@@JayfkProductions876 That is putting it politely, Ave McCree reviewed it (or spoke about it) and he pulled no punches. My take, and this is the positive thing about it, Akai now has a physical concept to work with, when they design the MPC Mini, that’s the only positive thing here.
Seems a little gimmicky tbh, but that's Korg. They're kind of the Nintendo of the music world, making devices that seem cool on the surface but with features no one asked for.
I wonder about the live sampling functionality. The Bo beats video shows that if you record a bar and play the sample, it is not 100% in sync with the live signal
Actually this device is sort of utility tool that can be part of DJ setup. It is not targeted for home studio use, it is defo DJ performance tool and I think it will become a part of many DJ setups - just give it a time.
It can't because the price is into an other price target. 1.099,00€ for the Kaoss Replay against the 444€ of the Roland SP404. Just this is enough to split the two a side
I agree with most of that, but to me still the SP404 MK2 is a better option for almost half the money. IDK if I wanted a far better sequencer, screen, etc I would get a MPC live 2 Still, this seems to be a really cool unit
Great video, as always ! :-) Full disclosure: I have a Korg WaveState, Modwave, and an Opsix. I love them, they are great synthesizers. They came out with the Wavestate SE, at $2 700 CAN, two to three times more than a Wavestate! Then, this at $ 999 US, which translate to $ 1 399 CAN ? Sorry, Korg, your marketing department is completely incompetent, and disconnected from the reality of consumers. They need to be fired OR send them on a trip where they can see how simple folk like me are making music. At $ 1 399, I can buy two Roland SP404MKII. Or even better, a Digitakt, the silver 25th anniversary edition! 😛
I don’t understand why you are so pressed about korg and then you bring up companies with even worst business strategies. Just say your into other expensive useless gear
@@SlickGriminals I took a decision, two years ago, to buy Korg hardware synthesizers, when I started to learn music. I did not buy one of them at full price, by the way. If you consider them 'useless expensive gear', well, for me, I love them! They give me the sound that I am looking for. A lot of companies are missing the target when they bring out a product, and imo, Korg is missing the target with this one. I am very proud of my purchase, and the functions I am getting with the Korg hardware synthesizer I bought.
Korg just keeps missing the mark by the slightest margin, it's crazy. I have the 88 key Nautilus and I love it, but some of the features they included and some of what they left out make no sense haha.
The RCA connections is to directly rip/record samples from a vinyl record (Phono input). There is also an earth connection on the device (For the record player). Normally you need a Phono preamp to rip/record from a record player. And Korg build it in their device. Pretty nifty I'd say my Lady!
@@discowolf25 I never had the pleasure to own that device. My point being that a record player has a RCA connector, as Jade was wondering why Korg did that. Hence my answer.
Jade it can loop into pads with a preset loop length, like Ableton like you were hoping in that other video on the 404. Loopop's video shows it in "looper" section of video
Just got my sp-404 Mk 2 and while this looks cool, and there are extra features I'd appreciate, this doesn't seem particularly more interesting. If I'm going to play a live set, there's no way I'm going to sit there not touching a button for more than 16 minutes :)
The battery option on the 404 mk2 is not very useful with it only lasting shorter than the average session. But I guess its workable in a pinch. Better than to not have it at all like on the sp-505 and 606.
To your title for the video,,,,, well it costs more than twice as much as the 404mk2 so I would say claiming "it killed it" is not an equal comparison. Having said that, the Kaoss looks cool .But a bit expensive for what I need-wish it for tbh
I was thinking recently, that the music that we know and love from the 90’s and 2000’s etc (‘The Golden Era’) and even more recent are, for a big part, made up of SAMPLES. I was looking at a vinyl record I have the other day (it’s the same on the CD version) and it was listing all the Samples used in their tracks. The way it worked Before, I’m guessing, is that the record label did the sample clearing process, so the artist was left to the creative process. So even though i went to ‘music production college’ and did a few full year courses, I don’t have a clue in the process of clearing samples etc or how to get the the permission to avoid copyright or whatever, so I feel I am left limited in my options and in the creative use of sampling. It’s BS to me that artists should be expected to know the ins and outs of music business, the creative process and time it takes plus the learning of methods of production and of using the equipment is more than a full time job entails, as you are very well aware, but this is maby venturing off into another point. Would be cool to hear your opinion re: the sampling clearing process, if this is something you have delt with or come across this aspect much.
The replay needs massive updates & a huge price reduction. At this price alternatives blow it away. Just get an MP or SP and a KP3. Reminds me of the lack luster Pioneer samplers.
