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Korg Gadget 3 Last Chance Demo (Sale Ends 8/18)
Just a very basic demo of a few Korg Gadgets and playing some sounds. Gadget 3 is on sale at 50% off at $19.99 USD along with 50% off all IAPs. Includes 16 playable Gadget instruments, 2 amps, and 2 utility gadgets. A very reasonable price per instrument in my view, and I'm really enjoying them. Sale ends Sunday 8/18/24, so time is short...
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I haven’t been playing close attention. I’m willing to support Korg, but how many gadgets do I need to get until iMono/Poly gets AUv3? Oddessei? iWavestation?
Anything new on these possible upgrades?
I don’t think they are available as AU’s so it won’t make a difference how many you get.
I have the ones you were asking about. I don’t have them all, but here is a list of many the ones that are are available for yourself and anyone else wondering.
@robosardine - Thanks for the screenshots - that's very helpful.
@Slam_Cut - I share your interest in AUv3 versions of the other Korg instruments. I've heard rumors that they may be coming, but nothing concrete.
For anyone who is interested in which instruments can be used in Gadget, and which are AUv3, I created a spreadsheet which outlines each one, and includes descriptions and pictures from the Korg website for each instrument.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17Rc9BvJ6d94d0n9CGriNUB64cZ6Qhrx4/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111690081468996497255&rtpof=true&sd=true
I spent far too much money on this sale (damn my love of the MS-20 filter), but appreciate that Gadget runs like butter on my iPad 7 and has a pretty fluid workflow.
It’s also super easy to export audio for Loopy Pro, so I care very little about the limitations of the walled garden. It’s quickly become my go to for playing around with ideas and it’s so light on resources.
I've been having a blast with this and AUM. I really didn't think I'd get anything out of the romplers given that I have Koala and a decent little collection of samples, but I actually really enjoy both the drum samples and the default effects that are applied in the London and Recife modules. Even the Amsterdam module, as silly as it is, is fun to play with due to the effects and tuning options - can get some really silly noise out of some of those one-shots.
The synths feel like the real star of the show here, which I wasn't expecting at all. I thought they'd all be toys but they're just pleasantly simplified - they feel less like "toy" synths and more like Volcas or the mini Roland line, where they're limited in some ways but perfectly usable. The presets are solid, and because they're so simple they encourage tweaking and modulation - lots of fun just selecting a preset and adjusting a few things. Tokyo is also a solid option for both getting some 808 sub to layer with other kicks and getting some fun extra percussion out. And I LOVE that the AUv3s all have a single button to show you the MIDI CCs for everything - makes automating really easy.
The only real letdowns are the IAP ones I ended up not getting after watching videos - I'm really unimpressed with the bass guitar sounds from Madrid, and I'm absolutely baffled that Gladstone, the acoustic drum module, doesn't have round robins. Ended up going with a paid DecentSampler pack for bass and a few different free kits for drums I found on Pianobook. Just feel like missed opportunities; it can be really hard to get good bass guitar and acoustic drum tracks out of traditional samplers without a lot of extra setup so I was hoping those modules would be better.
I'm glad to hear about some good experiences with Korg Gadget. I'm right with you on the comments. It's really a disparate collection, with some instruments being a lot more versatile, and sounding better than others, and a few that just feel like they are a bit outdated, and in need of modernization. I still feel its a great deal for the collection, especially at 50% off, and there's a lot of cool things that you can do in the Gadget app like play patterns on the drums, play arps and chords from the interactive keyboard and change the key and scales on the instruments, and tweak the parameters and add lots of effects, and the interface for the piano roll and MIDI CC and effects editing feels very smooth and responsive. Out of the IAP's I would say the Santa Ana (Rhythm Guitar) is my favorite, and the integration of the iM1 synth (separate purchase) is really sweet.
On a related note, I have some similar observations on Korg Module, which I also purchased, and got the Essential Complete, and there are some very nice instruments in there, but also a couple very "MIDI" sounding ones that I will never use. Again, I'm very happy with what I got for what I paid, never felt any doubt. I tested out couple Module instruments on the 7-Day trial period, which was a very helpful option, but those didn't pan out. I would like to see Korg bring in some more modern sounds and even possibly release improved versions of some of the instruments. I'm really thrilled with what they've done recently, bringing in AUv3 and improving the Korg Gadget interface a lot, so I'm hopeful there's more good stuff in the works.
Lots of good words here, happy to see that. 🙂
The Korg Gadget instruments were my first auv3s on iPad.
Only after buying others brands I realized how well optimized korg plugins are, very cpu/ram efficient, same league as the Sugar Bytes plugins.
I don't fancy the sampled real basses / guitars ones as I do that myself, but I swear I'm buying all the other Korg auv3s instruments if they ever come out.
As for the gadget sounds, I tend to find a purpose for all the instruments. They have their own purpose (and they're eye kindy).
The only ones I haven't decided to buy yet are the sample SE ones like bilbao, sydney... Synths kamata, ebina & lastly electribe wave (since it's not available on macos).
Btw @EdZAB, to my knowledge, ims20 / Memphis aren't auv3s (in your spreadsheet)
I didn’t go for all the IAPs, there are some that have questionable utility (3 just for chiptune/videogame sounds?). I am not going to complain about the sheer amount of sounds you get with even the base purchase of Gadget, but I also sort of feel like there could have been more focus. There seems to be a lot of overlap between gadgets, though the sound quality is very high. I’d hope that future releases convert some of the gaps in the spectrum, such as a multisample player with user loadable samples.
@Etienne, +1 😊 Thank you for the correction. Updated in the sheet. I was mixing it up with Darwin/iM1, which is related but not the same instrument.
I checked it up on korg news nevertheless, even if I knew it wasn't the case obviously. 😆
A tad off topic, but is there a way to get the ipad version of Korg Gadget onto an M1 Mac? I'd prefer not to pay $200 USD if possible.
Thanks for the spreadsheet , very useful to stop me loading Audio Units that aren’t installed!
