Product Overview
The Kaoss Pad series of effects units is famed for its intuitive touch-pad interface. The flagship model KP3 that appeared in 2006 continues to be highly acclaimed by musicians and DJs around the world for its powerful, instantaneous effect programs and its wealth of sampling functionality.
The sounds that drive the dance music scene have evolved significantly over these past seven years, and effects – and how they’re used - along with them.
The effects combinations which have become a staple in numerous genres and applications thanks to the KP3 have been taken to a new and cutting-edge level with the new KP3+. The KP3+ is a real-time effects unit that will generate the sounds of 2013 and beyond.
Korg KP3+ Features:
- Use the touchpad to control effects in real time
- A total of 150 effects ideal for DJ mixing and sound design; 42 new types including:
- Vinyl Break simulates a turntable
- Ducking Compressor emphasizes the backbeats
- Newly-designed looper lets you freely manipulate loops
- Effects you can use for breaks in your DJ play
- High-spec sampling functionality
- Numerous functions to make your performance even more expressive
- FX Release function controls the reverberation to produce a more natural decay
- Mute function cuts the input signal and outputs only the effect sound
- Pad Motion function records and reproduces your effect usage
- Practical functions that are easy to use during live performance or production
- Eight program memories let you switch effects instantly
- Hold function sustains the effect sound
- Set the tempo with auto BPM, tap tempo, or the BPM knob
- Pad LEDs ensure high visibility even in the dark
- Highly expandable for even greater potential
- USB MIDI allows for use as a powerful MIDI controller
- Store sample data on anSD/SDHC card
- Dedicated editor software for centralized management of sample data and settings
Korg KP3+ Specifications:
- Number of effect programs: 150
- Effect Categories: Filter= 20(6), EQ=2, Modulation= 18 (5), LFO=27 (2), Delay= 17(4),Reverb=8(3), Grain Shifter=6 (1), Looper=20 (17), Sampler= 7, Cross Fade= 4, Drum=6, Synth= 10(3), Vocoder= 5(1), (): New or improved functionality is enclosed in parentheses.
- Main controllers: Touch pad, LEVEL slider
- Audio Input:
- Line Input (Stereo RCA pin jack)
- Mic Input (Mono unbalanced 6.3 mm phone Jack)
- Audio Output:
- Line Output (Stereo RCA pin jack)
- Headphone (6.3 mm Stereophone jack)
- Sampling Frequency: 48 kHz
- AD/DA: 24 bit / Linear
- Sampling time: Each of the four sample banks canrecord a sample up to 13 seconds
- External storage device: SD Card (16MB – 2GB),SDHC Card (- 32GB)
- MIDI: In / Out
- USB: Type B
- Power supply: DC9V
- Display: 4-digit LED display
- Dimensions (WxDxH*): 8.27” x 8.90” x 1.93" (210 x226 x 49 mm), *including knob height
- Weight: 2.87 lbs (1.3 kg)
- Accessories: AC adapter, protective sheet for touch pad
- Operating requirements for “Kaoss Pad KP3+ Editor”
- Windows
- Computers: PC with USB ports
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP (SP3 or later) / Vista (SP2 or later,32bit/64bit) / 7 (SP1 or later, 32bit/64bit) / 8 (32bit/64bit)
- Macintosh
- Computers: Apple Macintosh computer with USB ports
- CPU: Intel Mac support
- OS: Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Program List:
- < Filter > 20 programs
