Tatsuya Takahashi's Powers of Ten - a synthematic journey

video by Catalyst Berlin

"Sit back and enjoy the video from Tatsuya Takahashi's presentation at the 2020 Most Wanted: Music hybrid music industry festival. A journey into the depths of some of Tatsuya's instrument design highlights, including the Minilogue, Monologue, Volca, Triggers and the Granular Convolver.

You can watch the full presentation with KORG Germany's CEO and star designer here:"

MW:M20 | Music Instrument Design for the Powers of Ten - Tatsuya Takahashi
video by Most Wanted: Music

"Most Wanted: Music - The Hybrid Music Conference - enables practical know-how transfer, enhanced networking, idea exchange and delivers new perspectives and business models for the music industry. https://mwm-berlin.de/​

Session: Music Instrument Design for the Powers of Ten
Speaker: Tatsuya Takahashi
Video presentation: Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology

We are delighted to welcome Tatsuya Takahashi of KORG. Here’s what he had to say about the session- "Making a living from designing musical instruments is a funny business. On one hand they are commercial products. On the other, they are forms of expression. I'll be navigating my experience of grappling with this duality through how many times each project is manufactured - in powers of ten. From the big hit volcas to the personal projects that are painfully close to my soul, each project has a different story to tell, but there's also a continuum that runs through them all."

The Wiggler II & The Truth about Super Booth 2023

video upload by AudioPilz

"Taken from the @AudioPilz @superboothberlin 2023 coverage:"

The Truth about Super Booth 2023

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to the AudioPilz SuperBooth 2023 special. Will it provide The Truth about Super Booth 2023 ??? Including Borat - like encounters with Tatsuya Takahashi of Korg Berlin, marketing-meetups in the Teenage Engineering bus, my failure of getting a Yamaha representative in front of the camera, my lost Elektron brother, we will find out about how Polyend deals with trolls, whether Arturia people actually like the Drumbrute, there's plenty of meme goodness and I will jam on all the synths that I'm otherwise not allowed to put on Bad Gear. Finally and most importantly: does Nick Batt of Sonic State know about all the memes about him?

@superboothberlin @sonicstate

00:00 Introduction
00:16 Bad Gear???
00:20 Teenage Engineering 1 (TE TP-7)
00:45 Nick Batt #1
01:01 Tatsuya Takahashi (Korg Berlin) #1
01:51 Nick Batt #2
01:57 Arturia #1
02:30 Nick Batt #3
02:36 Sinevibes x True Cuckoo, Bad Gear Intro Tune
02:54 Tatsuya Takahashi #2
03:01 Nord
03:16 Sorry for deleting the Elektron Footage 😔😔😔
03:25 The Teenage Engineering Bus Incident
04:00 Nick Batt #4
04:13 Arturia #2 (DrumBrute Discussion)
04:53 Polyend #1
05:01 Nick Batt #5
05:25 Sinevibes #2 (huh, huh, huh,...)
05:32 Waldorf Confessions
05:51 Wiggler V2 (Hainbach approves)
06:08 Tatsuya Takahashi #3
06:34 Novation
06:42 Polyend #2
06:49 Yamaha
06:55 Nick Batt #6
07:03 FL Studio
07:12 Jam Part 1 (Schmidt Synthesizer)
07:29 Jam Part 2 (UDO Super Gemini)
07:44 Jam Part 3 (Waldorf Quantum MK2)
07:59 Jam Part 4 (Oberheim OB-X8)
08:14 Jam Part 5 (Mayer EMI)
08:30 Nick Batt #7 (Outro)"

Masterminds: The Art of Engineering with Dave Smith, Tatsuya Takahashi & Mark Verbos

Dave Smith, Tatsuya Takahashi, and Mark Verbos will be at the Amsterdam Dance Event, discussing their design process and personal philosophies. Details:

"18:15 - 19:00
Compagnietheater (C6 Main Hall) | Kloveniersburgwal 50, Amsterdam

Three gamechanging engineers talking about designing new musical instruments, their design processes and personal philosophies.

Dave Smith (US)
Dave Smith is an engineer and musician who has pioneered many groundbreaking technologies in music technology.

