I love playing music on my DS. Even more than playing rhythm games I really connect with the opportunity to make up my own stuff. I completely ate up Jam Sessions and Rhythm & Notes, so when Korg announced they were producing a ‘game’ for the Nintendo DS based on one of their classic analog synths, I was thrilled and disappointed at once: thrilled about the prospects, and disappointed because it was only being released in Japan.

Well, now it has been revealed by Korg that they are releasing this worldwide! So now I can get completely psyched up about waiting for this one! Here are some of the features:

– Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators
– Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
– Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer
– Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
– Three note-entry modes: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen
– Real-time sound control mode via touch-control screen
– Exchange sounds and songs and play multiple units simultaneously through a wireless communications link

My cousin had a MS-10 and I had an absolute blast playing and experimenting with that before later having a Moog Prodigy (check specs at VintageSynths), so the idea of being able to get into ‘patching’ VCA’s and VCF’s in a dual-oscillator package. It is planned to ship in Japan in July, with no date for the rest of the world. Here is a demo video:

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