KORG Gadget 2 app for iPhone and iPad
4.4 (
3424 ratings )
Music
Entertainment
Developer:
KORG INC.
39.99 USD
Current version:
4.7.3, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 23 Jan 2014
App size: 2.3 Gb
Evolving to the next generation. Quickly and intuitively turn your ideas into music.
KORG Gadget 2 - The best music production software.
KORG Gadget has received numerous awards from around the world:
• Apple: "App Store Best of 2014" in Japan
• #1 in the Top Paid Music iPad App category*
• TECH AWARD 2015 "Best Music Production App"
• MusicTechs "Gear of the Year: Best App" Gold Award
• “Musikmesse international press award 2016” Mobile Music App
* USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and much more!
KORG Gadget is the best all-in-one music production software and plugin collection; the intuitive user interface provides over 40 small synthesizers and drum machines called “Gadgets," that you can freely combine for music production. Starting with the award winning iOS edition, followed by Gadget for Mac with its powerful plugin collection, now the Gadget plug-ins are now Windows compatible." With carefully selected parameters and at-the-ready sounds/presets, you can now use various powerful gadgets with your favorite DAW on your Mac/PC.
With improved sound and utility efficiency, the second generation KORG Gadget 2 has been further enhanced to include six new gadgets. In addition, the intuitive user interface has been polished to improve ease of use. With the new design, you can now check the status of each track at a glance, an additional four new IFX have been included and you can now smoothly change the tempo as well as fade in/fade out. You can complete your music without losing inspiration, doing all of your work with KORG Gadget 2.
• Updated and jam-packed with new features.
The second edition KORG Gadget 2 has been dramatically updated; packed with new features and new gadgets. With a brand new design and color scheme on the main screen, you can easily check each track at a glance. The highly requested feature to smoothly change the tempo can be set with each scene. With the touch of a button, you can fade in/fade out. Four new IFX are included - feedback reverb, enhancer, exciter, and saturator - extending the range of your music production. KORG Gadget 2 continues to evolve to completely support your music making.
• Instrument collection with over 40 gadgets.
Overwhelming sound. Breakthrough qualities. The KORG Gadget 2 has more than 40 gadget instruments in its collection, including compact synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, audio, MIDI utilities and more. In order for anyone to be able to easily find the sounds they want, we have provided sophisticated parameter configurations, so you can instantly realize your ideal sound. Powerful gadget groups such as electronic music, rock, pop, jazz, and even band sounds are available. Among the various gadgets, you can always find the sound that youre looking for.
• Link with hardware for infinite possibilities.
With KORG Gadget 2, it is possible to flexibly link with various hardware devices. Produce music with hardware synthesizers, rhythm machines, etc in ways that were not possible until now. By entering a phrase into the intuitively operated gadget sequencer, and using the newly added Taipei gadget for a seamless connection with various MIDI devices, you can connect without software. Have even more fun than before while producing music with KORG Gadget 2.
• Use with your favorite device, anytime, anywhere.
KORG Gadget can be used with iOS, Mac, via plug-in (Mac/PC), and Nintendo Switch. On iOS and Mac, you can share your ideas by seamlessly using iCloud or an Ableton Live*1 project, and using plugins in your favorite DAW; for Nintendo Switch, share seamlessly via QR code. *2 Wherever, whenever inspiration strikes, you can use you favorite device to take your KORG Gadget with you.
More info at korg.com
Pros and cons of KORG Gadget 2 app for iPhone and iPad
KORG Gadget 2 app good for
I love gadget, I have been using it since it came out on the iPad originally. Its evolution has been great. Love the sound and the export to Ableton Live function. I just wish it could also export the midi tracks to Ableton live. I would love to double some of my tracks with my hardware synths more easily.
Top quality sounds, easy to use, reliable and with the iM1 module add on is just fantastic. Highly recommended.
Best app Ive ever messed with. I use it everyday. So much you can do with. Performance quality.
Ive been using Gadget for about a year now and its still one of my top choices for making music on iPad. Its very easy to use, the sounds are high quality for the most part, and they do give really big updates every now and then. You can hear some creations Ive made with Korg Gadget by searching "khalid13feet" on soundcloud.
This is an amazingly versatile musical instrument kit, I especially like the ability to create multiple layers of moving, stereo sounds.
The add on sampling synth, Bilbao works well with my all time favorite app, Thumbjam
At first I had some issues but after a hard reset, everything is working well now. Im using an iPhone 6s Plus and of course I feel its a bit small however it is a great way to write on the go.
Some bad moments
So you go to export wave and they ask for $40. Then you pay it, but still cant export!
"Thank you for contacting us. We apologize for the inconvenience. Currently, There is no way to export the data to the Gadget from Gadget Le. We will consider to be able to export project about this issue.
KORG app dev team"
I just updated my Korg Gadget and it does not open anymore even after restarting my OS.
Im using an Ipad 2 with OS 7.
Update: the problem has been fixed, thanks.
I think that the new synth Im1 is not compatible with OS 7????
So what happens when you buy it for Gadget?
I have an ipad air 2 and after only three "gadgets and two tracks it starts skipping and hiccuping. Only work around is "freezing" instruments and it becomes cumbersome quickly. The workflow is a learning curve but incredibly powerful. I just hope korg can fix all the bugs. If you accidentally automate something, clearing automation is a breeze except, the automation doesnt clear... Another bug... Once these issues are fixed this will be crazy killer especially if they can fix the bugs AND add audio recording...wow.. But for now, this app gives me a headache and makes me want to smash sonething...
Every one of these apps wants you to make the music inside of itself like that is a good idea which it is not. This app gives you the option to have the sequencer take up half or all of the screen, and the stuff you want to use, the instruments, they either get to take up half or none of the screen, who came up with that idea i dont know but it makes a great app almost useless unless you have a midi keyboard and even then.... I dont know i hope they fix this instead of making yet another app to pay for, this is kinda sad and disrespectful because they keep forcing useless sequencers in our faces and preventing their own apps from working as good as they could. Make the app for musicians and not noob please.
Full screen gadgets you disrespectful fools, it is so obvious. I just linked the m1 and it is nonsense.
Korgs apps are always the most promising and the most difficult to use it is so sad because all the problems are obvious conscious decisions by the developer for some reason if it was a contract and korg had the final say and that is why things are as messed as they are then i dont know what else to say but this is a fail all over the place
Great sounding synths, but minimal control. Very pricey compared to its competitors. Lack of proper editing facilities. Ridiculously priced in-app content. The new update gave us landscape mode and an export to live option, which is pretty solid:) there is NO UNDO!!! Biggest problem with this app is its lack of editing functions. I cant stress how frustrating this is!! Good for coming up with solid ideas, but at this price you can buy 6 apps that will do the same thing and give you more features and functionality. Kinda disappointed in Korg :( in addition, this app will erase your hard work, just like that! I have had 2 tunes already wiped out completely for no reason. They were saved and then they were gone. Shitty app
This app would be great except for the fact that it doesnt autosave and doesnt ask if you want to save when you switch to another project. I spent weeks working on a song, closing the app and restarting my iPad multiple times, and it always remembered the song data. But as soon as I loaded another project, once I went back to my song all the work Id put into it had been erased. Thats the stupidest design decision Ive seen in an app of this calibre. What a waste of $70!!!
