{"id":22944,"date":"2023-05-13T05:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T05:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e8231afc-f2d6-4e4f-b584-58e50810e6cf12"},"modified":"2023-05-13T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T05:45:25","slug":"korg-berlin-shows-off-a-prototype-acoustic-synthesizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/korg-berlin-shows-off-a-prototype-acoustic-synthesizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Korg Berlin shows off a prototype ‘acoustic synthesizer’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The idea of an acoustic synthesizer might sound like an oxymoron, but it’s exactly the sort of unexpected concepts that Korg Berlin<\/span> was created to pursue. This independent, R&D-focused division was cofounded in 2020 by Maximilian Rest and Tatsuya Takahashi, the man behind the Volcas<\/span>, Minilogue<\/span> and countless other modern classics. But it has remained pretty quiet since its inception. That changed this week at Superbooth where the team showed off its first prototype the Acoustic Synthesis_phase5. <\/p>\n Unlike a traditional synth that uses oscillators, the phase5 uses tuned metal forks. Those forks are specially designed to produce specific fundamental notes and overtones. And since the core sound generation here is an acoustic resonator, it has certain qualities a normal synth does not. For instance it will feedback like a guitar when held near an amp and ring when struck on its side. Takahashi told Fess Grandiose of Reverb, “we’re trying to kind of capture this rawness of instruments, while being at the same time, controllable like a synthesizer.”<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n