Thanks very much or featuring our upcoming plugins! This is such an incredible new platform. And we kindly welcome you and your son to the developer club 🙂
Dear Korg, THIS is what we (at least i) want for a new pro KAOSS pad. Please please PLEASE make a proper KP3 sized version of this with 1/4inch stereo i/o.
Yes a new pro KAOSS pad, preferably with 24 bit internal audio and sampling. Not 16 bit like the Kaoss Replay. Why would Korg stay at 16 bit thru all the Kaoss editions? C'mon guys, go crazy!
As I thought this is a definite buy for me, simple, cheap and powerful as you and your son demonstrated. So glad to see innovation returning to the entry level of the market.
Absolutely fantastic...and such a contrast to its disastrous recent bigger sibling! Was already excited for this (as an NTS-1 and Modwave fan) but did not expect it to be this amazing. Tactile heaven :)
This device is creative in Multiple ways. This piece of hardware I understand, whereas with many hardware devices nowadays I really doubt if they have something to offer that software can't do better and more versatile. Nice that there is an DSK with this effect unit, that makes it enter another level of making it your own. Thanks for the nice reviews... You are an Icon on youtube!
Bought the Kaossilator 2s mini, left it to late to but the Kaoss Pad MINI2S, so bought a KaosPadMini , love these 2... definately getting a NTS3!! Great job Loopop.! and kudos to your sons endeavours. ✌️
Glad I had this pre-ordered on the annoucement day. It's going to be an awsome creative tool with multiple instances of the phasing looper with effects between them.
Bought the NTS-2 on your recommendation, was a fun build and a cool introduction confidence booster to the DIY aspects of synths. This one looks as flimsy, but a cool addition to the collection.
Having tried, and failed, to load any third party fx onto the NTS-1, I’m pleased to see that the process here appears easier (ie. possible). Interesting to see how nicely this plays with the much much bigger standalone box that is the Syntrx II- there’s a synth crying out for a little fx unit like this!
NTS-1 was the first time I ran into the Windows only likes the first 10 midi "devices" problem, later ran into it with updating other completely unrelated instruments, did you try that solution?
Hiya!! Do you know why my one makes a beep sometimes? and which stereo cables will be the best for it? I use for the master of the Digitak and the pan is gone? 🤷🏻♂️
Use great caution when plugging, unplugging, or moving unit whilst any jack is plugged in as the plug jacks are not through board, it is a surface solder mount and they WILL pop right off! 😢 but it is a chance to solders it back on so😅!
Currently it is listed on Thomann with a €149 price tag, which looks very reasonable to me; it might very well end up in my setup. After watching this review, one important thing remains unclear to me: I own an original NTS-1, and the most annoying thing is that once you the power goes off (or goes to sleep mode) it forgets everything and you'll have to start from scratch. (I solved that problem by building a dedicated knob-per-function (that's a modest 26 knobs) MIDI controller for it). So, question is, what happens when you power off the NTS-3? Does it remember any edits you made to an effect? Or only those that have been saved in a menu slot? Maybe it is mentioned somewhere in the video and I missed it.. ??
Hey - I took off to super booth so I can’t test it :/ but you can definitely save programs with all the parameters, it’s very quick to do that even if it doesn’t auto save changes
I had all Kaosspad models from 2001. Now I have the miniKP2s and the Kaosspad Quad. But this new..will be my next purchase..😅 Well done effects explain✌🏻
i recently traded my electribe2 sampler for a ep-1320 i miss the ability to manipulate passthrough audio (especially looping time effects for live chopping/screwing). this fills that gap perfectly
This and the NTS1 Mkii are the best thing KORG has put out in so long. Why is there no Electribe 3? Seriously. The E2 is so close to being amazing. Give it twice the poly count and give it 2 full envelopes. Make it not dumb expensive. I'll buy 2.
Wow! I really wasn’t that interested in this until I saw Loopop Phase (i already have a kp-1 & kp-3). Cool stuff! Question: Is there any mode where the pad itself *only* affects the effect currently in “focus” with the FX buttons? I’d like to load up 2-4 slots with just Loopop Phase, then use the pad to feed audio into only one slot each at a time. Is that possible?
