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- The Kaoss series runs deep and wide. These unusual machines made a real impact on musicians and studios at all levels. There seems to be one for every type of user and situation, but for me the KP2 has that unknown quantity that makes it simply more fun than the rest.
Hey thanks for the review! I hadn’t really considered this model until I watched this. After looking for a while, I found one for under $40. Totally worth it! Such a fun little effects unit (synth? gadget? toy? whatever!)
Great price! Thanks for watching my video, glad you got something out of it :)
I just bought one of these again today really cheap and was seeing if anyone else had any love for the KP2 and I'm glad to find someone. I used to have one years ago and for a while, I put every instrument and noise producing machine I had through it. It's very good for guitar. It has some unusual modulation effects that sound pleasing. The vocoder programmes are good fun, I managed to do a passable impression of Stephen Hawking. I gave my old one away a long time ago but then saw one today going for the price of a Korg Monotron and had to bring it home. If I'm honest, I think it looks cool too.
I reckon you got a bargain there Paul :)
@@gearfacts I'm really happy with it. I think the filters, in particular, are great for synthesizer use. It's great fun putting a Kaossilator through it. I think my neighbour enjoyed it because at 3am she was banging on the wall in appreciation :-)
I've had mine since they came out way back, but always the phono input seems bugged, was always boxy and distorted when pushed, so only used the line through most times, actually rigging it up this week in a drummachine turntables synth and DAW and outboard mixer setup, cheers for this refresher even in 2023
Awesome, thanks for watching :)
I still use it sometimes to run my turntable through it for sampling and chopping, can add some really cool effects to samples, mangle them and chop them beyond recognition of the original sample, great way to not have to clear copyrights 😂 has a decent phono preamp on it too in case you don't have one for your turntable.
Great tip!
It looks like a random wild 80's tech device out of Kung Fury.
I'm sure Korg would take that as a compliment! :) #gearfacts
HAHAJAAAAA
well flipp! I was rewatching that just the other day!
Great minds eh?🤣
Perhaps it has nicer filters than the KP3? The filters on the 3 left me cold 🥶
KP2 owner here, and come to think of it, i figured if it was good enough for Greenwood of Radiohead, it was good enough for me. Little did I know what this thing was capable of and I came to seek some videos where someone figured out something new and exciting with this old piece.
What i found on my own explorations is the wonderful thing it can do with the MicroKorg analog modeling synth. It adds more depth to the modulation and can act as a cool controller for it. Definitely worth the connection.
My favorite patches on the KP2 are the runaway delay with it's wavering trails of delayed sounds with the ability to regenerate and overload which is what i like to play with. The "aqua" sound which is a modulation effect mixed with a pitch-shift-delay effect to give a "liquidy" sound to any incoming signal. The flange-drone synth effect sound is another neat one that I like to frequent to get some weird machine-like-spacey tones into a mix, and was surprised to even hear it in a track by Twilight Dub Circus if i recall that correctly. The vocoders are completely the funnest thing you can mess with on this and plug it into more effects (As many as you can) and you are gonna have a blast. There are plenty more that are useful, but as I saw in this video, not all great, and not completely useful. I feel this was meant for a DJ with some LPs and some quick and cool effects, this thing would shine well, but anything else, it just isn't going to be the best thing for every situation.
How I used it on stage: One of the cooler and underrated patches is the reverser. The effect is not like any other and is very simple to use. I plugged in my guitar into the Korg Pandora box multiFX thingie, and split it's signal (it's in stereo too) in two places: 1 to the Kaoss pad, and the other to my ME-50, and fed the Kaoss pad back into the ME-50's aux input so that could feed more pedals or just feed the amp, essentially having parallel processing. So What I would end up doing is at some point, I'd have a guitar solo and mute the ME-50 and turn on the Kaoss pad for the reverser and it was trip-out time! Loads of fun!
What I was hoping for in this video was to see if there was anything I was missing, like can my midi keyboard play the Kaoss pad? is there ways to mutate the patches more? What happens if you plug 2 together? I hope someone tried this. Peace.
Wow these are all awesome ideas. It's great to see someone really trying to create something new with sound, too many people are searching for the best quality imitations rather than just doing something new with gear that's readily-available. ps yeah I like Greenwood and his mates too :)
Considering picking one of these up used, great demo to aid in the decision!
