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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: blue on February 06, 2015, 02:57:43 PM

Title: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: blue on February 06, 2015, 02:57:43 PM: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2015/01/29/korg-noritake-introduce-futuristic-nutube-vacuum-tubes/

I'm sure at some point this technology will be used in a guitar amp, or maybe some sort of adapter to use them in place of existing valves. It's certainly interesting
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: blue on February 06, 2015, 03:11:45 PM: Ah, it seems they will probably appear first in Vox amps (not surprising, since Korg owns Vox) early next year
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: Kiichi on February 06, 2015, 03:12:31 PM: Will be interresting to see how this works out. Naturally I am sceptical about how good they sound for guitar applications, but for clean classic audio applications I can see them work.

If they are half decent they have the interesting potential of creating usable tube amps that can fit in you pocket, which could be pretty darn cool.
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: gwEm on February 06, 2015, 03:47:29 PM: Absolutely amazing minaturisation!!!! :shocked: :shocked:

In Japan you can buy values at the local electronics market, so they still love them there. It won't belong before these are used I think.
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 06, 2015, 11:45:00 PM: That will be very interesting.
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: AndyR on February 07, 2015, 09:04:40 AM: Very interesting indeed.
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: Plenum n Heather on February 07, 2015, 01:05:35 PM: I wonder a) if this an actual vacuum tube (the copy is confusing to me) and b) if so, how it compares to other micro-valves like the Nu-Vista valves...
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: JacksonRR on February 08, 2015, 08:04:17 AM: Skeptical as well. If they don't produce a product that's 100% analog(forgiveness for true-bypass digital reverbs, delays or using a microcontroller to create different preamps with analog signal paths) and with a valve power section, I'm gonna call shenanigans for guitar usage. Plenty of options if they turn out to be nice though.
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: blue on February 12, 2015, 01:42:54 PM: seems Nasa are getting in on the act too! although this is something completely different from the Korg product. It is interesting though :)

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221582-the-vacuum-tube-strikes-back-nasas-tiny-460ghz-vacuum-transistor-that-could-one-day-replace-silicon-fets?origref=https:%2F%2Fm.facebook.com
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: JacksonRR on February 16, 2015, 08:51:37 PM: Good reading, Blue. You've set me on a Googling mission, when I have the spare time for it.... Here's a little longer read on the same subject you last posted.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/introducing-the-vacuum-transistor-a-device-made-of-nothing
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: 5F6-A on February 17, 2015, 04:37:11 PM: It could work.... why not? I say...
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: blue on February 22, 2015, 12:06:36 AM: Quote from: JacksonRR on February 16, 2015, 08:51:37 PM
Good reading, Blue. You've set me on a Googling mission, when I have the spare time for it.... Here's a little longer read on the same subject you last posted.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/introducing-the-vacuum-transistor-a-device-made-of-nothing

Thanks for putting that up, fascinating to read more on the subject
Title: Re: korg nutube. Interesting
Post by: fdesalvo on February 25, 2015, 09:52:04 PM: This is awesome. I can see room for Korg to tweak these to model some of the more historically sought after (and highly unavailable) vacuum tubes. As an afterthought, I'm left wondering how musical these will sound and if, at best, they will serve as something just slightly better than a silicon alternative.