Korg Kaoss Replay

https://synthanatomy.com/2023/11/korg-k ... mpler.html

Interesting, but only perhaps because of the odd decisions to use RCA i/o, micro usb, only supports 32GB SD cards and costs a whopping $1100. Who signs off on these things?

I was initially excited to see it, my inner Korg fanboy was ready. After seeing the price though... it's got to be a hard pass. I'm sure that it is very performance oriented and has plenty of fancy features... but again... the price. Any of my DJ'ing friends who'd appreciate the RCA i/o would likely rather have two Kaoss Pad 3s, along with a really nice mixer... for that price.

Hopefully it demos well for them.

I saw this in my email, I was stoked until I saw the price. For that price I'm keeping the DJS-1000 since it looks like a clone of it.

Hey Akai.... it streams samples of the SD card.... when are we finally getting that on the MPC? It's literally a matter of porting the code from Force to MPC

This guy compares the SP404mk2 to the Kaoss Replay. Same size

Also, no sequencer

It’s kinda like if you were trying to make baby, but you jizzed the bed instead. Also, anyone notice how the software on that looks kinda like the one from the Beat Thang?

I'm a Korg Kaoss fan but...
1. This DEF needs a sequencer.
2. Chromatic scales with the pads
3. Reduce the price to at least $699 U.S.

If Korg is gonna copy the Pioneer DJS-1000 sampler then they need to do it right! Having a micro USB connection & no 1/4 inputs/outputs is I like the size/form factor tho. Korg should have used a USB thumb drive for storage instead of the 32 GB MAX micro SD?! I do feel it will be a lot fun to use.

I have a SP 404 MK2 but I ABSOLUTELY HATE all the menu diving & button combinations that you need to remember! I really can't gel with the workflow at all. I just might give the Korg Replay a try after a couple of updates.

IMHO, Korg is going to come out with a synth/sequencer version of the Korg Replay too. The RCA connections are to either connect to a DJ mixer or have the RCA INs & Outs connect from the Korg Replay to a new Korg Kaoss synth with a built in sequencer. Sort of like how the Korg Kaoss KP3+ connects to & works with the Korg Kaossilator +. This will be the new Korg Kaoss flag ship line!

The hardware seems solid, but i really hope theres going to be some updates. It lacks a lot of basic functions for a sampler in that pricerange!

Korg should just come with the electribe 3; where they combine the synth and the sampler into one unit

jpeg wrote:Korg should just come with the electribe 3; where they combine the synth and the sampler into one unit

In the same form factor of the Korg Replay.