Korg’s KAOSS PAD series has been expanded with its newest and smallest member, the mini-KP. It offers the same interface and realtime fingertip effects as other KAOSS models, plus many features taken from the new KP3, along with a compact body and battery operation for shirt-pocket portability. The mini-KP lets you control the effects entirely from the touch-pad in real time. Different effect parameters are assigned to the pad’s X-axis and Y-axis and can be controlled simultaneously, so you can vary the delay time and the feedback at the same time, or simultaneously change the cutoff and resonance of a filter. Complex effect operations that otherwise would require two hands on a conventional knob-based controller can now be performed easily and intuitively with just one hand, by rubbing or tapping the pad.
Korg Mini-KP Features:
- 100 effects covering a wide range of musical styles, including filters, reverbs, and delays
- “Low/high-band pass filter” can cut specific frequency ranges
- “Decimator” intentionally degrades audio quality for unique sound possibilities
- A much-requested “delay & reverb” combination effect
- “Looper and pitch shifter” captures and repeats incoming audio, retuning it in real time as the pad is manipulated
- Synth sounds derived from the KP3’s RADIAS-inspired engine
