minikp-v1

name	minikp-v1
description	Korg KAOSS PAD miniKP dynamic effect processor (2006 model) — X-Y touchpad FX, 100 programs, PROGRAM/BPM knob, LINE IN/OUT RCA, USB MIDI on Linux
category	instruments

miniKP V1 Skill

Korg KAOSS PAD miniKP dynamic effect processor, first generation (2006).

Hardware

Spec	Value
Year	2006
Dimensions	Compact (see PDF)
Weight	Compact
Power	4x AA batteries or optional AC adapter (DC4.5V)
Connectors	LINE IN (RCA L/R), LINE OUT (RCA L/R), PHONES (stereo mini), DC jack
Touchpad	X-Y position sensing
Controls	PROGRAM/BPM knob, Effect depth knob, ON/STANDBY switch
Display	LED/segment display for program number and BPM

Programs

100 effect programs (00-99) with X-Y touchpad control. Each program maps the X-axis and Y-axis to specific parameters.

Effect Program Table

Filters (00-03)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
00	LPF (Low Pass Filter)	Cutoff Frequency	Resonance
01	HPF (High Pass Filter)	Cutoff Frequency	Resonance
02	BPF+ (Band Pass Filter+)	Cutoff Frequency	Resonance
03	72dB/oct LPF	Cutoff Frequency	Resonance

Filter + Delay/Reverb (04-09)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
04	LPF & Delay	Delay Time	LPF Cutoff & Resonance
05	HPF & Delay	Delay Time	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
06	BPF+ & Delay	Delay Time	BPF Cutoff & Resonance
07	LPF & Reverb	Reverb Depth	LPF Cutoff & Resonance
08	HPF & Reverb	Reverb Depth	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
09	BPF+&Reverb	Reverb Depth	BPF Cutoff & Resonance

Filter Morphing / Radio (10-11)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
10	Morphing Filter	LPF - BPF+ - HPF	Cutoff & Resonance
11	Radio Filter	Band Width	Noise Level

Isolator (12-15)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
12	Radio Isolator	Mid+Low - Mid - Mid+Hi	Level & Drive
13	Isolator	Low - Mid - Hi	Level & Drive
14	Isolator & Distortion	Low - Mid - Hi	Distortion
15	Isolator & Delay	Low - Mid - Hi	Delay Depth

Modulation / Flanger / Phaser (16-17, 24, 28-46)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
16	Jet (Manual Flanger)	Delay Time	Feedback
17	Manual Phaser	Frequency	Resonance
24	Broken Modulation	Frequency	Depth
28	LFO LPF	LFO Speed	Resonance
29	LFO HPF	LFO Speed	Resonance
30	LFO BPF+	LFO Speed	Resonance
31	LFO HPF+ & Delay	Delay Time	HPF Level, Delay Depth
32	Infinite LFO HPF+	LFO Speed	Resonance
33	Random LFO LPF	LFO Speed	LFO Depth
34	Random LFO HPF+	LFO Speed	LFO Depth
35	Flanger	LFO Speed	Feedback
36	Deep Flanger	LFO Speed	Feedback
37	Mid Flanger	LFO Speed	Feedback
38	Flanger & LPF	Flanger LFO Speed	LPF Cutoff & Resonance
39	Flanger & Delay	Delay Time	Flanger Feedback, Delay Depth
40	Infinite LFO Flanger	LFO Speed	Feedback
41	Phaser	LFO Speed	Resonance
42	Mid Phaser	LFO Speed	Resonance
43	Phaser & Delay	Delay Time	Phaser Resonance, Delay Depth
44	Step Phaser	Frequency	Resonance
45	Auto Pan	LFO Speed	Mono Mix - Auto Pan
46	Mid Auto Pan	LFO Speed	LFO Depth

Talk / Vocal (18-19)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
18	Talk Filter	1st Formant	2nd Formant
19	Digi Talk	1st Formant	2nd Formant

Ring Mod / Pitch (20-23)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
20	Ring Mod & HPF	Ring Mod Frequency	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
21	Pitch Shifter & HPF	Pitch Shift	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
22	Mid Pitch Shifter	Pitch Shift	Mix Balance (Original - Mix - Pitch Shift)
23	Pitch Shifter & Delay	Pitch Shift	Delay Depth

Distortion / Decimator (25-27)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
25	Fuzz Distortion	Low Boost - Low Cut	Distortion
26	Decimator	Sampling Frequency	Sampling Bit
27	Decimator & HPF	Decimator Frequency & Bit	HPF Cutoff & Resonance

Delay (51-65)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
51	Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth
52	Smooth Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth
53	Low Cut Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth
54	Ping Pong Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth
55	LCR Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth
56	3 band Delay	Low - Mid - Hi	Delay Depth
57	Multi Tap Delay	Delay Tone	Delay Depth
58	BPF Time Slide	Delay Time	BPF Frequency
59	Reverse Delay & HPF	Delay Time	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
60	Reverse Delay Mix	Delay Time	Delay Depth
61	Gate Reverb & Delay	Delay Time	Delay Depth, Reverb Depth
62	Delay & Reverb	Delay Time	Delay Depth, Reverb Depth
63	Tape Echo	Delay Time	Delay Depth
64	Dub Echo	Delay Time	Delay Tone
65	Feedback Echo	Delay Time	Delay Depth