Tatsuya Takahashi (JP)
Tatsuya Takahashi is Chief Engineer of Analogue Synthesizers at Korg. Raised in London, he has been with Korg since moving to Tokyo in late 2006. His roles consist of product planning, hardware engineering, and project management. He successfully launched the first analogue synth from Korg in nearly thirty years in the form of the Monotron.

Mark Verbos (US)
Since the early 1990s, Mark Verbos has worked as an Electronic Musician, Recording Engineer/Producer and Synthesizer Tech/Designer. As an electronic musician, he has released countless recordings and performed around the world. His live performances are legendary for being entirely improvised using analog gear. His own synthesizer brand, Verbos Electronics is world renowned for its aesthetics and musical interfaces."

ARP's David Friend & KORG’s Tatsuya Takahashi on the New Korg ARP ODYSSEY

Published on Jun 11, 2015 ARP

"ARP's cofounder and lead designer of the original ARP Odyssey, David Friend, discusses the role he played as Chief Advisor to KORG for the re-issue of the ARP Odyssey. Friend explains his original intention for the ARP ODYSSEY was to provide artists with a synth designed and laid out for live stage performances. He also highlights significant artists who have used the synth and how he is excited to see what young musicians will create with such a historic instrument."

KORG’s Tatsuya Takahashi breaks down the re-issue of the ARP ODYSSEY

Published on Jun 11, 2015 ARP

"KORG’s Manager and Chief Engineer of Analog Synth Development Tatsuya Takahasi, served as the product planner for the re-issue of the legendary ARP ODYSSEY. In this video, Tatsuya provides insight into the revival of this iconic synth by answering questions about the challenges the team faced during development and the historic information that helped guide key decisions; such as choice of cosmetic designs and internal components.


More Details:
- Tatsuya Takahashi | INTERVIEWS | EXPERIENCE | ARP
http://www.arpsynth.com/experience/in...

- KORG Developer | INTERVIEWS | EXPERIENCE | ARP
http://www.arpsynth.com/experience/in..."

RICHARD D. JAMES (Aphex Twin) Interviews Korg's Tatsuya Takahashi

korg funk 5 [Audio] Published on Jul 11, 2017 Korg

First an all KORG track from RICHARD D. JAMES that accompanies the interview.

"© 2017 RICHARD D. JAMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The all korg track created using:
Korg Monologue x3
Korg MS-20 kit
Korg Poly-61M
Korg Volca keys
Korg Volca beats
Korg Volca sample
Korg Minilogue
son on vox

Read the full article with Richard D. James and synth designer Tatsuya Takahashi here:
http://found.ee/aphex-korg

Graphic by Ryo Asakura (Seventhgraphics)
http://seventh.graphics/"

You can thank Richard D. James for the mircrotuning on Monologue.

"RICHARD D. JAMES: I really enjoyed working on this with you. I know I only joined the project near the end, but I found it really exciting. Like a proper job, ha.

TATSUYA TAKAHASHI: Richard, it was amazing working with you on the monologue. And now to be interviewed by you?!? That's crazy. But also a lot of fun. The monologue was also the last Korg synth that I was involved with directly, so I guess it's a nice conclusion to things.

RDJ: It is now the only synth on the market currently being made to have full microtuning editing, congratulations!

TT: Thanks! But it was completely because of you that we included microtuning. If you hadn't insisted on it, I definitely wouldn't have discovered how powerful it was. Did you ever have a moment of realisation, or some kind of trigger that made you discover microtuning?

RDJ: The first thoughts that I had about tuning in general happened with my early noodlings on a Yamaha DX100, one of the first synths I saved up for. I remember looking at the master tuning of 440 Hz and thinking I would change it, for no other reason apart from it was set by default to that frequency and that it could be changed."

Be sure to read the full interview. It's a fascinating read and it reminded me of why I got into synthesis back in 1986 or so myself. My first synth was the Oberheim Matrix-6, hence the whole "matrix" thing. The appeal wasn't to play conventional music, but rather to explore sound - to explore moods.

A Synth Cookbook for Actual Food?

Apparently so. You can find a free download at the top of https://korg-germany.de (permalink)

The Pyjama Cookbook A guide to self-feeding by KORG Germany and friends.

