Korg microKAST Podcast

Join us as we delve into the world of music workstations - covering a little bit of history, what they are and why they are still such invaluable instruments today.

Welcome back to the microKAST! We return with a post November 5th bang with all the latest KORG news. This episode's main feature offers an in-depth look behind the scenes of the making of the soundtrack for the new Kross2-88MB workstation. Luke takes us through the creative process from original concept to finished track and explains exactly what is involved in putting a video soundtrack together quickly in order to produce a polished end result. #brew

It's Episode 35 of the microKAST! This time we shared a #brew with a special guest from VOX's UK arm of the R&D department, Phil Scarffe. He explained to us the inner workings of KORG's NuTube technology and how it is implemented in KORG & Vox products including the volca nubass and VOX Continental. It's also time to catch up on the latest Downloads and GearGoggles. 

Episode #34 sees the return of two fan favourites, Kronology and our TV Game Show Time Machine! Catch up on all the latest KORG News and then transport yourself back to 2001 to relive the launch of the Karma Workstation. This episode's game is Who Wants To Be A G1 Air - can Andy & Luke go all the way and win the jackpot?!

Join us for part II of our look into the evolution of video game music. Following on from last episode's look at the rise of the 8-Bit era, we move on to the sounds found in the early 80's arcades. Listen to how these arcade machines inspired a new generation of home consoles and led to the global domination of the home console market by SEGA & Nintendo. Add into that a KORG minilogue xd, volca FM with Megadrive sounds in it and talk about the new SEGA & Taito KORG Gadgets for Nintendo Switch & you've got a bumper episode packed full of glorious retro-gaming sounds! We also take a look at the latest KORG Downloads and check out KORG gear recently spotted on stages around the world in GearGoggles. #brew

The microKAST team are back with their latest episode! Catch up on all the latest KORG news and recent product releases and then take a journey back through the 8-bit era of gaming to learn how the sound chips in arcade machines, consoles and home computers developed throughout the 70's & 80's. The minilogue is on square wave & noise duty to help put these retro sounds in context and show easy it is to replicate them. Grab a #brew and enjoy!! 

In another microKAST interview special, this time Luke's in the studio with British record producer Steve Levine, who recently acquired a KORG volca modular to add to his already extensive synth collection. Steve chats about his experience with modular synths and how the new volca fits into his productions.

Andy & Luke got a chance to visit electronic music producer and performer Rachel K Collier at her studio in South London. She fills us in on how she started her relationship with KORG, all of her favourite gear, production techniques and more! The KingKORG is still her go-to synth in the studio and it is all over her latest single, Dinosaur. Grab a #brew and have a listen as she breaks down her latest song and tells us just how big a part KORG played in the final production.             

Following an unexpected voice message from John McCubbery VP of KORG Inc. we congregate in a car park to discuss the possibilty of ANOTHER new volca being released! Plus our thoughts & ratings on Avengers Endgame. #brew

The microKAST crew are on the road again this month taking a listen to the latest free sound libraries for monologue & minilogue alongside all the regular features including News, Downloads, Geargoggles & so much more! This episode also includes our thoughts on that volcassette April fools tease, a look back at the latest events & what we made of the new Star Wars trailer. #brew  

The microKAST boys are reunited again at KORG Towers bringing you all the latest news about KORG and beyond! We take an in depth listen to the new products launched at January's NAMM show alongside all the regular features including GearGoggles and Downloads. Grab a #brew and get involved. 

As NAMM draws to a close we reflect on an amazing week at the NAMM Show in California. We call Andy back in the UK to get his perspective on the show and the reaction to all of the new products back home. And then go for a swim. #brew

Join us for a Point Fiiiiive episode with John McCubbery VP of Korg Inc. as he gives us his credit card details for the volca modular competition winner. Oh, and we reflect on the NAMM Show too as he gives us the run down on KORG's latest releases. #brew

It's Day three! Join us as we hang out with two guys on KORG's artist roster, Anthony Williams of Bobby Jones Gospel fame and Eightch, an electronic musician. We talk gear, gigs & NAMM highlights. 

It's day two of the NAMM Show in L.A. and Adam & Luke are joined by KORG USA product specialists Nick Kwas & Frank Tedesco. Get the inside track on how the some of the new product videos came together, their favourite KORG products and cosplaying on pianos! #brew

Join us for a quick nanoKAST as we reflect on a packed day one at the NAMM Show in California. Adam & Luke are joined by Ian and a very special guest, Jack of Anderton's video fame! Jack gives us his first impressions of KORG's new releases and there is plenty of laughter to boot. #brew

The microKAST is back!! Adam & Luke are at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California checking out all the latest KORG releases hot off the press. In today's episode they look ahead to the show opening tomorrow and announce the winner of the competition to name the new analogue volca, the volca modular!