Glad you like it :) I'm at Superbooth so can't test for sure, off the top of my head I don't think that's possible (unless we add a "stop listening to audio" parameter which of course we can, noted!), but it seems like it would be something nice to have on NTS-3 regardless if you wanted to quick swap between effects in the same program but only use one at a time. I'll try and see if there's something when I get back home, and regardless add that to the feature request list (no promises though!)
Awesome. I would actually be surprised if Korg were not able to implement *some* sort of isolation for the pad control. That would severely limit the efficacy of the multis, as you would either need to make some effect slots completely static (thus losing a lot of performance options and making the patch more boring), or else risk turning your signal path into a hot mess by tweaking all 4 slots at once. It’s great of you guys to think about a feature workaround for your plugin if Korg made a design glitch here. And no promises: completely understandable and the attempt is much appreciated, no matter the outcome! Thanks so much for looking into it, and hope you have a blast at Superbooth!!.
Thanks loopop for your appreciated work! Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with my unit: trying to use it as external FX with Roland MX-1 (aux send/return), but effects are not applied to audio - it sounds kinda "bypassed". But when pluging headphones to audio out it works...!? Any clue anyone?
@@manonthelivingroad I agree and think the benefit is their SDK but it would be interesting to see more user generated interfaces, I'm not an expert here but basic MIDI and modular connections are not too complex for an amateur hobbyist with time, and as an outsider it seems like not many people DIY since they have different backgrounds and just a few companies do more experimental stuff (Critter & Guitari for one)
@AnomieDomine totally agree with you. Maybe it's a niche market, and it's hard for me to see what are the most common needs regarding user interface devices
@@CookinBeatloaf yes, but also no, i mean, how hard is it to make a simple xy touchpad, sub 80€ smallish form factor,...not gong to hit those specs with a laptop etc
Great review... was hoping it's posting included an: "AVAILABLE IMMANENTLY" disclaimer... I regrettably gave away my original KAOSSILATOR ;-( and also very first electronic instrument) The original KAOSSILATOR's two SE looper programs were days of fun.... BUT your review makes it abundantly apparent that *ANY* oscillator *CAN* do that in a chain!!! Or 2 can, or any input can (hopefully input can also be excluded from individual FX slots) Your review elevates the NTS-3 from a "would like" to a "buy as soon as available" - and I'll 100% use your affiliate link!
Can I get a "No Comment" on availability? You clearly have a manual, which is a nice step towards... ready for order Also, of your affiliates, who give you the best kickback?
Amazon unfortunately lost my 1st order, but the 2nd is now between my sweaty little paws!!! (so hopefully you got 2 referral credits) Next step: Embark down the LougeSDK rabbithole , with two seemingly simple tasks: recreate the original Kaossilator programs 71 & 75 - the so-called "loopers" patterns..... Those programs provided endless enjoyment, and recreating 'em will be challenging but also immensely rewarding! I'm not going to lie, this seems daunting! I may request your assistance in the future...
Compared to the KP3, this is missing 2 huge functions: Pad Motion and Hold. However having multiFX is a massive improvement, something I was the KP3 had.
Honestly, how is the noise floor? I stopped using my KP3 in live performance because it made my tone a little…weird. This new KP makes me excited but I can’t imagine using this as my master FX and having everything go through a Korg sound card. Idk how is use this in my setup…
audio out seems OK to me. like I mention in the video, there were some combos that made more noise than others, I don't know which device is to blame for that
How can use this during my dj set? If I plug in my headphones to my NTS-3 I'll hear the awesome effects. But if I plug in the audio cables for the send and return fx on my psychical mixer I hear the fx very soft and the music just playing along 😢
already into 8 minutes and it's the best kaoss pad ever made Edit: finished, will buy it as soon is released, thanks for the review, I miss lfo through midi, movement recording, a web based editor instead of an app and maybe a mini oled screen could be helpful, but as I said, it's the best kaoss pad ever made (also your son looper is really neat)
@manonthelivingroad It's incredibly fragile, too small to seriously use and has 3.5mm jacks for everything. It is literally a toy. Probably quite a fun toy for sure and a decent price. If you get one I hope you enjoy it. But it's certainly not the best kaoss pad made, these will all be landfill in a few years. The KP3 is flawed but has been around a decade and a half.
