Korg KP3 KAOSS Pad Dynamic Effect/Sampler

Puts powerful sampling tools and performance effects at your fingertips.




The Korg KP3 lets you use and abuse realtime
effects and sampling by touching, tapping, and sliding your fingers on
the revolutionary KAOSS pad. The combination screen/touchpad interface
and KAOSS technology make it intuitive, immediate, and just plain fun to
use. It's a complete instrument and processor allowing you to manage,
recall, and play back samples; sample on the fly; and add dynamic
processing to any audio signal or to the samples themselves.

Korg
has given the KP3 exclusive effects algorithms, synth sounds derived
from Korg's RADIAS engine, better sampling, and computer connectivity.
It comes with 128 programs in filter (16), EQ (2), modulation (12),
compressor (2), LFO (25), delay (16), reverb (6), grain shifter (5),
looper (13), sample effect (7), sample bank crossfade (4), drums (6),
synthesizer (10), and vocoder (4) categories. A new pad lighting system
places 64 individual LEDs in an eight by eight grid under the pad,
providing visual cues as to the current program, held position, etc.—it
can even scroll a custom message across the pad!

Killer Effects come to Life
The
KP3 comes equipped with 128 great-sounding effect programs. Sure, the
traditional essential effects are there—delays, flangers, etc.—and they
sound amazing. But using newly developed algorithms, the KP3 also
provides fresh, exciting effects such as a grain shifter, decimator, a
vintage analog style filter with a tone-bending drive circuit, and
expanded EQs that are controlled directly from the pad. And moving
beyond effects, there are also drum grooves and even RADIAS-inspired
vocoder and synthesizer sounds that can be played free-form on the X/Y
pad.

As you move your finger across the touchpad and find that
"sweet spot," pressing the Hold button will lock the settings, so you
can take your hand away to do other things. The LED grid on the touchpad
will show the held location, so you can pick up where you left off
without any "jumps". Better yet, Pad Motion can memorize and repeat a
fluid or complex gesture played on the pad. Once again, the new pad
lighting system enhancements can actually display the Pad Motion pattern
as it plays.

A separate FX Depth knob sets the overall balance
between the original signal and the effect, so you can add just the
right amount of processing. The eight Program Memory buttons allow you
to store all of this information—Program Number, Hold button On/Off
status (and coordinates), Pad Motion, and the FX depth setting—to a
single button for instant access during performance.

Another new
innovation in the KP3 is called FX Release. Basically, FX Release adds
an adjustable delay tail when you remove your finger from the pad. In
addition to being a creative performance tool, FX Release also prevents
the abrupt dropping out of the effect as you transition from one setting
to another, providing a smoother and more musical performance. The FX
Release delay effect is automatically set to the current tempo—whether
manual, MIDI, auto BPM or Tap Tempo—and the amount of the FX Release and
can be set and saved individually with each program.

Superior Sampling
Four
Sample Bank buttons on the front panel allow you to create, play and
save both looped and one-shot samples on the fly. All samples are
recorded using high resolution 24-bit converters, and are stored in
16-bit/48 kHz format. Samples can be saved on a Secure Digital (SD) card
or transferred to computer via USB. With both mic and line inputs, the
KP3 allows you to sample from a wide variety of sources.

The
KP3's sampling system thinks and speaks in the language of music, hiding
incredible technology below the surface. When creating loop samples,
for example, sample length is set in terms of beats, not seconds. You
can generally set the sample length up to 16 beats long (extremely slow
tempos capture fewer beats). When sampling is finished, the sample will
immediately start playing in sync with the sample source. As the sample
plays you can adjust the start time of the sample to "fine-tune" it to
the original tempo, or to dial-in time shifted playback.

Time-Slicing
chops a sample into separate parts. You can use the Program Memory
buttons to turn these individual slices on or off in real time, creating
new rhythmic patterns from the original sample as part of your
performance. Sampling and effects are totally integrated in the KP3, so
you can sample through the effects, and even resample the entire output
to create powerful, multi element samples.

Stay in Sync
Tempo
is an integral element of the KP3. Sampling times are set in terms of
tempo, and many effects are also tempo-based. All tempo-related
functions are accurate to .1 (one-tenth) of a BPM for more precise
matching to external devices. To keep everything sync'd up, the KP3
features auto-BPM detection from the audio input; Tap-Tempo entry, as
well as a manual tempo setting. The KP3 can also send and receive tempo
information via MIDI clock. This extra versatility allows the KP3 to
detect BPM info from a turntable, and in turn provide MIDI clock to
other devices down the line, keeping everything moving together.

Take Control
The
KP3 is also a MIDI controller, sending out three controller numbers
from the touchpad, and additional messages from the slider. The Sample
Bank buttons send and receive note messages. Program Change commands and
clock information can also be sent or received. The inclusion of MIDI
IN and OUT allows even the most daring and complex KP3 moves to be
recorded and played back by an external sequencer or software sequencing
program.

Part of the Team
A single USB
connection allows the KP3 to share sample data with a computer. An
editor/ librarian program is included so you can build libraries of
samples, and edit them using your computer. The software also allows WAV
and AIFF files to be loaded into the KP3, and includes pitch correction
for samples not created at 48 kHz. This graphic software is valuable
not only for editing samples, but also for creating, editing and saving
programs and global data. The stereo inputs and outputs can be set so
the KP3 can run in-line to an amplification system, or hooked to the
effect loop jacks of an audio mixer.




Features

Realtime effects processing and sampling
Exclusive effects algorithms
RADIAS synth engine sounds
Improved sampling
Touchpad KAOSS interface
Pad lighting system
USB computer connectivity

Effects:

Filter (Low-pass/High-pass/Band-pass/72dB/octave
and Low-pass)
Isolator and Distortion
Talk-Filter
Flanger
8-band EQ
Mid Pitch Shifter
Broken Modulation
Phaser
Ring Modulator & High-pass Filter
Decimator
Low Compressor
Auto-Pan
Slicer
Delay (Ping-Pong, Multi-tap, Reverse & High-pass Filter)
Tape Echo
Reverb
Gate Reverb
Grain Shifter
Vinyl Looper
Looper Forward/Reverse
Four-Sample-Bank Cross Fader Roll
Pad Drum 1/2
Unison Saw Bass
Noise Synthesizer & Looper
Vocoder




Control effects and samples in realtime on stage or in the studio simply by touch. Create with KAOSS. Order now.








KP3 KAOSS Pad Dynamic Effect/Sampler Specifications:


Sample Memory: 100 samples (maximum)
Sampling: 16-bit/48kHz
Convertors: 24-bit A/D/A
Mic (1/4") input with trim knob
Line In L,R (RCA)
Headphone (1/4" Stereo) out with volume
Line Out L,R (RCA)
USB: Type B
MIDI: IN/OUT
Data Storage: SD Card
Power Supply: DC 12V; 700mA
Dimensions: 8.27" x 8.9" x 1.93" (W x D x H)
Weight: 2.87 lbs
Accessories: CD-ROM (Editor/Librarian), power supply, touchpad protective sheet








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