KORG microSAMPLER Keyboard

Via Gearjunkies.com

Korg introduced a number of new products at a meeting in Japan today, the most interesting of which (in my opinion, at least) is the MicrosamplerX. The only info out on this right now is in Japanese, but apparently it is a hardware sampler (with editing software for your PC) aimed at live performance. Price is apparently to be in the same range as the Microkorg. This is kind of interesting considering that outside of grooveboxes, the hardware sampler market has virtually disappeared. I kind of like the hybrid idea at play here...