Learn out to make a mean Margarita from Sequential's Dave Smith, and a cheese toasty from Korg's Tats, amongst others:

- Alison Tavel: Smokey Maple Whiskey Quarantinis
- Alison Tavel: Do-It-Yourself Dumplings
- Alva Noto: Japanese Cucumber Salad
- Afrorack: DIY Yet To Be Named Breakfast
- Carys Huws: Orange-Infused Cold Brew Coffee
- Dave Smith: Margarita
- Deradoorian: Palak Paneer
- Dorian Concept: Potato-“Sterz” With Oven-Roasted Radish
- Fumio Mieda: Raw Egg On Rice
- Ģirts Ozoliņš: Spring Chicken In Vegetable Pyjama Under Couscous Blanket
- Gudrun Gut: “Widerstandskräftebrei”
- Hiele: Boon Bootje 34 Interstellar Funk: Dutch Apple Pie
- Joan La Barbara: “Available Ingredients” With Morton Subotnick
- Loopop: Dark Chocolate Cookies With Face Melting White Chocolate Core
- Lydia Glup: Gomasio (Japanese Seasoned Sesame Salt)
- Marco Passarani: Pasta e Fagioli
- Mark Verbos: Carnitas Tacos
- Matias Aguayo: Original Panamericano Fish Taco
- Maximilian Rest: Sunday Raisin Buns
- Peter Kirn: Lebanese Mujaddara with Riz
- Piotr Raczyński: Polish Sour
- Solitary Dancer: Pasta Vongole
- Solitary Dancer: Smash Burger
- Suzanne Ciani: Special Sunday Dinner – Pasta Alla Genovese
- Tatsuya Takahashi: Cheese Toasty
- Thomas Fehlmann: Swissy Spicy Pizza
- Objekt: Lightning Fast Soda Bread
- Václav Peloušek: Sunflower Gnocchi With Dried Tomatoes For Two
- Verena Glup: Golden Soup


Intro from Korg's Tatsuya Takahashi:

"The Pyjama Cookbook A guide to self-feeding by KORG Germany and friends.

As our small team of Verena, Lydia, Max and I clamber to get KORG Germany off the ground, we occasionally swap cooking recipes. What a lifesaver. Because who isn’t tired of their own cooking by now? And why not collect more and share? The aim of The Pyjama Cookbook is to share the favourite concoctions from our friends from all parts of music, in the hope of instilling solidarity and encouraging friendship during these extraordinary times. Well. It’s also just for laughs. Have fun."

Tatsuya Takahashi

And Dave's Margarita :)

KORG's Tatsuya ‘Tats’ Takahashi Returns to KORG as CEO of KORG Germany

via https://korg-germany.de

"KORG Germany is the new Berlin subsidiary of KORG.

Our instruments will be developed not only by the core team we are building, but also through per project partnerships and collaborations.

We are the flux, and the fabric it passes through.

TATSUYA TAKAHASHI
CEO"

They are hiring.

Tats is credited with bringing back analog at KORG, so this will be interesting. It's worth noting Behringer recently hired KORG's Hiroaki Nishijima.

Check out previous posts featuring Tatsuya Takahashi here.

Designing Joy: an Interview with Korg.Berlin CEO Tatsuya Takahashi

via Perfect Circuit

"Tatsuya Takahashi, widely known as 'Tats', is a name that resonates loudly among sound synthesis enthusiasts and professionals. Over the last decade, his innovative mindset has been instrumental in resurrecting the popularity of analog synthesis, crafting a unique sonic landscape that blends tradition with novelty. Takahashi was been the creative engine behind some of Korg's most celebrated modern instruments, including the Monotron, the Volca series, and the Monologue and Minilogue synthesizers."

You can find the full interview at Perfect Circuit.

The following a few excerpts.

"I do have a guiding philosophy. I need to talk about the values that are present now, and how different they are from when I started. Obviously, I was naturally drawn to music tech, I have always loved circuits, instruments, and synthesizers. So initially, when I started working at Korg, which was my first "real" job after working in restaurants and bars, I was entirely focused on doing my job well.

As you mention, this period coincided with the revival of analog synthesizers, and I like to think that I played a role in that amongst other members of the industry. However, back then, it was more about doing well in my job and fulfilling my passion. The vision or the philosophy wasn't as defined then as it is today.

