Korg Introduces WaveDrum X, microSAMPLER-X & SV-1

Posted on Sep 3, 2009

Korg debuted several new products in Tokyo today at G-Roks studios. The biggest surprise is a mkII version of sorts of the famed Korg WaveDrum, dubbed the WD-X. The WaveDrum, which bowed in 1994, was the first electronic percussion instrument that “understood” hand-drum technique. Using physical modeling, triggers and microphones, the WaveDrum knew when you hit the drum, where you hit it, how hard you hit it and what type...