Korg Kaoss Pad 2 Manual
I sold my KAOSS PAD 3-for-the one being seduced by the possibility of combining several effects, and achieve personal effects. I realized my stupidity, after half an hour of use: 1. Return to Sender 2. Purchase a KAOSS PAD 3- Question solidity, the KAOSS PAD, QUAD, does not inspire confidence in time.
Korg's tactile effects processor benefits from a major overhaul - so is the third generation the Kaoss Pad you always wanted? It's over six years since Korg's Kaoss pad — a quietly revolutionary device that liberated untapped performance potential from familiar effects — first appeared. The original model lacked a MIDI input and was rather noisy and easy to overload, hence the demand for a successor. The Kaoss Pad 2 was a welcome step forward in audio quality and also added enhanced synchronisation and MIDI control. If you are wondering what could possibly be still missing from the Kaoss or worthy of refinement, let me present the third incarnation of this hit series — the Kaoss Pad 3.
The KP3 is a little larger than its immediate predecessor and much of the KP2's colour has been drained away, leaving behind a moody, dark-grey exterior lit by the austere red glow of display and buttons. The central touchpad, beneath which is an 8x8 matrix of red LEDs, is at once practical and visually stunning.
Only the backlit rubber buttons feel a little cheap, lacking the positive 'hit me' action that you'd ideally want for restarting loops or tapping in tempo. Kaoss Pads are both tactile and intuitive; consequently the slender manual avoids wordy descriptions of the included effects algorithms, offering only the information needed to get you up and running. Having connected the KP3 to your mixer, CD player or synth and set the input source and connection type appropriately (the latter either 'direct' or via your mixer's send/return buss), you're ready to go. At once, the smooth, responsive surface of the touchpad draws you in, its animated LED matrix following each finger movement as you dynamically transform the current effects patch. When the Hold button is activated, effects continue even when you take your finger away. In such cases, a single LED remains lit on the pad as a useful visual reminder of where you left off.
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Power is supplied via the usual wall-wart and connectivity is little different from the KP2 except that the dedicated turntable jacks are no more. The KP3 manages just fine with rear-mounted stereo inputs and outputs — both on RCA phono jacks. On the front panel are quarter-inch jack sockets for headphones and microphone, each with their own level controls, and for direct connectivity with your PC or Mac, a USB port carries a copy of the data sent and received via the MIDI ports. Also included in the package is a CD containing USB drivers and an editor program. Korg Kaoss Pad 3 £315 pros.
The effects box that manages to be tactile, intuitive, great-sounding and visually impressive. Looping and one-shot sampling/resampling is simple and fun. Card storage of samples and favourite effects. Cons. External Power Supply. Some functions lack MIDI control. Summary Only a little more expensive than the KP2 when it appeared, this is the best and most innovative Kaoss Pad yet.
A tactile, portable bundle of integrated effects, sampler and performance controller — and it all comes at a price that won't break the bank. £315 including VAT. Korg UK Brochure Line +44 (0)1908 857150. +44 (0)1908 857199.
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