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Binding: Video Game
Brand: XSEED Games
EAN: 0853466001117
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Xseed Games
Manufacturer: Xseed Games
Model: 80811
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Xseed Games
Release Date: November 04, 2008
Sales Rank: 263
Studio: Xseed Games

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Whether you are just looking for fun on the run, or a way to work out your next hit song, the KORG DS-10 Synthesizer for Nintendo DS could be your newest best companion. The DS-10 combines the superior interface of the Nintendo DS with the design concept of the famous KORG MS-10 synthesizer to bring you portable music-creation software without rival.



KORG DS-10 Synthesizer brings portable music creation to the Nintendo DS.


Various sound textures are made possible by implementing the two VCO's, three filter types, and more.


Notes that you perform can be recorded in the sequencer, allowing for further editing.
A Professional-Grade Synthesizer in the Palm of Your Hand
The ultra high-quality sound sources for the DS-10 come from KORG, maker of some of the world's finest musical instruments. Korg spared no effort in creating this ultra-portable yet powerful and easy-to-use music software with tons of the latest features-- and all with the unique accessibility of the Nintendo DS touch screen.

The KORG DS-10 Synthesizer gives you the choice of sculpting your own unique sounds with expansive on-screen controls, or starting from a preset template. With two dual oscillator synth parts and four synth/drum parts, users can create synth and drum lines using the on-screen touch keyboard and drum pads, or engage the elegant six-track, 16-step sequencer.

With powerful features such as KORG's KAOSS technology, users can add custom modulations in real-time, tighten the mix with a full-featured mixer, polish their grooves with multiple effects, and create complete songs that they can save on the spot.

The DS-10 features a chorus, flanger, and delay parameter that can be applied individually to each synth or the drum machine, either individually or as a whole. In addition, each of the editable drum sounds can have a separate effect added to it. Various sound textures are made possible by implementing the two VCO's, three filter types, and more, while notes can be recorded in the sequencer, allowing for further editing. This broad functionality, combined with patching functionality, makes the DS-10 suited to even the most avid sound designers.

Intuitive and Easy Use
The sounds made by each of the two analogue synthesizer emulators are modified using virtual knobs, and users can patch particular parameters for further modification. The user interface is mainly through the DS's touch screen. Notes can be played using a two-octave keyboard, or through an interface that detects the X and Y position of the stylus on the touch pad, simulating a KORG KAOSS Pad.

The Nintendo DS's dual-screen touch panel is used to the fullest to provide a feel and operability that is unsurpassed. Although there are many expert-level features available with synthesizer, the DS-10 can be appreciated by the complete novice as well as the seasoned professional.

Music Without Limits
The KORG DS-10 Synthesizer offers two types of wireless play in Multi-player and Data Exchange modes. Up to eight separate Nintendo DS players can connect via a wireless link to perform as an ensemble. Each DS-10 synthesizer can be played as its own independent instrument, or they can be assigned a part to create a band, allowing for virtually limitless applications.

What's more, users who have created new riffs, tunes, or complete songs can exchange their session data with other KORG DS-10 users. It is even possible to send session data in advance to your friends, so you can all play to the same tune. Not only does the DS-10 bring stylus music to the world for the first time, but this robust connectivity allows for performances and compositions that simply aren't possible on a single Nintendo DS.




The keyboard and KAOSS pad can be played directly with a stylus.





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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Buy it, if you are even slightly musically inclined (as I am)?
The presentation is as barebones and intuitive as it gets, which makes for a suberb instrument. This is not a game in the traditional sense, it is a portable sythesizer as the title suggests. Nonetheless, it does not fail at being funner than most DS titles, if you want to get your musical fix. The two keyboards and four drums are full and you can put the music in note by note or use the stylus or drum and keyboard tool, thus allowing you to fine-tune your music to perfection. The four drums have which have their own separate synthesizer - like each keyboard (however any effects take effect on all drums at once). Like a brick and mortar sythesizer, there is all sorts of knobs, allowing you to create a inestimimal amount of different sounds, allowing your 16 loops to be as varied as you would like them.