Now, at 40, I have a different perspective. I look back at the 23 products I worked on while in Tokyo and try to understand what made my job fulfilling. Apart from my affinity for design, art, music, and the very act of creating—of being and doing, I realized that there was also an important external element that stimulated me, and that was the joy that the users derived from my designs." "If you look at the MS-20, there were very few people involved in that project. The people responsible for the specs, the electrical design, the mechanical design, and the manual were probably the same two or three people. They just operated using general design principles.

Such an approach brings a certain consistency and purity to the product. Of course, if you are working on a complex product like a workstation keyboard, you need a large team to cover all the layers. However, I romanticize this early era of hardware design where everything was unified. If you look at an old Siemens mic pre, everything from the latch that takes it out of the rack to a three-dimensional puzzle of transformers and vacuum tubes to electrical, mechanical industrial design—all these considerations combined together. It is the same idea here, we try to break the boundaries between different disciplines and just see it as one thing."

"Korg.Berlin is nearly three years old, and we are a subsidiary of Korg Inc. Our function is to conduct R&D for new musical instruments. We diverge from the main office in that we have a different product planning procedure. We work directly with things, and we try in physical form what ideas might work. By the nature of that, we are a bit more explorative.

Our operation specifically aims to do things differently from the way it is currently done in Tokyo and Asia as a whole, including the manufacturing infrastructure. Having spent a wonderful decade building mainly analog synthesizers, it was important for me personally to do something different here. The team in Tokyo carry on with that work, and they are super good at it. So there is no point in us doing the same thing. That is why we need a different approach, a different technology, a different appeal, and consequently, we need a different branding. That is why we have our own logo, and we identify ourselves as Korg.Berlin. These are some of the things that make us different.

Looking into the future, we feel that some form of this acoustic synthesis that we unveiled at Superbooth this year will be at the core of our forthcoming products, or even multiple product lines."

Korg Officially Announces minilogue; Four-Voice Polyphonic Analog Synth

Korg Minilog: PlugInGuru Quick-e Tour

Published on Jan 14, 2016 PlugInGuru

The details are in. You'll find Korg's Press release with hi-res pics and specs below, but let's start with a few videos. Click here for new posts that have gone up in order.

"Under 2 min and you’re going to want to own one of this amazing synth. The RAW POWER and the WARM analog tone is incredible. Makes every software synth jealous as well. :D"

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Korg's Chief Engineer Tatsuya Takahashi with the Minilogue

Just a cool pic of KORG's chief engineer Tatsuya Takahashi with one of his creations, the Minilogue.

KORG Volca Sample OK GO Edition Tutorial Videos

Published on Nov 19, 2015 KORGINC

Playlist:
1. KORG volca sample OK GO edition - Basics of Sequencing

"Chief engineer Tatsuya Takahashi explains the basics of how the 11 parameters can manipulate the way samples sound on the volca sample OK GO edition."

2. KORG volca sample OK GO edition - Basics of Parameters

"Chief engineer Tatsuya Takahashi explains the basics of how the 11 parameters can manipulate the way samples sound on the volca sample OK GO edition."

Dave Smith of DSI and Tatsuya Takahashi of Korg Talk Analog Synths at NAMM 2017

Published on Jan 20, 2017 Reverb.com

"Dave Smith is a living legend of synthesizer design. Tatsuya Takahashi is a new kid on the block stirring things up with hits like the Korg Minilogue. We brought these two synth designers together at our NAMM booth this year to chat about design, influence, and the current synth landscape."

http://reverb.com

First Patch - Roland TR-808 | Red Bull Music Academy w/ Tatsuya Takahashi

Introducing First Patch | Red Bull Music Academy Published on Aug 8, 2018

Update: intro video added above. 808 video below.

"First Patch: Everything you need to get started making music on electronic instruments in five minutes or less."

Tatsuya Takahashi was the man behind KORG's re-entry to analog. He is responsible for 21 products starting with the monotron and culminating in the Monologue. Some of that design of course made it's way into the new Prologue. He left Korg in early 2017.

First Patch - Roland TR-808 | Red Bull Music Academy

Published on Aug 8, 2018 Red Bull Music Academy

"How to get started making music on the TR 808, an instrument by Roland used by the likes of Kanye West, Marvin Gaye and Drexciya.

First Patch: Everything you need to get started making music on electronic instruments in five minutes or less.

For more on First Patch visit www.redbullmusicacademy.com/FirstPatch

The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop for selected participants and applied this curatorial approach to events, lectures, and city-wide festivals throughout the year."

