Beginner’s Guide

KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide

About KORG Gadget

KORG Gadget is a mobile
music production studio for
the iPad, which consists of
a sequencer and 15 mobile
synthesizers/drum machines,
called “Gadgets”.

The 15 gadgets can be freely

combined to easily create
powerful dance music.

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Play a Gadget
First, let’s select and play a few
of the 15 gadgets.

Tap the KORG Gadget icon

displayed on the Home screen
of the iPad to begin.

Make sure the volume of the

iPad is turned up.

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Let’s start to play a gadget by

selecting the Berlin synthesizer
gadget.

When the KORG Gadget is

first started, the main screen
appears.
In the main screen, you can
assign a gadget to each track
and adjust the volume of each
track.

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Tap the Track Add button,

shown at the right, to select a
gadget.
The gadget select screen will
be displayed.

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Select the Berlin synthesizer

gadget from the gadget select
screen.
After a gadget is selected, the
main screen appears again.

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Tap the gadget icon displayed

in the main screen.
The edit screen will be dis-
played.

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The edit screen consists of the

Piano Roll and gadget panel.

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Play the gadget by tapping or

sliding the keyboard.
The gadget produces sound.

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Tap the buttons or displays

in the upper-left corner of the
gadget to switch the program.

Let’s try selecting and playing

various synthesizer and drum
machine gadgets other than
Berlin.

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Creating a Song
Let’s try creating a simple song.
First, we will input a drum
track.

Tap the Track Add button in

the main screen.

Select “London” from the

displayed gadget select
screen.

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Tap the program display,

and then select program
“002: HANDS UP” from the
displayed menu.

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Tap in the grid of the Piano

Roll to add notes so that the
Piano Roll appears as shown.

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Next, let’s try adding the bass.

Tap the Track Add button in

the main screen.

Select “Brussels” from the

displayed gadget select screen.

Tap the program display, and

then select program “003:
Re:Peter” from the displayed
menu.

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Tap or drag in the grid of the

Piano Roll to add notes so
that the Piano Roll appears
as shown.

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Finally, let’s try adding a

synthesizer.

Here, use the Amsterdam

drum gadget, which can easily
add synth tones.

Tap the Track Add button in

the main screen.

Select “Amsterdam” from

the displayed gadget select
screen.

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Tap the program display,

and then select program
“024: SynShot 1” from the
displayed menu.

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Tap or drag in the grid of the

Piano Roll to add notes so
that the Piano Roll appears as
shown.

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Return to the main screen,

turn on , and then tap
to play back the song.

Adjust the volume of each

track with the fader in the
mixer, and adjust the master
effects.

Try adding more tracks to

the song, and then play the
performance.

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