Korg Radius - RIP ?

I was listening to a pod cast and they mentioned the Korg Radius being blown out. Looking at one online listing in the UK seems only the rack is for sale. The full Radius listed as discontinued. One other store has them though...

End of the line or new model in the wings... ?

Clearly sales were affected by people unable to find one because they spelt it wrong in searches.

And because they spelled it wrong in thread titles

Even I did in the title

And because they spelled it wrong in thread titles

You beat me again!!!

Doesn't surprise me though, over hyped, under powered machine.

Though market now. They were one of the deeper VA's though...

Still, I don't think they got the sound right. Too thin even for digital.

Crazy programming options though, I wouldn't kick one out of bed for eating crackers if I someone gave it to me

Tough market?

Today is bad spelling day

phine.. evry bahdee iz unhappee

Still, I don't think they got the sound right. Too thin even for digital. Crazy programming options though, I wouldn't kick one out of bed for eating crackers if I someone gave it to me

if i could get one or an r3 for 2-300$ i'd take it.

Yeah, I noticed that the keyboard Radias was gone recently too.

The current market seems to like those tiny cheap synthesizers (blech, but this is coming from a piano player ), so probably the R3 will survive the cut.

Yeah, I noticed that the keyboard Radias was gone recently too. The current market seems to like those tiny cheap synthesizers (blech, but this is coming from a piano player ), so probably the R3 will survive the cut.

I guess the rack is harder to shift. Shame, in the UK they don't blow then out. They normally cling on to old stock for years until someone pays full whack

They had better hurry if Korg is bringing out something new

wouldnt be surprised if Korg came out with a new board, only with the monotron filter. I would like that.

Does the Radias sound better or worse than the MS2000/OGMicroKorg in your opinion?

I'd love a Radias. I love the Radias. I love cheap.

I KNOW... I WANT TO BELIEVE.

Worlds better.

The Radias has been the best kept secret in VAs for several years now. A very powerful and underrated synth/vocoder.

i totally agree with zoink. my studio is heavy with old analogs (minimoogs/ob8/xpander/prodigy/pro-one... etc) but the Radias still has much to offer- lots of UI, great sound, ability to work as an effect processor, stellar vocoder.

as with all of the old analogs, i bought the Radias used so it was a bargain.

I've always wanted a Radias because it looks cool and would make a great night light.

I've always wanted a Radias because it looks cool and would make a great night light.

The deal breaker for me was no Lava Lamp mode

I don't think "underpowered" is accurate but the sound isn't quite right, but it doesn't sound thin to me at all. What it does sound is digital and overly-compressed. However, adding in some external reverb and eq and you can get some great sounds out of it. Really fun to play with. The sequencer + arp feature is really fun to play with. Well worth the going rate. So, I like them. Not too keen on the look though.

i like the controller with built in rack but not the synth engine.

Which podcast was this

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