Music producers can rejoice as news of KORG and Detune bringing their music producing suite KORG Gadget to the Nintendo Switch broke out at the M3 event in Japan. A header picture was posted by Nobuyoshi Sano on his Facebook account, clearly showcasing that this Spring 2018 switch release will allow up to four players / music producers to collabote at the same time; it also looks like Joy-Con motion controls will be supported (thanks to cfgk24 for the translation).
The original product was released for iOS and Mac, and features thirty different synthesizers and drum machines. Couple that with a step sequencer and you will have everything you need to fully produce music on your Nintendo Switch, of pretty much any genre you can imagine. Considering the system's unique hybrid nature, we wonder if KORG Gadget will have some live performance potential. Have a look at the original product introduction video while we wait for further information.
If all of this sounds too good and you can't wait, do check out KORG and Detune's already impressive track record on Nintendo hardware, with solid conversions of KORG M01D and KORG DSN-12 for 3DS proving quite popular among music making enthusiasts. Also take the opportunity to revisit our Nobuyoshi Sano interview.
Shout-out to the NL community: If you make music and have ever used Nintendo hardware in your productions, fill the comments section with your finest works below.
Thanks to all that sent this in.
[source facebook.com, via twitter.com]
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Wooh! I've been waiting for this. Now please KORG, make some cool joycons with modwheels and stuff.
I'd like to see how this runs when it comes out.
Games like this are a good sign. These are the kinds of games 3DS got that help to bring in all kinds of niche audiences.
I used to love music when I was younger, and would use... I think it was Music Generator on PS2 to make tracks back in the day... we didn't have the luxury of Fruity Loops or a PC back then.
Wow. This is big. I remember the DS-10 coming out and I couldn’t quite believe you could get a Korg synth on a Nintendo handheld, I loved it. I’m going to keep an eye on this
What genre can KORG make ?
Eurobeat ?
Euro Trance ?
Bubblegum ?
80's Italiano ?
Futuristic Trance ?
Can KORG play Violin / Electric Guitar / Bass E. Guitar ?
That's cool. I used to enjoy messing around with the DS version.
That's awesome!
One of the reasons I tried out a 3DS about two years ago were the KORG apps.
Glad to hear these great news. For a long time I was hoping for some music production software on the Wii U and now on the Switch.
So that's definitely a must-buy for me on day one.
Now I'm really looking forward to this (especially how they will use the Joycons) and hoping other companies will follow and that one day I can just hook up my MIDI keyboard to my Switch via USB.
@Anti-Matter All of the above my friend. It's essentially like Fruity Loops. Korg also make digital drum machines and keyboards. Hopefully we'll be able to load in new sound packs or even create effects on PC then load them in.
Cool. Like to see the Switch receive as many different apps and experiences as possible. Still, I'll stick to iPad and GarageBand plus other apps.
As someone who's learning music, this is definitely going to be an awesome app
@Anti-Matter All of the above actually.
I think the closest I've come to making music in a Nintendo game was playing around with the music blocks in Super Mario Maker (some chaps found and played one of the levels, and the footage can be found here).
Before Sun and Moon came out had a go at imagining what the Big Bad battle theme would be, and made this:
I also put together an 8-bit version which was fun.
I assume the final part of the article means all this self publicity is perfectly above board. : )
Anyway, I'm very intrigued by the KORG app. I hope there are some decent sharing functions built into it.
I'm glad we got this, but I guess KORG just sunk the other music generators' ship.
What amazes me is that the Korg Volcas seem to be included..!
This is wonderful news for me.
When I first got my Switch, I felt it would be the perfect system for a music workstation/app, so that I could jot down melodies etc. when not at my computer. (Not got a tablet/iPad)
Didn't think we'd be getting this level of product.
I had the M01D app on 3DS, but I found the interface to be infuriating.
I'll be happy if I get another MS-10 and Kaoss pad combo to play around with. I'm nowhere near a musician but I had a lot of fun making little loops and whatnot.
After owning Korg's first DS title for about an hour I put this little cacophony on YouTube, hurriedly combined with footage from the Internet Archive using Windows Movie Maker. Yep, that was almost a decade ago now...
@ToneDeath There is a 10 year anniversary compilation for ds10 being put together...... 😊
@cfgk24 Should be fun to hear the cream of the 10 year crop that aren't just Daft Punk covers.
I'm a fan of the Korg M01 on 3ds. This looks like more fun.
Best news I've heard in a long time!
