Korg’s iKaossilator 2.0 comes to iPad
Published December 6, 2011 | 
Korg continues to set the bar high for their iOS apps and with that standard comes a new version of their most popular app to date – the iKaossilator, which is now available for the iPad. The iKaossilator is a virtual instrument that makes intuitive use of an X/Y pad to create sound by tapping and sliding your fingers across it. It’s simple enough that someone with little, if any, musical talent could have fun playing with, but well rounded enough to be used as more than just a toy.
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Leave a commentKorg iMS-20 for iPad
Published November 7, 2011 |
The Korg iMS-20 is an analog synth workstation modeled after its popular hardware predecessor the Korg MS-20 (monophonic synthesizer). The iMS-20 is a little different in that it houses a vitrual Korg SQ-10, which is a drum machine/sequencer, and a built-in mixer.
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Published November 5, 2011 |
The Korg iElectribe-R is a music app modeled after Korg’s hardware Electribe series. The hardware version of this beat box is quite common amongst electronic producers, so it’s cool Korg gave us a software emulation for the iPad.
The first thing you will notice is that the program is easy on the eyes and responds to touch well. Next, are its classic analog sounds that give it a vintage, electronic feel.
The iElectribe is mainly a beat maker so most of the sounds are drums and some quirky FX.
To create beats, simply choose your set of sounds and begin to program them into the touch screen step sequencer. In addition to that, the app comes with some cool template grooves to get you going. These templates are fully customizable from sequence arrangement to sound choice.
There are some on-board effects like chorus, flanger, decimator, filter, delay, etc.. and you can oscillate the pitch as well. You can record automation of these parameters and create real time effects.
Overall, the Korg iElectribe is a cool, virtual beatbox. It’s a little pricey at $20, but not so much when you consider that the hardware gear this software is based on cost several hundred dollars. If you’re into electronic music and you own an iPad this an app worth taking a look at.
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