  
Korg KPE-1 KAOSS Pad Entrancer
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Allows manipulation of visual
images in realtime with intuitive fingertip control. The older KAOSS Pad allowed
easy touch control of sound: the newest KAOSS Pad entrancer gives you similar
control over video effects and transitions. The entrancer lets you control
images in realtime interactively. It accesses a new world of image and sound by
allowing you to easily manipulate video at any type of performance even those up
to now incompatible with existing multimedia gear.
By moving your finger
over the X/Y pad or by tapping it, you can control different parameters
simultaneously. A wide range of effects can now be controlled quickly and
intuitively. The KAOS Pad Entrancer can be used to add elements of realtime
control over the video equipment system you are already using, or use it to add
effects to a DVD or other image sources. It also includes all the audio effects
that made the KAOSS Pad KP2 such a big hit.
100 different video effect
programs and combinations that dramatically modify the images. From basic
effects such as nega-posi, fade, mono color, wipe, color change, freeze, flip
left/right, flip up/down, rotate, and expand/shrink, to more sophisticated
effects such as noise, stretch, split-screen, invert image components, sand
storm, monochrome, delay, strobe, mirroring, and emboss and mind-blowing effects
like spinning while shrinking! Effect programs can be selected easily at the
turn of a knob, and 8 of the audio, video, and combination effects can be
directly accessed in the program memory buttons. A Hold switch lets you hold the
state of the effect produced by the current position of your finger on the touch
pad. 100 combinations combine these effect programs with audio effect programs,
controlling them simultaneously to create performance expressions that have
never been experienced before.
Audio effects include filters, distortion,
spatial-type effects such as delay and reverb, and effects like flanger, phaser,
and pan that add motion to the sound. A host of analog synthesizer and ambience
sounds are included, making the KAOSS Pad entrancer ideal for DJ work, remixes
or music production as well as video work.
20 types of BPM effect can be
synchronized to the tempo of your music to control the delay time, pan, phaser,
or flanger LFO. Of these, 8 can synchronize a rhythm pattern or synth bass to
the BPM, and play it from the touch pad. You can set the BPM manually, use Auto
BPM to detect it from an input source, use the Tap Tempo function to set the BPM
by pressing the Tap key, or control BPM from incoming MIDI Clock
messages.
Using Sample/Play effects, you can sample an image and a phrase
and use the touch pad to apply effects such as time-stretch, reverse, scratch
and play it back. There is a 6-second maximum for visual sampling and for each
of the 2 sample keys, you can record 1 still image and a 6-second audio phrase.
You can also sample the image and visual phrase being output (for each of the 2
sample keys, you can record one still image and a 6-second audio phrase), and
play it back.
The Pad Motion function lets you record the movement of
your finger on the X/Y Pad, allowing you to easily reproduce complex movements
to create your own customized image or sound effects. Mute/Freeze lets you
freeze the output video, and play the still images registered in the 2 sample
keys, magnify or invert them, or cut the input sound to leave only the reverb or
delay effect sound. You can rapidly switch Mute on/off in time with the rhythm
for a DJ "tranceformer" technique. You can produce audio waveform images that
appear like an oscilloscope and other high-tech imagery. The possibilities for
unique, custom control tricks and effects are unlimited.
A wide range of
inputs and outputs allow easy hook-up. Video and S-video input jacks let you
directly connect video, DVD, or camcorder devices. In club situations where you
need to switch images in succession, you can use VJ software running on your PC
together with web cams to add immediacy that would be difficult when using a PC
alone and raise the energy level on the dance floor! MIDI connectors let you use
the entrancer to control the sounds or effects of an external keyboard, sampler
or effect processor, and even sequence and replay your movements from a MIDI
sequencer. And using the entrancer in conjunction with external equipment will
open an infinite range of possibilities for controlling image and sound
effects.
The color of the entrancer's touch pad changes dramatically
depending on the position of your finger and the type of effect selected. These
lighting effects will charge your performance space, adding an aura of drama to
the action.
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