Music Technology in Education

Korg recently announced that there is a way to double the loop length on the Korg Kaossilator to four measures with a hidden code. Here is the skinny from the Korg Kaossilator website:

KAOSSILATOR “Easter Egg” Lets You Record Four Measure Patterns
KAOSSILATOR does double duty! Yes, those uber-clever designers snuck in a way to record FOUR measure phrases! You can access this capability by holding down the TAP/BPM and LOOP REC/PLAY buttons while turning on your KAOSSILATOR. Once you see “DLY” on the screen, let go. The KAOSSILATOR then allocates its undo memory to recording memory. Once you see program “L.00”, hold those buttons again to enter the length mode, and turn the dial clockwise to select a length of “16” steps instead of the previous maximum of “8”.

Voila! Four measure patterns for twice the enjoyment!

This has some pretty big implications for educators as well all know that four measure phrases are the building blocks of almost all music. If you have a Kaossilator, I urge you to check this out. I tried it mine this morning and it worked perfectly. The only feature that you lose when you try this is the ability to undo the previous loop - a small price to pay if you ask me.

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