Comments on: Korg’s New DJ Mixers with FX + KAOSS Pads: Perfect Dead-Simple Live Mixer/FX?

By: tb

tb — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:46:23 +0000

you are mislead
first, no vocoding(no real as it won’t take a separate L/R input as source only the internal synth
2 the zero8 has MORE effects(111 programs, 3 processors, 2 being KAPSS on the touch screen)

By: magnetight

magnetight — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:10:35 +0000

blimey, that sounds like a sale pitch. I don’t work for korg, I promise!

By: magnetight

magnetight — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:09:36 +0000

@ beatfix re: audio & midi processing

I think the zero4 and the zero8 can both process audio and midi at the same time. One of the input selections at the top of each channel is ‘audio + midi’ and reserves the three left hand knobs and faders for audio, while the three right knobs act as midi.

the zero8 is a beast and I’m definatly getting one as soon as they land in england. There both official ‘traktor scratch’ mixers, meaning you can run Final Scratch without any other sort of pre-amp/processor. Hopefully (maybe with some clever send/returning) I’ll be able to use this with Ms. Pinky!

By: Jaymis Loveday

Jaymis Loveday — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:07:29 +0000

Jason. Try the Forums, there's a strong possibility your question has already been answered.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:57:24 +0000

Hi, can anyone advise me on buying a macbook pro 2.16 machine with 1 gig ram, and 100 gigHD for the sole purpose of running logic 7.2, and other soft synths, reverbs etc. Or would i be better off with a G5 desktop?
Help!
Jason

By: marten

marten — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:20:21 +0000

I could touch all of these mixers at Music Messe in Frankfurt and I have to say, there is nothing cheap build. Everything is rock solid and reminds me a bit of Urei quality even though, the potis are much thinner

By: phillip

phillip — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:44:30 +0000

did i miss mention of the original korg branded km-2 mixer? that failed miserably thanks to cheap faders, bad build quality, and noisy output. i wonder if these will be just as gimmicky.

By: Mateo

Mateo — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:46:07 +0000

While the builtin kaospad is nice, I think having one for each channel would be far more interesting. It’s common for me to want to effect each channel seperately, simultaneously, which has always been a source of frustration for me with mixers that have built in effects. Which is precisely why I’m looking forward to the ZERO series; having each channel function as a midi controller hooked up to Ableton Live will allow all the flexibility I could every want. The fact that the ZERO series will also support traktor scratch is a big added bonus.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:12:43 +0000

I haven’t had any trouble with Korg-branded touch products, or known anyone who has, but hardware can always vary from unit to unit.

And yes, I agree — these touch surfaces are generally most effective for simpler gestures. This isn’t the full KP touchpad here; it looks closer in build to a laptop-style touchpad. (The Novation keyboards have something similar.) For many of these effects, though, that’s fine I think, and for me can be quite expressive.

I’d love to hear how your NUO4 works out, beatfix!

By: beatfix

beatfix — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:52:55 +0000

I have a hard time imagining people performing live with a mini-KP. While it’s great for quick ‘n’ dirty effects, I find even the regular KP touchpad to be a bit cramped at times for true musical expressiveness. The KM-202 is certainly clean and attractive though, and there’s a lot to be said for intuitive layouts in a live setting.

I’d be interested to learn more about the ZERO4, even though I won’t be buying one anytime soon – I’m still breaking in my NUO4. In particular I’d like to know if the ZERO4 can process incoming audio and send MIDI simultaneously from the same controls – a feature that is essential for A/V mixing, and sadly missing the NUO4 (except for the crossfader).