Designed for hardware-focused setups, the NTS-4 gives musicians a compact mixer with per-channel CUE, MUTE and effects, plus Eurorack compatibility and USB-C connectivity.
The NTS-4 is KORG’s latest Nu:Tekt kit – a build-it-yourself six-channel performance mixer that arrives as a flat-pack, requires no soldering and goes together in minutes. It’s the first mixer in the Nu:Tekt lineup, aimed at musicians who’ve built up a collection of compact hardware and need a single place to bring it all together.
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Six channels handle up to 10 audio signals across four stereo and two mono inputs, all on 3.5mm minijacks that suit most compact gear. The mono inputs can also take Eurorack-level signals directly, without any extra hardware in between. Dedicated SEND and RETURN connections handle external effects, and the main outputs use standard 1/4″ jacks for connection to a PA or monitors.
Performance controls are built into every channel. The CUE button routes a channel privately to your headphones before it reaches the main mix, so you can prepare a transition or check a sound without anyone else hearing it. MUTE cuts the channel instantly. Both are the kind of controls that make the NTS-4 feel like a proper live performance tool rather than just a routing box.
Each channel has seven send effects to choose from, including delay, ping pong delay, hall and slap reverbs and chorus. The master section adds a separate engine with ten options spanning filters, modulation, drive, distortion, compression and limiting, and both run at the same time independently.
A single USB-C cable handles power, 48kHz/24-bit audio and MIDI together. Record a set directly to a phone or computer, stream live, or send MIDI from a DAW out to hardware through the dedicated MIDI OUT jack.
If you’re looking for a little extra satisfaction by putting a mixer, this is the one for you. The aluminium chassis is built to last, and once it’s assembled it’s ready for the long haul – on the desk, on stage or wherever.
The NTS-4 is available now. For local enquiries, head here.
