Korg phase8 Standard Edition 8-Voice Acoustic Synthesizer

Korg phase8 — Acoustic Synthesis Meets Electronic Control

Introducing the Korg phase8, an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer that merges the sonic richness of the physical world with precise electronic control. With envelope shaping, sequencing, analog wavefolding, and pitch-dependent modulation, phase8 harnesses the latest Acoustic Synthesis technology developed at KORG.

phase8 is an organic, responsive instrument that feels alive in your hands and responds to the world around you.

Haptic Sound Generation Through Acoustic Synthesis

Acoustic Synthesis uses physically vibrating bodies to generate sound, enhanced with the electronic control you'd expect from a synthesizer. The result is an instrument that produces sound which feels alive and responds to physical interactions such as touch and acoustic feedback. Eight independent electromechanical voices with steel resonators are at the heart of the instrument's acoustic sound.

Key Features

• 8-voice acoustic synthesizer with electromechanical steel resonators
• Includes 13 chromatically tuned resonators — 8 installed at a time, swappable and tunable
• Envelope control for sounds ranging from short percussive hits to long sustained notes
• Polymetric rhythm sequencer with step programming and unquantized live recording
• Per-voice step skip for polymetric sequencing; 8 memory slots for sequences
• Three amplitude modulation modes: tremolo and two audio-rate pitch-dependent modulation types
• Trigger delay via shift knob, relative to selected or synced tempo
• Full parameter automation over sequences via record function
• Real-time physical interaction — touch, pluck, strum, or tap resonators for live sound sculpting
• AIR slider to boost or attenuate acoustic response
• MIDI TRS-A In/Out, USB-C (USB-MIDI + firmware), Sync In/Out
• CV In (+/- 5V) for modular integration
• Line audio out and headphone out
• 8 program memory slots
• Firmware updatable via USB

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