Truth is to make music we could have stopped centuries ago. We had all the instruments we needed 
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…all except samplers!
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A little convenience goes some way to enable those who didn’t have the Emperor’s grace, tho.
And yet, I haven’t heard the next Mozart yet 
so maybe that was actually a good thing.
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Funny to read some were not impressed by this NAMM. Korg made a major move by announcing the PS-3300. That alone is one of the biggest ‘OMG’ moments of all NAMM editions.
The significance of this announcement goes beyond the lucky few that can buy one(although made to order so you could save up a few years)
The fact that a whole new generation of engineers got to work together with Fumio Mieda on bringing it back to life will ensure the obscure art of making massive 48/49 voice analog poly synths does not get lost in time.
And better yet, all that knowledge and experience will hopefully lead to PS-3300 inspired products that will be more affordable🤞
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Isn’t it more just a marketing strategy as 99,99% wont be buying one?
And since it was already made once before wouldn’t that also mean inspirited products already exist?
There’s a whole 19th, 20th century and almost a quarter of a 21th century full of composers.
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Doubt it has anything to do with marketing. Why spend loads on R&D to make a niche product that takes ages to produce and costs a fortune. It’s more a passion project
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I have a soft spot for Mozart, I guess there’s a story there, but not for this thread. I’ve been flagged enough for one Namm.
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Because the price for buying one will be huge and they only built on demand. There will always be a few people with enough money that can afford these type of instruments but I think this is mostly done for marketing showing off that Korg has the balls. I just wish they stick some more balls in the more affordable gear that they offer.
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Yeah it absolutely does do good for marketing.
But to have a team spend years on rebuilding it from the ground up is very costly as with any type of development, but this is next level expensive as you need that team again to build them over and over. Quite the investment Korg is committed to now. I think the marketing was a bonus as this is a big budget project that needs signing off at c level.
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Looong loading times for such short sample memory though.
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At least the battery life was not a problem then, it could run as long as you had crackers…
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Most interesting NAMM products to me, in no particular order:
New Mackie mixers. To make Youtube videos, I sometimes record to audio interface/laptop, and record video on the phone, then use iMovie to line up the audio and video. I think one of these new Mackies will save me the step of using iMovie, but I’m not 100% sure which one. Could be MobileMix or Mainstream, though the latter would be more applicable if I got a 2nd camera. Mackie guy trying to explain the product line to Nick:
Korg KR-11 metronome/rhythm practice machine - I use a metronome app on my phone for practicing on my instruments (guitar, violin, etc.). The app has been working fine, so I don’t 100% need the KR-11 but being able to start/stop beats with a footswitch, and enter in my own practice beats sounds are selling points
Black Panther Modular Keyboard Stands - been thinking of investing in a Jaspers stand to better organize my keyboards, desktop synths, etc. then this stuff appears. Casters are available as add-ons, which for me is the same thing that sells me on the Jaspers.
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Holy shit, how many years has it been since he showed his first prototype, dedicated dude 
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We’ve seen him go from a boy to a young adult now. Truman show here we go
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Has this been mentioned ? New / stripped down Kurzweil k series.
I remember being in love with the blue k2000 in the 90s. I don’t know much about it, but v.a.s.t. synthesis sounds really versatile (and arcane).
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I’d be more impressed with Korg if they hadn’t sacrificed the 700fs just as it hit a reasonable price
I think it’s been clear for years that Korg is OK taking risky moves or introducing products that may fail. re-introducing the MS-20, miniKorg 700FS, and ARP products and actually building analog synths again, for example. they also introduced some very nice more-affordable gear this year, including some that shows that they’re clearly listening to their customers. and they’ve had lots of excellent affordable gear for years now.
why did they re-introduce the PS-3300 when they’ll probably only sell a handful? we can only speculate of course… could be many different reasons. maybe someone high up there has always wanted it to be done. maybe they’re working on other products that will include some of the same designs or knowledge they gained from this project. maybe they just wanted to say “let’s build something Behringer probably won’t clone!” 
but ultimately, they wouldn’t have done it if they thought they wouldn’t sell any. there were only like 75 of the original Synton Fenix made; similar number of how many original PS-3300’s were ever made (likely also built to order, btw). folks associated with the original design of the Fenix have helped re-introduce it a few times now; built to order, and in similar numbers. and it’s about half as much as the PS-3300. but they sold. and people were stoked to get them. which is why they did it.
I think it hit a reasonable price because it wasn’t selling! same as the 2600m. they probably lost money on those in the end. which may help dictate what other synths they revive in the future…
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Dave Weisner (ex-Kurweil staffer) reported that what was shown at NAMM were prototypes, and that anyone concerned by the reportedly stiff feel of the K2061 action should reserve judgement for the time being. Kurweil has not decided yet on who will manufacture the K2061 keybed (Fatar or Medeli or ???)
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