I have seen a couple of TH-cam creators killing this device. The price is twice as high as the 404 and can’t do half of what the 404 does. For the price, you can get a used Live 2.
Just be aware that it is more a performance device than production device. And it doesn't have sequencer. USB C is only for powering this sampler. Software is missing also a few important features (doesn't show what params you ar e controling with kaoss screen, no sample name is loaded under pads etc).
No sequenser, no batteries, you only can powe it with its weird Usb c cable, usb mini for any file and audio sharing… … you can’t perform while you see your Audio waves (what I would like to see if I was a dj) there’s no chromatic mode for samples and I can go on… for the price you can get a 404 (the 404 has a dj mode which does the same as this device plus everything else) and a used kaoss pad mini or og and there you go, I saved you a lot of money. The 404 is an audio production tool, actually I find very simple to do beats in it, It has amazing fx, it has a dj mode, it’s an Audio interface, audio through Usb… this device only has the screen we wish to have on the 404
Totally agree with you about the MPC mini concept, I said it for years, that's what Akai needs to com up with. A small and simple to use battery powered mpc that's easy enough to understand and carry around, just like the mpc500, but with today's processing power and sample rate, I don't even think that a touchscreen is needed, just a good oled screen like on the sp404mk2 will do. I'm glad I'm not the only one who taught about it 😊☕🥐🌲🌲🌲🌙
As a hard core Korg user, who owns two electribes, three different koas pads and an sp404... This thing is overpriced and useless compared to the sp404sx.
I think this device is a big mess up. No sequencer, so we're not going to be producing music on it. It has to be plugged into the included power cable. The device lags as shown in taetro's video and the price just doesn't make sense. It's just a bunch of half baked ideas that never landed imo.
How can it kill anything without a sequencer and a price tag of a thousand dollars. Last I checked the average American can not afford a thousand dollar item without going into debt. So what does it bring to the table? I’ll just stick with my PO33 and NTS-1. Maybe I am just a budget enthusiast.
@@discowolf25 I got my 5 Buck Koala with the new per channel effects I am pretty sure Koala App kills this hardware effectively for less than 20 bucks.
Who says there will be an MPC mini??? 🤷🏽♂️ & the RCA instead of quarter inch is for dj mixers. It’s more of a Dj companion tool than a production tool.
I will pass. I love the kaoss pads but the price throws me off. It's probably decent for DJing but I believe rather not for making beats. I wonder whether you can have multiple effects going at once?
As someone who wpuld frequent the KAOSS Pad, this is definitely a win. I have a lot of notes for the next model that would justify this $900+, but as of right now, I'm not sure if it's worth it. Especially when it is still AC only.
It seems like Korg and Roland and many others just pawing the way for Unca Uli and his friends. Now it's definitely not the time for the overpriced gear. Look at Behringer, Donner and Liven making 50\100\200 bucks stuff that disappear from stock in 20 minutes coz of high demand. TBH i have no idea how Korg and Roland making profits nowadays. This is funny coz actually Korg made millions with cheap Volcas and somehow dropped the ball.
Calling it USB powered is incorrect as it doesn't work on less than 5V/3A and the majority of powerbanks are 5V/2.4A, so no portability. You're stuck to a wall plug.
Sorry but, how can you say that you like to play the sp with you live tracks and then say you put ONE hour of audio in one poor pad. Let's say you accidentally press that pad, how can you think you could save the live performance? That is crazy. No one really use the sp w one hour of music in one single pad. Don't want to sound harsh or negative but, is a bit of a no sense.
No Sequecner, No chromatic Sampling, only 30min songlength from a SD Card, only ONE GLOBAL MASTER EFFECT! (wth korg ;-;) Also 1000€ and then we compare it to the Sp404mk2 that is around 350-500€ depends where you get it soooo nope they didnt kill anything but maybe themself with this huge price
Meh, this looks like a very poor tool for production. I guess it's focused on performance, especially for DJs, but I don't get the video title at all. Well I do, it's clickbait, and I'm here, so I guess it worked!
Meh, the Replay has way too many design flaws, missed opportunities (no sequencer) , bizarre choices like both USB C and Micro USB, to say the least being twice as expensive as it should be. Needs a re-do.
THE KORG HAS. NO SEQUENCER. AT ALL. ROLAND has zero worries 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Saw Taetro's video this Korg device is very very very flawed 😂
True indeed
And it’s $1k 😂
Yet… It could be the next update or version.
