KORG announces the new microAUDIO series, the compact yet powerful microAUDIO 22 and microAUDIO 722 audio interfaces for creators working in studios, onstage, or online. Designed to bring studio clarity straight to the desktop, the series arrives to meet the growing demand for high-quality sound in a portable format, giving musicians, streamers, and producers professional results without complexity. The two models deliver this through KORG’s studio-grade engineering, advanced preamp design, and modern creator-focused workflow, ensuring users can capture, shape, and share their sound with confidence.
Compact in form yet generous in capability, the microAUDIO series combines premium sound with a clean and intuitive layout. Both models support 24-bit/192kHz audio and feature balanced inputs and outputs, offering pristine, open sound with striking depth and ample headroom. The preamps are tuned for musical gain with minimal noise, prioritizing clarity while avoiding excess circuitry so every nuance of a performance—whether detailed vocal recording, layered synthesizers, or live performance playback—is faithfully preserved.
Each channel provides mic, line, and Hi-Z connectivity with 48V phantom power, together with assignable processing tools including a Noise Gate and either a Compressor or Limiter designed for smooth, musical gain control with minimal noise. These processors are not limited to input sources, as they can also be applied to audio returning from a connected computer. Front-panel controls keep essential parameters within immediate reach, while zero-latency direct monitoring ensures precise performance feedback. The headphone output can be assigned independently from the main outputs, enabling routing such as click-track-only monitoring or cue listening with DJ applications, and the Stereo Link function allows paired channels to be adjusted simultaneously from a single control. These workflow decisions keep the technical processes streamlined so creative focus remains uninterrupted. These expanded routing and processing capabilities are scheduled to be added in version 1.01 of the microAUDIO firmware, planned for release in February 2026.
Built for modern creation environments, microAUDIO includes a loopback mode that feeds computer audio directly into a livestream or DAW without complicated setup, making it ideal for streaming, sampling, and content capture. USB-C connectivity allows seamless use with smartphones and tablets, supporting mobile production as easily as traditional studio workflows. Whether recording at home, performing live, or streaming online, the series adapts to the demands of today’s creators and delivers consistent, professional sound.
The streamlined microAUDIO 22 focuses on essential performance for beginners, hobbyists, and creators who want high-quality audio in a straightforward interface with no unnecessary complexity. The microAUDIO 722 extends the concept into new creative territory by integrating KORG’s iconic analogue filter from the miniKORG 700S directly into the interface. This transforms the unit from a simple recording device into a hybrid creative tool capable of shaping tone in ways digital processing alone cannot replicate. The filter may be used as a standalone analogue processor or integrated into DAW workflows, and it can bring expressive movement and character to guitars, basses, digital synthesizers, and more. It offers Low-Pass, High-Pass, and Bypass modes, can process both live inputs and computer-based audio, and its MIDI In/Out connectivity allows automation, synchronization with external hardware, and hybrid digital-analog performance setups.
Exclusive to the microAUDIO series, KORG also introduces Filter Ark, a next-generation filter plugin that extends the creative potential of the hardware into the software environment. Filter Ark recreates legendary analog filters from the MS-20, Polysix, miniKORG 700S, and ARP Odyssey while adding new models including physically modeled resonators and vowel-based filters. Up to four filters may be routed in series, parallel, or feedback configurations, with morphable LFOs, sequencers, macros, and scale-aware control enabling expressive sound design that treats filtering as a musical performance tool.
To ensure users can begin creating right out of the box, microAUDIO includes a comprehensive software bundle featuring Ableton Live Lite, Native Instruments Komplete Select, and iZotope Ozone Elements, covering the complete journey from composition and recording through mixing and mastering. Both models provide 2-in/2-out operation with two preamps, two combo microphone/line/Hi-Z inputs, two DC-coupled TRS outputs, a headphone output, and USB-powered operation via USB-C or dedicated DC adapter, with MIDI I/O available on the microAUDIO 722. The microAUDIO 22 measures 150.0 × 128.0 × 68.0 mm and weighs 407 g, while the microAUDIO 722 measures 220.0 × 128.0 × 68.0 mm and weighs 553 g.
The microAUDIO series brings compact design and studio clarity together, giving creators tools that are powerful, musical, and ready for today’s connected creative environments.
For more information, please visit NAMM Booth #6802 or online at www.korg.com.
Street Price:
microAUDIO 22 $199.99 USD
microAUDIO 722 $269.99 USD
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