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Korg Kaossilator?

> I know it's primarily designed as a dance music/DJ tool/toy, but I 
>wonder if it is any good for creating those trancy/psychodelic
> type washes - arpegiator/delays/etc. without having to tie up a whole 
>synth/module to them? Any thoughts?

The Kaossilator (imo) is, as you say, a toy. It is also designed in a
way so that you can't use it for anything else. There are no arpeggios
I remember, as for delays, almost all lead sounds have a (non
configurable/adjustable) beat-synced delay effect applied to them. If
I was to do synth playing with my fingers on a 2d controller, I'd use
any of my other Kaoss Pads and connect it to my Nord Micromodular.

However, there are people who do actually use it to make proper music.
The canonical statement to that effect is
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/30442 by list member Nico Spahni (free
download).

            Rainer