This sweet little unit will allow you to create catchy beats in no time. The Korg Kaossilator’s touch pad is wired to rattle off a hundred stored samples, including classical instruments and drums. The deceptively simple controls can layer multiple two-bar loops, of your own composition, in realtime. The pocket-sized synthesizer attempts to satisfy experienced musicians, yet also allows for your neighborhood no-talent-DJ to bust out some sick sounding beats, all without killing his (or her) high.

The device works its magic by setting tones to one of 31 preprogrammed scales. Meaning that even an errant hit on the touchpad will not mess up the flow. In fact, rap producers users with no musical ability will be able to produce something half-decent, with a little practice.

So is this the future of music? Or the beginning of its end? All I know is that I’d love to have this cool gadget on those boring bus rides through 8 Mile. Well, if it weren’t colored a silly sunshine yellow.

Would you give the same props to someone using a Kaossilator as you would if they were playing a classical instrument?