Korg releases NTS-3 System Updater v1.3

December 10, 2024 · 3 sources

Korg listed the NTS-3 System Updater v1.3 as available on December 10, 2024, in the news feed on its NTS-3 product pages¹²³. The listing gives no details on what the update changes. The previous updater, v1.2, was posted on June 14, 2024¹²³.

The NTS-3 is a DIY effects kit that Korg describes as "seamlessly integrating the iconic KAOSS XY pad touch interface and the distinctive KAOSS effects into a compact yet powerful customizable DIY kit"¹. Korg says up to four effects can be played at the same time, drawn from filters, compressors, delays, reverbs and modulation effects¹. The XY pad drives Mute, FX Depth and tap BPM, and a Latch function controls several effects separately¹. Effects can be edited on the unit, and users can write new ones through an open API on Github via the logueSDK, then load them with the Librarian application¹².

Korg's specification page lists 35 effects in total: 5 filter, 6 modulation, 4 delay, 5 reverb, 5 other (looper, grainshifter, vinyl break and others), 7 mastering and 3 OSC³. It lists 200 performance programs, 100 preloaded and 100 user³. Connections are a headphone/audio out jack, an audio in jack, sync in and out jacks and a USB Type-C port, all 3.5 mm jacks except USB³. The unit measures 104 × 101 × 39 mm (4.09 × 3.98 × 1.54 inches) and weighs 119 g (4.20 oz)³. It runs on USB bus power at 500 mA or less and ships with a USB cable and assembly instructions³. Korg says assembly needs no soldering and takes less than 20 minutes¹.

The NTS-3 is a synth and effects pedal in kit form. Korg's pages do not give a US price for the kit.