FWIW, not sure if anyone reads new posts in old articles, but I found this link: [createdigitalmusic.com]

in which one of the devs says it will be an international release. They are working onlocalized versions of KORG DS-10.

Atilla_the_Nun

Seems like a totally sweet DS version of the Korg Kaossilator. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Isaac VanDuyn

@somarix: The first synth that you coded had patchable oscillators, resonant filters, mixing controls with several effects, and a built-in sequencer, in 'a few hours'? If that's true I'm impressed. I'd be even more impressed if it runs on a 66 MHz ARM-9.

This is a toy, but it looks like it's a pretty awesome toy. I'm wondering how close they are coming to the absolute CPU limits i.e. would it be possible to make a DS-20 later with additional voices, or not...

quen

@YuSuzuki: Well to me this seems perfect for musicians. What if you get inspired on the bus/train and just want to give it a try and not have to wait till you get back to your own equipment?
Like that Colors drawing for the DS thing, it's perfect if I feel the need to draw while I'm out.

Zho

I absolutely want this. I have a friend going to Japan this summer, so I may be able to get it. In the meantime I'll go play with Reason and Rebirth on my PC!

Atilla_the_Nun

I would totally pay money for that. Seems like a good way for amateur designers to make game music?? And just plain cool. Now team it up with someone who's got electro plankton, some iPhone users with musical apps, and you'll have a portable synth team..

MaiAriSquee

lol yeah as a musician i dont really see any benefit in this program, unless you dont know how to mix tracks i guess this can somewhat show you extremely simplified mixing tools, so you can get an understanding of how to use them.

YuSuzuki

Pretty sweet, but I can't imagine it being very practical.

Taco Bell™

God awful. What was that musician thinking. Heck, even I have made better tunes and demos of synths; and coded much better things. Only my first-ever synth (that I coded) had such over-simple waves, controls and pattern-input. Was coded for a few hours in VB XD.

somarix

We need this in the US post haste.

waterhand

@Fyren: It's for fun jesus christ.

artofwar420

That's actually pretty cool. I might just pick this up and trance out to it...

EastBayAnt

If they could get a Roland TB-303 on there I'm so sold.

B-Minus

not bad. Can we get some Korg-05RW sounds for that? I miss that module. wish I never sold it. But in the long run, it's the Roland Fantom for me. I'd sell your mom to get that. It'd go really nicely with my Xp-50.

Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.

Wow, that looks even cooler than I was expecting it to be.

Wubbytoes

damn if there is no word on this going state-side i might just have to import

richard733

@Peronthious: I just need it for basic drum patterns for recording tracks...it should be fine as a replacement for an sr-16. Though I do miss my drum machine.

krunkjuice

Wow, that looks like it would be fun for a whole five minutes!

And that Japanese hippy needs to visit the barber-san.

Sherlock_the_Barbarian

@fuchikoma: exactly what i was thinkin. imagine reason lite on the ds.....cooool.
that or fm8 or absynth or feck it Kore 2:)
ill have to see about gettin this.

Dirkcee

That was cute seeing the section where he draws in the patch panel.

Bring on the Mini Moog emu plug-in, and we'll have a new DS revolution.

dbc

@krunkjuice: Quality from the headphone jack is probably adequate for the casual user, but definitely not for the professional musician. In any case, this is obviously not meant for professional use anyway. If anything, it looks useful for testing out synth patches on the go, when you can't lug around a full synth or a laptop with software and a midi controller.

Peronthious

@zoesch:
I'm not a professional musician with roomfulls of bank-breaking gear, so sadly I recognize about 4 units... but the ability to virtually patch cables jumped out at me which is where I made that connection.

But Rebirth is based on all Roland synths, isn't it?

fuchikoma

@Mit: It's not complicated...you plug the DS into your line in jack and set whatever program your using to record to pull from the line in. Easy Peasy....This is looking great. I just had my Alesis SR-16 destroyed in a basement flood and this would be a cheap way to replace it.

krunkjuice

Theres a homebrew out there called Nitro Tracker I do believe and it does simplistic mixing/synth not as nice as this, but still its out there for 100% free!

