Kaoss pad / kaossilator model suggestions, please

tsutek · Post by **tsutek** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:51 am

Hi,

after having aquired more korg gear (again!) I'm really starting to get a "fanboi" vibe to korg products lately. They are affordably priced and almost always offer a good bang-for-the-buck ratio, and most importantly, they sound decent.

So now, having bought an es2, I am starting to realize that a completely battery powered live pa rig can be built with just korg gear. The final missing piece in my puzzle is a mic preamplifier with fx.

TL;DR - kaoss gurus, recommend me a model of a kaoss product that:

- runs on batteries
- has a mic input (and enough gain to drive an SM58)
- has decent vocal fx (platey reverb, tapeish delay, FSU/glitch fx are plus)
- a characterful sound is better than "neutral", but this is not a big deal

Much obliged for any suggestions!

tsutek · Post by **tsutek** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:50 am

Hmm, seems like there is no such thing. So I am leaning towards getting a KP2 mini (sampler edition) and combining that with a Rolls mic pre.

How long will the batteries last with a KP2 mini?

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:13 pm

They are poor buddy, being two AAs instead of 4 on v1.
An hour or two,not too sure, maybe better.It does depend on how often its pressed and accessed as the screen has sleep mode.
Problem with saving/recording to sd as when battery signal is "low" it can't save to card.
I've had a suggestion of a portable USB battery power pack (like rav power)with kp2 cable ,but I have to solder a USB to kp2 cable.
The mini is worth it imo ,the effects are really good.Saying that, the original mini is great too and I use two of them in my studio set up.Battery life better too.

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:18 pm

The KO2 has Mic input.
It's a great machine (synth, but no effects).
The Mic does need a non latching switch engaged to record to its loops ,by hand, but has independent volume gain and built in Mic or ext input on 1/8.
I think battery may be worse on this.

tsutek · Post by **tsutek** » Sun May 01, 2016 10:32 am

2 hours? That battery lifespan is not enough, unfortunately.

Are there any KP models that work with USB bus power? Getting a USB battery is not a problem if it will give me better battery life..

Ideally I'd need 6-10 hours of battery life for mic fx. I will use a guitar fx pedal for now.

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Wed May 04, 2016 1:31 pm

Not sure on exact length of battery life.
To suggest non korg..
Teenage Engineering OP-1.
Not cheap ,but super battery life 16+ hours .
Super portable.
Super mini synth sampler recorder.
I believe its capable of sm58 gain,but research this if its a consideration.

tsutek · Post by **tsutek** » Sun May 08, 2016 4:59 pm

Thanks for the suggestion! Wish I could afford one. Will get something cheap and cheerful in the meantime.

jreign · Post by **jreign** » Sun May 08, 2016 6:25 pm

The KO1, KO2, MiniKp, MiniKP2 all use the same power supply at 4.5v. Has anybody found a usb cable with a plug that would fit these things? With that, a portable battery would give you a great amount of play time. Would also be nice to have a daisy chain cable to power 4 of these units.

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Tue May 10, 2016 10:05 pm

Yes ...
Soldering is only solution so far.
If I discover...I will post

tsutek · Post by **tsutek** » Wed May 25, 2016 9:55 am

perhaps we should ask this ripcord USB power cable manufacturer to make one for the KP?

http://myvolts.co.uk/product/18626/Powe ... _on_the_go

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:08 pm

Update on my last post about battery life..
Not as bad as my first post. After more use I get better battery life time than first thought . With high grade AAs I get ok time with a few days of moderate use , so over 2 good hours.SD card stops near end if life due to low battery .

I did ask ripcord for a mini KP /KO cable.