KORG KAOSS PAD ENTRANCER KPE1 VJ Video Mixer Video Modulizer Super RARE

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Korg KPE1 Kaoss Pad Entrancer Audio-Visual Processor & X-Y Controller
  • Hardware  > Processor , Video
Published June 2005 By Paul Gilby

Photo: Mark Ewing

The Kaoss Pad Entrancer builds on the success of the Kaoss Pad 2, offering the same versatile X-Y pad-driven audio processing capabilities, but adding video processing to give you real-time control over both sound and vision.

There have been superstar DJs all over the world for years, but the concept of the VJ (video jockey) has taken longer to get going, although it's been big in Japan for a while. Now that the idea is beginning to find favour in other cultures too (see the links near the end of this article), recent developments like Roland's V-Link connection protocol (which permits the sync'ing of video to other MIDI gear), and Korg's new affordable video-orientated processors and mixers begin to make sense. The new Kaoss Pad Entrancer under review here adds video functions to those of the earlier audio-only Kaoss Pad 2, which seems to have found a niche predominately in the DJ market. However, as Mike Senior pointed out in his SOS November 2002 review of the Kaoss Pad 2 , you shouldn't dismiss this unit if you're not into DJ'ing. With a selection of 100 audio effects and the ability to manipulate them in real time via the X-Y touch pad, it's actually a fantastic way to add exciting sonic textures to any live performance, regardless of musical style.

As the Entrancer includes the same audio functions from the KP2 Kaoss Pad, I'm not going to go into detail about those aspects of this unit — you can find Mike's KP2 review on the SOS web site for that information. In broad terms, the Entrancer includes 100 audio effects, 100 video effects, two sample memories, eight Program memories, a tempo-sync function and an X-Y touch-pad for real-time manipulation. Whereas the KP2 gives you only audio effects such as filters, delays, reverbs, a vocoder, a synth, and sample-manipulation features, the Entrancer's video-processing functions offer manipulation of the video sources by adding video noise, stretching, freezing, splitting, spinning, or colouring your images, generally allowing you to distort the picture in all sorts of interesting ways.

Whilst there are dozens of software VJ programs out there, they tend to be far more complex, primarily because many of them integrate functions to generate raw material as well as the means to process it. The Entrancer is really all about real-time hands-on video processing, and in this role it excels and is truly creative.

Mixing It

You can use the Entrancer purely for audio processing, as with the KP2, or solely for video processing, or both at once. Audio can be used as the source to modify the video imagery in real time either directly or by using the Tap/BPM function. You can call up any of the 100 video effects which can be allocated to eight different Program Memories for fast recall, making it possible to move through a variety of video effects as the music progresses. In addition, you can work with the X-Y pad to create a range of fabulous visual effects.

The Headphone socket, associated Volume control, second main (video-only) input and all-important Input 1/2 toggle selector switch are all found on the front edge of the KPE1.Photo: Mark Ewing

All of these 'instant' effects make it very easy to add live visuals to any show and give you control over how images change in real time. In addition, if you're into totally programmed performances using sequencers and a bunch of MIDI gear, you can use MIDI to control both the audio and video effects selection. For a one or two-person show, this is great for adding professional visuals to your performance. With just an LCD video projector, a DVD player and a Kaoss Pad Entrancer, you can produce a mighty visual experience to back you up on stage for very little effort.

The rear edge of the KPE1 is busier, with the connectors for the main audio and video output, the other audio and video input, MIDI and power. The small switch in the middle allows you to determine the format of the video the KPE1 will be using: NTSC is the US standard, while PAL is used in Europe and elsewhere.Photo: Studio Mark Ewing Tour shots Bill Nelson

To get something out of the audio side of the Entrancer, it's best to feed it something. However, the video side is different, in that the unit can produce automatic video effects without having to process any video signal; you can just plug it in and watch the pretty pictures. These visuals are a collection of simple waveform, spectrum-analysis and oscilloscope-type imagery which the sound controls. The unit really comes into its own when you feed it a video signal, be it from a live video camera or moving imagery from a VHS or DVD player.

Movement is the key here, as it's the basis for generating really exciting results. By manipulating raw source material, you can impose different video effects and modify the output in real-time using the X-Y pad. When you perform a pad movement you like, you can even record the pad motion and keep it repeating. The two Sample memories let you record up to six seconds of motion each and allow you to 're-effect' them as source material in your performance. For example, you can sample a still image (a logo, say) into one memory and mix it into the video stream as required throughout a show.

KPE1 Specification

Effects: 100 video, 100 audio, 100 combination audio/video.

Inputs: Two (Input 1, on the rear of the KPE1, accepts a composite video signal via a phono connector, and stereo audio via left and right phono connectors, while Input 2, on the front edge of the KPE1, is video-only, accepting an S-Video signal via a mini-DIN socket or a composite video signal via a phono. Inputs 1 and 2 are switchable).

Main outputs: One (on the rear of the KPE1. An S-Video signal is available via mini-DIN, composite video is available on a phono, and individual Left and Right phonos handle the stereo audio output).

Headphone output: One (via quarter-inch stereo jack, on the front edge of the KPE1, with associated Volume control).

Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz.

A-D/D-A conversion: 20-bit linear.

MIDI connectors: In & Out.

Video format: Switchable between NTSC (the US standard) and PAL (the European standard).

