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    "modified_at": "2026-11-13 09:59:10",
    "published_at": "2026-11-12 00:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.hummingbirdmedia.com/korg-announces-black-friday-sale-up-to-50-off-music-software-and-apps",
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    "subtitle": "Save on KORG Collection 6, native synthesizers, mobile apps, and KRONOS/NAUTILUS sound libraries through November 30",
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    "body": "<p><strong>TOKYO, JAPAN, November 12, 2026 &mdash; KORG&#039;s Black Friday Sale is here, with discounts of up to 50% on music software and apps, plus 33% off eligible KRONOS and NAUTILUS sound libraries. The sale runs from November 12 through November 30, 2026.</strong></p><p><strong>Up to 50% Off KORG Music Software and Apps<br>\u200b</strong>KORG Collection 6 is available at 50% off, its biggest discount ever. The collection includes 21 software instruments, bringing together KORG classics such as the M1, TRITON, and MS-20 alongside newer additions including TRINITY, PS-3300, SGX-2, and Filter Ark.</p><p>KORG&#039;s native synthesizers, including multi/poly native, opsix native, wavestate native, and modwave native, are also available at 50% off. Soundpacks for opsix and wavestate are also included in the sale.</p><p>The sale also includes special pricing on KORG Gadget 3, KORG Module, other iOS and Android music apps, and in-app purchases. Additional crossgrade discounts are available for eligible existing KORG software owners.</p><p>Explore the full selection of offers at the <a href=\"https://korg.shop/software.html\"><u>KORG Software Store</u></a>.</p><p><strong>33% Off KRONOS and NAUTILUS Sound Libraries<br>\u200b</strong>KRONOS and NAUTILUS users can expand their instruments with 33% off eligible EXs, KRS, and bundle packages.</p><p>Explore piano sounds, cinematic textures, world instruments, synthesizer sounds, and more from KORG and participating sound developers, including KARO, Kid Nepro, Irish Acts, Kelfar Technologies, K-Sounds, KApro, Bolder Sounds, Purgatory Creek Soundware, Sounds Of Planet, Soundiron, A2D Sounds, OK Sound Design, and ETHNAUDIO.</p><p>Browse the full catalog and <a href=\"https://korg.shop/sound-libraries/kronos-nautilus.html\"><u>shop the KRONOS and NAUTILUS sound libraries</u></a> on the KORG Shop.</p><p><strong>Sale Period<br>\u200b</strong>November 12-30, 2026</p><p>Discounts vary by product. Some titles are excluded. Pricing for iOS apps may vary by country.</p><p><strong>A Shout Out to Our Friends at the ARP Foundation<br>\u200b</strong>The ARP 2600 has left a lasting mark on electronic music, and its legacy continues through the KORG ARP 2600 plugin, included in <a href=\"https://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_collection/\"><u>KORG Collection 6</u></a>.</p><p>The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation has recently released <a href=\"https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/product/starpath-vol-1/\"><u>Starpath Vol. 1</u></a>, a collection of 200 sounds for the KORG ARP 2600 plugin. Created by sound designers Scott McAuley and James Dyson of JD Soundsets, the library expands the sonic possibilities of the instrument while supporting the foundation&#039;s work to preserve the legacy of Alan R. Pearlman and ARP Instruments.</p><p>Explore Starpath Vol. 1 and hear the sounds at the \u200b <a href=\"https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/product/starpath-vol-1/\"><u>ARP Foundation</u></a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About KORG<br>\u200b</strong>KORG Inc. is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in Tokyo in 1962. For more than six decades KORG has built synthesizers, drum machines, effects, tuners and metronomes for players at every level, from a first lesson through a headline set. 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