Korg was just warming up for something big! ������

https://www.korg.co.uk/blogs/updates/ps-3300

How much will it cost?
What do you think ?

Considering the 2600 FS was close to 5 grand I'd say this is gonna be around 15-20k.

I think that it loses a lot of charm without that giant keyboard connector. And preset buttons while hinting at 3200 (not 3300), don't have the same impact - they too were bigger and had 70's computer keyboard styling.

Still, it's cool that they made something so unexpected again.

yep, that's really great to see. I'd say 9,999
In this case, it'd be worth it.

Wtaf ???!

I really wrote off Korg bringing back the 700 but never in a month of Sundays would I have said they'd bring this one back. Mental.

What a unexpected news!

I'm just adding my name to first page because I think this thread will blow up.

Do I buy this or a house?

Well, I don't mind playing this from an encampment.

I'm sure somebody will be selling a $2000 connector mod just for those who want "the charm".

Congrats to Korg, it's no small feat.

I don't see why it would be significantly more expensive than the 2600 FS. Could be around $7,000. Maybe Korg will do a M version has well.

The FS suffix has me hopeful a mini version will be produced someday. ~$3k for a mini kinda sounds about right. There is a precedence if the MS-20, Odyssey, and 2600 are anything to go by.

Yes, I'll wait for the PS-3300M.

Holy moly, what a time to be alive! I just bought the Cherry Audio VST. Was thinking how cool it would be to have the real thing.

I said they should do this about a year ago in the What to Expect from Korg 2023 thread. Didn't think they would actually be crazy enough to do it.

I knew something like that was bound to happen : on Instagram, the Korg Museum had some posts where you could see that someone from Korg had come to extensively test a PS3100

Now, I am afraid the price might be out of reach for us mere mortals… Crossing fingers!

Here is Mr Yamada testing a PS3100 at the Korg Museum a few weeks ago:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1y-u...RlODBiNWFlZA==

Oh my

"Honey, can we get a second mortgage?"

edit: Pic!!!

You may be joking but……..

Wow , just absolutly wow .

I will repeat those words if I see the price

"$13000 to be exact"

https://sonicstate.com/news/2024/01/...gd8ftgakZN1m6g

Absolutely bonkers

Can't be more than $200 of parts in there

Oh wow wow wow ......................... wow, didn't think they go that far with the reissues but OK
Seems you don't know what this is. There's a HECK LOT more packed into this thing, 49 voices of brute force polyphony. 49. It's nuts. It's also going to appeal to a lot less people. It's a rare historical museum piece only synth nerds know about. 2600 is R2D2.

I f—king knew it! What a time to be alive for synthesizer enthusiasts!!

Yeah, but I guess that both in case of 2600FS and this, the electronics aren't the main factor behind the cost. Transistors and op-amps are dirt cheap today compared to when those things were originally built. So while claiming that there's only $200 in parts there would be understatement, I'd guess around $2000 would be correct. The rest are casing, controls and work needed to assemble it all - and those are IMO main factors driving up the cost of this kind of monster synths.

Voice circuitry in PS3100 (and by extension, also 3300) was greatly simplified in many places to cut costs and make it possible to build at all One of the more interesting tricks was that envelope>VCF amount control (called "expand") actually clipped the bottom part of envelope signal using the diode (by applying variable DC offset) instead of scaling it (which would require another expensive VCA per voice).

Well, I could make 100 videos about it and it still wouldn't pay for itself lol.

That is quite unexpected.

I hope FS also doesn't mean the supremely shite keyboard that MS-20 FS had.

Wow. I wish Korg good luck with this. At that price not many will be able to afford it.

And since they always seem to release these things for a limited period of time, those who try to save up for it find it discontinued before they can.

I hope this leads to things like a new Polysix and a new Trident.

Now let’s see, how badly do I really need a car?

I love it when Korg said: "hold my beer".

They call the re-issue a "new milestone in synth history".

I don't get that statement. IMO, there is nothing really new or revolutionary in order to call it a milestone.

It's just a niche re-issued product for VIPs and collectors. Very cool and nice, but not a milestone for 2024.

Meanwhile, the rest of their synth product list is just full of low quality digital and average analogue re-issued stuff.

Where is Prologue? Where is the super classic MS-20 in FS? I would buy these two anytime instead of their mini desktop toys and their mediocre digital synths.

The only "positive" thing I can foresee is the possible release of an "affordably expensive" mini PS-3300, after 1-2 years, like they did with the 2600. I'm not sure if I like that idea though...especially if the original form / build quality of the instrument will change to be able to sell it at a lower price.

They give me the feeling they have lost the "clone war"...some other manufacturer is going to do it, so why should they bother making it affordable or introducing something really new?

****ing hell, definitely did not see this coming. Props to Korg!