Production Gear: Korg Adds Wavedrum Mini

The World Renown Korg Wavedrum has been very successful with musical performers and producers alike. It's time to take the show on the road with the portable Wavedrum Mini. Announced at the Musikmesse show in Germany this year, the Korg Wavedrum Mini is completely self-contained with a playable pad, speaker, sound, effects, patterns, and loop recorder as well as a sensor clip to transform any object into a second sound source. Check inside for details.

Author:: DJ Blaze
Updated:: Feb 12, 2018
Original:: May 18, 2011

The World Renown Korg Wavedrum has been very successful with musical performers and producers alike. It's time to take the show on the road with the portable Wavedrum Mini. Announced at the Musikmesse show in Germany this year, the Korg Wavedrum Mini is completely self-contained with a playable pad, speaker, sound, effects, patterns, and loop recorder as well as a sensor clip to transform any object into a second sound source. No word yet on the pricing or exact ship date, but it looks like they are targeting a summer release. Check the press release below for more information.

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Production

Korg is now shipping the new Wavedrum Mini which is basically a small version of the popular Wavedrum series drum pads that can simulate the feel and sound of almost any authentic percussion instrument. The Wavedrum Mini has a drum pad, a speaker, sounds, effects, patterns, and a loop recorder all built right into this tiny package. It comes bundled with 100 sounds and 100 rhythm patters, but the user will be able to add any other sounds that they wish for beat-making. More details and press release inside.

Production

The Korg Wavedrum is a pretty slick drum pad that can simulate the feel and sound of a real drum-head. The Wavedrum is perfect for producers who want a full sized drum pad to accurately get their sounds into the software capture program of choice. It can be used with fingers, hands, sticks, mallets, and brushes for the perfect sound characteristics that beat makers are looking for. The Wavedrum comes in either Black or Silver and there are hundreds of sounds and loops bundled with the hardware right out of the box. Check the Demo video and press release inside.

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Korg USA is now shipping their very Popular Wavedrum with an internal Oriental dynamic percussion synthesizer which is specially designed for Middle Eastern Music. This is a limited edition run which will contain popular, unique, and accurate percussion sounds which will be playable from the Wavedrum's dynamic rim and real drum head surface. Clocking in at $980, the Wavedrum aint cheap! But for those producers that want these sounds at their fingertips, it may be a dream come true. Details inside.

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We are back with our Production Gear entries again for the producer that is out there hiding deep within all DJ's. Korg has been releasing an incredible amount of gear lately aimed at affordability with high levels of functionality all at the same time. One such gear release is their new Wavedrum Black.

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