Korg Kaoss Pad MINI-KP

Main Features

Intuitive touch-pad interface gives you fingertip effect control in real-time.
The smallest body in the KAOSS PAD series.
Battery operation makes it an ideal choice for any location.
One hundred effects including filter, delay, and looper meet the needs of any musical style.
Numerous BPM effects are provided. You can use the "TAP/BPM button" to synchronize the mini-KP to your songÃÔ tempo, and apply a wide range of effects to your music.
"FX RELEASE" function provides a natural decay when changing effects or removing your finger from the pad.
Hold function lets you memorize the position at which you touched the touch-pad when you release your finger.
Use the two memory keys A and B to store your favorite effect program settings, including the effect depth and the Hold on/off status.

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Submitted by sclr from Portland, OR (220 points) on Dec 4, 2012
I have had three of these at different times since they came out. There are some gems in this little box. But i got rid of them cause the low volume everyone was talking about. The loops are fucking fantastic. If you need glitched out looping its a must have peice of hardware.
Good Points: Decent effects. Awesome realtime looping. Getting cheaper. Easy to find.
Bad Points: Volume drop. Volume in general seems low on this unit. Its the kind of fx you run at the end of everything but sucks cuz its just so much lower than the og signal.
Price Paid: US$75.00
Purchased At: CL
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Submitted by Doornen from Wierden (12 points) on Dec 11, 2009
An interesting small box full of effects. Most are, off course, somewhat similar but in the end there are lots of usable things on it anyway. The fun part of it is the touchpad with X & Y axxis control, which unfortunately only has 8 steps in both directions.
Good Points: -Small -Works both on batteries and power supply -Lots of effects -XY axxis goodness!
Bad Points: -No cables or power supply included with the thing -Volume drop -Not all that sensitive, 8 steps on X and 8 steps on Y -Makes you want to get a bigger Kaoss Pad straight away
Price Paid: US$115.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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Submitted by AULOS from Hereford Uk (488 points) on Jul 25, 2008
This is a very cool toy. Whether its mixing an Ipod live, Remixing songs or playing live it's awesome. I do recommend when using with guitar that you get some kin of Graphic EQ because this thing cuts volume like a biznatch. Effects 84-99 Don't need a signal so they can be run through just an output but all the others need a signal. You can get some really cool stuff out of this but it takes practice. As for installing it in a guitar that's way over my head. I was really annoyed when the line in/out cables weren't included with the high price. These work well with infinite sustain pickups so you have a free hand.
Good Points: 99 inventive Effects Controllable BPM Multiple Uses Pocket Size
Bad Points: Cuts Volume Line in/out not included Takes alot of practise Uses alot of expensive cables.
Price Paid: US$149.00
Purchased At: Guitar Center AZ
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Submitted by Ferox from Los Altos, CA (432 points) on Apr 23, 2008
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Good Points: Beyond what's written in the press release... Some patches are very useful for noise. Random LFO, "infinite" lfo filters, ring mods, backwards delays, decimators, infinite repeats, and broken modulator. Broken modulator is my favorite patch so far. The fuzz is decent, as good as you'll get from Boss. Splicers, grain shifters, and pitch shifters all compliment any setup. Runs on batteries.
Bad Points: No real sampling, just catch and hold repeating. Small screen.
Price Paid: US$150.00
Purchased At: guitar center
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