There is via USB or if you reconfigure the Sync jacks (per jumper on the board). It currently cannot process MIDI, ie no playing the oscillators and no use of the pad as a controller.
In beginning of video when assembling unit you mention what you refer to as “jumpers” that can be switched which will change the sync jacks to midi jacks. Will the usb connection still carry a midi signal?
I've mostly stayed away from hardware effects since I use them mostly as set and forget but if this hits an interesting price point that may change, this is a fun interface, and if you can add quality sinesvibes effects that could become more than a gimmick (if I can get over the annoyance of dealing with minijack stereo). I can also see this as a minimal remote control for live, like if you have your plugins controls set up in a certain way and this as 3 "knobs" ableton remote you can instantly tweak your effect once you click on it. or even a synth (like cutoff/res/env mod for depth). Don't know if that little knob is assignable
Hi there! Amazing work as always! I've search on the manual and on the internet, but i haven't find any answer: Do you know if the midi trs out works as midi thru as well?
How's the sound quality - AD/DA conversion? Anyone test the difference between this one and older models yet? The KP3 and Quad tend to suck signal and lower quality of anything going through (also no true bypass, but guess I get why). Had this improved?
FX IN SELECT offers Stereo, Mid and Side, instead of Stereo Left and Right, meaning you can't use this to process two mono signals with independent effects, as the routing setups would suggest you might. Mid/Side is an interesting choice, I just would've liked to see Left and Right as well, and then I could use this as a general purpose fx unit for two mono signals which might double its delivered value for nothing more than a software configuration option. Boss also did this limitation on some of their FX pedals like the RV-500, really just trying to make us buy more units I think, 20 years ago nearly all stereo multi FX units offered the dual mono-to-stereo configuration. I suppose if desperate I could build a mid-side encoder to defeat the crippleware? Thanks btw for the best synth walkthrough vids available!
It can only be powered by USB, but yes if you connect it (and almost every other device I tried) to computer USB power, you'll need a ground loop isolator
The only problem with these are the connections , they're not great for taking to gigs as the connections break . My nts1 has already done this on the audio in
i hear ya but , two things. one the original is cheap enough where you can just buy another one or if you have even the slightest skill with a soldering iron you can easily replace the jacks.
@@night_speed Thats not really the point we shouldn't be buying stuff then throwing it away like this. The chip and the audio work really well which seems a waste if you're just going to chuck it .
On the NTS-1 the loops still phase against each other, you just can't change the ratio between them. The time control lets you make both loops longer and shorter simultaneously . The effect will works pretty nicely!
Great video as always :) I would be really interested to know how the compressor would work as a master to give my end signal a bit of compression. Do you know if that would work well?
I've been waiting for a demo of this as I have Sinevibes plugins (amongst others) for the Minilogue XD, yet that synth lacks audio in and it would be nice to use those effects on more instruments. Apparently, the Logue SKD is different on this, however, though Sinevibes is porting over their plugins at least.
Thanks very much or featuring our upcoming plugins! This is such an incredible new platform. And we kindly welcome you and your son to the developer club 🙂
Great work on yours and thanks but I’m just the QA guy - it’s all him :)
People of sinevibes , do you accept suggestions for future fx for the nts 3 platform?
So RAD!!! and in general suggestions tend to help if it’s overlooked, but most designers are already trying to milk the hardware for all it’s got.
Do you know how fast the CPU is and how much RAM it has? Or could find out? Thanks
will you ever make another gem, like Typhon, with Dreadbox? Pretty Please!!
Can we all appreciate how amazing it is that you worked with your son on developing an effect. This will have a huge positive impact on him.
depends what the effect was. an ethereal shimmer would surely make him a better person, but a distortion or ring mod would increase his evil.
@@ukbloke28 😀😀😀
@@ukbloke28 An imagine it is vocoder !! It may even increase his robotness or aliennness ..
