Kore 2 - Reviews - Music Tech Magazine

With a revised control surface and 500 integral sounds, does Kore 2 live up to expectations? Mark Cousins takes a peek...

Price: £349.00
Manufacturer: Native Instruments
Website: http://www.native-instruments.com

Although the world of software synthesis has brought an endless stream of sounds to play with, it has ultimately left our hands with nothing more to do than move a mouse pointer around a screen. It makes sense, therefore, that one of the biggest names in software synthesis – Native Instruments – decided to make the definitive physical control surface for its range of cutting-edge virtual instruments. However, as logical as the motivation behind Kore felt, there was something not quite right about it. Perhaps, in retrospect, it was a product trying to do too many things: an audio interface, patch librarian, sound design tool and, should we forget its main attraction, a physical controller. It’s no surprise then, that most musicians felt rather more confused than excited by Kore.

Score: 8

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 59
Filed under Home, Control Surfaces, Hardware, Reviews, Software, Software Effects

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