@@JayfkProductions876 That is putting it politely, Ave McCree reviewed it (or spoke about it) and he pulled no punches. My take, and this is the positive thing about it, Akai now has a physical concept to work with, when they design the MPC Mini, that’s the only positive thing here.
Seems a little gimmicky tbh, but that's Korg. They're kind of the Nintendo of the music world, making devices that seem cool on the surface but with features no one asked for.
Well put. Akai is definitely the Playstation, Roland is more the Xbox. Digitakt is maybe a steam deck lol. I'll stop now.
Maschine Plus is Apple if Roland is XBOX
I thought TI was Apple 🤔 who is Linux then, would love to meet them.
@@MR.FREEDMAN😂😂agreed
teenage engineer s apple fr@@nucentury08
Why doesn’t it have a sequencer for the price?
that hoodie is fire! 🔥
I wonder about the live sampling functionality.
The Bo beats video shows that if you record a bar and play the sample, it is not 100% in sync with the live signal
The price. Wow. The price.🙀
i know right .. does Korg know something we don't?
.. is everything on earth about to double it;'s price?
@@cresshead
700 USD, maybe. Even that is a bit much.
Actually this device is sort of utility tool that can be part of DJ setup. It is not targeted for home studio use, it is defo DJ performance tool and I think it will become a part of many DJ setups - just give it a time.
The RCA connectors, dumb choice. It's also waaay too expensive for what it is.
I hope the screen is more touch responsive than the MPC. The MPC screen seems like it has lots of latency
It can't because the price is into an other price target. 1.099,00€ for the Kaoss Replay against the 444€ of the Roland SP404.
Just this is enough to split the two a side
I agree with most of that, but to me still the SP404 MK2 is a better option for almost half the money.
IDK if I wanted a far better sequencer, screen, etc I would get a MPC live 2
Still, this seems to be a really cool unit
Great video, as always ! :-) Full disclosure: I have a Korg WaveState, Modwave, and an Opsix. I love them, they are great synthesizers. They came out with the Wavestate SE, at $2 700 CAN, two to three times more than a Wavestate! Then, this at $ 999 US, which translate to $ 1 399 CAN ? Sorry, Korg, your marketing department is completely incompetent, and disconnected from the reality of consumers. They need to be fired OR send them on a trip where they can see how simple folk like me are making music. At $ 1 399, I can buy two Roland SP404MKII. Or even better, a Digitakt, the silver 25th anniversary edition! 😛
I don’t understand why you are so pressed about korg and then you bring up companies with even worst business strategies. Just say your into other expensive useless gear
@@SlickGriminals I took a decision, two years ago, to buy Korg hardware synthesizers, when I started to learn music. I did not buy one of them at full price, by the way. If you consider them 'useless expensive gear', well, for me, I love them! They give me the sound that I am looking for. A lot of companies are missing the target when they bring out a product, and imo, Korg is missing the target with this one. I am very proud of my purchase, and the functions I am getting with the Korg hardware synthesizer I bought.
$1,000 and it’s not battery powered, yikes
Interesting! Can’t wait to see how people use it. I’m excited and no one else is lol I just remember how dangerous the original was in certain hands
Korg just keeps missing the mark by the slightest margin, it's crazy. I have the 88 key Nautilus and I love it, but some of the features they included and some of what they left out make no sense haha.
That’s my exact take. 🫡💯
The RCA connections is to directly rip/record samples from a vinyl record (Phono input). There is also an earth connection on the device (For the record player). Normally you need a Phono preamp to rip/record from a record player. And Korg build it in their device. Pretty nifty I'd say my Lady!
What are you talking about? You can do that on a 303. Stop😂
@@discowolf25 I never had the pleasure to own that device. My point being that a record player has a RCA connector, as Jade was wondering why Korg did that. Hence my answer.
Jade it can loop into pads with a preset loop length, like Ableton like you were hoping in that other video on the 404. Loopop's video shows it in "looper" section of video
Nobody talks about midi-ing up the sp with a DAW or an mpc
I'm in love with that sweatshirt. Where did you get it?
Definitely Wild.. A must have if you are a Kaoss lover.. would put a KP3+ on both a and b and really go nuts...
Just got my sp-404 Mk 2 and while this looks cool, and there are extra features I'd appreciate, this doesn't seem particularly more interesting. If I'm going to play a live set, there's no way I'm going to sit there not touching a button for more than 16 minutes :)
My 303 has all of 1:30”. Limitations are the key imo.
The battery option on the 404 mk2 is not very useful with it only lasting shorter than the average session. But I guess its workable in a pinch. Better than to not have it at all like on the sp-505 and 606.
