Nick Kwaś of Korg : Music Tectonics goes to NAMM

We’re launching a new miniseries on innovation in the world of musical instruments, gear, and software! It’s also the first day of the 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, where gear makers gather to show off their latest and greatest. Our first gear guest is Nick Kwaś, product specialist at KORG. 2020 is set to be the electronic musical instrument maker’s biggest launch year ever: find out how their new Wavestate digital synthesizer reimagines wave sequencing, and how their new DIY brand, Nu:Tekt, is designed for customizability with open-source hardware and software. Explore the analog resurgence that’s bringing more musicians back to the sound of analog synthesizers and gear (just as many are turning back to vinyl and other analog listening formats). Learn about the retro innovations KORG is contributing to that trend, like the Nutube, a new generation miniaturized vacuum tube for that warm tube sound, and their reissue of the ARP 2600, the groundbreaking synth that inspired Steve Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Edgar Winter, and Pete Townsend. 

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