Enjoy audiophile fidelity out of your iPhone.

Nearly 10 years of AudioGate innovation has led KORG to create the finest high -resolution mp3 music player: iAudioGate.

KORG was one of the first to embrace the opportunity of high-resolution DSD audio for recording, for archiving, and for pure listening enjoyment. From rack-style studio recorders to portable solutions and hand-held devices—and also USB DAC and player/converter software—KORG has led the charge to create a generation of DSD hardware and software products in order to meet audio lovers everywhere. Launched in 2006, the AudioGate PC ipod quickly became a blockbuster success. AudioGate combined versatility and fidelity using a user-friendly interface, using power of DSD out of the hands in the audio elite and so that it is available to a diverse world of enthusiastic listeners. Today, AudioGate commands a perplexing share from the DSD player market.

KORG, awarded Best of App 2014 (Japan) by Apple, is proud to announce that iAudioGate, the groundbreaking high-resolution music player, is available for iPhone. iAudioGate has been fully full of the AudioGate player engine and customized to execute as an iPhone app. Aside from the immaculate sound quality, the iAudioGate application incorporates the very best features of an iPhone app, such as a stylish interface and a simple-to-use graphic equalizer.

Create, capture, and experience the supremacy of sound permitted by KORG. For KORG, the supreme achievement is the faithful reproduction of sound as it was intended by musicians and engineers—as well as the delight in the listeners who savor it. Experience the supreme sound that until recently was unavailable from a mobile system.

Premium-resolution sound player engine

Performance is equivalent to AudioGate, the conventional DSD player-converter software

Plays virtually all file types—including high-resolution audio, DSD, FLAC, MP3, etc.

Physically-controllable high-definition graphic equalizer

Intuitive and trendy interface makes us from the excellent iPhone/iPad design features

Upsampling feature provides enhanced audio reproduction of the favorite tunes

Enables wireless smart-forwarding of tunes from Mac / Win (via AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Dropbox etc.)

Flexible remote device via the Apple Watch app

Bring out the potential for high-resolution audio sources

High-resolution audio sources have higher audio quality than a CD and greater detail, delivering sound that's towards the original. Conventional music players do not support high-resolution audio source formats, or down-convert the data to CD quality for playback. iAudioGate supports an array of formats so that you can play back high-resolution audio sources at their full quality. Even when performing conversion, the optimal type of processing is conducted for each specific file format to deliver the highest quality of sound. In addition, a wide range of sampling rates as much as 11.2 MHz DSD is supported, allowing direct playback without conversion processing, and also up-sampling, optimally controlling for those sound sources.

Reveal the Potential of High-Resolution Audio Sources

High-resolution audio sources use a higher level of sound quality than that regarding a CD. In addition, they contain greater detail and so are far better at preserving the ambience in the original recording environment. The benefit is often a listening experience that's incredibly faithful to the original. Conventional music players do not support high-resolution audio source formats—or they simply down-convert the data to CD quality for playback.

iAudioGate supports a wide range of formats to be able to play high-resolution audio sources while using greatest amount of accuracy and the highest fidelity possible. During conversion, the best type of processing is performed for each specific file format to achieve the best possible quality of sound. A wide range of sampling rates—approximately 11.2 MHz DSD—is supported, allowing direct playback free from conversion processing. Effective up-sampling operations yield enhanced audio performance coming from all sound sources.

Heir to the AudioGate Legacy

As an app born from file-format conversion software, KORG has unsparingly endowed iAudioGate with the same exacting playback engine featured in AudioGate—the industry standard software for DSD playback and conversion. The sampling rate conversion filter continues to be carefully designed to enrich each specific mix of sampling rates, plus takes into account the characteristics with the A/D converter and D/A converter themselves. The original AudioGate realtime playback engine has continued to advance day-to-day, and it is fully realized in iAudioGate.

Diverse Format Dexterity

Audio files happens to a variety of formats. iAudioGate supports a massive array of audio formats like MP3, AAC, and 44.1/48 kHz WAV; high-resolution audio sources including 96/192 kHz WAV and FLAC; and also 11.2 MHz DSD. iAudioGate remains in complete power over entire conversion process, so that it can flawlessly playback songs that differ with their bit depth or sampling rate, nonetheless it can also handle playback chores that includes a mix of different file formats.

Fingertip Graphic Equalizer

The tonal response of most iAudioGate formats—including high-resolution audio sources—can easily be custom-tailored while using the onboard graphic equalizer and intuitive fingertip controls. Careful attention continues to be paid to not only the audio performance, but to the physical ease of operation one expects from an iPhone app. You can draw the EQ curve which has a single stroke, after which go back to make detailed adjustments, bit by bit. Once you've experienced this ideal type of EQ control, other equalizers will pale when compared.

 The equalizer won't support DSD native playback, or up-sampling to DSD playback.

Advanced Design; Intuitive Control

Meticulous attention continues to be lavished not only on the superior audio quality with the iAudioGate, but for the graphics and graphical user interface as well. As is befitting an app meant to reproduce audio while using the highest possible resolution, the compelling interface complements the sophisticated design sensibility of the iPhone, and continues to be honored by Apple Corporation as Best of App 2014 (Japan). This achievement continues to be made uniquely possible by KORG's expertise in both sound and app development.

Effortless Wireless File Transfer from Your PC

For the pinnacle of home audio enjoyment, KORG recommends the combination in the PC (Mac/Windows) version of AudioGate combined using the KORG DS-DAC series. This allows the roll-out of an uncompromising listening environment with excellent management of even high-resolution audio sources that have a tendency to occupy significant space for storage. Your favorite high-resolution audio sources can be easily transferred via AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive, or iTunes directly to your iPhone. Thanks to iAudioGate, you are able to take high-resolution audio sources along anytime, anywhere.

If you use The KORG DS-DAC-10R, y ou must utilize a compatible connection kit/adaptor created by Apple, and still provide power from the USB hub that is certainly equipped with a power supply.

 The KORG DS-DAC series that happen to be DS-DAC-100, and DS-DAC-100m are DAC units for desktop just use. These do not support iOS and iAudioGate.

Apple Watch Integration

You may use Apple Watch to remotely control iAudioGate. Play, stop, fast-forward, and volume changes might be controlled with a simple touch. Artwork and also other song information for the currently-playing song are visible instantly. You can even switch between equalizer presets. Don't miss this opportunity to savor a cutting-edge mobile listening environment.

Device

iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5,

iPod touch sixth-generation,

iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPad fourth-generation, iPad third-generation

The display is equivalent to that of the iPhone.

The iAudioGate's DSD playback functions could possibly be limited by each iOS device as a result of CPU performance.

Supported file formats

WAV, BWF, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC (Apple Lossless), AAC, MP3 compatible with 44.1kHz - 192kHz DSD (DSDIFF, DSF, WSD) appropriate for 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz

Not suitable for files protected with DRM.

The software converts sound to 44.1kHz or 48kHz when iPhone plays back independently.

Compatible with DSD native playback with DoP.

Languages

OPPO HA-2

SONY PHA-2, PHA-3

If you use The KORG DS-DAC-10R, y ou must utilize a compatible connection kit/adaptor manufactured by Apple, and provide power from your USB hub that is equipped having a power supply.

The KORG DS-DAC series that are DS-DAC-100, and DS-DAC-100m are DAC units for desktop use only. These don't support iOS and iAudioGate.

iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

All product, company, and standard names are trademarks or registered trademarks of these respective holders

Appearance and specifications of products are subject to change with no warning.

Frequently asked questions about iAudioGate

Choose Your Country