Sinevibes Quarta: 10 FX, 4 zones on the pocket-sized NTS-3 kaoss pad

Korg’s NTS-3 is an absolute joy — a cute, pocket-sized, inexpensive kit that you can load up with custom effects. But that gets even more interesting once you add Sinevibes’ library of effects. And now you get one especially created for the X/Y pad. I’ve been testing a prerelease build, and this is a return to everything that I love about kaoss. And oops — here’s the perfect pocket live/DJ effect.

Korg woodland adventure: phase8 add-ons, Sinevibes DSP, and NTS mixer

Deep in the forest of Superbooth earlier this month, Korg showed off some up-and-coming gems, if you knew where to look. That included a compact NTS mixer, updated Sinevibes effects for Korg gear, and add-ons for the phase 8 “acoustic synthesizer,” including effects you can 3D-print. I’ve done some digging on what it’s about.

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2026

Curve time with Tomavatars’ MGenBend for Ableton Live Suite: hands-on

Escaping the rigid, repetitive grid helps to make gestures the way we would on instruments. I’ve been talking to Tomavatars as he developed this one, and the MGenBend Max for Live Device lets you create elegant, multi-point curves for notes, strumming, and arpeggios.

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2026

Best of show: walk NAMM with us in a gear-mas gallery

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2026

KORG’s phase8 “acoustic synthesizer” is now a product for sale

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2026

KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software

Peter Kirn - October 28, 2025

Two by two: microKORG2 2.0 splits, slices, rewards — and does Sinevibes

Peter Kirn - October 9, 2025

Paulee Alex Bow makes songs from transphobic, ableist hate mail

Peter Kirn - May 29, 2025

Sinevibes Cache 1.1 on NTS-3 kaoss pad is killer; Artemiy shows us why

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2025