Kaossilator 2
- Simply tap or slide your finger across the X-Y touchpad
- 150 built-in sounds cover every style of dance music
- PCM sound engine serves up realistic drums
- Scale Key and Note Range eliminates "wrong" notes
- Built-in Gate Arpeggiator with adjustable gate time and swing settings
- Loop Recording allows the creation of layered phrases with unlimited overdubs
- Dual Loop Recording banks allow DJ-Style mutes and cross-fades
- Record using the built-in mic; or use the mic input for recording of external input
- microSD/SDHC card slot for saving loops and recorded performances
Boasting a supercharged sound generator, Kaossilator 2 delivers excellent synth and drum sounds spanning a wide range of genres, plus dramatically expanded loop recording. Use the internal mic to record guitar, vocal, or other audio source – just as with a looper effect. The Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) display provides superb visibility. Add to that a touch slider for ease of use, microSD card data saving, plus a built-in speaker and battery power. All of these features reflect the enhancements incorporated into the sleek and exciting Kaossilator 2.
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Korg synthesis at your fingertips
The unique interface allows melodies and phrases
to be played by simply tapping or sliding a finger across the Kaoss touchpad.
Horizontal motions control the pitch; vertical motions control aspects of the
tone such as filter cutoff, feedback, or modulation depth. When using a drum
kit program, multiple sounds can be played simultaneously, and you can even
play the touchpad as if it were a drum pad. The intuitive design and amazing
flexibility of the touchpad allows users who are not keyboard players to perform
easily, as well as creating performances rich with tonal changes that could not
be produced on a keyboard instrument
150 built-in
sounds covering a full range of musical styles
Korg's acclaimed synthesizer technology has been meticulously packed into this
sleek, compact format. The 150 ready-to-play sounds cover a broad range of
styles including hip-hop, house, dubstep, new disco, and electro. In addition,
the Kaossilator 2 provides a solid set of synth sounds such as synth lead,
synth bass, acoustic sounds such as piano or guitar, and even sound effects for
DJ use.
Accurate PCM drum sounds
PCM sound generation provides drum sounds and drum performances that are more
realistic than ever. There are 15 Drum Kits in the Kaossilator 2. Each Drum Kit
consists of instruments such as kick, snare, and hi-hat. In addition, there are
25 Rhythm Loop patterns that let you create drum phrases simply by moving your
finger. The lineup of sounds covers numerous genres, so you'll be sure to find
the drum sounds you need.
Musical Scale,
Key, and Note Range help create musical performances
Even if you've never played a musical instrument, the Kaossilator 2’s Key and
Scale features ensure that the notes being played will match the song being
performed. Use the Key setting to specify the musical key or “root.” Choose any
of 35 scales, ranging from popular scales such as chromatic, major pentatonic,
and minor blues, as well as unusual scales such as Spanish, Ryukyu, and Raga.
By using both the Key and Scale settings to match the song, you can play
perfect solos without a single wrong note. In addition, the Note Range allows
you to specify the range of playable pitches. You can set this to a narrow
range to ensure that melodies will be played accurately as you intend, or to an
extremely wide range to allow unexpectedly dynamic and unconventional phrases
to emerge.
Gate Arpeggiator expands your performance power
The fifty built-in gate arpeggiator patterns can automatically generate phrases
and beats by simply moving a finger across the touchpad. As a new capability of
the Kaossilator 2, you can now edit the arpeggiator's gate time and swing
settings so that musical phrases are created exactly as you intended.
Loop Recording
allows intuitive overdubs
The Kaossilator 2’s Loop Recording feature can overdub touchpad performance as
many times as you like. By adding layer upon layer to a simple phrase, it's
easy for anyone to create amazingly intricate tracks. Thanks to the Scale/Key
settings, the results will always sound musically appropriate, each and every
time!
Dual Loop Recording banks provide DJ-Style performances
The two Loop Recording banks can be used alone, or used together for truly
dramatic results. By combining the two loop recording banks, you can create new
performances that were not possible on earlier Kaossilator units. Different
sounds and phrases can be recorded onto each of the two loops. These loops can
then be cross-faded or muted, or the loop length can be changed in realtime to
create dynamic live performances. Unwanted loops can be erased and rerecorded
while playback continues, so you'll be able to create DJ-like performances on
the Kaossilator 2 without the sound ever stopping!
Record and loop nearly any source!
The Kaossilator 2 offers both an internal mic as well as an auxiliary mic
input. This combination allows the loop –recording of nearly any audio source.
Plus, you can easily mix different audio sources, so that as a loop phrase
created using the Kaossilator 2’s internal sounds plays in the background, you
can overdub your own rap, vocal, or other external sound, or enjoy a loop
recording session with a musical collaborator – such as a guitarist.
microSD card slot for data storage
A microSD card can be used to save loop recorder data. In addition,
performances played on the Kaossilator 2 be recorded using the master recorder,
and stored on a card. Whenever an important musical idea begins to take shape,
it can easily be saved, and can even be used later as part of a studio
production. This is also a convenient way to share Kaossilator 2 performances
on the Internet. The Kaossilator 2 also acts as an audio player, and can play
back performances created using the master recorder. Listen to your best
performances for comparison, or share them with your friends.
* SDXC cards cannot be used.
* Supported file formats: WAV files (16-bit, 44.1 kHz/48 kHz, stereo)
Operation linked with KORG iKaossilator for iPhone
You can use the kaossilator 2 together with Korg's iKaossilator for the
iPhone/iPad. This allows audio data to be transferred between the kaossilator 2
and iKaossilator, and lets you use the two devices in a BPM-synchronized
performance.
Although iKaossilator and the kaossilator 2 share the Kaossilator name, their
sound generator and recording style are completely different. While the
iKaossilator uses a PCM sound source, the kaossilator 2 uses a modeling synth.
And while the iKaossilator provides a five part sequencer that lets you freely
insert or remove notes as you perform, the kaossilator 2 allows unlimited
overdubbing as well as recording of external audio input. By combining these
two with audio data that utilizes the advantages of each, you can vastly expand
your performance possibilities