You can check NTS-3 in stores here: Thomann (EU): thmn.to/thoprod/584416?offid=1&affid=623 Sweetwater (NA): sweetwater.sjv.io/75PZGV Perfect Circuit (NA): link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fkorg-nu-tekt-nts-3-kaoss-pad.html Affiliate links support the channel regardless of what you buy and at no cost to you.

I waited for it a long time. Thx for review. There are not many small inexpensive fx devices for small synths setups. Well done Korg!

😅 To someone who started out before digital effects were even a thing, digital was always about clean sound, a relief from all the line noise and other audio problems of analogue, the possibility of real time control as rich and continuously variable as demonstrated here. Amazed.

Really wanted to see a demo before purchasing. Thanks Bo for the great introduction!

I’ve had this preordered since like February- it’s perfect for my setup- size, ability, connections, etc!

nice, been really looking forward to this!

Solid demo, thanks!

Great demo as always Bo! Really nice to see affordable little boxes that let you get real experimental. This and the stylophone theramin are the first things I’ve really wanted to buy in a few years. (Not that there’s anything wrong with traditional synths/effects, just really exciting to see this type of stuff be affordable).

Thanks for sharing. I am glad that Korg is sending you things to review. I am also happy to hear that you know Loopop! I watch him too and like his review style. It does look like a good unit and it has a lot of effects at a low cost. The software seems a good bonus.

Fantastic review. Thanks very much for so much relevant info. Have a seqtrak coming, and may now have to add the kaoss pad. 🤙

really awesome piece of equipment, will definitely buy it as soon is released

I’m really excited for this one! Four simultaneous fx is quite unique in the cheaper segment, let alone having the touch controls. (Not to mention the custom FX, routing and how small it is.) Can’t wait for them to start shipping 🙏🏻

Thomann: "Available in several months" 😆🤣😆

Great review, Bo. I think I want one now.

Korg is still killin it!

Great review (as always!). I sincerely hope its MIDI In support allows easy, system-wide clock sync for LFOs and echo timing, etc. I would love to sync it to Circuit Tracks tempo in a tiny DAWless live rig! I actually still own 1st gen KaossPad from around late 90s and it only supports MIDI Out for CC messages on ext gear. That lack really made an otherwise super cool DJ effects box very limiting in practice.

This would make a lovely “partner in Grime” to a setup consisting of a Roland SP 404 mk 2 & a Novation Circuit (OG, or Trax) That Submarine Reverb is worth the price of admission alone 🤤

Thank you for the demo. Very nice sounds. The switch for sync or midi. At this price point? Should be a standard moving forward. When I think of all the comments I’ve seen about gear costing too much, this should sell out. Sure someone will have a complaint. Can’t please everyone.

I need money!!! Nice video Bo! Thanks

What a lovely little device and quiet powerful too. Another to the shopping basket ha look forward to NTS-2. As ever a lovely Video Bo

nice review. im waiting to my recent bought nts-3 )

FINALLY!😍

MIDI was a surprise!

oooh, shiny... need to keep my gas in check though. ok, now back to watching the rest of the video 😊 Edit: nice video! might get one anyway , but first the NTS-1 mk2 has to arrive 😅

Think I’m going to pair this up with my blackbox

Always so plesent to se my favorit gear to pe present by bo.

Do we have any information about maybe loading impulse responses into a convolution reverb?

What does it means the Sync ? The Kaosspad can Sync samples? Or only the LFO and delay speed..? Can you record your performance in an SD card..?? Thanks..😜

is the signal very clean? was thinking about getting 2 of them to put in between my turntables and mixer (turntables can use built in phono amp) but im worried it will lower the audio quality when not in use.

@BoBeats - is there a way to hold the fx at the last XY coordinates, or is it always momentary and requiring a touch to activate?

Is it possible to have a 100 percent wet effect with something like reverb where the dry signal doesnt pass through?

Damn Korg already won the superbooth

I’ve been curious about 3rd party effects for NTS-1 for a while, but had no interest in it as a synth and wasn’t sure about modulating the FX with that panel. This is very compelling indeed, having 2D modulation control AND a modulation depth touch slider! I never liked the Kaossilators, and had wanted Korg to make another Kaoss Pad _purely_ focused on effects for a while.