Power supply: 7V DC (via external AC adaptor).

In The Box

The KPE1 is all about performance, and at the heart of this, as on the earlier KP2, lies the X-Y touch pad. Moving your finger around the Entrancer's pad horizontally or vertically creates smooth changes in the sound, the video or both, whereas tapping the pad in different positions gives you more dramatic changes. The pad also changes colour when you touch it, helping to create a very cool mini light show on stage. As far as the video side is concerned, the pad allows you to change various key parameters of the currently selected video-processing effect; in total, the KPE1 offers 100 different effects grouped into themes. Some of the effects are self-explanatory and will be familiar if you've ever worked with video processing before, such as Emboss, Wipe, Mirror, Squash and Spin, while others are more cryptic, such as Dispersal, Sketch and Random Snap.

Typically, moving your finger around will change the current image's scale, coloration, amount of stretch, spin speed, and forward or backward movement (this is great for 'scratching' a video sample), and the FX Balance knob tends to control the depth of the effect. When the unit is operating in 'Combi' mode, where audio and video manipulation is simultaneous, choosing a particular video effect also calls up a complementary audio effect (or what Korg deem to be complementary, at any rate — the choice is not left to the user). For example, auto-rotation of the video image is combined with a tape-echo treatment, while the Emboss video effect is combined with a phaser. The speed of movement is instant, and there's no discernible lag in the video display — if you wish, you can swirl your video around, spinning and flipping it until you make your audience ill. Oh, and on that point, Korg do include a warning about the very real danger of visually induced epileptic fits, so don't overdo it.

The KPE1's controls and main X-Y pad are sensibly backlit for ease of use in dark surroundings — and it looks cool, too!Photo: Mark Ewing

There are eight Program Memory buttons where you can store any of the 100 effects for instant recall. This is particularly important in a live performance, as you don't really want to be dialling through 100 options looking for what you want. Unlike the two Sample Memory locations, these Program memories are stored when the unit is switched off, and will remain so until you overwrite a memory location with another choice. From a performance point of view, whilst the eight memory buttons are clearly backlit and well spaced, the lack of a 'write' or 'scribble' strip underneath them means you have to resort to sticking a length of masking tape on the unit and write any prompt notes on that instead. However, on the positive side, Korg have thought through the ergonomics of the KPE1 and must be congratulated for grouping all the buttons and switches in very handy positions and making them all backlit. This made the unit a joy to use live in the typical low lighting conditions on-stage during the recent Bill Nelson tour (see the box on the next page for more on this).

Apart from the X-Y pad, Program Memory buttons and the Hold, Sample,and Rec/Stop buttons along the front edge, the other main performance tool is a centre-sprung toggle switch on the right labelled 'Pad Motion' in the upper position or 'Mute/Freeze' in the down position. Depending on your style of VJ'ing, this switch could well become the most frequently used control on the whole unit; it can really bring a performance to life. In the Audio mode, it allows you to mute the sound on and off so that you can superimpose your own rhythm onto the music. In Video mode, it freezes the motion of any image currently being played.

With the switch pushed upwards, the unit functions in the Pad Motion mode and lets you record up to six seconds of your finger movement or tapping on the X-Y pad. Once captured you can play the captured motion back by holding the switch up. This is designed very much as a temporary performance 'macro' and it immediately disappears when you touch the pad again. This is great live, because it means you can grab bits of sound and video manipulation on-the-fly, build up 'phrases' and repeat them over the top of the music or video if you wish.

The final performance feature to look at is the Tap/BPM function. Tempo values (in beats per minute) may be entered in one of three ways. You can dial in a specific tempo value using the Program/BPM knob, or switch into the auto-detect mode, where the KPE1 tries to lock onto a strong beat from the incoming music signal. Finally, you can tap along to the beat in manual mode and eventually the unit will sync up for you. There is actually a fourth way to sync, which is to use an external MIDI Clock signal (from a sequencer or drum machine, say).

Several of the 100 effects in the audio and video selection are specifically designed for use with the BPM function, allowing the tempo to drive the visual effects and produce all sorts of dazzling colour shows, pulsating waveforms, spectrum analysis, lissajous figures and many more effects, all sync'ed to the beat.

Video Sampling

The sample modes let you sample visual material in a number of ways. As with the 'audio-only' KP2 Kaoss Pad, there are two Sample memories accessed via the two buttons on the front of the unit at the bottom edge. You can sample a still image into memory by feeding an image into the unit and then pushing the Mute/Freeze toggle level and hitting the Sample memory button number 1 or 2; it's all very fast. Once sampled, you can treat the image by selecting an effect and then mess about with the X-Y pad to create new imagery.

As mentioned earlier, you can use the same Sample memories to sample up to six seconds of motion video in both memories, and re-effect and manipulate them with the X-Y pad if desired. If you sample two different 'micro-movies' into these sample memory locations, you can use them to build interesting visual rhythms in an interactive way, and you can sample both audio and video, which is great for combined DJ and VJ work. Whether you use the Sample memories for stills or motion video, they are very 'temporary' and meant to be used as part of a live performance. Once you switch the unit off, the samples are lost.

  • Condition: Gebraucht
  • Herstellernummer: KPE1
  • Marke: KORG
  • Modell: Kaoss Pad Entrancer
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  • Herstellungsland und -region: Japan

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