All in all, the "game" is endlessly replayable, due to the fact that it is actually an instrument, which present excellent value for the money. I did not expect this game to be so deep and well executed, due ot the limitations of the DS, but like another reviewer said - the limitations lie within you. However it does not make a good gift for a non-musician. But if you like creating music, or want to start doing so, you will not regret this purchase; if you just want to have simplicity, this is the pinnacle of complexity on the DS.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is not a game, it is better than a game
I've owned the Korg DS-10 for two days, and it is the best instrument I have ever bought. I bought my first synth in 1975 a Korg MS-10 which I still own by the way, has never broken and still plays like it did when I bought itKORG DS-10 Synthesizer. Most of my equipment is Korg."Korg you kick *#s, I love your company, I love your synths".
I didn't even bother with the manual, I was creating the mos def Hip-hop- and electronica in 1o minutes. I'm ready to take this thing out and play a club. Welcome to 21st century everybody.
You know, How I know how good this little instrument is. I showed it to some other musicians and they were so jealous I could see them turning green before my eyes.
If your a DJ or electronic musician you gotta get this. You can rock on the fly intuitively, make changes instantly. It's like two synths, two Kaos pads, a drum machine and an effects rack all in the size of a digital camera.
Buy it now before I steal all your gig's. And it will be a shame that someone old enough to be your dad stole your gigs, and maybe your groupies too!! ha ha



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The best program for the DS, hands down!
Notice I said program, not game. That's because this isn't a game, but rather a music creation tool. It looks a bit like Fruity Loops mixed with an old tracker like FT2 graphically, but functionally it's closest analogue is Propellerhead's Reason, as you get some synths and a drum machine, and that's it. No plugins, no sample imports. Just two 2-oscillator virtual analog monosynths, an analog drum machine and a piano roll a.k.a. "grid" sequencer, along with a emulation of the KORG KAOSS Pad DJ tool.

But you don't really need more than this, simplicity is key. And when the components sound this good, you could have only ONE oscillator and it would still rock. Plus, you have an awesome effects engine which butters it all up.

The level of depth is amazing. I'm used to virtual analogs, so editing sounds is easy, just like on a PC, but there's all these little things I'm finding out you can do that turn this from just a musical idea sketchpad into a full-fledged micro studio.

This is a purchase that I have not regretted in the LEAST, I would have paid $70 for it. If the lack of tracks bother you, record a session into your PC and make a new one on the DS, and just multitrack. Simply amazing, I might make all my future tracks on just this and MilkyTracker alone.

KORG and AQ Software have saved the DS, people. You owe them your money.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A reason to buy a DS, if you don't already have one
The interface works amazingly well, considering the small screen size of the DS. Being able to twiddle knobs on a portable touchscreen for about $40 is amazing. I'm so happy this came out in the U.S. Being able to write tunes and play with synths (without opening my laptop on the subway) is something I've dreamed of for some time. And that the synth is modeled on such a great analog classic makes it all the more fun.

The sounds are solid, and you can do a lot with the effects and the synths if you know what you're doing. I sometimes wish that you could layer more than 2 synths and a drum machine, but what do you want for $40?

The good news is you can wirelessly sync two Korg DS-10s for performances. I am seriously considering ordering a second one, while they are still being made. As this product is pretty niche, I have a feeling that this is the kind of thing that will go out of print and become sought after on eBay.

If you are new to music making on a computer or to analog synthesis, this may take some time to learn how to use. It's not dumbed-down at all - so if you aren't comfortable making songs in Reason or Logic, this won't be any easier. For the musicians, you will be glad they shrunk a complete music making package onto the Nintendo DS. Well done, Korg!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - What can you say....awesome!!!
I think this showes that we are on new ground for this type of technology....as the economy goes in the crapper...at least we can look forward to streamlined, affordable useful technolgy! I would recommend this for anyone. Its like having a small swiss army knife...you don't really realize how much you need it until you need it. Capice?!

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