New KORG gear

gil videla · Post by **gil videla** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:27 pm

it's in Japanese but there are some videos of the new micro sampler

http://www.miroc.co.jp/magazine/archives/6765

gil videla · Post by **gil videla** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:32 pm

I don't see any hint at a new electribe folks

gil videla · Post by **gil videla** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He9oJ_REjvc

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:50 pm

Lol wow... I dunno I think korg messed up on this one.....

I am much more interested in this sound producing toilet seat cover

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:55 pm

Yea, from watching that whole video again the product seems pretty damn weak. well I guess we'll see when it finally comes out....

Yatmandu · Post by **Yatmandu** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:20 am

Ruso wrote:Lol wow... I dunno I think korg messed up on this one.....

I am much more interested in this sound producing toilet seat cover

rofl, yeah I wasn't that impressed with the keyboard either, and that performance didn't help either. I guess it has a market somewhere though. Now that toilet seat cover must have some serious sub-bass!

TrondC · Post by **TrondC** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:29 pm

specs are up:

Here are the unofficial specs (thanks Rich!):

•37 key (Natural Touch Mini Keyboard with Velocity) \
•8 user bank (A ~ H), 1 ROM bank
•5 types of sampling (LOOP / ONE SHOT / GATE / AUTO NEXT / KEY GATE)
•Sample rates of 48kHz – 24kHz – 12kHz – 6kHz
•Approximately 160 seconds per one bank (Mono / 48kHz sampling rate at 159.7 seconds)
•Up to 14 voice poly (stereo / mono regardless)
•64,000 note sequencer (one per bank notes (16,000 notes max in one pattern))
•96 ticks / quarter note resolution (real-time recording)
•MIDI IN, OUT and USB
•DC9V or alkaline 6 x AA batteries = giving 3 hours battery life approximately
•516 (W) x 238 (D) x 65 (H) mm
•Weight of 1.9kg
•Software editor for Windows: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Official specs and pricing aren’t available yet for the Korg microSampler – but it looks like it will be an interesting new sampling keyboard.

looks DAMN UGLY, but it may be useful. it has a dock that holds an iPod, which probably means you can sample directly from mp3-players, which is cool. If this turns out to basically be an ESX with polyphony and keys, it may be worth having a look at (or rather buy one and cover the ugly thing..)

meh korg, do you hear me? meh I say

Dj Pound · Post by **Dj Pound** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:32 pm

Doesnt look to bad right here

Yatmandu · Post by **Yatmandu** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:33 pm

Dj Pound wrote:

Doesnt look to bad right here

It looks like the offspring of a Fluke OhmMeter and a MicroKorg!

It has a distinct look, and the specs are decent. I think there's a market for a performance sampler/keyboard like this.

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:11 pm

Not at all impressed with the specs.... I mean by all means this day and age we should be stepping up a notch...

Especially with Native Instrument's Maschine which actually makes huge leaps and actually makes an advancement on the technology of sampling.... now granted requiring a half decent computer it totally failed that's good news for us...

We can get one now for a little over 400 bucks new on ebay....

I don't know it seems like a desperate try by korg which I think will fail.

pertiet · Post by **pertiet** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:22 pm

So, Gentleman (and Ladies if around here...) what do you suggest?
Should I buy an ESX 1 right now or should I really wait for the new Microsampler???

Dietrich · Post by **Dietrich** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:35 pm

I wouldn't judge too fast on the microSAMPLER.

Sequencer.de has a large pic of it here: http://www.sequencer.de/blog/wp-content ... G_1774.JPG

It seems it does have quite some functionality, although I can't tell if it has motion sequencing or multiple effects (chaining).

I am as well asking myself what to buy (ESX-1 or this) but I'll wait until I see a few more reviews (some people have been testing this so I expect some in the near future). In any case it does have its advantages over the ESX... more sampling time, presumably more parts, USB, etc.

Dj Pound · Post by **Dj Pound** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:41 pm

pertiet wrote:So, Gentleman (and Ladies if around here...) what do you suggest?
Should I buy an ESX 1 right now or should I really wait for the new Microsampler???

Buy an ESX to hold you over until the micro-sampler comes out, which I believe is going to be sometime in January. Just in time for NAMM

SMK · Post by **SMK** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:55 am

After looking at the specs and watching the video, this seems to be the most USER FRIENDLY solution to using an ablton live set up. In my set up, I am at pains to have a good live looping system that allows me to sample on the fly yet I still have very little control over everything. I was once on the hunt for a triton extreme because it had advance live looping features but damn do I really want to lug a 61 key keyboard? I have now 2 ES-1s but are not good for live sampling only for creating a gate beat system for my guitar stuff.

(please see my post on the subject here: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=44233 )

My KP3 for live looping is good along with my mini kp. But to really turn my guitar set up into the perfect ambient/techno set up, it takes a lot of gear. Now if I want to use ableton live then I need to drag my computer and a sound card box and my control surfaces like pad control and K25. Not only more gear but more wires and everything is fragile! I don't like dragging computers to shows.

I'm just really looking to develop a simple set up.

So when I am watching these guys do simple on the fly sampling in this video plus have the same sound go across the keyboard at different pitches, wow that sold me right there...exactly what I have been looking for. It seems that step programing is done via keys as well.

Now as far as effects I really want to know what we are dealing with here. If at possible this little box allows one to chain up to 7 effects at once (like the Triton extreme) now we have really got the ultimate live looping sampler. Lastly I hope Korg has dumped that NRPN midi crap for just normal midi (NRPN was the number 1 thing I hated about my ES-1) to do normal CC and midi notes.

Yes this thing looks ugly to most of you but I really like the design. or the most part it looks sturdy and road ready, no fragile knobs to get bumped off. Plus I'm glad someone is continuing the "darth Vader" look started by KP3.

Can't wait to learn more...really want to know more about those effects.

gjvti · Post by **gjvti** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:46 am

Can't comment the features, but those cavities in front panel look like a dust collectors/ashtrays? Will there be enough space for my big finger to freely access the button?

Don't think it is a good design from ergonomic point of view. Actually I just recently thought that designers don't think much about ergonomic and practical functionality these days.

If you take M1 for example - most likely most of them can be still used after many years from out of production, but from my experience with M3 touchscreen I doubt you will find many M3s in fully working order after some 15 years. Toucscreen fault renders M3 nearly usable. By the way M3 rough aluminium surface and cheap white plastic parts although look nice are excellent dust and dirt collector as well. Ok that's rather M3 thread - this one doesn't have touchscreen though - what's positive

I think Electribes and Radias are good ergonomic/functional design examples. If Korg cleverly combined them into single unit, the result could potentially be a real monster machine worth to consider.