Detune – an application development startup created by the developers of Korg DS-10 – have announced Korg M01, a new music workstation for the Nintendo DS based on the classic Korg M1.
The Korg M1, released in 1988, sold for over $2,000. Korg M01 is designed to emulate the Korg M1 – at least many of its features and sounds – as a $60 app that runs on a $130 handheld computer.
Can a cheap app for a game platform replace a vintage keyboard synthesizer?
Check out this demo for a taste of what the Korg M01 can do, and leave a comment with your thoughts:
The DS-10 is great and I absolutely can't wait for this.
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Looks fantastic for the price, doesn't it?
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KORG M01 price is 5,980 JPY. (about 70 USD)
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Er, yeah, what Mitch said.
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This is an AMAZING technical achievement! And being a huge fan of Korg DS10 ( I have 4 as you may have seen
I will probably buy it asap. BUT what I really wanted from this team was a sampler that I could load my own sounds into rather than a rompler ( though a recreation of one of the most widely used in existence! I still have a working 01WFD here) [youtube qc5zuowBLqY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5zuowBLqY youtube]
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Looks great, but I have to agree with Nick on the price quoted. Not $60US but $70US in Japan!, will be $80US in US, $90US in Europe and $100US here in OZ. Recently bought a Microkorg here for $110AUD which is about $100US. The same machine was in this e-mag in the "10 gadgets under 50 bucks" -Keep robbing Australia Korg. (I'll probably still buy it though!, Have 2x DS-10's)
I also agree with VJ Frank Z, A cross between the DS-10 and Nitrotracker would be great,—someone?
Anyone with a DS should get "Electroplankton"
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Come December I will be all over it! A fine addiction to my humble studio. Besides, I love my KORG DS-01!
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"DS-10", sorry. Also Ron is right, Electroplankton is such a unique sound toy, definetly worth getting!
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will get this day one! electroplankton is great, could be so much more awesome with little more features
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they should do an iPad version
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Are you sure your talking about the MicroKorg? I live in the US and I've never seen one under $200.
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I love the DS-10. It's the best music app I've ever seen for a portable device. But I think I'm going to pass on this one and just save up for the Legacy Collection. A portable synthesizer is great because you can just play around and have fun. When I think of a rompler I usually think of it as something you sit down and use as a tool. But then again, maybe I'm just not thinking right.
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Also, the 1 touch DS screen worked with the MS-10 which was monophonic. The M1 was polyphonic which might seem awkward on the DS.
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How are you supposed to control it? Where's the MIDI input? What's the latency like? Lot of money if it's just got a dinky little step sequencer in it and no real-time playability.
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Good question.
I'm more excited about the iPad/iPhone platform. They're finally getting support for MIDI controllers, which should make things interesting real quick.
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i have an ipod touch and exept jasuto, there was no app faszinating me like korg ds10 (plus)
i think the main problem is the lack of stylus support. there are a special styus, but that doesn't work as good. it is nearly impossible to have such a accurate control over the knob on a finger based touchscreen… the big advantage of the ipod app are the modern connectivity with wav export, midi-support and so on…. but i had no fun with the apps and i think ive tried a lot…
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Sorry Scorpeon, Korg Monotron, not Microkorg.
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Oh and thanks Scorpion, you summed up what I was on about. A second hand Microkorg will cost you about 750AUD here in OZ, which is $670US at the Mo. $650 a week ago!
Why are we getting ripped off here?
When our dollar is good I can get gear from Japan or The States for about half price including postage?
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Neato but without midi support you're always gonna hear complaints even if it's the greatest thing on earth. It's a nice complement to the DS-10. I'd really like midi export but i understand it's probably not on the developer's mind for such a platform.
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Detune has developed one called the KORG iMS-20.
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