Korg KAOSS PAD QUAD

In 1998, the first-generation Kaoss Pad exploded onto the DJ/music scene with touchpad-based effect control. Since then, the overwhelming acceptance and popularity of the X-Y touchpad is evident in many Korg products – Kaoss Pad effects, the Kaossilator Series, our padKONTROL and nanoPAD controllers, even the exclusive M3 TouchView™ display – that are now standards in the scene. To this we add the Kaoss Pad Quad, with new effects, functions, and features.

The intuitive interface that has helped to make the Korg's Kaoss Series so popular is alive and well on the Kaoss Pad Quad. As you tap, slide, or move your finger across the X-Y touchpad, the effect parameters will change, producing dramatic realtime changes in the sound.

One big change to the touchpad is brilliant LEDs that light up in an intense variety of colors. The illumination changes depending on the state of the effects, the BPM setting, and on your movements while performing. The DJ booth or stage will be brilliantly illuminated, visually boosting the excitement level!

As the name suggests, Kaoss Pad Quad lets you simultaneously control up to four effects from the touchpad. Each of the four effect categories – Looper; Modulation; Filter; and Delay/Reverb – contains five options (plus a null, or off position), for a total of 1,295 combinations! Best of all, effects can be chosen directly from the front panel, which means that you customize your effect needs on the fly. Enjoy trying your own Kaoss combinations and discovering ways to radically morph the sound.

By rhythmically adding successive effects, or switching effects on and off as your song progresses, you can use the Kaoss Pad Quad to add variation and development to the structure of your song. In other words, even a simple beat can be transformed into a lush musical statement.

Kaoss Pad Quad is extremely straightforward and easy to use, making it an enormous asset to the professional and great fun for the casual user alike. Just touch the pad to apply your chosen effects combinations. Connect a portable audio player or any audio source, and begin enjoying hours of sound creation and manipulation.

For each of the four effect modules, there's a Freeze button that memorizes the position at which you're touching the touchpad, causing that effect to be held even after you release your finger. If you touch the touchpad again while Freeze is enabled, only the“unfrozen” effects will be controlled. You can achieve even higher levels of performance freedom by using the four Freeze buttons in conjunction with the effect type buttons.

Features

Brilliant, colorful LED touchpad illuminations move in sync with your performance
Control multiple effects in realtime using the intuitive Kaoss X-Y touchpad
Create your own Kaoss combinations and use up to four effects at once
Choose one of five effects from each of four effect groups; a total of 1,295 combinations!
Freeze button holds the effect settings after you release your finger, for dazzling hands-free use
New Looper effects – Forward, Reverse and Slice – add new audio intensity
Mix it up with new DJ emulation Vinyl Break and Ducking Compressor effects
Auto BPM engine detection and Tap Tempo functions keep your Kaoss locked to the beat

Specifications

Effect Modules:
     Looper Module : Looper, Rev Looper, Loop Slicer, Grain Shifter, Vinyl Break
     Mod Module : Dist, Decimator, Ducking Comp, Flanger, Phaser
     Filter Module : LPF, HPF, BPF+, Jet, Pitch Shifter
     Delay/Rev Module : Delay, 1Delay, Tape Echo, Reverb, Delay Reverb
Inputs (2) : Line (RCA), Mic (Jack)
Outputs : Master (RCA), Headphones (Jack)
Sampling Frequency : 48kHz
AD/DA : 24bit linear
Power supply : 9V DC 1700mA
Dimensions (WxDxH) : 185 x 213 x 44mm
Weight : 0.754 kg