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KORG DS-10 : Nintendo DS Software Synthesizer – synchronized play

The Korg DS-10 Synthesizer – a software synthesizer for the Nintendo DS – is available now for order and will be shipping at the end of September.

Features:

• Professional-grade music tool software for the Nintendo DS
• Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulator, -part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
• Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer, Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
• Three different note-entry modes: Touch Screen control, keyboard screen, and matrix screen
• Real-time sound control mode via Touch Screen control,Exchange sounds and songs and play with up to eight units simultaneously through a wireless communications link

It’s an impressive little synth, recreating thousands of dollars of hardware in virtual form. Here’s shot of the Korg DS-10 in action:

The Korg DS-10, the cool new virtual synth for the Nintendo DS, is going to get worldwide distribution, according to 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 worlwide 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.

Here’s a video of the DS-10 in action:

via Matrix

Korg is introducing a Japan-only cartridge for the DS that turns it into a simulation of the classic Korg MS-10 synth. It actually looks kinda cool, too.

No word on global availability. We can hope, though.