Korg Phase8 Review

Phase8 from Korg Berlin is unique electro-acoustic instrument - its core sound is created by resonators: thin sheets of metal excited by electromagnetic driver. These drivers can pluck resonators at various velocities, kind of like you would kalimba, but also create sounds with gentle attack, or sustain resonator sound for as long as you like. Since resonators are mechanical moving parts, you can also interact with them with various materials as they play, to change their sound. Then, down signal path, it&got distortion and modulation to further shape sound. Phase8 has 8 of these resonators and motion sequencer to trigger them either standalone or in sync with other gear. In this video, we take look at it in detail, explore some pairing ideas with effects and talk about its pros and cons. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Overview 03:15 - Vel & Env 03:55 - Buttons 05:30 - Air Fader 06:00 - Shift 06:20 - Pluck 06:50 - Drones 07:20 - Drone Jam 07:50 - Build & IO 08:15 - In Box 08:35 - Mod Left 08:55 - Mod Right 10:25 - Mod Center 10:50 - Settings 11:25 - Center #2 11:45 - Step Seq 12:35 - Live Seq 13:55 - Automation 15:25 - MIDI 15:45 - Pros & Cons 19:00 - Three Jams Playlists: | #Phase8 Original video: