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What would you put on Korg’s Phase8 “acoustic” synthesizer?

Rob Beschizza
Jan 22, 2026
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Phase8, Korg’s long-awaited “acoustic synthesizer,” is finally upon us, and the objects you’ve been hoarding can finally be upon it. Designed by Tatsua Takahashi, the $1149 music-making device was shown off at the NAMM trade show in Anaheim, California. The tagline: “beyond electronics.”

Introducing phase8, an eight-voice acoustic synthesizer …

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