Superbooth 2022: Korgs NTS-2 is a ‘Studio Swiss Army Knife’ that comes with a semi-modular synth book

Given the numerical character of its name, a successor to Korgs NTS-1 build-it-yourself synth always felt it could be on the cards. So the NTS-2 is not a complete surprise, but its design – along with the fact that it comes with a supplementary book – comes a little outside the left field.

This is mainly because the core of the hardware is not a synth motor but a 4-channel oscilloscope. This offers two stereo inputs that allow you to study, compare and overlap up to four signals at once. There are several color display modes and an interface that can be navigated with menu buttons and a clickable encoder.