Thanks. And yep I think everyone should experience the Kaossilator, even if only for a short time :)
my setup from 2006-2010 had a KP 2 in it. I had a vestax 05 III, 2 technics and a KP 2 till i upgraded my mixer for a ttm 56 before switching to the pioneer djm 909 and getting rid of my KP.
My fav stereo line effects unit. The KP3's and the KP-Mini's effects were too sterile for me to like, the Digitizer is also more precise on this. The Korg AX1500 and Electribe 1 share the same meaty, sound. So good for experimenting, it turns your workflow into a painting session.
"Painting session", well put! :)
Great demo!
Thanks BB
For me it is the KP2, the best Kaoss instrument
love this video. Subscribed:)
Thanks so much, Vector :)
I like that Korg put an XY pad in the newer Electribes, eventhough it's a bit small and fiddly compared to this (and the E2 not being the most intuitive instrument). Might pick one of these up as they are pretty affordable at the moment, and looks fun for experimenting :)
The pad on the electribe is a piece of shit this is gold compared to it, it’s an embarrassment of a pad
@@bakerbakerbaker305 a year onward after my initial comment, I have to agree and say that I hardly use it haha
@@toonvank6165 I’m not trying to be an ass it’s honestly that bad, I like my Kaoss pad 2 don’t know if the kaoss pad 3 is better but I think korgs prime was around 2004 when they were making some of their best stuff along with the korg radias and the electribe emx things like that
@@bakerbakerbaker305 def seems like it. Shame I didn’t jump on it earlier in my life, making music mainly in live bands I only eyeballed synths and grooveboxes every now and then. But yeah, the shortcomings of the E2 started the become more and more apparent when I got an ES-1 (mk II), which has a way more fun and intuitive workflow
@@bakerbakerbaker305 that being said, there’s actually also a couple of I do like on the E2 (mainly in the sequencer), but hot dang, you really have to work that machine to squeeze it out
Eeee man I understand you) I prefer Kaossilator 1 to every kaosilators
Yep, flashier doesn’t necessarily mean better!
Nice thing and fun design.
Yep :) #gearfacts
I wonder if the thing is suitable for live looping vocals. Should i try it or should i go straight for kp3?
As far as looping vocals goes, I think they have much the same capabilities (though I'm open to be corrected on that by anyone else reading this)
in comparison to KP3 still the best? Just asking .....
Well the KP3 specs are undeniably better, but for $80 vs $200+ I think the KP2 wins the 'value for money' competition :) #gearfacts
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30$ 😄
KP-Quad is the best of the forgotten KP versions. You can just use it like a FX pedal with wet/dry or with enough (read: lightning speed) dexterity manipulate the loop/reverse loop functions to create track remixes or synth like tones.
Yeah they aren't up for sale very often so people must love them :) #gearfacts
Gearfacts ... or they didn’t sell very well initially
Quite possible, there are a few great machines that never got any attention from the market.
Love that note progression at/from 6:07 to 6:16 - can’t tell what notes/chords you’re playing tho… if you remember and don’t mind, please let me know. Cheers!
Not sure, I just fudged it... sounds like E major, G and maybe an F#minor.
Nice vid, but don’t forget the FX Depth! Best controller on the unit.
I did indeed forget!
Would you see if you can use a ballpoint pen as a stylus? I had an early Kaossilator and used to put post it notes on the touchpad and I could plot my tunes. I then got a newer one that wouldn't work with a pen. Thanks!
I haven't got it anymore, but I'll be sure to check that out next time :)
I had the original, but I didn't personally get into it much. I sold it. A friend of the time was doing cool filtered vocals with it, but I think I realized I didn't need it to do that sort of thing. But then in around 2007 or so while I was living in Los Angeles, someone game me a gift card to the Best Buy retail chain, and I bought a Mini-KP and still have it, though it mostly sits around collecting dust. Some Best Buy stores in Los Angeles try to compete with Guitar Center and Sam Ash and offer musical instruments...like guitars, drums, basses, pedals, amps, synths, and etc..
