Korg NTS1 Nu:Tekt Synthesizer

The Korg NTS-1 Nu-Tekt Digital Kit is a unique and versatile, monotron-sized DIY synthesizer that anyone can easily assemble without any soldering.

The first product from KORG’s DIY-focused Nu:Tekt range, NTS-1 packs a powerful synth and multi-effects engine into a compact and highly portable design. Its DIY nature means it’s also very customisable.

The first product from Korg's DIY Nu-Tekt range, NTS-1 features a digital oscillator inspired by the Prologue and Minilogue XD synths, while including a multimode filter, on EG, three LFOs, three stereo effect processors, and an arpeggiator.

The oscillator produces sawtooth, triangle, square and VPM waveforms, but amazingly, like the Prologue and Minilogue XD, it can load custom oscillators created using Korg’s logue SDK.

The effects engine includes reverbs, delays and modulation processors, while the arpeggiator has multiple patterns, scale options, note orders and modes. You can also adjust the pattern length and step duration.

The control set is pretty simple, with a ribbon controller keyboard joined by just a few knobs and switches, but deeper parameter adjustments are possible using combinations of turns and presses. There are also AUDIO IN, SYNC IN, SYNC OUT and MIDI IN connectors, giving you plenty of scope to use the NTS-1 as part of a wider setup.

Power, meanwhile, comes via a USB micro-B connector, meaning that it can be drawn from the mains, a computer or a portable power bank.