Dear Korg, THIS is what we (at least i) want for a new pro KAOSS pad. Please please PLEASE make a proper KP3 sized version of this with 1/4inch stereo i/o.
And keep the same UI so we can load the same plugins into it
Agree!
We can wait 50 years for that…
They won't do it because they don't listen to their customers lol... they're even more inscrutable than Roland somehow
Yes a new pro KAOSS pad, preferably with 24 bit internal audio and sampling. Not 16 bit like the Kaoss Replay. Why would Korg stay at 16 bit thru all the Kaoss editions? C'mon guys, go crazy!
As I thought this is a definite buy for me, simple, cheap and powerful as you and your son demonstrated. So glad to see innovation returning to the entry level of the market.
Absolutely fantastic...and such a contrast to its disastrous recent bigger sibling! Was already excited for this (as an NTS-1 and Modwave fan) but did not expect it to be this amazing. Tactile heaven :)
Damn! I am a super fan of the original Kaosspad and Kaossilator. So happy about this!
Korg really knocked it out of the park with this one
This device is creative in Multiple ways. This piece of hardware I understand, whereas with many hardware devices nowadays I really doubt if they have something to offer that software can't do better and more versatile. Nice that there is an DSK with this effect unit, that makes it enter another level of making it your own. Thanks for the nice reviews... You are an Icon on youtube!
Thanks for your deep dive- Korg have delivered again! I have an old Kaoss Pad KP3+ but I'm tempted by this.
Stereo in and out is cool. Great way to level up an older synth with the effects and filter. Nice
I’ve had a pre-order on this since the day it was announced. It’s looking to turn out incredibly powerful!! I’m excited
It is so refreshing listening to this video of yours, straight to the point [no waffle] very informative and excellent knowhow ! THANK YOU.
Hope this is successful enough for Korg to put the custom plugin system into a more road worthy Kaoss pad 🤞
Just got mine today. Can’t wait to assemble it after work!! Love the video!!
I really like my tiny NTS2 Oszilloscope and I own a good old Kaoss Pad 3 - which is so nice for live gigs. NTS3 is ordered - so cool!
I think this is going to be really popular. I'll purchase it as soon as it's available. The price is good, below 200 EUR.
Thank you so much for the loopop FX! I can’t wait to test it on my minilogue XD! 🙏
Awesome thanks and enjoy!!
Bought the Kaossilator 2s mini, left it to late to but the Kaoss Pad MINI2S, so bought a KaosPadMini , love these 2... definately getting a NTS3!!
Great job Loopop.! and kudos to your sons endeavours.
✌️
yesss! so glad I pre-ordered this, been wanting a Kaoss pad for years!
Great design philosophy by Korg. Perfect for hobbyist electronic astronauts 🧑🚀
Kaosstronauts?
Damn, these effects sound incredible for that tiny little box!
Glad I had this pre-ordered on the annoucement day. It's going to be an awsome creative tool with multiple instances of the phasing looper with effects between them.
Thanks! And yes, with two the craziness is already over the top, I didn't try more yet (had to run off to Superbooth...)
This has literally blown my mind. I cannot believe the level of functionality and modification possible for the 💰
Looks even cooler than the early videos from a while back.
I will buy it just for the loopop fx alone. What a great tool to create atmos
🙌🏻🙏🏻
That's a really nice box! Thanks for showing it off so thoroughly
Wow, so much potential.
Awesome! I’ve been waiting for this little thing! Love that they’ve made it open for developers too. Cracking vid as always mate.
omg it's worth it for the decimator alone. anyone who had/has the Korg ES1 knows what I'm talking about. can't wait to get mine.
Loopop giving props to his son. Badass.
What a fun father-son project!
Its funny that this one gest the Usb C and the Kaos Replay that cost almost 10 times more have one micro usb for the computer.
This, sweet baby jeezus this.
It's just because that's how old the Replay is
@@Dylane85 is that a joke? It came out like a year ago, years after USB-C was officially declared the standard
Looks like a great partner for the Rumble Of Ancient Times.