To your title for the video,,,,, well it costs more than twice as much as the 404mk2 so I would say claiming "it killed it" is not an equal comparison.
Having said that, the Kaoss looks cool .But a bit expensive for what I need-wish it for tbh
I was thinking recently, that the music that we know and love from the 90’s and 2000’s etc
(‘The Golden Era’) and even more recent are, for a big part, made up of SAMPLES. I was looking at a vinyl record I have the other day (it’s the same on the CD version) and it was listing all the Samples used in their tracks. The way it worked Before, I’m guessing, is that the record label did the sample clearing process, so the artist was left to the creative process. So even though i went to ‘music production college’ and did a few full year courses, I don’t have a clue in the process of clearing samples etc or how to get the the permission to avoid copyright or whatever, so I feel I am left limited in my options and in the creative use of sampling. It’s BS to me that artists should be expected to know the ins and outs of music business, the creative process and time it takes plus the learning of methods of production and of using the equipment is more than a full time job entails, as you are very well aware, but this is maby venturing off into another point. Would be cool to hear your opinion re: the sampling clearing process, if this is something you have delt with or come across this aspect much.
The replay needs massive updates & a huge price reduction. At this price alternatives blow it away. Just get an MP or SP and a KP3. Reminds me of the lack luster Pioneer samplers.
Kill? Nah....but it could do wonders with it being a side mixer with the SP 404
I have seen a couple of TH-cam creators killing this device. The price is twice as high as the 404 and can’t do half of what the 404 does. For the price, you can get a used Live 2.
It's going to be 1000-1200!! You can almost get a 404 AND an MPC for that price.
Just be aware that it is more a performance device than production device. And it doesn't have sequencer. USB C is only for powering this sampler. Software is missing also a few important features (doesn't show what params you ar e controling with kaoss screen, no sample name is loaded under pads etc).
It looks sweet, wish I wasn't out of work lol but I know what I'm getting when they decide to turn the economy back on
The x-y pad are introduced by Korg, akai mpc had it more recently AFTER the korg. So this has not to do with MPC...
The price!!!
Strip this thing down to just effects and slap a $499 sticker on it!
JAJAJAJAAA...JAJAJAJAAA...BUENOS APARATOS...ANIMO GENTES CON ALEGRIAS...
No sequenser, no batteries, you only can powe it with its weird Usb c cable, usb mini for any file and audio sharing… … you can’t perform while you see your Audio waves (what I would like to see if I was a dj) there’s no chromatic mode for samples and I can go on… for the price you can get a 404 (the 404 has a dj mode which does the same as this device plus everything else) and a used kaoss pad mini or og and there you go, I saved you a lot of money.
The 404 is an audio production tool, actually I find very simple to do beats in it, It has amazing fx, it has a dj mode, it’s an Audio interface, audio through Usb… this device only has the screen we wish to have on the 404
Give me just a Kaoss for a decent price. They rarely come up used around here. People love em and keep em.
Yea …I need a sequencer…
Short answer: No.
I am so excited for this!!!!
Micro USB for some reason. Weird.
The design is dope, but the features aren’t there. Price is too high also.
Totally agree with you about the MPC mini concept, I said it for years, that's what Akai needs to com up with. A small and simple to use battery powered mpc that's easy enough to understand and carry around, just like the mpc500, but with today's processing power and sample rate, I don't even think that a touchscreen is needed, just a good oled screen like on the sp404mk2 will do.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who taught about it 😊☕🥐🌲🌲🌲🌙
In one month on bad gear or sooner.
This seems too good to be true… like an infomercial.
Teatro just kind of sent it to the bin… 🥴
I want to smoke with u 💯
KORG KAOSS REPLAY
Not a SP-404SX rival
It's a RC-505mkII rival😅
Does this have a song mode?
It doesn't even have a sequencer of any kind.
JAde Wii - to answer your question; “NO!”
YES. a portable MPC that CAN sample in and not just play samples
I thought you made a video about how you didn't like this. Am I tripping ?
As a hard core Korg user, who owns two electribes, three different koas pads and an sp404... This thing is overpriced and useless compared to the sp404sx.
I think this device is a big mess up. No sequencer, so we're not going to be producing music on it. It has to be plugged into the included power cable. The device lags as shown in taetro's video and the price just doesn't make sense. It's just a bunch of half baked ideas that never landed imo.
For that price not even close
How can it kill anything without a sequencer and a price tag of a thousand dollars. Last I checked the average American can not afford a thousand dollar item without going into debt. So what does it bring to the table? I’ll just stick with my PO33 and NTS-1. Maybe I am just a budget enthusiast.
