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First Album Recorded Using DS KORG Emulator Released

6:00AM Stuart Houghton | ..and by ‘Released’ we mean ‘put up on a website in a Zip file’. Say what you like about the democratising power of the internet – it does rather suck the glamour out of album launches. Anyway, what we have here is a cracking little collection of musical experiments created using the KORG DS-10 emulator for the Nintendo DS, for a competition at MP3Death.us/diplodocus. I listened to all twelve tracks on the way home tonight and it is mainly what you would expect – squirly, twiddly synth sounds and squelchy beats. Some tracks have quite an 8-bit soundtrack feel — Aliceffek’s ‘Toneworks‘ is great fun and would not sound out of place on a Commodoure 64 platformer — while the brilliant ‘DSTennis‘ by A Rival is reminiscent of Hexstatic’s ‘Bass Invader‘

Yay! Korg’s DS-10 Synthesiser Isn’t Japan Only

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Yes, I’ve been a bit obsessed with the Korg DS-10 synthesiser software since it was announced by AQI. Fortunately, it seems that others share my passion for making electronic musical diversions, as the company has responded to (I assume) BILLIONS of requests for a global release. Turns out, Korg DS-10 isn’t Japan only, as previously thought. More »

Korg Makes Your Nintendo DS A Real-Life Synthesiser

10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Music creation isn’t anything new on the Nintendo DS. Nintendo’s Daigasso! Band Brothers and Ubisoft’s Jam Sessions have let budding musicians fiddle around with writing their own tunes, but it’s Korg DS-10 that may offer the most to on-the-go songwriters. Korg DS-10 comes with two analogue synth simulators, a drum module, and a 6-track/16-step sequencer, all of which can be controlled and manipulated using the Nintendo DS touchscreen. You’re right, dear reader, that does sound pretty boss. The included sounds come straight from Korg themselves for authenticity and credibility. Even cooler? Wireless support lets multiple musicians hook up for group performances. Interested? More »