Can’t wait to take this thing to a liveset. Nice little helper. 👌
LOOP! That hall reverb sounds mighty! That effect u designed...EPIC AF! UR SON is a chip off the old block, bro.
Your son's looper is reason enough to get this pad
Super props to your son on the Steve Reich!
Phase Loopop is beautiful!
Thanks!!
Bought the NTS-2 on your recommendation, was a fun build and a cool introduction confidence booster to the DIY aspects of synths. This one looks as flimsy, but a cool addition to the collection.
Really enjoyed this review, and love your son’s contribution! Great food for thought on this NTS-3!
Your son did a great job! That’s a really nice and very useful effect.
nice to finally see this thing in action
Having tried, and failed, to load any third party fx onto the NTS-1, I’m pleased to see that the process here appears easier (ie. possible). Interesting to see how nicely this plays with the much much bigger standalone box that is the Syntrx II- there’s a synth crying out for a little fx unit like this!
NTS-1 was the first time I ran into the Windows only likes the first 10 midi "devices" problem, later ran into it with updating other completely unrelated instruments, did you try that solution?
@@CookinBeatloaf
Same here, after some initial frustration figured out this was the problem.
Hiya!! Do you know why my one makes a beep sometimes? and which stereo cables will be the best for it? I use for the master of the Digitak and the pan is gone? 🤷🏻♂️
Use great caution when plugging, unplugging, or moving unit whilst any jack is plugged in as the plug jacks are not through board, it is a surface solder mount and they WILL pop right off! 😢 but it is a chance to solders it back on so😅!
Currently it is listed on Thomann with a €149 price tag, which looks very reasonable to me; it might very well end up in my setup. After watching this review, one important thing remains unclear to me: I own an original NTS-1, and the most annoying thing is that once you the power goes off (or goes to sleep mode) it forgets everything and you'll have to start from scratch. (I solved that problem by building a dedicated knob-per-function (that's a modest 26 knobs) MIDI controller for it). So, question is, what happens when you power off the NTS-3? Does it remember any edits you made to an effect? Or only those that have been saved in a menu slot? Maybe it is mentioned somewhere in the video and I missed it.. ??
Hey - I took off to super booth so I can’t test it :/ but you can definitely save programs with all the parameters, it’s very quick to do that even if it doesn’t auto save changes
@@loopop O yes, I''ll be at Superbooth this fr&sa, i might have a hands-on test there. :)
I had all Kaosspad models from 2001.
Now I have the miniKP2s and the Kaosspad Quad.
But this new..will be my next purchase..😅
Well done effects explain✌🏻
on my list and... that phase looper is ace. Good job, Loopop Jr.
i recently traded my electribe2 sampler for a ep-1320 i miss the ability to manipulate passthrough audio (especially looping time effects for live chopping/screwing). this fills that gap perfectly
I've stil got the Original KP and what a noisy thing it is too!! This sounds amazing !! Def on my to buy list! :)
Awesome, love it, great video as usual!
I've been suffering from really bad G.A.S recently. This will be a great relief to my unfortunate problem.
Even I could assemble this , I think 🤔
Maybe you could do a video on the logue sdk ? as I've tried compiling the template programs to no avail !
I was such a touch and go throw everything at the wall situation compiling this, we're in no place to be an authority unfortunately....
@@loopop It seems to me to be a dark art getting this to work ! but did you use ms visual studio or something else to compile it ?
@@adeevision I just asked my son, I didn’t do it. He said he used the command line compiler on a Mac based on the instructions on their git
@@loopop Oh I've been trying it on windoze also using cmd line, thanks for replying though .
Hi Ziv, your reviews are thorough & engaging. Thank you🌅
Can you recall/load programs by sending program changes to the unit?
This and the NTS1 Mkii are the best thing KORG has put out in so long. Why is there no Electribe 3? Seriously. The E2 is so close to being amazing. Give it twice the poly count and give it 2 full envelopes. Make it not dumb expensive. I'll buy 2.
True, it should be a crime to leave the electribe series the way it is.
@andreash3906 Especially considering the Electribe 2, while very very janky, is still pretty good in 2024. It's like a Axcess Virus from Temu.
