Korg NTS-3 Kaoss Pad

Full Description

Wide-range of effects at your fingertips

The Korg NTS3 Kaoss Pad, despite its compact size, boasts a wealth of built-in KAOSS effects that are sure to impress. From essential filters and compressors to immersive delays, reverbs, and imaginative modulation effects, this piece of music equipment offers a wide palette of original and previously unexplored performance possibilities.

With the NTS3, you have the power to play individual KAOSS effects or seamlessly combine up to four effects simultaneously. These combinations can even be saved for future use, allowing you to toggle them on and off at will. You can also route the effects in various configurations, providing you with endless avenues of creative expression and boundless performance potential.

Extensive editing controls

The NTS3 Kaoss Pad doesn't just offer a range of pre-set effects; it also opens the door to extensive editing options, allowing you to customize and fine-tune each effect's parameters to your heart's content. This level of control ensures that you can achieve the exact sound you desire, providing you with the freedom and precision your creativity demands. Whether you prefer to tweak filters, adjust compressor settings, or experiment with modulation effects, the NTS3 has you covered.

Add a new dimension to your performances

The NTS3 Kaoss Pad is more than just an effects unit; its unique interface brings a fresh dimension to your performances with its superior playability. Designed with inspiration from the renowned intuitive ease-of-use found in all KAOSS products, the NTS3 features the iconic XY pad that drives performance-focused features like Mute, FX Depth, and tap BPM.

Additionally, the creative Latch function allows you to separately control several effects simultaneously, opening up new possibilities for dynamic and intricate performances. All of this is packed into a compact body that can be taken anywhere, ensuring that you can unleash your creativity wherever you go.

Advanced customisation with loqueSDK

The NTS3 offers unrivalled on-board editing and customization options. But that's not all. It also utilizes an open development API (Application Programming Interface) available on Github, allowing users to develop and create brand new effects via the dedicated logueSDK (Software Development Kit). This feature gives you virtually unlimited possibilities and ensures that new effects are constantly becoming available for the platform. With the NTS3, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and stay ahead of the curve.

Versatile connectivity

As a performance-focused effects instrument, the NTS3 brings comprehensive and flexible connectivity options to the table. With the Sync IN/OUT connections, you can easily play in sync with other devices, making collaboration and integration into your existing setup a breeze. Whether you're performing solo or jamming with a group, the NTS3 ensures that you can seamlessly connect and synchronize your sound.

Features

• Utilise up to four simultaneous effects with deep editing options
• XY pad touch interface in a DIY kit
• Quick and easy assembly - no soldering required!
• User-friendly controls and versatile connectivity
• Ideal for live performances and studio work
• User-friendly controls that make it easy to manipulate effects with your finger
• Effects range from classic filter styles to compressors, delays, reverbs and other modulation effects
• Control Mute, FX Depth, Tap BPM and more with X/Y pad
• Advanced customisation with loqueSDK

Specifications

• Product Code: NTS3-KAOSS
• Effect: 35
• Filter: 5
• Modulation: 6
• Delay: 4
• Reverb: 5
• Other: 5 (looper, grainshifter, vinyl break…)
• Mastering: 7
• OSC: 3
Performance Programs
• Number of Programs: 200 programs (more than 100 preload, 100 user programs)
Input/Output Jacks
• Type: Headphone / AUDIO OUT jack (3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack), AUDIO IN jack (3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack), SYNC OUT jack (3.5 mm TRS mini-phone jack, 5V output level), SYNC IN jack (3.5 mm TRS mini-phone jack, 20V maximum input level), USB port (Type-C)
Power Supply
• Mode: USB bus power mode
• Current Consumption: 500 mA or less
• Dimensions(W × D × H): 104 × 101 × 39 mm
• Weight: 119 g/4.20 oz