It's time to upgrade your Electroplankton DJ setup.
Just to be perfectly clear at the outset: Korg DS-10 is not a music/rhythm game. It's not a game at all. And it's not meant to be a light-hearted virtual toy like Wii Music, either. This software turns your Nintendo DS into a truly legitimate electronic synthesizer with extensive features found on significantly more expensive equipment. If you've never used a real synthesizer, the Korg DS-10 can be rather intimidating due to its professional capabilities.
Korg has developed this product with the goal that a DJ could take it to any dance club and do just about anything that he could do with a real synthesizer. On the other hand, there are some tools for the electronic composer, too. You can save up to eighteen songs, each one containing up to sixteen patterns with very long loops, so that adds up to hours of your own unique creations. The tools are designed to be easy to use with the DS touch screen but offer essentially the same depth of control as real synthesizer hardware. There's a sequencer, keyboard, KAOSS pad, and a drum machine with pads you can tap with the stylus. You can even patch the components into a customized rig by dragging the cables on the touch screen.
We've seen no indication that Korg DS-10 will teach you how to create music or how to get the most out of its impressive feature set. This is an advanced tool geared towards users who are already familiar with the real hardware. The combination of portability and drastically lower price will likely make the Korg DS-10 an amazing value and versatile tool for electronic musicians.
Korg DS-10
Korg DS-10