Jaysius

@Dakkonfire: I left my hook in the stair-car.

in other news, this looks ballin'

mescalineeyes

This is awesome news! I'm excited to try this out.

Of course there is the Nitrotracker homebrew for DS, but this seems much better.

synapticflow

KORG in my DS for only 4,800 YEN?
Cant wait to get it!

XidZen

I REALLY REALLY hope to see a release outside of Japan, as I don't want to have to import this with the American dollar being as weak as clock radio speakers. I will import it tho if I have to. It looks awesome. Wish there was some sort of MIDI support/device ... but it's all good.

dead_red_eyes

@Fyren: DS cartridges aren't SD cards if that's what you're getting at O.o
And so far, there doesn't appear to be any way to export what you create on this aside from using the audio-output and recording software on a computer.

Wish I knew how to use all of that. I was pretty interested in it at first, but I'm fairly confident I wouldn't know how to use it well enough for it to be enjoyable rather than frustrating.

Mit

I can't read the letters, but are they in english? It's hard enough as it is, if it were in Japanese I wouldn't even bother trying to learn how to use it.

Superstar90 lieks mudkipz

I use Reason and Ableton Live together, so I'm fairly familiar with software synths. I think with this little gem, it's going to come down to whether you can make your own patches for the synth. If so, I'd say it's a legit instrument; because that would mean you would have the capability of creating your own unique sounding synths, instead of being leashed to a few factory pre sets. Not enough info and specs to tell.

Aliasunknown

I'll get this when someone hacks it to play tetris

TheToiletDuck

Here's the official page: [www.aqi.co.jp]

SG79

Crap, I just send a "tip" about this. I didn't realize it was posted already.

Anyway, the man demonstrating the software is Cavia's Nobuyoshi Sano (aka Sanodg). You may be familiar with his works on the Tekken and RR series among other Namco games before heading off to Cavia. Though he still does work for Namco as well.

SG79

yep. total reason to import. just hope i can make sense of the buttons.

v00deux

I am so importing this.

p.s. I've never imported a game in my life but this is too good to pass up.

Nexus6

@Highlander Wolf: @fuchikoma: It's actually more like Rebirth in your pocket than reason, the analog synth is definitely modeled after the MS-10/MS-20 and the scribble gesture interface is definitely straight out of the KAOSS pad like SPni said.

I don't know how good this could be as a scratch pad but it looks OK for non musicians to get an idea of the work involved.

zoesch

DO WANT

featherblade360

Far out, man.

wonder6oy

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto

Dakkonfire

OMG, that's like Reason in your pocket! I'm used to seeing heavily technical music editors on handhelds, but never official like this! And that stylus scribble synth programmer looks tight.

But sadly I still won't get it because I only ever clown around a bit and make something half-listenable in suites like that. I'd still probably have to take two college level courses to begin to be productive in something like that. :/

fuchikoma

lol. It's sounds like a Pr0n music.

Hitokiri_Battosai

@RawSteelUT: You've obviously never played with a Kaoss Pad.

SPni

Freaking awesome, considering a new Korg synth can cost $2500

Seabass

Looks like Reason for the DS. That's friggin' awesome. Badass, if you will. An earlier posting said this could be used as a "jam session" in MP with other DSes... if this is true, then...

(highlander wolf is very impressed, wants a DS)

Highlander Wolf

@Fyren:

This is more just a toy. You can't carry your microkorg or in your case MBP everywhere, but you can carry a DS. It seems pretty fun to just mess around with.

Jim on the Wall

That's pretty dope but man, that is one craaaaazy-ass lookin' dude. Looks like the kind of guy who only uses a talkbox to communicate. Groovy.

MisterSleep

I'm impressed with it for what it is. Sure it's not particle, but I could see it being fun around parties and whatnot (at least the ones I go to lol).

ca$h

The initial scribbling I mean

RawSteelUT

I don't really see any relation between the scribbling on the bottom screen and the noise being made.

RawSteelUT

thats pretty hot

raith

Very cool stuff. I will be watching this one.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

I'll stay on my Mpro on the Imac. Another underwhelming 3rd party app, besides the star gazer. I really don't see the reason why you would need a portable synth unless SD became the norm amongst most studios as oppose to a usb stick

Fyren

rad

squidboy007