Wow! I really wasn’t that interested in this until I saw Loopop Phase (i already have a kp-1 & kp-3). Cool stuff! Question: Is there any mode where the pad itself *only* affects the effect currently in “focus” with the FX buttons? I’d like to load up 2-4 slots with just Loopop Phase, then use the pad to feed audio into only one slot each at a time. Is that possible?
Glad you like it :) I'm at Superbooth so can't test for sure, off the top of my head I don't think that's possible (unless we add a "stop listening to audio" parameter which of course we can, noted!), but it seems like it would be something nice to have on NTS-3 regardless if you wanted to quick swap between effects in the same program but only use one at a time. I'll try and see if there's something when I get back home, and regardless add that to the feature request list (no promises though!)
Awesome. I would actually be surprised if Korg were not able to implement *some* sort of isolation for the pad control. That would severely limit the efficacy of the multis, as you would either need to make some effect slots completely static (thus losing a lot of performance options and making the patch more boring), or else risk turning your signal path into a hot mess by tweaking all 4 slots at once.
It’s great of you guys to think about a feature workaround for your plugin if Korg made a design glitch here. And no promises: completely understandable and the attempt is much appreciated, no matter the outcome!
Thanks so much for looking into it, and hope you have a blast at Superbooth!!.
Thanks loopop for your appreciated work!
Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with my unit: trying to use it as external FX with Roland MX-1 (aux send/return), but effects are not applied to audio - it sounds kinda "bypassed". But when pluging headphones to audio out it works...!?
Any clue anyone?
Thanks! If it works on headphones logically I'd say it's an MX-1 setting or the cables
@@loopop thank you. Yeah, logically it must be one of those two... will investigate another round...
@@ajang2005I made it work with audio/headphone out to my external audio interface en then to my speakers 😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️
Am buying this just to have a midi XY controller, its wild that nothing else exists.
Couldn't a laptop touchpad or any touchscreen do this with a computer?
@AnomieDomine not as straight forward like this
@@manonthelivingroad I agree and think the benefit is their SDK but it would be interesting to see more user generated interfaces, I'm not an expert here but basic MIDI and modular connections are not too complex for an amateur hobbyist with time, and as an outsider it seems like not many people DIY since they have different backgrounds and just a few companies do more experimental stuff (Critter & Guitari for one)
@AnomieDomine totally agree with you. Maybe it's a niche market, and it's hard for me to see what are the most common needs regarding user interface devices
@@CookinBeatloaf yes, but also no, i mean, how hard is it to make a simple xy touchpad, sub 80€ smallish form factor,...not gong to hit those specs with a laptop etc
I wanted a NTS-3. But now I go for the new Bastl Kastl FX Wizard.
great video as always, this guys will fly like hot pies.
Great review... was hoping it's posting included an: "AVAILABLE IMMANENTLY" disclaimer...
I regrettably gave away my original KAOSSILATOR ;-( and also very first electronic instrument)
The original KAOSSILATOR's two SE looper programs were days of fun.... BUT your review makes it abundantly apparent that *ANY* oscillator *CAN* do that in a chain!!! Or 2 can, or any input can (hopefully input can also be excluded from individual FX slots)
Your review elevates the NTS-3 from a "would like" to a "buy as soon as available" - and I'll 100% use your affiliate link!
Can I get a "No Comment" on availability?
You clearly have a manual, which is a nice step towards... ready for order
Also, of your affiliates, who give you the best kickback?
bought it - Amazon, with your link!
Amazon unfortunately lost my 1st order, but the 2nd is now between my sweaty little paws!!! (so hopefully you got 2 referral credits)
Next step: Embark down the LougeSDK rabbithole , with two seemingly simple tasks: recreate the original Kaossilator programs 71 & 75 - the so-called "loopers" patterns.....
Those programs provided endless enjoyment, and recreating 'em will be challenging but also immensely rewarding!
I'm not going to lie, this seems daunting! I may request your assistance in the future...
Compared to the KP3, this is missing 2 huge functions: Pad Motion and Hold. However having multiFX is a massive improvement, something I was the KP3 had.