Well i wanted it but now i REALLY want it

I've been contemplating it as I like the Sinevibes plugins I got for my Minilogue XD and it would be nice to use those on other gear. Still, the DIY aspect and questionable longevity have me hesitant.

Looks very cool. Question: If I were going to use this in my set up, it would be as a multi-fx that I would not be touching most of the time. If you have multiple FX running on it, do you have to be touching the pad for the FX to work? Or can you "dial" in a setting with your fingers and save it?

And here i am, buying pre-owned KP Quad hust because i want to posess every item from kaoss pad/kaossilator line

is the midi/clock switch reachable when it is assembled? or do you have to take it apart again?

*Does it have a "hold" setting like the mini kaoss pad S2- so you don't have to keep holding the pad down?*

Had an NTS1, very cool. Just not at all robust or travel capable. Fragile, my NTS1 developed problems with the USB jack and completely quit working after a couple months.

Could you compare the effects vs the (new) Zoom MS70CDR(+)?

cool! 😎

What was the other option for the jumper swap ? Is it cv gate ? I shall buy one very soon

Finally there's a review/demo about this!! Thanks Bo! Quick question, is there a short of HOLD function or do you need to touch the pad for as long as you need the effect to be on?

Thanks for the demo dude! Does it have audio in? Can I process my guitar signal through it to use it as an FX unit? Take care. Be fine! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Does anyone know if you are able to hold the effects active on the NTS-3 when you remove your hand from the pad? So you can lock in an effect and then play another keyboard with both hands?

How would you compare it to other kaosspad devices?

Now I wish it was a Eurorack module… 😏

The compressor is only on when you're touching the pad? As in, it will compress to a setting that is whatever you happen to touch and in the dry/wet amount that the whole chain is on? Seems a bit unusable to have a compressor working like that. Cool gadget though!

Looks fun. Just a bit too pricey for a frivolous purchase. I’d probably buy one and not use it. I’ll just wait patiently for my theremin to arrive 😀

GIMME DAT!

I guess I'm hearing they improve audio quality quite a lot. I have the old mini-KP and it's unusable in this regard.

This may be the first NTS which is arguably nicer than the original device it's based on... the little red miniKP from ~2006.

Sold!

probably would go well with that theremin that nobody can get yet :/

Is a lot of fun when it's available and when I see "Available in several months" then I'm disappointed and all of the fun goes away... xD

Yes, this one will very likely end up in my setup! Speaking as someone who does a fair bit of electronic DIY projects, what puzzles me: why in 2024 do they bother to keep on using these 7-segment displays, instead of using a small OLED screen (e.g SH1106) which costs probably around €1 (= 10 Swedish Złotys (SZŁ)). Yes, text will be smaller, but you can fit so much more on it, instead of 6 scrolling letters on a type of display that was never designed to show letters in the first place. And technically speaking they both work on an SPI - 2 wires - protocol. I mean, it won't stop me from buying it, but I just don't understand. Could it be that they just try to get rid of old stock supplies?

I think my NTS-1 does pretty much the same. Filters, reverb, delay, etc. I can get some weird sounds from the NTS, so i don't think i could warrant paying nearly twice as as much as the NTS to be honest.

Ill be honest, the only reason im getting this, is that i need a XY controller for bitwig😂

how much?

Still don't get it, why do we have to assemble it by ourselves? I mean bro i love the thing and gonna buy it anyway but seriously Korg pls drop this IKEA shenanigans

well, i am not a fan of this DIY stuff... i would rather see a proper update / newer version of the Kaoss Pad KP3.

Vill du sälja din? 😇

I DON'T NEED IT

Forgive me for being "that guy" but there is no such word as alot, it's a lot.

sorry Sii, but you speak to quick and unclear. What is the name of the Yamahasynth?

Doesnt do much for the price Useless peace of gear again

Let's grab a popcorn, Bo is building something! 😉pop