- FLt.1 Morphing Filter, FLt.2 Low Pass Filter, FLt.3 High Pass Filter, FLt.4 Band Pass Filter, FLt.5, 72dB/oct LPF, FLt.6 LPF & Delay, FLt.7 HPF & Delay, FLt.8 BPF+ & Delay, FLt.9 LPF & Reverb, FL.10 HPF & Reverb, FL.11 BPF+&Reverb, FL.12 Vowel Filter, FL.13 Telephone Filter, FL.14 Radio Filter, FL.15 Radio Isolator, FL.16 Center Canceler, FL.17 Mid Cut Filter, FL.18 Isolator, FL.19 Isolator & Distortion, FL.20, Isolator & Delay
- < EQ >2 programs
- Eq.1 4 Band Equalizer, Eq.2 8 Band Equalizer
- < Modulation > 18 programs
- Mod.1 Vinyl Break, Mod.2 Break Reverb, Mod.3 Jet +, Mod.4 Jet -, Mod.5 Manual Phaser, Mod.6 Talk Filter, Mod.7 Digi Talk, Mod.8 Ducking Compressor, Mod.9 Compressor Md.10 Low Compressor, Md.11 Decimator, Md.12 Decimator & HPF, Md.13 Fuzz Distortion, Md.14 Broken Modulation, Md.15 Ring Mod & HPF, Md.16 Pitch Shifter & HPF, Md.17 Mid Pitch Shifter, Md.18 Pitch Shifter & Delay
- < LFO > 27 programs
- LFO.1 Jag Filter, LFO.2 LFO LPF, LFO.3 LFO HPF, LFO.4 LFO BPF+, LFO.5 LFO HPF+ & Delay, LFO.6 Infinite LFO HPF+, LFO.7 Random LFO LPF, LFO.8 Random LFO HPF+, LFO.9 Yoi Yoi, LF.10 Flanger, LF.11 Deep Flanger, LF.12 Mid Flanger, LF.13 Flanger & LPF, LF.14 Flanger & Delay, LF.15 Infinit LFO Flanger, LF.16 Phaser, LF.17 Mid Phaser, LF.18 Phaser & Delay, LF.19 Step Phaser, LF.20 Auto Pan, LF.21 Mid Auto Pan, LF.22 Slicer, LF.23 Mid Slicer, LF.24 Slicer & LPF, LF.25 Slicer & HPF, LF.26 Audio Gate & LPF, LF.27 Audio Gate & HPF
- < Delay > 17 programs
- dLY.1 Delay, dLY.2 Echo Break, dLY.3 Reverse Echo Break, dLY.4 LoFi Echo Break, dLY.5 One Delay, dLY.6 Tape Echo, dLY.7 Dub Echo, dLY.8 Feedback Echo, dLY.9 Smooth Delay, dL.10 Low Cut Delay, dL.11 Ping Pong Delay, dL.12 LCR Delay, dL.13 3 band Delay, dL.14 Reverse Delay Mix, dL.15 3 band Reverse Delay, dL.16 Gate Reverb & Delay, dL.17 Delay & Reverb
- < Reverb > 8 programs
- rEV.1 Pump Reverb, rEV.2 Freeze Reverb, rEV.3 Reverb Break, rEV.4 Reverb, rEV.5 Reverb 2, rEV.6 Spring Reverb, rEV.7 Gate Reverb, rEV.8 Reverse Gate Reverb
- < Grain Shifter > 6 programs
- Grn.1 Grain Shifter, Grn.2 Beat Grain, Grn.3 Mid Grain Shifter, Grn.4 Mid Grain Shifter+, Grn.5 Grain&HPF, Grn.6 Stutter Grain
- < Looper > 20 programs
- LoP.1 Looper Forward/Reverse, LoP.2 Break Looper, LoP.3 Looper & Reverse Delay, LoP.4 Freeze Looper, LoP.5 High Looper, LoP.6 Shuttle Looper, LoP.7 Slice Looper, LoP.8 Loop Breaker, LoP.9 KP2 Looper, LP.10 Vinyl Looper, LP.11 Rewind Spin Looper, LP.12 Looper & LPF, LP.13 Looper & HPF, LP.14 Looper & Flanger, LP.15 Looper & Pitch Shifter, LP.16 Looper & Decimator, LP.17 Looper, Isolator & HPF, LP.18 Looper & Isolator+, LP.19 Looper & OSC, LP.20 Looper & Noise
- < Sampler > 7 programs
- SMP.1 Sample End Point, SMP.2 Sample Roll, SMP.3 Sample Forward/Reverse, SMP.4 Sample Fast Forward/Reverse, SMP.5 Sample Forward/Reverse & Delay, SMP.6 Sample Time Stretch, SMP.7 Sample Grain
- < CrossFade > 4 programs
- CrS.1 4 sample bank Cross Fader Roll, CrS.2 4 sample bank Cross Fader Time Stretch, CrS.3 4 sample bank Cross Fader & LPF, CrS.4 4 sample bank Cross Fader & HPF
- < Drum > 6 programs
- drM.1 House Beat, drM.2 Beat Box, drM.3 Tribal Beat, drM.4 Electro Beat, drM.5 Pad Drum 1, drM.6 Pad Drum 2
- < Synth > 10 programs
- Syn.1 Unison Saw Bass, Syn.2 Unison Square Bass, Syn.3 Pump Noise, Syn.4 LoFi Synth, Syn.5 Metalic Synth, Syn.6 Siren, Syn.7 LFO Sin, Syn.8 LFO Squ, Syn.9 Resonator, SY.10 Synth & Looper
- < Vocoder > 5 programs
- Voc.1 Vocoder, Voc.2 Bass Vocoder, Voc.3 Vocoder Maj7, Voc.4 Vocoder min7, Voc.5 Vocoder Mix