Honestly, how is the noise floor? I stopped using my KP3 in live performance because it made my tone a little…weird.
This new KP makes me excited but I can’t imagine using this as my master FX and having everything go through a Korg sound card. Idk how is use this in my setup…
audio out seems OK to me. like I mention in the video, there were some combos that made more noise than others, I don't know which device is to blame for that
What are alternatives to the NTS-3?
there are plenty of multi effects boxes out there, I discuss pros and cons in the pros and cons
How can use this during my dj set? If I plug in my headphones to my NTS-3 I'll hear the awesome effects. But if I plug in the audio cables for the send and return fx on my psychical mixer I hear the fx very soft and the music just playing along 😢
I made it work with audio out to my external audio card en then to my speakers 😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️
@@alyssafissa7036so the audio output of the NTS-3 is stereo?
already into 8 minutes and it's the best kaoss pad ever made
Edit: finished, will buy it as soon is released, thanks for the review, I miss lfo through midi, movement recording, a web based editor instead of an app and maybe a mini oled screen could be helpful, but as I said, it's the best kaoss pad ever made (also your son looper is really neat)
KP3 has seen thousands of hours of stage use in hundreds of bands.
This is a toy for instagrammers 😂
@Patriotic_Eagle1995 how's that a toy for instagramers? , explain
@manonthelivingroad It's incredibly fragile, too small to seriously use and has 3.5mm jacks for everything.
It is literally a toy. Probably quite a fun toy for sure and a decent price. If you get one I hope you enjoy it.
But it's certainly not the best kaoss pad made, these will all be landfill in a few years. The KP3 is flawed but has been around a decade and a half.
Wait, there's no midi in to sync with external hardware?
There is via USB or if you reconfigure the Sync jacks (per jumper on the board). It currently cannot process MIDI, ie no playing the oscillators and no use of the pad as a controller.
yes there is - please watch the video I mention it twice
@@loopop Glad to hear that. I did watch it - TRS midi was what I missed. This should be a pretty cool little companion to a Machinedrum 😀
@@loopop TRS to Midi Type A? Love your reviews BTW!!!
@@jeanse27yes and thanks!
That is incredible!
Hi! Can you please clarify if it can receive cc messages to control parameters thru trs cable plugged oin sync in? Thanks!
Please check the MIDI spec, I've not tried it
@@loopop korg reply: “The USB MIDI connection transmits and receives CC messages and not the SYNC connection, which sends and receives pulses”
In beginning of video when assembling unit you mention what you refer to as “jumpers” that can be switched which will change the sync jacks to midi jacks. Will the usb connection still carry a midi signal?
Yes
Is it possible to use duplicates of each effect? Like have two tremolos active at the same time?
yes you've got 4 fx slots and can put any effect you like in any slot
@loopop great, thank you for the response!
I've mostly stayed away from hardware effects since I use them mostly as set and forget but if this hits an interesting price point that may change, this is a fun interface, and if you can add quality sinesvibes effects that could become more than a gimmick (if I can get over the annoyance of dealing with minijack stereo).
I can also see this as a minimal remote control for live, like if you have your plugins controls set up in a certain way and this as 3 "knobs" ableton remote you can instantly tweak your effect once you click on it. or even a synth (like cutoff/res/env mod for depth). Don't know if that little knob is assignable
So jealous of your son! Can you also be my dad? :D The effect sounds amazing. Congrats!
Hi there! Amazing work as always! I've search on the manual and on the internet, but i haven't find any answer: Do you know if the midi trs out works as midi thru as well?
Can I write custom midi effects on this?
I wish! Not in the current version of the SDK
@@loopop damn, I imagine hardware should support it, if it does come around it's an instant buy for me
An Eurorack version would be cool (with cv input for all the params) 😊
You might want to check 1010 music fx box (or bitbox with fx box firmware) it's really good
Hello. When the sync il use as midi. Is it trs A or trs B ????
Thank you.
@@sebdan5854 TRS A
Is it possible to use an envelope that controls the effects depth?
