All user reviews of 3/5 for the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 KP3

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UTILIZATION

It's simple, not to say. The edition of the sounds is as easy touch ... The main interest of the beast was indeed in a studio.

SOUND QUALITY

Ben the good, it is therefore Korg protegez your ears. The little machine is made for rave parties or clubs who scoff at the sound quality, provided that the sound is loud.
So outlaw machine in my studio: asymmetriques taken (noise + + + +), degradation of sound quality, delay. An army of plug-ins are and the vast majority sounds better.
But why should I care? To quickly test ideas mainly. Once I have the effect I want, I'm looking for its equivalent in my library of effects (I'm using ProTools & Live) and I forget the eteinds & KP3.

OVERALL OPINION

The KP3 is a Swiss Army knife sharpens wrong. Its simplicity it somewhat less Pietre quality.

-What impact or effect types available?
See data sheet. It would take too long to list everything so that the listing is complete in the manual of the machine.

-Are they editable?
The question is not fully adapted to this machine. In fact, the effects are not really editable in the sense that it is usually understood when talking about multi-fx. However, the Pavet touch is there to drive in real time some parameters depending on the effect activated. The goal is clear, to vary the live audio processing chosen.

Via an editor-Mac / PC?
There is indeed a software publisher. But again, it does not "edit" but the effects to set the machinery in respect of such organization of presets, management of samples (yes, because the KP3 has a "small" sampler loops), or the configuration of the MIDI messages that can issue the KP for example when moving the finger on the touchscreen (by far the feature that is most useful to me, but I'll).

-Is it a rack or rack-mount model?
See photo. Machine in the console. But hey, it is always possible to Racker by fiddling a bit ...

-What technology is used? (Analog, digital, tube ...)
Digital course ...

-What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
Again, the sheet is more eloquent.
I can do all of m ^ m give a little advice as to the audio cabling. Indeed, the KP is at the base rather developed for use intended for DJs, the format is chosen RCA connector which is not necessarily the best choice as possible when using, like me, the KP in another context that the DJing.

UTILIZATION

-The general configuration is simple?
Frankly, there's nothing very complicated in this machine.

The sound-editing or effects is easy?
See above.

-The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Yes.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects-are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
Some are anecdotal where others are clearly tailored to use touch. Filters, for example, though far from analogue standards, are very great job. The typical effect slicer is really nice too if only one manages to properly synchronize the on BPM.

-Which instruments do you use?
This is where it goes bad. I MIDIfié guitarist. C-to-d that I play on both the stuff of guitar for guitar sounds traditional, but both on the guitar to MIDI converter that allows me to control the synth. In this case I believe a Nord Modular G2 Engine that I use as well as synth like effect. This is where the KP makes sense in my system since I use it occasionally as an effect, but more favorably as a MIDI controller. And there, it's pretty cool. I also uses a Switchblade GL which is both a router and an audio mixer and allows me to connect all my machines in any order and change it on the fly. Thus, for example, sometimes I often use my Boss RC-50 looper to record a guitar part, synth, or otherwise, then, change the audio routing without cutting the loop and register to be able to apply treatments the KP3. In short, a beautiful gas plant where KP is the good place. But you'll understand that my use of the KP is rather remote from the ordinary use.

OVERALL OPINION

-How long you use it?
Since August 2007.

-What is so special that you love the most, least?
The pros:
- Of course, touch the side that puts the effect at the end of our finger. It is made for it after all.
- The format desk is not so bad on a pedalboard or on a movable platform in a rack.
- The control functions of external devices via MIDI. When one has a multi-fx more serious, use the KP as a pure MIDI controller without m ^ m connect the audio can be a great calculation.
The -:
- Clearly, this fucking FX RELEASE adding a delay locked on the BPM to supposedly melt the end of the effect in the sound is dry when the finger touch pad. Ultimately, this delay is not necessarily bad or inappropriate. But the problem is that we can not definitively squizer by preset or preset so that it always comes back after reignition of the KP. A bit annoying ...
- The questionable quality of some effects that are sometimes also largely dispensable.

What are the effects or types of effects available?

- More than a hundred, in rows catgories. Flanger through the vocoder sound banks, opportunity to sample ...

Are ditables? Via an editor Mac / PC?

- Possibility of TRANSFR of two hands (audio) via USB from a Mac / PC (One thing I've ever made)

Which technology is using? (Analog, numrique, lamp ...)

- Touch Pad, size, comfortable with good Ractive.

What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)

6.35 Jack output, RCA input / output, two XLR

UTILIZATION

Configuration gnrale Is it easy?

- An adjustment period is required if you have never ever used a box-effect of this type. Normal thing to be.

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

- Product bought used, so no manual.

The edition of sound effects or is it easy?

- The touch pad makes this intuitive trs.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, suitable and adequate ralistes?

- It's good, without being poustouflant.

Which instruments do you use?

- Initially to compensate for the lack of effect on my Numark Axis 4. Currently on CDJ 800 MK2.

What are those you prfrez, you dtest?

- Everything is usable without fear is of good quality except for the small BMOL vocoder. Anyway, as a DJ, I am not a trs useful.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?

- About a year.

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

- No effects box, just a few Intgr effects in mixers.

What is the particular feature you like best and least?

The +: Its management rapid effects, the use and navigation
The -: Its hardware bug, in fact sometimes the KP3 Interfrance and the sound skips. For no reason, forcment.

How do you report qualitprix?

- I did pay because of that 90th LTAT abm although functional, the jack. So for me, it's a good qualitprix.
APRS dpend any use, I recommend this subject over a beatbox lover, or someone who normment sample, which makes live performance etc. ...
Plutt's a DJ, like me, who uses almost the effects.


Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...

- It has served me well when I needed it. Now that I'm mainly traktor pass for my services, I do not use that trs rarely a cause intgrsa Traktor effects that are just as good (if not better).