It's the Christmas edition of the microKAST! This month we've got lots to catch up on including the new Synth Lords project, the latest KORG News, listener fan mail, new volca name guesses, as well as all the regular features like Geargoggles & Downloads. Grab that brew and get stuck in!

World Exclusive teaser episode! John McCubbery (V.P. of KORG Inc.) gives us with some information about a new product launching at next Winter NAMM & offers to buy the 1st person who guesses the name of it one out of his own money! Email us at microkast@korg.co.uk to enter! All of the regular features are included too; KORG News, Kronology with the classic MS2000, Gear Goggles, Downloads & of course our popular new game, the TV Gameshow Time Machine featuring a Mastermind special!

Join us for our special 25th Episode Anniversary Special as we sit down with Rob Castle, the outgoing MD of KORG UK. We learn all about his rise to the upper echelons of the KORG Family, including fascinating insights into product planning for the legendary M1, his love of music and passion for the brand that has helped make KORG what it is today. 

We're back with another feature packed episode including Kronology on the Doncamatic, Korg's first ever product from 1963, our new game the TV Gameshow Time Machine, #Geargoggles, Downloads, all the latest Korg News & a listen to the new electribe Wave!

Another late night edition microKAST dedicated to the world of KORG Professional Arrangers!. Pete Shaw joins us in a #brew to show off the newest style soundpacks for the Pa range as we talk keyboards, the new EK-50, charity bike rides & sleeping in train stations. You can't beat a bit of microKAST!

Welcome back to the microKAST! Episode 26 is here just for you and it's a special one as we launch our brand new game, the TV Gameshow Time Machine!! Listen out for all our regular features too with KORG News, new product launches, Kronology featuring our very first Pa product, #Geargoggles and  Downloads. #brew

It's another point fiiiiive episode from the Emerald Isle! Friend of the show Caroline from myvolts.com joins us again as we deal with the aftermath of the KORG World Cup including the 3rd place playoff. We also talk video games, Ripcord, try to ring up Andy & catch up with Pete Shaw following his epic charity bike ride across the UK. #brew

It's the KORG World Cup Finals!! Join us as we find out who wins the biggest prize on earth - a Gadget Switch code. Also, the tension is unbearable as we award the trophy to the winner of the first ever KORG World Cup! Tony's volca Tips is back by popular demand, this time in video format alongside our regular features including KORG & banana News, Gear Goggles & Downloads. #brew

Welcome back to the microKAST! This month we're on tour in Manchester (Bolton) with a Kronology special on Andy's legendary KORG Triton, News, Gear Goggles, Downloads & the KORG World Cup 2018 draw!! #brew

The microKAST team are back & are joined by guest host John McCubbery, Vice President of KORG Inc! We chat about the market reaction to the new Monopoly, prologue & volca mix and cover all the latest KORG News. Regular features like Gear Goggles & Downloads are in there, as well as a brilliant Kronology from 1999 featuring the electribe series. There's an exclusive interview with Dua Lipa's MD who's using KORG gear & a competition to win a free Gadget code for Nintendo Switch! #brew 0:00 Intro 1:42 KORG News 11:10 #brew with EMX-1 patterns 15:16 Kronology featuring the electribe 43:41 1999 56:15 Feedback 1:02:19 #brew with new electribes 1:04:25 GearGoggles 1:08:00 Dua Lipa PadKONTROL Interview 1:12:30 Downloads 1:19:25 Play out with KORG volca Kick Song "Doria" from Oscillator Sink

We're back with all the regular features including KORG News, Gear Goggles, Downloads & a special Kronology Edition featuring the history of ARP & the Odyssey!! #brew 0:00 Intro 1:50 KORG News 12:34 #brew with ARP Odyssey Module Ad 13:28 KORG Kronology featuring the ARP Odyssey 32:21 #brew with ARP artist video 33:21 1972 facts 41:05 Gear Goggles 46:54 #brew with ARP FS video 48:05 Downloads with Ian 1:01:24 Close with ARP Odyssey Make Worlds video

Join the microKAST team as Andy returns from sunny California to give us the full lowdown from the NAMM Show! This episode includes an exclusive interview with the designers of the prologue, as well as a talk with Frank, a KORG USA demonstrator. Kronology features the legendary Kaoss Pad from 1999 & we propose an alternative soundtrack for the Last Jedi!

A microKAST and a half! This time we are joined by special guest host Caroline from My Volts as we take the microKAST on tour to Dublin, Ireland. Whilst Andy is busy sunning himself in LA at the NAMM Show, we set him some challenges, take a quick listen to the new monster synth from KORG, the prologue, discuss the other new products and get our #geargoggles on!