Not that I recall, unless the effect designer added that parameter
Release it Korg! I’m dying to fit this in to my dawless setup. It’s gonna slide in perfect with my 1010music bluebox,…
Just got mine today in the USA from perfect circuit preorder.
Thanks for the great video. Does anyone know if it’s possible to control the effect parameters via a midi conttoller to avoid most of the menu diving?
After the release of the disappointing kaoss replay this will be bought for sure 😊
So no midi? Meaning no midi clock sync abilities?
The sync jacks can be switched to midi, there is a jumper on the inside
How's the sound quality - AD/DA conversion? Anyone test the difference between this one and older models yet? The KP3 and Quad tend to suck signal and lower quality of anything going through (also no true bypass, but guess I get why). Had this improved?
I didn't do any comparisons, but you can hear the sound quality in this video, I didn't apply any processing
Do you know how fast the CPU is and how much RAM it has? Or could find out? Thanks
from the pics on korg website i can say its an stm32h72 single core arm.m7 at 550mhz and a ram of 564kb
@@kopiller 550mhz is awesome. 500kb ram isn't a lot. but all the awesome 90s effect used even more and created legendary sounds.
Wait can I more or less use this as a midi controller for the XY on the MPC? Using the MPC’s XY is very inconvenient in live performance
Can I use it as an fx in my daw? Does the sound passes through the usb?
No audio over USB, you'll need to send audio to it and receive it back through your audio interface
Thank you for your plugin which saves me $800 on a Soma Cosmos :D
This does about 2% of Cosmos... (though Ratio is unique to us!)
@@loopop haha yeah i know… i fear my wallet will soon be $800 lighter, in addition to whatever this costs
FX IN SELECT offers Stereo, Mid and Side, instead of Stereo Left and Right, meaning you can't use this to process two mono signals with independent effects, as the routing setups would suggest you might. Mid/Side is an interesting choice, I just would've liked to see Left and Right as well, and then I could use this as a general purpose fx unit for two mono signals which might double its delivered value for nothing more than a software configuration option. Boss also did this limitation on some of their FX pedals like the RV-500, really just trying to make us buy more units I think, 20 years ago nearly all stereo multi FX units offered the dual mono-to-stereo configuration. I suppose if desperate I could build a mid-side encoder to defeat the crippleware?
Thanks btw for the best synth walkthrough vids available!
Any hums or background noise when the unit is powered by usb? This was my major issue with the original NTS-1.
It can only be powered by USB, but yes if you connect it (and almost every other device I tried) to computer USB power, you'll need a ground loop isolator
The only problem with these are the connections , they're not great for taking to gigs as the connections break . My nts1 has already done this on the audio in
i hear ya but , two things. one the original is cheap enough where you can just buy another one or if you have even the slightest skill with a soldering iron you can easily replace the jacks.
@@night_speed Thats not really the point we shouldn't be buying stuff then throwing it away like this. The chip and the audio work really well which seems a waste if you're just going to chuck it .
can this be perfect tool for transitioning during live performance?
Why no battery 😢
Anyone know how this compares to the kp3? I am looking to buy one or the other but am unsure of the differences besides size of course
looks good, sounds good, great edit possibillities, small....feels pretty good at all
So for loopop phaser for NTS-1 it’s just a looper with loop decay? You can’t set the loops to different lengths right?
On the NTS-1 the loops still phase against each other, you just can't change the ratio between them. The time control lets you make both loops longer and shorter simultaneously . The effect will works pretty nicely!
I'd actually like a well built solid version of this. I feel like this would fall apart.
Great video as always :) I would be really interested to know how the compressor would work as a master to give my end signal a bit of compression. Do you know if that would work well?
Thanks! It should if the other effects are indicative of the quality here, but I have not tested it yet (traveling now)
I've been waiting for a demo of this as I have Sinevibes plugins (amongst others) for the Minilogue XD, yet that synth lacks audio in and it would be nice to use those effects on more instruments.
Apparently, the Logue SKD is different on this, however, though Sinevibes is porting over their plugins at least.
Great, i love my Prologue, the custom plugins are so good. A pro version would be great though