Korg, a world leader in music synthesizers and production equipment took to the NAMM show in Anaheim this week to announce it’s latest iPad app. Like their iElectribe apps, the Gadget app is feature rich and full of great sounds.
The virtual production studio features 15 virtual synths that cover just about every electronic sound known to man and it’s stocked full of drum machines that sound just as great. Korg has nailed just about every vintage synth sound and machine that’s ever been released and the user interface makes it easy, even for people with no previous musical experience.
Each of the 15 synthesizers is called a “gadget” hence the name of the app. Each Gadget possesses an irresistible presence and can function as the core of your electronic music productions. The parameters are carefully constructed to take you right to the sound that you want, and they’re ideal for producing all forms of electronic music. Even if you don’t play a musical instrument, no worries! Each synth offers a keyboard featuring a Scale function that makes it impossible to play wrong notes, combined with a sequencer that supports the function.
The number of Gadgets you can run is limited only by the power of your hardware. On the latest iPad (As of Jan. in 2014), more than 20 Gadgets can be run simultaneously-an astounding level of power that goes beyond what you expect from a mobile device. You can use even more gadgets simultaneously by taking advantage of the Freeze function to save CPU power.
For the most part, KORG Gadget uses the vertical orientation that makes the iPad easy to hold in one hand and is the most common style of interface on iOS devices. The screen of the iPad is divided vertically in two halves, allowing you to simultaneously control two types of content-“song creation” and “sound creation”. by placing the current Gadget on the bottom of the screen while always showing the sequencing environment up top.-This ensures that your creative production flow is not interrupted. That’s all you have to know. You’ll enjoy the simple and intuitive sequencer, and experience track-making in an environment that’s been perfectly optimized for mobile use, while retaining professional quality in everything from the effects to the mixer.
With Gadget being an iPad app it makes the production studio extremely portable. You can take Korg Gadget with you wherever you go for inspiration. If you hook your iPad up to a studio quality headphone like the Sony MDR7506 you hear pristine sounds that you probably didn’t imagine could come out of an iPad.
Finally, Korg has made it so you can easily share your songs and creations in the cloud via GadgetCloud a partnership built on the SoundCloud platform. GadgetCloud requires a free SoundCloud account but with it you can share your creations on the fly.
Gadget will set you back about $28.99 however if you put the power of Gadget into more traditional analog devices you’re looking at equipment that would cost thousands of dollars. You can download Gadget here.