First Patch Red Bull Music Academy Videos

11:11 [Happy Birthday to KORG's Tatsuya Takahashi]

Published on Nov 11, 2014 benweichiba

"Happy Birthday to KORG's Tatsuya Takahashi , father to the KORG Monotribe , Volcas and more...
Thank you for creating some of my favorite hardware...."

Nova Musik - Korg ARP Odyssey event with David Friend, Tatsuya Takahashi and Tadahiko Sakamaki

Published on Jan 29, 2015 Nova Musik

The ARP announcement from KORG from a different angle. The full two hour KORG NAMM event including the New KRONOs and performances is posted here.

"Check out great deals on the Korg ARP Odyssey at Nova Musik: http://www.novamusik.com/instruments/...

Korg held a special event on the evening of NAMM 2015 to formally introduce their recreation of the classic ARP Odyssey synthesizer. Here are links to specific times for each of the featured speakers:

1:06 Tadahiko Sakamaki, General Manager of Product Planning, Korg Japan
4:54 Tatsuya Takahashi, Chief Engineer of Analog Synth Development, Korg Japan
12:44 David Friend, President and co-founder, ARP Instruments"

An Introduction to the New KORG minilogue by Chief Engineer Tatsuya Takahashi

Introducing KORG minilogue

Published on Jan 14, 2016 Korg

"Chief engineer Tatsuya Takahashi introduces the unique synthesis about minilogue."

Added this one to the main KORG minilogue announcement post here as well. You'll find additional videos, images, and details that have gone up throughout the day there.

Update: Looks like the original video upload was set to private. New embed above.

Korg: Monomania Contest World Wide Winners !

YouTube Uploaded by KorgUSAVideos on Jan 18, 2012

"Check in with Korg Product Manager James Sajeva and Engineer Tatsuya Takahashi as they announce the world-wide winners of the Korg Monomania contest! Congratulations to everyone who entered. As Tatsuya mentions, we really appreciate the staggering amounts of entries and all of the enthusiasm that helped make this contest a success. It worth watching the video just to see what a 24k plated monotribe looks like! www.korg.com"

KORG Monomania Sound Contest - Panda Fart

Uploaded by wishlistdk on Dec 31, 2011

"2011.12.31 Made by producer-dk.
http://producer-dk.com

Used 2 tracks recorded with KORG monotron.
No additional effects.
Only real monotron sounds."

KORG monomania Sound Contest / ブラームス 交響曲第1番 一楽章 序奏

Uploaded by nsk7PmMxVUY on Oct 22, 2011

Googlish:
"90 Total number of tracks, six octave range. Keyboard is played by a single ribbon of all monotron.
2011/12/30
Which received a silver prize of the contest monotron.
The idea of ​​an analog synth symphony, I have Tomita's influence, of course, than that "PS If there are 48 units monotron-3100 would" talk like a joke (circuit designer monotron Development Planning from interview with Mr.) or have inspired you.
Rather than quality or quantity or flow of work. But also seems like a bad way and I think a little now, use care not become so absolutely sampler.
Monotron currently owns two. PS-46 units remaining until 3100 (impossible)!"

Japanese:
"総トラック数約90、音域は6オクターヴ。すべてmonotron一台のリボン鍵盤による演奏です。
2011/12/30
コンテストの賞品である銀色のmonotronが届きました。
アナログシンセで交響楽という発想は、もちろん冨田氏の影響もあるのですが、それよりも「monotronが48台あればPS-3100になる!」という冗談のような話(­monotron開発企画・回路設計者さんのインタビュー記事より）にヒントを得ていたりします。
質より量というか、流れ作業というか。今思うと少し頭の悪いやり方のような気もしますが、サンプラーはどうしても使う気になれなかったので。
現在所有しているmonotronは2台。PS-3100まであと46台（無理）!"

Korg Monomania Sound Contest (UK) - "Mono Tune" by Oh NO ITs POk

Uploaded by ohnoitsPokTV on Dec 11, 2011

"All sounds performed in this song were produced using only one KORG Monotribe.

This video provides examples how KORG Monotribe could be used also as an extraordinary production tool.

The song has been produced multitracking KORG Monotribe sounds on Apple Logic 8 adding three basic effects: EQ, Reverb and Delay.

