Korg Nu:Tekt DIY Synth kit

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#21

Well, I’m really impressed with this. The multi-engine aspects of the XD are fantastic sounding and I’m likely to get all 3 of Sinevibes oscillators really soon… so with this being pitched at cheaper than a Volca it’s an absolute no-brainer. Especially if you can add in the versions of the Mutable Instrument’s Plaits oscillator mode. The only slight challenge is that each oscillator mode often has a few parameters which are only accessible from the menu which I presume you can access here but at the price it seems a very minor concern.

As mentioned by a few folks already, using it as an effects box will be really cool too… especially the Riser and Submarine reverb algo’s which are so, so lush sounding.

Plus, I have to say that the chap Etienne from Korg who’s presenting this seems like a really nice guy and it’s a joy to listen to people speak with eloquence, deep understanding and passion about instruments they’ve been working on.

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#22

Maybe this is the missing part of the microfreak? (Cheap versatile fx unit)

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#23

CDM’s article:

The no-talking sound demo shows off the shimmer reverb a bit around 6 min. Perhaps the more golden-eared among you can pick out flaws, but to me it sounds cleaner and bigger than the cheap-sounding delays on earlier boxes like the Monotron Delay.

Reddit thread that attempts to list all the 3rd party Korg SDK offerings:

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#24

Is it possible to reconfigure/program the fx engine too?

However i consider getting one as a FX Box for jamming.

EDIT: stupid me…i should have clicked the Link First. Yes the fx can be modded. Super smart move from Korg to add this. They Sold me one now.

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#25

Wait what just happened here? Where do we get one?

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#26

You don’t. Yet.

“This is still a prototype, so we’ll have to wait, and no definite details on pricing and availability” - CDM

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#27

…and Japan gets them First.

#28

The more demos, the more I like it. I’m a patient person though so that’s fine. It would be a might fine addition to small portable live setup driven by the DT… especially as you could chain something else through it’s audio in. This, a DT, craft2 and a skulpt in a backpack and you’re off to the races…

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#29

I’m gonna buy more than one to poly-chain them through a retrokits rk 002 :slight smile:

#30

There is an audio in, making this little box a very good cheap effect processor!

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#31

This was the first Thing i noticed too and thats why i want one. Or two. :grin:

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#32

I do believe pulsn was the first in the forum to notice the audio in.

#33

I thought everybody noticed that …its in the very First Pictures that got posted by the threadstarter …

#34

I meant you were the first to say something about it :grin:

#35

Well, at least here on the forum i am the first…

:wink:

Back on topic…if i understood this clearly, this is only for the japanese market currently available?

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#36

There was something to win? Heck!

#37

This little monster runs on USB power.

Anyone hazard a guess as to whether it could power from an Elektron box (such as the Digi boxes) via the USB port?

#38

It’s being previewed on Gear4Music in the UK, so will presumably be available outside Japan too: https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Korg-NuTekt-Synthesizer/2YZ1

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#39

It needs to be connected to an USB host port for this. So “no” - it doesn’t work directly with a Digi USB port (which itself is also just an USB client device).

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