Most people probably don't know, but Korg recently partnered with Namco Bandai to make the Kamata, a WAVETABLE synth - a retro arcade themed gadget which you can purchase if you own Korg gadget. It's a game combined with a chip-tunes DAW
CHECK It out:
http://gadget.korg.com/kamata/index_en.php
I Just started making a lot more electronic music on the iPad pro, so hopefully I'll be a lot better by the time this app comes out🙃
Love me some Korg goodies, used to play the microkorg all the time growing up and have several synthesizer apps.
I honestly think the switch has the potential to be one of the best electronic music making kits ever, because of the joycons. So much control.
https://youtu.be/7PLmPEYKOFU
Here's a list of all the synths and drum machines included in KORG Gadget.
http://www.korg.com/uk/products/software/korg_gadget/gadget_collection.php
I'm happy that their remake of the ARP Odyssey has made it into the app.
Music making on the go, everywhere is your studio.
This will fit in nicely with my Korg collection! Can't wait
@DJKeens Not sure about DropBox support, like what's available on iOS/MacOS, but there should at least be MIDI export to the MicroSD card, like M01D on the 3DS. Gadget itself, for iOS/Mac, supports export to WAV and Ableton project tracks to DropBox, in addition to MIDI.Which would be cool if the Switch version did the same thing.
Great news! I've always supported the KORG releases on 3DS even though I've hardly ever used them and know jack all about music. These apps are really cool, however, I would prefer the ease of use of something like Mix Superstar on WiiWare (which came in really handy for making some semi-original music for my short films).
I really do love these products. I really hope the Gadget will export audio in some satisfactory format.
I have a nice mixer and the means to record off the DS / 3DS software. Direct export would always be better overall.
Decent headphones help: https://youtu.be/HfSw9pfXGoY
Years ago I composed this song entirely on my DS Lite with a software called Nitrotracker. Even the samples used were recorded via sampling my drum set, bass and electric guitar with the DS's microphone. The software is awesome, but no longer seems to work for a reason I can't figure out and support seems to be long dead for Nitrotracker so this is the end of the line for my DS composing career.
The range of bass this thing created blows my mind, you can't hear it on the DS's speakers even a little tiny bit. Haha.
@antster1983 That looks amazing. Do you how much the software takes you through each of the pads? Is there much of a tutorial element, or are to you expected to find out about the pads through playing around or external sources?
Hey, man. I'm Korg. We're gonna get outta here. Wanna come?
I make a bunch of videos that use NES music as a basis for hiphop songs. I'll post a link to the song about sneezing etiquette, sampled off of Final Fantasy 1.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntpn3-35QrA
Korg Gadget is an excellent product and very usable on the Switch. I already own much of it on iOS. Did not want to buy it (again) on Mac and will not buy it (again) on Switch. On iOS it is a €40 start, then about €16 for each extra gadget (some are more, some less). If you get all, it will cost over €250, though prices get 50% cut quite often. The Arp, Wavestation and Mono/Poly are outstanding. Kamata will please Nintendo lovers. Everything else could be done with just one sample player.
Ahhhh jeez. Once again Detune goes and releases KORG software for a Nintendo system that's more powerful than my actual physical KORG synthesizers. I guess I'm going to be buying a Switch much sooner than I thought now.
@Maxz Probably the latter. That's not a bad thing though, as you learn a new instrument you'll work out for yourself the best way in which to use it.
Give me music 2000 instead!
https://twitter.com/Yebisu303/status/924467815444180992
O_O YAY!
I loved the KORG apps on 3DS, was hoping they'd release something on Switch eventually. I am completely on board, day1 purchase.
I really looking forward for this,i use detune apps in my bands for maybe two years. Song below is one of my first works on KORG DSN-12
https://soundcloud.com/kissboxer/hunter-hunted
I bought Korg Gadget on iOS and later the Desktop version for Mac. It's my favorite musical tool. I don't say that lightly. I prefer it even over Ableton live (which has more features, but is less inviting). Korg gadget has everything you need to create digital music. It's no toy. It's inviting but also very deep. Especially if this includes all the instruments they added after the initial launch, you''ll have lots of styles of sounds to play with. Very curious to see the price too. It's relatively cheap on iOS, but has more instruments sold seperately. On Desktop it's around 200 bucks (which is reasonable for a music production tool, like Ableton) but too expensive for the "casual" crowds.
@ToneDeath
That sounds legit! I have been making songs on my 3DS for a while. Pretty stoked for this to come out here soon.
Made this song on the M01D a few years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r15Yq9CNTqY
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