KORG Gadget

KORG Gadget is a highly popular, award-winning Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and music production environment developed by KORG. It is primarily known for its unique, streamlined workflow centered around a massive collection of "gadgets"—which are small, specialized virtual instruments and drum machines.

It aims to be the fastest way to turn musical ideas into complete songs, particularly for electronic music production.

Key Features and Concept

• The Gadget Collection: The core of the application is the collection of over 40 distinct "gadget" instruments. Each gadget is a self-contained synth, drum machine, or sampler (named after major cities, e.g., "Chicago" for acid bass, "Berlin" for monophonic sync lead, "London" for drum machine).

• Intuitive Workflow: Gadget uses a pattern-based, groovebox-style interface that makes sequencing, arranging, and mixing highly intuitive and fast, especially on mobile devices.

• Cross-Platform Ecosystem: KORG Gadget is available as a full-featured application on multiple platforms, with seamless project file exchange:

• iOS/iPadOS (where it originated and won awards).
• macOS (full desktop DAW version).
• Windows/Mac Plug-in Collection: The powerful gadget instruments can be used as VST, VST3, AU, or AAX plugins within other major DAWs (like Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, etc.).
• Nintendo Switch and VR versions are also available.

• Collaboration: Features include exporting projects to MIDI, Ableton Live Project format, and sharing via KORG's GadgetCloud powered by SoundCloud.