and over is going to get monotonous -- no matter how you sugar coat it with effects.
Rhythmically: It's a matter of opinion, but highly effective beats (apparat, telefon tel aviv, arovane) provide variations & development: the type that are not made with this machine. Also, there's no input: no means to change what's in the machine, so you're limited to the samples that have been provided. What if you want something more industrial/mechanical in nature, like autechre or Jega? The samples on this machine are more for an Underworld-type sound, or for standard dance tunes.
Melodically/Harmonically: Think of the touch pad as the keys on a piano. That's what you're working with. The "margin of error" for such a small touchscreen makes it easy to get an unintended note. The greatest thing about making melodies is that it allows you to choose a scale: e.g. ionian, minor pentatonic, but, this forces you to play in that scale. But what if you want more advanced harmonies? Any serious musician really needs a keyboard.
So, in summary, it's a great "toy". It can turn anyone into a sound-maker in seconds: a very, very limited sound maker whose potential is restricted to the nature of electronica from the late 1990's.
korg kaossilator October 21, 2009
Rudimar L. Rayos (Colorado Springs, CO)
the body is made of yellow plastic and a metal "faceplate". it has standard(silver) rca jacks up top, along with a 3.5mm(headphone) jack on bottom. there's also a volume knob along with the arpeggiator buttom below. it has 100 different preprogrammed synths. I paid about 150, which to me seems a little pricey for this little instrument. it is an instrument on it's own, and the pre-programmed percussions are fairly basic. after a little creativity and mixing with other equipment such as the kp3 the beats change and sound professional. it has many functions and the creativity is endless. from a basic standpoint it loops at 16(hidden function) and at 8. it didn't come with an ac adapter or anything else, which it at 150 it should. it burns through batteries quick so I purchased the ac adapter(seperat) from their official website. aside from the price and all the pros and cons, it's fun and passes time away as if you were listening to an mp3 player.
 Almost limitless October 20, 2009
R. McGrath (Corwn Point, IN)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok, so this thing is kind of a toy, but my oh my, what a toy it is. I'm absolutely in love with. I'm kind of an acoustic musician. I play acoustic guitar (don't even own an electric) and upright bass, and any other box of sound I can get my hands on. Most synths and whatnot never seemed worth my money. I saw this little guy when I went searching for something I could use with special-needs students. I wanted something you could produce sound on without needing to know anything about playing an instrument. The price was right, so I got it, and the kids have loved it. I first thought it was a nice toy for the classroom, but then I started practicing on it myself, and I just couldn't believe how involved you can get with it. Once you unlock the little loop extender (from 8 beats to 16- you can find the trick on Korg's website) you can really get inventive. Anyway, for those thinking about it, whether or not you're experienced in music, it's a whole lot of fun and it can be very expressive. I'm feeling like I'm getting solid enough at it that I'm going to hook it up to a PA and play with a jam band. I'm even trying to scrap some cash together to get the KORG KAOSS Pad Dynamic Effects Processor so I can really get lost. You can hook the yellow guy into the red guy and get a whole new level of groove. Here are my pros and cons that might help you decide if it's for you...
PROS)
1)With the arpeggiator and the 16 beat code, mixed with sound effect parameters, you can find nearly endless amounts of new rythms to work with. If you feel like you hit the end of what you can do on it, you are just on a temporary plateau; more will come.
2) With some fancy rechargable batteries, this thing seems to just go on and on. It's so portable, I have it on me nearly at all times. I look like a geek with my studio headphones on tripping out on a campus bench all by myself, but I'm already married with a kid, so I'm more interested in my groove then looking cool.
3) With a little work, it's practically the easiest drum machine out there. You have some limits on actual drum sounds, but it is just so easy to set a groove, put it down, and pick up another instrument to play along with.
4)It's very versatile and intuitive to use. My students, who are fairly low functioning, have a great time playing along, and even my two year old likes tapping on the trackpad to a beat. It's fun for most folks.
5) The versatility of the programmed scales, ranging from arabic and mixolodeian to ragas and dorian, seem to express any, and I mean any emotion you want it to emit. With some practice, you can seemingly get any hard-to-express scence. It's like painting pastoral scences across the cultures of the world with your index finger. It's like Bob Ross' and Rick Steves' impossible love child singing you to sleep every night. (please, somebody get that joke).
Ok, now the CONS
1) The 100 loops and sounds programmed on here are mostly aggresive dance kind of sounds. I'm a ambient kind of guy, and like I said before, I like my acoustic sounds. They're are hardly any great acoustic sounds on here, and if I could reprogram it a little, I'd put on some Mellotron sounds, like flute and strings, and other more organic stuff. The strings and whatnot on here are pretty cheesy. The piano ain't bad, though, and that gets points.
2) You CANNOT program anything onto it. You got your 100 sounds and that's it. It gives the K it's own signature sound, which is fine because it's cheap and kind of a toy. If I could have uploaded new sounds or samples, I would have peed my pants with excitement. Unfortunately, I sit here continent and limited.
3) This last one is my biggest complaint, and it would have been great if Korg had thought this out. It's a small thing, too Maybe they'll read this, see my genius, and send me a corrected version of their device.
This "small thing" it lacks is the only thing that makes this device a toy for me. Otherwise I would have considered it the neatest gizmo ever. You CANNOT adjust the volume of individual sounds in your loop. Say you lay a fat drum beat and a chunky bass line. You go over to the sound effect pad to add a little hiss or sizzle, or over to the chunky lead synth pads to add a hint of a melody in the background. Often times, there is no putting it in the background. You're stuck with the volume that goes in. The Korg folks boast that you can just keep adding stuff, but I've found after 4 or 5 elements, you get really noisy loops really fast. I would have liked another button that would have let you adjust the master volume of any sound you were adding. The way around this is to use a multitrack recorder and set your loops up into that, but now your portability is gone, not to mention that instantneous groove element. Even if your multitrack is a small one, now you're running wires instead of just your headphones.
Otherwise, I think of this yellow box like the Game Boy invented for music geeks like me. It's really nice, and in the two months I've had it, it's been a nice retreat from my daily grind.
Hope this helps!
Amazing!!!! FAST DELIVERY!! GREAT CONDITION!!! THE BEST!! WOULD ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN!!!! September 17, 2009
Todd L (Los Angeles, CA USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
FAST DELIVERY!! GREAT CONDITION!!! THE BEST!! WOULD ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN and AGAIN!!!! NO PROBLEMS. THE PRODUCT I WANTED.
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