Yep I hear what you're saying. It's the kind of gear that you're glad you have, but rarely gets used in any serious way. I used to use them in some children's shows I use to do because they are so instantly gratifying and can make the most untrained fingers sound like virtuosos. They were great for that! #gearfacts
that’s cool to think Best Buy would have korg music gear
@@bakerbakerbaker305 There are some Best Buy stores in Burbank or San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles county/the valley/musician valley/porn valley) located near Guitar Center stores and Sam Ash Music stores. The location in Northridge California had a guitar wall with Les Pauls and Fenders ect., a drum room, synths, and sold various pro audio equipment such as PA systems. I left California in 2009, so, I don't know if they still carry such things, but there's a high magnitude of professional recording artists that live in the area or have lived in the area.
@@bakerbakerbaker305 To give you an idea, I lived down the street from Spawn Ranch and Charles Manson's old stomping ground when I was in Chatsworth, CA. You can drive down Topanga Canyon and say oh, some famous rappers live back there, some classic rock guys live back there, and you can loop around to Studio City and say, they filmed Belverly Hills 90210 in this neighborhood, and etc.
@@seanalexander6310 yeah makes sense for California, I believe it
$40 thats a steal i bought one for about $150 about 20 years ago
Thanks for this video. I recently purchased it but havent been able to use it yet. I mean to use it with ableton live to put some cool wacky sounds into my productions. How would you advice to connect this? Through audio cables or somehow use the midi?
(Im a bit new to hardware)
Hope you can find the time to respond. Anyways have a good one!
Yeah I'd just plug into a normal audio interface. Midi is possible but very tricky with these Kaoss pads
Mmmmm
Gets real interesting after 9 mins😮
I do have a love hate relationship with my kp3 and kaoss pro plus.
Superb sounds n fx BUT i find the midi clock implementation and sample loop drift COMPLETELY annoying. Wish they’d fixed that.
Jb xx
11:46 what sound is that
That’s the built-in lead synth sound. Was included on all kaoss devices I believe.
Can you hook it up to a midi controller keyboard that has no X-Y joystick or controller and use this to control X-Y capable vsts?
I don’t think so. You can do that in reverse though.
@@gearfacts Thanks man, I'm still on a hunt for an X-Y Controller to work with my Novation SLMKIII for both 80's-90's outboard synths with joysticks and VSTs (not at the same time of course.) Only recommendation Novation gave me was Expressive E Touche SE.
A good KP2 demo, but the comparison? Why is the best?
It's hard to say... Just the overall playabilty I guess. But it's just an opinion, I should be clear about that. Everybody has a favorite :)
@@gearfacts but did you play other versions?
@@nivac5227 Yeah I think I've reviewed just about all of them
Do you like it more than the kp3?
It's easier to operate but I can't deny that the KP3 has more functions.
I want one KP to do live acoustic drumming with crazy effects, which one would you recommend ¿
This one. It gives you just about all the same features as the KP3 for about 1/3 of the money :) #gearfacts
Korg AX3G is a lot better and, i think, cheaper option. Got both, so if you need midi - KP, if not get AX3G or other guitar muliteffect.
Does this work as a Pitch Bend Modulation controller for SV1?
Yeah there are a few pitch bend effects in it. I'm not sure about its specific relationship with SV1 though, you'd have to check out the online manual for that.
This is a Kaosspad, right? I thought the Kaossilator is another device than a Kaosspad....more of a synthesizer. I have the KP2, but i want to get a Kaossilator Pro+.
Yep the kaossilators are synths whereas the Kaoss Pads are more effects-oriented
I think mike patton has used this kaoss pad for decades
Cool, I didn't know that. Radiohead did too.
And lol i didnt know that about radiohead... a few fantomas projects i can clearly hear its use on his vocals and i think during lots of tomahawk. What radiohead songs stick out where its used?
@@GG-ik6it’Everything in it’s right place’ is a good example
NOW I OWN A 200O KP2 AND 2000 HONDA CRV ;)
I like both :)
where can i get the kp2
Your best chance is ebay, YG
Or reverb.com
seems pretty pointless.
I see where you're coming from. I think it has a small and very specific place in music, and as said in the video it can't be over-used ...even if you wanted to. But as an occasional effect, a gimmicky live thrill or just as a recreational thing I think it has a place :) #gearfacts
Gearfacts You are too kind!
It's not pointless in itself as a lot of people find it very useful. It's only pointless to you. I can't play golf so I find owning golf clubs pointless but some people love it.
It’s not it’s great for build ups almost adds color to the sound as well