"On first glance, Korg's Phase8 looks like something Love Hultén might have dreamt up after a late night with a kalimba and a soldering iron. It has that same altar like presence, where every screw and surface feels intentional, and the exposed steel bars read more like a kinetic sculpture than a row of notes. You do not just see an instrument, you see a machine that wants to be played, prodded, and prepared with whatever objects are lying around your studio."
"This whole thing runs on what Korg is calling "Acoustic Synthesis," which is a fancy way of saying it hits stuff. Under each of those eight steel resonators sits an electromagnetic hammer that physically strikes the bar when triggered. A capacitive pickup then captures the resulting acoustic vibration and sends it back into the synth engine for shaping. It is a completely different path from the usual oscillator-filter-amp chain."
Korg Phase8 is a compact, 1.71kg tabletop instrument built around "Acoustic Synthesis", where electromagnetic hammers strike eight steel resonators and a capacitive pickup captures vibrations for the synth engine. The design blends lab-like density and folk-like ritual, with exposed steel bars and an altar-like presence that invites plucking, muting, and placing found objects on the tines. A side "AIR" slider mixes raw acoustic response with electronic signal to boost or dampen resonance. The unit sequences like a modern groovebox but emphasizes haptic interaction and tactile performance over menu navigation and screen-driven workflows.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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