Got developer feedback; Was a 2 now it’s a 1 Star – KORG Gadget 2 Review

Having written Korg about a plethora of issues with apps and devices on multiple platforms I’ve finally gotten a response (in this case almost a year later)! Sort of a ‘we’re working on it’. This app has so much potential. While the gadgets are limited, they could function so much better either adequate design. While one of my biggest complaints is the ability to control a cc value is unprecise, the remedy of fine control in the flick is possibly more frustrating than trying dial in with the poor (in-app) knob/value control before.. If it doesn’t like your flick it can throw the value wildly in one direction. The lack of control is terribly apparent in sampler devices like the Abu Dhabi or the Bilbao when it would be very nice to tune samples together or seperately and quickly. (Add a shift button on the lower right hand of the screen!). Also if you’re using samples, the file picking can be brutal. Especially if samples are in a folder. You will have to start at the top anytime you’re searching. It will not return you to where you were in your folder. This might sound picky, but these simple workflow killers have made some process take 10x than necessary and totally taken me out of being creative and iced my vibe on many occasions. I wish Korg would have prioritized getting the Gadget 1 right before sticking a big #2 on it. Research Beatmaker 3 or Cubasis. They may not be as ‘grooveboxy’ or all in 1, but they are vastly superior DAWs that seem to take the users time and effort more seriously. Honestly, if Korg was to make the user experience more reliable, fluid and sweeten the other dark neglected corners this would max out at a 4/5. The reduction in review is ultimately because this thing has been out for years and should be getting better. Korg needs to survey the iOS audio landscape and see that smaller devs are releasing interesting, powerful, work-ready apps and in comparison the Gadget is turning into a toy.
Review by Facie Jones on KORG Gadget 2.