The microKAST is back for a festive feature packed episode, this time with the addition of a bonus video version! This time we're talking about all the latest KORG news, Kronology featuring the CX-3, we go back in time to 1979 and it's the final of the Name Game! Plus all the usual features including Gear Goggles & Downloads. Time to grab a Christmas #brew ! Visit our new microKAST YouTube Channel to subscribe!

Welcome to the latest microKAST! With all the regular features including KORG News, Kronology on the Z1 with original demo CD tunes, 1997 fun, the Name Game, Gear Goggles, a BPM interview with Tony Horgan, the 3rd & final installment of the John McCubbery Sessions & of course Tony's Volca Tips! Listen Up People! #brew

A bumper edition of the amazing KORG microKAST! Featuring all the latest news, an interview with Pete Shaw on the new pa700/1000 arrangers, Kronology on the Trinity including exclusive demo tunes, 1998 factoids, more sneak preview product information from John McCubbery with another extended interview, Gear Goggles, Downloads, Last Jedi speculation & the question everyone is asking-can Gary score any points in the Name Game?! 

The latest jam-packed episode with a future product exclusive, an interview with John McCubbery VP of KORG Inc., Kronology on the VOX Continental, volca tips with Tony on rollerblades, the Name Game from 1962, Gear Goggles & LOADS of new gear!!

The latest episode featuring all things KORG plus Quadbike News, Tony's volca Tips, the Top Gun Theme, 2 new jingles, Kronology on the SG-1 piano from 1986 and The Name Game....with scores!

All the usual Korg action & friendly banter including the new Grandstage, Kronology with the Prophecy, the Name Game, Patch Talk featuring The Prodigy, Tony's Volca Tips from Richmond Park & an amazing advert from 1995!

Episode 13 is here! Session At The Salon recorded live at Adam's barber's featuring an original Mono/Poly from 1981, ray guns, the Name Game featuring Gary, banana scare stories, an interview from Dublin with Caroline from myvolts, Rachel K Collier on a KingKORG & much much more!!!

Episode 12 is here for your listening pleasure featuring microKORG vocoding, Wavedrum Kronology from 1994, lots of news, Patch Talk on the MS-20 & much much more! 0:00 Intro 3:47 KORG News 13:36 Kronology featuring the Wavedrum 21:56 1994 30:06 microKORG Chat 42:14 Patch Talk on the MS-20 46:59 Tony's Volca Tips 51:32 Downloads

The boys are back at Korg Towers talking about the latest product news including the Kronos LS, G1 Air Piano & Gadget for Mac. We are transported back to 1993 in Kronology with T-Rex sounds & the i3 keyboard. Oh, and of course Patch Talk featuring the ARP Odyssey!

Welcome to a special LIVE edition of the microKAST - The KORGanist Entertains! This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience in Hemsby, UK and focuses on KORG's professional arranger products, including our flagship pa4x. 

@microKast hits double figures! All the latest Korg news, Kronology featuring the 01/W from 1991, Tony's Volca Tips on the Kick, NEW Patch Talk feature (including Pier Talk) plus so much more! 

Episode 9 is here! In-depth NAMM Show report, Korg Kronology featuring the Wavestation, 1990 memories, Tony's 5th volca Tips installment & more!

@microKAST Episode 8 Korg M1 Kronology special! Happy New Year from the team with all the usual Korgland chat plus Tony's volca Tips, 1988 reminiscing & more.

MicroKast Christmas Special! Presents include Kaossilator for android, Gear of The Year Awards, Kronology featuring DW-8000 from 1985, Tony's volca Tips & much much more! 

Episode VI Return Of The iWavestation! Ian returns with an exclusive in depth iWavestation update and Odyssei app, Korg Kronology featuring the RK-100 keytar, Tony's Volca Tips part 2 & much much more! Follow us @microKast.

Episode V The Doozers Strike Back. New Monologue, KingKORG Black & Arp Odyssei. Korg tuners with special guest, Volca tips, Kronology featuring the Poly800 & the 1983 birth of MIDI & Thor. 

Episode 4 is up! Featuring iWavestation exclusive sneak peek, Synthfest fallout, Korg Kronology showcasing the legendary PolySix, gold Deloreans & lots of jingles! Follow us @microKast

Join the award-winning Korg team to talk about the Volca Kick, climbing walls, BPM & more! 100% unofficial, all views are our own.

This month we're talking about the new Korg Electribes, Samson mics, James Bond & fold-up squash courts among other things!

3 experts talking about Korg & Samson gear, video games, films & other random stuff with special guests!