Korg Gadget iPad App and Korg Synthepedal, House Demo by Jordan Passmore

Published on Nov 6, 2014 Jordan Passmore

iTunes: KORG Gadget - KORG INC.

"This demo highlights the Korg Gadget iPad app and the following 'Gadgets' (various instruments for use inside of the App itself): Marseille (A rompler-esqe synth doing the sustained chorused string chord), Bilbao (A sampler doing the drums using a medley of TR-707, TR-606, TR-909 and TR-808 samples) and Chicago (a monosynth doing the bassline). The whole mix is then ran through a Korg Synthepedal, a band-pass analog filter pedal from the mid 70's. The pedal has an envelope follower with a variable threshold allowing the band-pass filter (marked as "Traveller" on the Synthepedal) to open and close at certain signal levels. Since the follower adjusts both the high and low-pass elements at the same time, you get a sort of pumping effect, choking the signal reminiscent of what can be heard in a lot of early French House. The bassline is ran though the Korg decimator effect built into Chicago, giving the demo a very aliased sound. There was no outside EQ or processing involved; iPad mini into the Synthepedal, followed by my audio interface."