I Have Seen The Future.

Earlier today I had a play on the Korg DS-10, and well bugger me if it isn't the most brilliant thing I have used for at least a week.

You basically use a Nintendo DS as sequencer, with traditional Korg MS-10 style analogue synth, drum machine and Kaoss Pad to really get some great effects. I had heard about this on the beloved MusicThing Blog, which said it was tasty, but this is something else. You can create something pretty decent sounding in about 5 minutes, and the interface is really clean and intuitive (i.e like the real thing). The idea of being able to use this on the bus, or as an improv device is very appealing.

Put it like this, I am going to get a DS purely to use this in my musical incarnation. Until then here is one of those dry, dry, dry demos you find on YouTube

and something a bit more fun with a couple of iPhones and a DS