I am really pumped for this. My only concern is how input is going to be handled... there's obviously not going to be MIDI/OSC support (unless they have a crazy peripheral planned), let alone a word clock. Let's hope there's some kind of sophisticated internal sequencer so this thing can actually be used as an instrument and not just a sketch pad.

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I wonder if this would be decent for beginners...

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Korg has never really been a beginner's company. They tend to make professional equipment for musicians. That said, this is on the DS and I assume they know that a lot of potential customers don't have much experience with synths. Hopefully they put in some nice tutorials.

More details - Sequencer pic:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/__icsFiles/artimage/2008/03/12/pc_fc_n_gn/aq05.jpg

Here are the official specs:
- Two patchable dual-oscillator analog synth simulators:
- Four-part drum machine that uses sounds created with the analog synth simulator
- Six-track (analog synth x 2, drum machine x 4) /16-step sequencer
- Delay, chorus, and flanger sound effects available from the mixing board
- Three note-entry modes: touch-control screen, keyboard screen, matrix screen
- Real-time sound control mode via touch-control screen
- Exchange sounds and songs and play multiple units simultaneously through a wireless communications link
http://kotaku.com/367038/korg-makes-your-nintendo-ds-a-real+life-synthesizer

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And a demo song:
http://aqi.nct.jp/ds10/ds10_demo_320kbps.mp3

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Excellent news. This looks like an absolute must-have. If it's well-designed, it should be good for beginners and more advanced users.

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