A Korg in your pocket

Of great news to folk like myself with a lifelong love of Kraftwerk, AQ Interactive is developing a Korg DS-10 synthesizer due to be released for the Nintendo DS in July this year.

This is probably going to be as real as it gets. The samples are supplied by Korg themselves!

• World’s first music tool software created for the Nintendo DS
• Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators:
  • Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
  • Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer
• Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
• Three note-entry modes: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen
• Real-time sound control mode via touch-control screen
• Exchange sounds and songs and play multiple units simultaneously through a wireless communications link

There seems to be some confusion regarding where it will be released. Some sites are reporting a Japan-only release, whilst others are reporting a worldwide release. Watch this space.