It has a sampler
@@40EastTrill sorry, I meant to mention sequencer not sampler.
@@rustyxof Ok. I was like wtf 😂. But it hit me later that you might of ment that.
I’m r with you. How tf am I gonna afford this when I can’t afford gas? I’ll stick w my iPad and 303 from 2006 lol.
@@discowolf25 I got my 5 Buck Koala with the new per channel effects I am pretty sure Koala App kills this hardware effectively for less than 20 bucks.
They finally had the inspiration after 20+ years? 🤣
🎉
Who says there will be an MPC mini??? 🤷🏽♂️ & the RCA instead of quarter inch is for dj mixers. It’s more of a Dj companion tool than a production tool.
£1000 - um NOPE
NO SEQUENCER NO WAY
The ability to have a loop and slices on each pad is huge. You can have a sample and up to 12 slices per pad….just think about that
I will pass. I love the kaoss pads but the price throws me off. It's probably decent for DJing but I believe rather not for making beats.
I wonder whether you can have multiple effects going at once?
As someone who wpuld frequent the KAOSS Pad, this is definitely a win. I have a lot of notes for the next model that would justify this $900+, but as of right now, I'm not sure if it's worth it. Especially when it is still AC only.
Kaoss Replay... more like Kaoss Eject.The 404 stays. I usually love Korg gear... Triton, M1 etc., but this time they get a hard no. Sorry Korg.
It's a machine to perform live. It has no sequencer. Nice for those who wants to rock the crowd.
SP much cheaper so it wont affect it.
Answer: No!
$ 1 399 CAN DOA .. this is push3 monies
It seems like Korg and Roland and many others just pawing the way for Unca Uli and his friends. Now it's definitely not the time for the overpriced gear. Look at Behringer, Donner and Liven making 50\100\200 bucks stuff that disappear from stock in 20 minutes coz of high demand. TBH i have no idea how Korg and Roland making profits nowadays. This is funny coz actually Korg made millions with cheap Volcas and somehow dropped the ball.
Not battery operated, no sequencer, no 1/4 inch Jack's, for $1399 that's hilarious.....you can buy 3 SP404's for that price! It's a no for me..
No!
It's not powered by usb-c..only by factory adapter
correct you CAN NOT power it via usb cable to a battery power bank - does not work.
😱😱🌌
rip cord might save the day like it did with my sp-404mkii @@darkuniversesound
@@cressheadinstruction from korg says what you must use only factory adapter for power..taetro make good video about this device
Calling it USB powered is incorrect as it doesn't work on less than 5V/3A and the majority of powerbanks are 5V/2.4A, so no portability. You're stuck to a wall plug.
✅ it’s definitely engineered for “DJ” performance. ▶️▶️ I have a lot of gear, and I can’t even imagine how to integrate this into my live performance.
not for that price lol
999$ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
its 900+$🤣
Sorry but, how can you say that you like to play the sp with you live tracks and then say you put ONE hour of audio in one poor pad. Let's say you accidentally press that pad, how can you think you could save the live performance? That is crazy. No one really use the sp w one hour of music in one single pad. Don't want to sound harsh or negative but, is a bit of a no sense.
Killer? No. Companion? Maybe....
Why do something always have to kill something????
You are comparing it to the sp and you don’t even have the device yet.
this thing is not worth it in any sense
To expensive
They're not really the same thing.
No Sequecner, No chromatic Sampling, only 30min songlength from a SD Card, only ONE GLOBAL MASTER EFFECT! (wth korg ;-;)
Also 1000€ and then we compare it to the Sp404mk2 that is around 350-500€ depends where you get it soooo nope they didnt kill anything but maybe themself with this huge price
What a RIP $$....KO11 all day long.
No sequence $1000 no it could work for a DJ set up
It's gonna flop. Twice the price as the 404mk 2 and doesn't even have a sequencer
It’s just a KAOSS padx100. 🙄
Meh, this looks like a very poor tool for production. I guess it's focused on performance, especially for DJs, but I don't get the video title at all. Well I do, it's clickbait, and I'm here, so I guess it worked!
DJ toy.. not for making music.
Linear composition is lame tho🤔🥲
Embarassing
Meh, the Replay has way too many design flaws, missed opportunities (no sequencer) , bizarre choices like both USB C and Micro USB, to say the least being twice as expensive as it should be. Needs a re-do.
No. No they did not.
They did make me spit out my drink laughing however