Video directed by Ale Scanu
(Thanks to Luca Minetola for the shooting)"

What to expect from KORG's new lab in Berlin

Published on Feb 25, 2020 FACTmagazine

"Tatsuya Takahashi has helped to create some of the best selling synths of the past decade, including KORG’s Volca line, Monotron and Aphex Twin-approved Monologue. This year, he’s embarking on his biggest challenge yet: heading up a Berlin-based subsidiary of KORG alongside E-RM founder Maximilian Rest.

FACT met up with Takahashi and Rest to find out more about KORG Germany and what we can expect from their new instrument lab, what the office might include and what kind of people they’re looking to hire.

To find out more about KORG Germany and to apply for a role at the company, visit https://korg.berlin/."

New Korg LFO Module for littleBits

Uploaded on Feb 19, 2015 littleBits Electronics

littleBits is asking people to vote for the new Korg LFO.  I'm guessing we will see it happen, but if you want to make sure and perhaps bump it to the front of their list for new modules, you might want to vote.

"Hey there! I’m Tatsuya Takahashi, chief analog engineer at Korg. The LFO or Low Frequency Oscillator module was designed alongside the littleBits Synth Kit but didn’t make it into the final kit configuration. We thought we would see if people would be interested in it, and thus have submitted it here to the bitLab!

The LFO is an oscillator module that allows you to make slow sweeping changes to sound parameters in the synth kit or with other littleBits modules. You can control the following parameters directly on the module:

-Rate/Frequency knob (speed of oscillation)
-Waveshape control knob (change the duty cycle of a pulse wave or morph a sawtooth to triangle to ramp waveform)
-Waveform selection switch (select triangle/saw or pulse waveform)

The input of the module controls the amplitude of the LFO. We’ve also included an LED on board to help show the rate of oscillation.

Need some circuit ideas? Watch the video to see the LFO in action!!"

littleBits on eBay

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Synth Designer Tatsuya Takahashi Leaving his Role at KORG

The man who brought the boutique magic back to KORG will be transitioning from his role on February 17. In his message below, he mentions a few key points, one, it's been 10 years since he started at KORG, two, he will be switching to an advisory role for KORG, but will not being going to competitors, and three, he will be moving from Tokyo to Cologne to explore new endeavors. I may be wrong, but the way the following is written, it sounds like he will be switching from being a full time employee of KORG to an independent contractor for KORG.

Here is his message:

"THANK YOU!!!

It's been a good ten years at Korg!

A few years after starting at the office, Tada and I, over a cigarette break, started shooting ideas around for a battery powered pocket analog synth. The monotron was the humble beginnings of what became a mission to make synthesizers fun, exciting and accessible again. To give synthesizers back to the people. To make synthesizers less snobby. To open up creative opportunities. To get people interested in electronic sound and see some kind of light in creating their own sound using technology amidst a world that is inundated with it.

monotrons, monotribe, volcas, minilogue, monologue, some reissues, SQ-1, littleBits synth kit - we put out a lot of gear.

After a blur of 21 products we released over seven years, I look at the world of synthesizers and it's a pretty cool place. I see kids getting their first taste of synths with the volcas. I meet people who have their dormant synth passion rekindled by the minilogue. And it's not just Korg. The whole industry has set out to achieve this common goal.

The name volca comes from the German word Volk: 'the people' or 'crowd'. Like Volkswagen 'the people's car', the volcas are 'the people's synth'. I have fond memories of meeting Mike Banks and being told how the volcas reached poverty-stricken youths in Detroit. That manufacturers have to take responsibility for the social implications of putting out gear.

On the 17th of February I will be leaving my full time position at Korg and will sidestep to advisor. I will also be moving out of Tokyo to Cologne to explore new areas where sound and technology can have positive social implications. I won't be going to any of the competition, but rather will be shifting direction of my main line of work while at the same time guiding the now super team at Korg venture into the future.

I am hugely indebted to everyone in engineering (my super duper team will keep designing the best of the best), production (love you all in Vietnam we did this together!), sales (job well done), marketing (fun times making those movies), distribution / dealers (essential work the world over), media (you guys got the word out) and most of all the musicians out there who are creating music with our synths - without you our work is meaningless.

THANK YOU

it's been a ton of fun. more to come.

Tats"