Dave Hilowitz has released Korg Berlin Prototype Phase 8, available as a FREE download.
Last week, Dave had the pleasure of visiting Superbooth in Berlin. One of the coolest things I saw at the show was a new prototype instrument from Korg Berlin.
The prototype serves as a demonstration of the new acoustic synthesis technology that Korg Berlin has been working on for the past three years. Unlike most synthesizers, which rely solely on electronic circuitry, this instrument produces sound using a series of resonating metal tines, a bit like an electric piano. Under each of these resonators, there’s a driver, and when a player presses one of the keys, a driver sends a pulse to the corresponding resonator causing it to vibrate. The instrument has both a hammer mode and a pads mode – both of which Dave sampled.
Since the resonators are interchangeable and can be tuned to a range of different notes, each prototype on display sounded different, so this sample library is really only capturing what this one prototype (named “Lukas”) sounded like on this one day. Also, through the magic of pitch-bending, Dave has made this into a playable chromatic instrument. But that’s not what it’s like to play the prototype at all. Korg Berlin have discussed the possibility of eventually making a keyboard-style instrument that makes use of this technology. But for now, these prototypes have only 8 notes, and as he used them, mostly by using the onboard sequencer, they felt to me much more like he’s using a drum machine.
As you’ll note, Dave has also included some extra features – Note Repeat, Delay, and Reverb – which he felt were in the spirit of the instrument. In any case, he think it’s a beautiful sample set. Special thanks for Lukas and Tats of Korg Berlin for being so cool and answering all my questions. All in all, y trip to Superbooth 2024 was really fulfilling, and thrilled that Dave was able to bring home a little taste of what this prototype instrument sounds like.
Korg Berlin Prototype Phase 8 requires Decent Sampler, also available as a FREE download.
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