Reverb (66-71)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
66	Reverb	Reverb Time	Reverb Depth
67	Reverb 2	Reverb Time	Reverb Depth
68	Spring Reverb	Reverb Time	Reverb Depth
69	Gate Reverb	Gate Time	Reverb Depth
70	Reverse Gate Reverb	Gate Time	Reverb Depth
71	3 band Gate Reverb	Low - Mid - Hi	Reverb Depth

Grain Shifter (72-76)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
72	Grain Shifter	Cycle Speed	Length
73	Mid Grain Shifter	Cycle Speed	Length
74	Mid Grain Shifter+	Cycle Speed	Length
75	Grain&HPF	Grain Cycle Speed & Length	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
76	Grain&HPF+	Grain Speed	HPF Cutoff & Resonance

Looper (77-89)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
77	Looper Forward/Rverse	Looper Beat	Reverse - Forward (Cross Fade)
78	Vinyl Looper	Looper Beat	Reverse - Forward (Pitch)
79	Rewind Spin Looper	Looper Beat	Rewind Spin - Forward
80	Looper & LPF	Looper Beat	LPF Cutoff & Resonance
81	Looper & HPF	Looper Beat	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
82	Looper & Flanger	Looper Beat	Flanger Feedback
83	Looper & Pitch Shifter	Looper Beat	Pitch Shift
84	Looper & Decimator	Looper Beat	Decimator Frequency & Bit
85	Looper, Isolator & HPF	Looper Beat	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
86	Looper & Isolator+	Looper Beat	Low - Mid - Hi
87	Bass Looper	Looper Beat	Reverse - Forward (Cross Fade)
88	Looper & Oscillator	Looper Beat	Oscillator Pitch, etc.
89	Looper & Noise	Looper Beat	Noise Level, etc.

Slicer (47-50)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
47	Slicer	LFO Speed	LFO Depth
48	Mid Slicer	LFO Speed	LFO Depth
49	Slicer & LPF	Slicer LFO Speed	LPF Cutoff & Resonance
50	Slicer & HPF	Slicer LFO Speed	HPF Cutoff & Resonance

Synth (90-99)

No.	Program	X-Axis	Y-Axis
90	Unison Saw Bass	Synth Pitch	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
91	Unison Squ Bass	Synth Pitch	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
92	Unison Saw Synth	Synth Pitch	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
93	Unison Squ Synth	Synth Pitch	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
94	Metalic Synth	Synth Pitch, BPF Cutoff etc.	LFO Speed etc.
95	Siren	LFO Speed etc.	LFO Intensity
96	LFO Sin	Synth Pitch, LFO Speed	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
97	LFO Squ	Synth Pitch, LFO Speed	HPF Cutoff & Resonance
98	Noise	Noise Tone	Noise Level
99	Synth & Looper	Synth Tone	Looper Off - Looper On (Beat)

Effect Types (Quick Reference)

• Filters: LPF, HPF, BPF+, Comb filter
• Delays: Standard, Smooth, Low Cut, Ping Pong, LCR, 3-band, Multi Tap, Reverse
• Reverbs: Standard, Spring, Gate, Reverse Gate, 3-band variants
• Modulation: Flanger, Phaser, Chorus, Tremolo
• Distortion: Fuzz, Bit Crush, Decimator
• Grain Shifter: Multiple variants including Mid Grain
• Loopers: Forward/Reverse, Vinyl, Rewind, with LPF/HPF/Flanger/Pitch Shift
• Synth: Unison Saw/Square Bass, Metalic Synth, Siren, LFO variants, Noise
• EQ/Isolator: 3-band EQ, Isolator

Controls

Element	Function
PROGRAM/BPM knob	Select program 00-99 / adjust BPM
Effect depth knob	Set effect wet/dry mix
ON/STANDBY switch	Power on/off
PEAK indicator	Input level clipping warning

Key Features

• Hold function: effect continues playing after finger leaves pad (BPM-synchronized delay tails)
• BPM tap: tap PROGRAM/BPM knob to set tempo from external source
• Memory store: save current program + effect depth + BPM to a memory location (A button)
• Memory recall: recall stored memories (B button)
• Effect send/return: can be used with mixer's effect send/return loop

Input/Output Routing

• LINE IN from CD player, mixer, or other audio source
• LINE OUT to mixer, headphones, or recorder
• Input level attenuator to prevent clipping
• Effect and dry signal can be mixed at output

Auto Return

• Returns to program selection automatically if no operation for ~15 seconds (BPM mode)
• Returns after ~3 seconds in memory/other modes

Linux USB MIDI

# Detect device
amidi -l | grep -i miniKP

# Monitor MIDI
amidi -p hw:X,Y,Z -d

• Class-compliant — no driver needed
• X-Y pad sends MIDI data for real-time control

References

• Manual: ~/Downloads/current_music_docs/miniKP_OM_EFG1.pdf
• Shared Korg program data (all products): korg-programs.md — load via skill_view(name='hermes-music-sampling', file_path='references/korg-programs.md')