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Korg’s DS-10 Nintendo DS Instrument is Getting International Release

Good news: the Korg DS-10, a Nintendo DS musical instrument (synth + drum machine + sequencer) based on Korg’s MS-10, is not going to be limited to Japan, despite what the publisher’s website says. From the DS-10 blog:

Hi there! my name is Tomi from AQI Inc.and I’ll be in charge of this product for international territories. For those of you out there wondering the release of DS-10 other than Japan, well, here’s a good news. YES, we will release DS-10 worldwide and currently we’re making an adjustment with each territory. So please be patient. Your support means a lot to us and we’ll keep you all with the latest update of the international release as soon as possible.

Via Matrixsynth.

Thanks to Mark Mathews for the tip!

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8. By Peter.

2008-Mar-18@11:04.

Mar 12 2008

Korg Stylus-Controlled Tablet Synth for Nintendo DS: DS-10

By Peter Kirn

Before I start talking about the fact that there’s a full-featured, stylus-controlled, vintage-gear sampling, officially-sanctioned, drool-inducing Nintendo DS synth plus drum machine plus sequencer reimagining of the classic Korg MS-10 analog synth, ~~I have three words you really don’t want to hear:~~

~~“FOR JAPAN ONLY”~~

Correction: Despite what the website says, the DS-10 is in fact getting an international release!

Product info, specs, samples [AQ Interactive; English]

Blog [Japanese only]

Music sample

Via Music Thing and CDM comments (thanks, Thomas)

Features:

Dual dual synths: Two patchable virtual synths, with two oscillators each
Drum machine: Four-part drum machines loaded with samples of the virtual synth
Sequencer: 2 synth tracks, 4 drum machine tracks, 16 steps
Effects: Delay, chorus, flanger
Input methods: Touch-control screen with real-time sound control, a keyboard screen, and matrix screen

Oct 18 2007

DScratch: Warp, Scratch, and Mess with Audio on Nintendo DS

By Peter Kirn

Want a killer app for Nintendo DS music making? How about scratching, digitally downsampling, and transmitting MIDI wirelessly (for sync to other effects on a computer)? Yeah, thought you might be interested:

Features:

load .wav file or live-recorded audio
scratch
pitch control
FX “Retrig”
FX “DownSampling”
Midi OUT (wireless)
stylus control
NDSMotion control

I love the distinctive digital-sounding effects and the integration of visual feedback with stylus control. Version status is “pre-teta-alpha demo”, so use with caution, but it is freely available for download.

Protein: DScratch
Via Octatone on the CDM forums

Ready to put together a Nintendo DS music studio? Here’s some help:
Hacked MIDI Support for Nintendo DS: DSerial (that’s hardware MIDI)
DSMIDIWiFi Free Download: Turn Your Nintendo DS into a Wireless Synth and Controller
Mobile Music: Tracker for Nintendo DS, DS Homebrew Music Roundup

Two things I find amusing: one, that the music games built for DS haven’t been as much fun as homebrew music “tools.” Two, that there isn’t something like this as a built-in instrument in Ableton Live. Attention, developers, on both counts.