Of course, this is not a 100% accurate recreation of the modular synthesizer of the 70s. Korg has expanded the feature set to make it work better in a modern music creation environment. On the one hand, all control voltages have been normalized to five volts instead of 10, making it easier to integrate with other modular gears and Eurorack equipment. It also has USB host features so that, although it doesn’t come with a separate keyboard module, you can connect any USB MIDI controller you want and start playing directly. Korg also abandoned the original XLR audio outputs and opted for TS style connectors.
Unfortunately, there is no information on when the 2600 M will be launched or how much it will cost. But, hopefully, the price is on a diet plan similar to the rest of the synthesizer, because the $ 3,900 that the recent reissue required was definitely high for everyone except the most dedicated synth nerds.