NinJaSistah here, back from assignment [almost] and while I have still have some wounds mending, I do have some news out there for you portable gamers out there that happen to be musicians at the same time: KORG DS-10 starts shipping next month.Get your money ready.
Now, I'm not a musician, I just play one in my living room [thanks Harmonix :)] but I do appreciate electronic hardware and software a great deal, so when I saw that youtube video of that Japanese DJ piecing together a track using the DS synth emulator I was taken aback.
It really looks like the KORG hardware in software form. And while I can only follow along with the screens and info from the KORG DS site [click the image above] I can tell that this "game" was a labor of love. KORG DS-10 is a music creation program that isn't for the faint of heart. You should probably know exactly what is it is that you want to do or at least have an idea of where you want to get to before you pick up this title. All of the sound sources in the game come directly from KORG, and the DS’s touch-screen controls are great. There is no rewarding way to pull this kind of title off on any of the existing single screen portable game systems currently.
KORG DS-10 is a 6-track/16-step sequencer and gives the user/player a ridiculous level of control over what he or she creates musically. It even has multilink capability to allow up to eight units can play together or to even exchange sounds and songs via wireless connection.
KORG DS-10 will set you back about $39.99 and will get a hands-on review shortly.
Labels: DS, ESH-Land, Music, Ninjasistah, Nintendo, Videogames
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